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Matt: In 2025, I want to get better at … kickboxing. So, I'm going to get better by going twice a week. I'm going to take my daughter with me for extra motivation. So, if one day she doesn't feel like going, I'll say, 'Come on, come and punch your dad in the face!' and she'll find that extra motivating, I guess. Now, how am I going to turn this off?
Zina: My goal for the new year is to learn German because I might be moving to Germany. I plan to start with an app to pick up the basics. After that, I'll join a class to practise speaking with others. I also want to watch German shows and listen to podcasts to get a better sense of how the language is used in everyday life. I mean, it's going to be a challenge, but I'm really excited to give it a try. Wish me luck. Tschüss!
Neil: Well, there are a million things that I should probably try and get better at in 2025 and another million I should probably start doing. But the one I'm going to concentrate on is AI. Everyone's been talking about it for the last year or so. I've been using it every day with ChatGPT and photo and video apps. And there's just so much to learn, and it's moving so fast that I think I'm going to spend a lot of time in 2025 working on that.
Elena: This year I would like to learn another language, maybe French or Spanish. I will do that with one of my dearest friends so we can both learn together. And we will use an app, that is Duolingo, or maybe we will apply to an online course.
Felix: In the new year, I would like to learn and improve my skiing skills. I've only been skiing a couple of times, so I haven't got a great level, but this winter I'm going to go work in a ski resort, where I will then be able to spend all my free time out on the slopes and skiing. So, hopefully during the ski season, I'll improve my level.
Joanna: This year I want to really improve my Catalan language. So, I speak Catalan quite well, I can communicate well, but my writing is really bad, and I've decided to take a course. I started in September, and by taking a course it's really helping me to focus on the areas that I'm weak at, and I'm realising how much I don't know after 25 years living in Catalunya. I really need to get better. That's my goal for 2025.
In this video, you can listen to some people talking about things they want to learn or get better at in 2025 and how they plan to reach their goals. Here are some of the phrases they used.
I want to get better at …
I'm going to get better by going …
My goal for the new year is to learn … because …
I plan to start with an app to pick up the basics.
The thing I'm going to concentrate on is …
There's just so much to learn.
This year I would like to learn …
We will use an app.
I would like to improve my … skills.
I hope to improve my level.
I've decided to take a course.
It's helping me to focus on the areas I'm weak at.
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