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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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Hi vibergc,
Good luck with both of your goals. Perhaps you'll be able to combine them both at some point and sing your favourite songs in English as you play along on the bass!
Best wishes,
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
In 2025, I would like to improve my capacity building to manage my life to be more healthy and reach my hopes as a leader women
Hi Rukhosh,
Wishing you the very best of luck with your lifestyle and career goals!
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
I would like to improve my speaking and writing skills. I hope I can learn and review it consistently. If I achieve good level this year, I'll apply for a job and volunteer program.
I plan to expand my vocabulary by using them in daily life which suitable with different contexts.
This year I want to get better at speaking and writting skills.I will join a course to improve and regular practice and I hope I will be good at those skills.The reason of improving these skiils is to take a good and stable job in 2025.
Hi aartik001,
Thank you for sharing your new year goals with us, and good luck achieving them. I hope that you'll find lots of useful materials to help you here on the LearnEnglish website.
Best wishes,
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
I want to read more to improve my vocabulary and sentence structure so my audience can easily understand me.
For next year, i would like to improve my english level, reach a fluent pronunciation and can communicate with others, especially at work.
Also, I want to have a healthy life, eat better and do more excercise.
Hi melisa caro,
Thank you for sharing your goals, both for English learning and maintaining a healthy lifestyle!
Good luck with working towards them, and all the best for 2025.
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
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Hi kjaemint,
Thank you for sharing your comment. You've taken a step towards practising speaking by recording your voice message!
Even if you don't always have someone to talk to, I think choosing a topic and recording yourself speaking about it is a great way to practise. I also love your idea of keeping a journal in English. It's a great way to practise writing skills, and also to track your progress.
Good luck, and all the best for 2025!
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
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Hi Zsami82,
Good luck with your learning journeys in both Spanish and English :-)
Best wishes,
Jo (LearnEnglish team)
in 2025, i'm plannig to register with a local institute to learn spanish as a new language. also to inprove my level of conversation in english by using an application to make friends worldwide.
My goal for 2025 regarding my English practice is to stay consistent and focus on fluency. I am visiting Liverpool in June 2025 to get some speaking practice and motivate myself. Moreover, it is more important for me to review vocabulary and learn useful phrases to become more confident.