{"id":31143,"date":"2025-11-02T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31143"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:22:01","slug":"is-it-still-worth-going-to-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/11\/is-it-still-worth-going-to-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It still Worth Going to University?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, many are rethinking the value of a university education. AI tools can now perform tasks once done only by highly educated professionals, raising questions about the role of traditional learning. Some believe university is still important for developing critical thinking and specialized knowledge, while others argue that practical experience and digital skills may now matter more than a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to know more and be able to answer the questions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is it still worth going to university?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_O48-ao5_40?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the phrase <strong>\u201cworth doing something\u201d<\/strong>? &#8220;<em>With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, many are rethinking if it&#8217;s <strong>worth going<\/strong> to university.<\/em>&#8221; Use it in a sentence. 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