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Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn. v.1

Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn. v. 1
Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn. You should say: what the skill is how useful that skill is in our daily life why it takes a long time to learn and explain how you can learn that skill. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer 1: Trying to learn a new skill can be rewarding as well as frustrating, depending on what kind of skill it is, and what we want to use it for. While we can learn some of the skills easily within a short period of time, we can’t say the same for the others which can take a considerably longer period of time to learn. Please allow me to talk about such a skill that can surely test our patience to the max. I am talking about how to learn using a computer at home, a skill that certainly can prove out to be useful in our daily lives. I think that many of us know how we feel when we are asked to write a certain letter or application for our works/schools on our computer, and we just don’t know how to even launch the writing software. We also know how frustrated we get when we can’t even do some simple math on an excel sheet, let alone troubleshooting the PC, turning on a webcam for the purpose of doing a video chat with a close friend who is living in a different country or making a PowerPoint presentation. But, unfortunately, getting frustrated doesn’t exactly solve our problems, learning and mastering the skill does. Learning how to use a computer can be a time-consuming matter since it involves a lot of things; starting from how to find the right computer application on a desktop to typing on a computer keyboard to understanding the issues of a blue screen and internet connectivity problems, learning them requires a great level of attention and enthusiasm. Besides, there are so many other things that can go wrong with a computer which even an expert struggles to understand sometimes. Anyway, we can try to learn how to use a computer in the best way from our friends/family members who know about computers. But, if you are not really that much into “divulging your weaknesses’ to others, then it is better to buy a good book that explains things in easy terms for your understanding. However, sometimes, neither a good book nor our friends/family members are enough, in spite of their best efforts and supports, to turn us into skilled computer users. And, should that be the case, we may want to join a computer training centre that specializes in teaching not only the computer basics but also the more advanced stuff.   It might take a while to learn a particular computer software but becoming a skilled and advanced computer user takes years.
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a
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skill
that takes a long
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time
to
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learn
. You should say: what the
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skill
is how useful that
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skill
is in our daily life why it takes a long
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time
to
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learn
and
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explain
how you can
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learn
that
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skill
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
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Model Answer 1: Trying to
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learn
a new
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skill
can be rewarding as
well
as frustrating, depending on what kind of
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skill
it is, and what we want to
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use
it for. While we can
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learn
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some of the
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skills
easily
within a short period of
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time
, we can’t say the same for the others which can take a
considerably
longer period of
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time
to
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learn
.
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Please
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allow
me to talk about such a
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skill
that can
surely
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test
our patience to the max. I am talking about how to
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learn
If 'learn' is used as a verb, it usually requires the infinitive: "to use".
using
a computer at home, a
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skill
that
certainly
can prove out to be useful in our daily
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lives
. I
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think
that
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many
of us
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know
how we feel when we
are asked
to write a certain letter or application for our works/schools on our computer, and we
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just
don’t
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know
how to even launch the writing software. We
also
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know
how frustrated we
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get
when we can’t even do
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some
simple math on an
"Excel" is a proper noun and needs to be capitalized.
excel
sheet,
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let
alone troubleshooting the PC, turning on a webcam for the purpose of doing a video chat with a close friend who is living in a
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different
country or making a PowerPoint presentation.
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But
, unfortunately, getting frustrated doesn’t exactly solve our problems, learning and mastering the
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skill
does. Learning how to
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use
a computer can be a time-consuming matter since it involves
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a lot of
things; starting from how to find the
right
computer application on a desktop to typing on a computer keyboard to understanding the issues of a blue screen and internet connectivity problems, learning them requires a great level of attention and enthusiasm.
Besides
, there are
so
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many
other things that can go
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wrong
with a computer which even an expert struggles to understand
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sometimes
.
Anyway
, we can try to
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learn
how to
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use
a computer in the best way from our friends/family members who
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know
about computers.
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But
, if you are not
really
that much into “divulging your weaknesses’ to others, then it is better to
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buy
a
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good
book that
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explains
things in easy terms for your understanding.
However
,
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sometimes
, neither a
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good
book nor our friends/family members are
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enough
,
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in spite of
their best efforts and supports, to turn us into skilled computer users. And, should that be the case, we may want to
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join
a computer training
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centre
that specializes in teaching not
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only
the computer basics
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but
also
the more advanced stuff.
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It might take a while to
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learn
a particular computer software
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but
becoming a skilled and advanced computer user takes years.
7Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
27Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
1 paragraphs
511 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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