0:08 >> IELTS speaking vocabulary study.
0:13 talking about studies is such
0:16 an important topic in IELTS.
0:19 Not only in the introduction
0:21 where they ask you, do you work
0:23 or are you a student?
0:25 But also for other
0:27 closely related that you will get in IELTS such as
0:32 your school, talk about a teacher,
0:36 you know, um talk about skills
0:39 you've learned in your life.
0:42 a recent topic was concentration.
0:45 Do you find it easy to concentrate? It's related.
0:49 Education is a big topic.
0:51 A hobby, talking about your hobbies.
0:54 So, here's for many people studying
0:56 another language or another skill is a hobby.
1:00 So, there's so many
1:02 overlaps with other topics.
1:04 So, I think it's a really important
1:06 topic um to spend time on.
1:11 Here are some useful phrases, right?
1:13 You can talk about your studies.
1:16 And this will help you just get the grammar right as well.
1:20 The first one, I'm a student
1:22 at university or I'm a student at college, right?
1:27 Be careful it's it's at.
1:29 Um I'm a student
1:30 at university or I'm a student at college.
1:34 I'm a student at school.
1:38 if you put the name,
1:39 you would say I'm a student at London University.
1:44 I'm a student at Manchester University.
1:48 So, it's at blank university.
1:51 I am aware some universities
1:53 have a special name.
1:54 They they call themselves the University
1:56 of Edinburgh, for example,
1:57 rather than Edinburgh University.
1:59 It may be the University
2:01 of blah blah blah.
2:03 So, just be careful with that,
2:04 but normally we say I study at blank university.
2:09 I studied at Sheffield University, for example.
2:13 Let me know in the chat, where did you study?
2:15 I'd be interested to see.
2:19 And as you're doing that,
2:21 to talk about your studies,
2:23 you can either use the present simple
2:26 or the present continuous.
2:27 Both of these are actually fine.
2:30 Um so, you can say, well, I study French
2:34 or I'm studying French.
2:37 Normally the I am,
2:39 we would just contract, right? I'm. I'm studying French. I study French.
2:45 And s- put the stress
2:46 on the the noun,
2:48 on the on the the subject. I study French. I'm studying French.
2:54 Um both of those are right.
2:55 I mean, the slight difference I guess, I'm studying
2:59 has a more temporary feel.
3:03 That it's kind of I'm studying French now, but maybe
3:06 I will change in the
3:09 but really we we you can use both of these interchangeably, right?
3:15 >> So, Elena asks, what is the difference between London University
3:18 and the University of London?
3:20 Well, really the difference is they're two different places.
3:23 Um so, some specifically
3:27 say our name is the University
3:30 of Columbia or the University of London.
3:33 I know Edinburgh is one.
3:35 It's the University of Edinburgh.
3:37 You can say London University,
3:39 but it may be a different university, right?
3:43 Sometimes they it it refers to a different place.
3:47 So, it depends on the university
3:49 is the short answer.
3:51 Kamal says, I'm a student at Cambridge
3:55 Kamal, you said you were 13 years old.
3:57 You're a you're a fantastic
3:59 student if you're there. Well done you.
4:01 But as an example, very very nice.
4:05 >> Now, this is interesting.
4:07 I'm study Now, look carefully
4:11 and see if we can work out
4:13 how to make this better.
4:15 So, it's either I study or I'm studying.
4:22 But here you've mixed them up.
4:23 You've said I I'm study at National University.
4:27 So, let's help you. Let's change it.
4:30 I'm studying at National University.
4:35 I suspect if that's the name,
4:38 it's I'm not sure if National is the name or if it's just a
4:42 an adjective here, but
4:44 I'm studying is the key one, right?
4:45 You want to say I'm studying
4:47 at the National Uh we've got here,
4:52 I'm doing my masters in English literature.
4:54 The the the the the the the the >> Excuse me. In English literature.
4:59 At college, not university. Excellent.
5:03 I was a student at Princeton University.
5:05 That's another good way.
5:06 You can say I am a student
5:08 at I was a student at.
5:12 Uh Saidbek, I suspect
5:15 you may be a- as with a lot of people, you may be translating
5:19 word for word in your own language. So, be careful.
5:22 I am study it needs to be I am studying.
5:30 Now, at Uzbekistan if you're just going to say the city,
5:37 rather than at, say in.
5:40 I'm studying in Um
5:44 I'm studying at Uzbekistan
5:46 University, at the university,
5:49 but with a city
5:51 or with a country,
5:52 we'd probably say in.
5:53 I'm studying in London.
5:55 I'm studying in Uzbekistan. Um okay.
6:04 I'm a universe I'm a student at Society University. Okay. Great. I study Sanskrit. Nice.
6:12 I'm a post-graduate from Dhaka.
6:14 Asifa, lovely to see you here.
6:16 Great, another student on our course. Great.
6:19 I'm a s- I studied at Moscow State University. Very nice.
6:24 I'm a student at APS University.
6:27 I studied at Manchester University years ago.
6:30 Great, you're an alumni then. Okay. Lovely. Very very nice. Moving on.
