The university of life

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2016

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Want to learn about life? Here's a place most of us have studied at

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English We Speak.
0:09.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob.
0:17.0	Oh hello I'm Fay Faye. Oh what's wrong Faye
0:21.8	I'm stressed.
0:23.6	I've got an exam tomorrow.
0:25.6	I hate exams.
0:27.6	Me too.
0:29.5	What you need to do is plan your revision a bit more, you know, take lots of breaks and maybe go for a run.
0:35.0	You seem to know a lot about preparing for exams. Where did you study?
0:41.0	Oh, nowhere you would have heard of. It's called the University of Life?
0:46.2	The University of Life. Is that in London?
0:50.8	No, it doesn't exist actually. When someone says they've been to the University of Life, it means
0:57.0	they're wise, but not necessarily educated. They've learned everything just from experiencing life.
1:04.0	I see.
1:05.0	Hmm, so no exams.
1:08.0	That's right. I've just got a qualification in life.
1:11.0	Let's hear some more examples of this phrase.
1:14.0	I set up the business without any qualifications.
1:20.0	Everything I learned was from the University of Life.
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