6:36 Especially in IELTS, you can develop this and talk about,
6:39 in how long you have studied.
6:43 And here we would use the present
6:45 perfect or the present perfect continuous
6:49 to say how long you've
6:51 Um so, you can say I
6:53 have been studying for 2 months.
6:58 The I have, we would probably change to I've.
7:02 I've been studying for 2 months.
7:06 Notice we use for
7:08 to describe a period of time. For 2 months. For 3 years. For 6 weeks.
7:16 But we use since
7:19 to describe a point
7:20 in I've been studying since July. Since 2022.
7:27 Uh so, the difference between for and
7:32 is important there, okay?
7:34 But you can use this to talk about how long you have
7:39 studied or been studying. Okay?
7:43 Ever, you said I've been studying at the year University
7:46 of Third Age now.
7:48 At the University of Third Age.
7:51 Is that that's the one for retired
7:53 people, I think, right?
7:54 As in the third age of our lives. Yes? Yep.
7:58 Um I've been studying English for 6 years. Perfect. Nice.
8:12 Uh Amin, you're asking
8:14 present simple, I am study Moscow.
8:16 Wouldn't it be so?
8:17 No, present simple would be I study.
8:21 Not I am study.
8:23 So, present simple, you take away
8:25 the verb to be
8:27 and you just have the verb. I study.
8:33 I study in Moscow. Yep.
8:35 I present simple, I study in Moscow.
8:39 I study at Moscow University. Good question though.
8:44 Very good Uh this is an interesting question.
8:52 Do you think the examiner may ask age-specific questions? Probably not. No.
8:57 The questions are very very open for people
9:00 from 18 years up to 80 years.
9:04 They're very open questions.
9:06 They won't be age-specific,
9:08 but they may ask about millennials
9:11 because anybody can have an opinion
9:13 about millennials, but you don't have to be a millennial. Asifa, likewise.
9:23 >> Uh I have been studying moons ago.
9:27 Mm not quite right. You're almost there.
9:30 I would say I have been studying
9:33 for a long time.
9:45 I have been studying for a long time.
9:48 I- if you want to be very informal,
9:49 you could say for many moons, right?
9:52 I've been studying for many moons, but not ago.
9:55 No, ago is is
9:58 it's a point in time and we don't usually use it with the present perfect continuous, right?
10:05 I've been studying English for 6 months, perfect. Very, very nice. Cookbook as well.
10:11 I have been studying
10:13 at university for 5 years. Perfect, really nice.
10:17 You're doing really well, all of you. Really good. This is interesting.
10:22 You're studying history at Damascus University. Excellent, good.
10:28 Um I have been studying English since 2020 until now. Okay. Yeah, that's fine. Great.
10:35 And then let's move on because we can finally talk about
10:38 you can develop your answer
10:41 by talking about which year you're in.
10:43 If you are a university
10:44 student, you can say I'm
10:46 in my first year.
10:48 I'm in my second year.
10:50 I'm in my final year.
10:56 Actually, let me make that clearer.
10:57 That's not 100% clear, is it?
10:59 Let me make it super clear. Crystal clear.
11:06 I'm in my first year.
11:08 I'm in my second year.
11:10 I'm in my final year.
11:14 Of course, if you're
11:16 going to an American university,
11:18 you may come across
11:19 my freshman year, sophomore year, final year.
11:24 There are different expressions
11:26 that are used in America
11:27 that we don't tend to use in the UK,
11:30 but you may hear those, yes.
11:34 And let me add,
11:36 we can talk about whether you like your studies.
11:40 So, this is such a common question in the IELTS speaking test.
11:43 Do you enjoy your studies?
11:44 Do you like your studies?
11:47 And I've broken this down into chunks.
11:50 Do you remember the chunks?
11:53 The LEGO blocks, building
11:55 little Listen to the chunks here and notice how I use them.
12:01 I like it mainly because
12:03 I think it's going to be really useful
12:05 for my future career.
12:09 after each chunk, there's a short
12:11 pause which may just help you
12:15 to maintain the flow.
12:17 I like it mainly
12:19 because I think it's going to be really useful
12:23 for my future the opposite.
12:28 Maybe you don't like it. >> Very, very possible.
12:33 Let me bring this up one moment.
12:37 Uh you could say,
12:38 "I don't like it too
12:40 mainly because the teacher we have
12:42 is a bit boring.
12:44 He doesn't engage us at all."
12:48 So, in a positive
12:49 and in a negative,
12:51 but the idea of the chunks
12:53 helping you helping your answer flow.
12:58 I don't like it too much.
13:01 Or I don't like it at all.
13:05 Mainly because the teacher we have
13:07 is a bit boring.
13:09 He doesn't engage us at all.
13:12 The at all just emphasizes the negative.
13:17 It's a very nice,
13:18 natural way when you're speaking
13:20 to emphasize a negative.
13:22 I don't like it at all.
13:24 He doesn't engage us at all.
13:27 Strong emphasis, Again, the mainly
13:32 bec- Ooh, what's happened? Oh, oh no.
13:39 >> The Gremlins are in. Here we go.
13:41 Mainly you can say because,
13:44 but if you say mainly because
13:47 you're just saying, well, it's kind of 90%
13:49 because, but there's another 10% for something else.
13:52 So, it just allows you to develop your answer. Okay.
14:00 Ooh, yes, we that's a really good suggestion.
14:03 A video on prepositions. Yes.
14:05 Thank you for the suggestion.
14:06 I will think about that. Nice.
14:14 Yep, I'm in my final year at school, very nice.
14:17 I'm in my final year of my PhD journey, nice. Okay, good. Excellent.
14:23 So, that we've got lots of vocabulary there.
14:27 I'm going to switch
14:28 for a moment, okay?
14:29 Um we've talked about
14:31 talking about your study,
14:33 where you study, how long you study,
14:37 which year you're in,
14:38 and if you like it or if you don't like it, okay?
14:42 Different phrases and the idea of different
14:45 chunks that you can use for
14:49 Let's do a little bit of practice, okay?
14:51 Let me show you here
14:54 a little bit of practice here.
14:55 Um can you guess
14:58 from the picture what these people study?
15:02 Now, I know it's impossible. You don't know.
15:05 You can't know from looking at a person what they study,
15:08 but think about the clues in the picture.
15:11 There are some What do you think they study?
15:16 Just let me know
15:17 in the chat, okay?
15:33 >> Julia, I'm giggling at your message.
15:34 Your message is is wonderful. Really nice. Thank you.
15:39 And Jahanara as well.
15:40 Thanks for all of
15:43 So, in the chat, just write number one and the subject.
15:46 Number two, the subject.
15:48 For example, number one art.
15:51 It's a good example, yep.
15:53 Let me know in the chat what you think. >> Great answers.
17:02 >> Okay, some brilliant answers.
17:04 I love all of those. Okay. Let's find out.
17:07 I'm going to show you
17:08 Well, we're going to watch
17:10 each person tell us
17:11 about what they study.
17:13 Notice the chunks they use
17:16 and find out if you guessed
17:18 correctly, Let's do it.
17:22 Let's listen and see
17:24 if your guesses were correct.
17:27 Here is number one.
17:34 I study classical art at college and I'm in my second year, so yeah.
17:39 I've been studying for almost 2 years It's great.
17:43 I'm having the time of my
17:45 I actually want to be a museum
17:47 curator when I graduate.
17:51 Did you guess correctly?
17:56 Let me show you one more time.
17:57 I'll put subtitles just to help you and see if you guessed correctly.
18:03 I study classical art at college and I'm in my second year, so yeah.
18:08 I've been studying for almost 2 years It's great.
18:12 I'm having the time of my
18:14 I actually want to be a museum
18:16 curator when I graduate. Right. Okay.
18:21 Did you get that?
18:22 Did you see it?
18:24 So, she says, "I study classical art." Right? Classical art.
18:31 A lot of you got that and the clues were there in the picture.
18:34 Notice how she develops her answer, right?
18:37 What do you do?
18:38 What do you study?
18:39 I study classical art.
18:40 I'm in my second year.
18:42 I've been studying almost 2 years.
18:44 And then she says that she likes it. It's great.
18:47 I'm having the time of my life.
18:49 It's a nice idiom.
18:50 Having the time of your life
18:52 is to have a great time.
18:54 You really enjoy something.
18:57 And then she talks about the future. Nice.
19:01 Very, very nice answer.
19:03 What about number two?
19:04 A lot of you went for
19:05 business management, technology, and that kind of thing.
19:09 Let's watch number two and see if you guessed
19:12 the right I'm studying coding.
19:17 I've been Um excuse me.
19:18 Here we go I'm studying coding.
19:21 I've been studying for just over a year now at university
19:24 and for the most part, I love it.
19:26 mainly because I'm so passionate about AI.
19:28 I think it's the future.
19:30 When I graduate, I want to run my own
19:35 Did you catch that?
19:37 Did you guess it? Mm.
19:40 I'll show you again, again with subtitles
19:42 just to help you a little bit. I'm studying coding.
19:46 I've been studying for just over a year now at university
19:49 and for the most part, I love it.
19:51 mainly because I'm so passionate about AI.
19:54 I think it's the future.
19:55 When I graduate, I want to run my own Very, very nice. Excellent.
20:03 So, let's have a look what he said.
20:04 He said, "I'm studying coding." Okay?
20:08 I'm studying He then goes on to say,
20:12 "I've been studying for just over a year."
20:15 Over a year means more than a year.
20:18 "And for the most part,"
20:20 do you remember these chunks?
20:22 "And for the most part, I love it.
20:24 Mainly because" and he talks about his passion.
20:28 And then again, talking about the future.
20:31 "When I graduate" Notice
20:35 in the future there,
20:36 we don't say when I will graduate,
20:38 we say when I
20:41 in the future, "I want to run my own business." Okay?
20:48 Not obvious from his appearance.
20:49 And that's the point, right?
20:51 You cannot tell from a person's
20:53 appearance what they There may be clues, but we don't know.
20:57 You cannot judge a book by its cover, Excellent. Well done. Really, really nice.
21:04 Well done, all of you.
21:06 So, where are we? What's next?
