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Describe A Skill That You Can Teach Other People: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What is it?
  • How did you learn it?
  • How can you teach others this skill?
  • How do you feel about this skill?
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Cue 1:What is it?

  • Clearly define the skill you can teach, making it relatable and specific.
  • Mention why this skill is valuable or interesting to others.

Example

The skill I can teach others is cooking Indian cuisine, particularly vegetarian dishes. Cooking is not just a necessity; it’s an art that brings people together, and Indian food is known for its rich flavors and variety.

Cue 2:How did you learn it?

  • Share your personal journey of learning this skill, including any challenges faced.
  • Mention any resources or people that helped you along the way.

Example

I learned to cook from my grandmother, who was an excellent cook. I spent many weekends in her kitchen, watching her prepare traditional dishes. Initially, I struggled with the spices and techniques, but with her guidance and practice, I gradually improved.

Cue 3:How can you teach others this skill?

  • Explain your approach to teaching, including any methods or tools you would use.
  • Mention the importance of hands-on practice and encouragement.

Example

To teach cooking, I would organize small workshops where participants can cook alongside me. I believe in a hands-on approach, so I would guide them step-by-step through the recipes, explaining the significance of each ingredient and technique. I would also encourage them to experiment and find their own style.

Cue 4:How do you feel about this skill?

  • Express your personal feelings about the skill, including any pride or joy it brings you.
  • Mention how it has impacted your life or the lives of others.

Example

I feel a great sense of pride in my cooking skills. It brings me joy to see my friends and family enjoy the meals I prepare. Cooking has also allowed me to connect with my culture and share it with others, which is incredibly fulfilling.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, teaching cooking is not just about sharing recipes; it’s about sharing a part of my culture and creating memorable experiences. I believe everyone can benefit from learning this skill, as it fosters creativity and brings people together.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Avoid being too general when describing the skill. Vague answers can make it hard for the examiner to understand your point.

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    Provide specific examples and details about the skill to make your answer clearer and more engaging.

    2: Neglecting Personal Experience

    Failing to share your personal journey of learning the skill can make your answer less relatable and interesting.

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    Include a brief story about how you learned the skill, highlighting challenges and successes to connect with the examiner.

    Lack of Teaching Methods

    Not explaining how you would teach the skill can leave your answer incomplete and unconvincing.

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    Outline clear steps or methods you would use to teach the skill, demonstrating your understanding of effective teaching.

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    I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.
    Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
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    Anonymous student Band 8

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    The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.
    Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
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    Anonymous student Band 6.5

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    As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.
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    Anonymous student Band 7

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    Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

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    When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.
    Describe a book you recently read
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    Anonymous student Band 7.5

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    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

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    Band >7

    so my favorite skill is weight training it is about gym so how did I learn it so basically I was started with a normal guy going to gym exploring the gym what is gym and all I get to know and I have research well then I get habituated with it so I learn about the gym I have experience in gym like about four years I'm going to gym and I know about how the gym actually work it is not just about going and weightlifting or showing of ourselves and all it is a therapy if you go regularly gym you can focus in your life you can have you can get energetic in your life it's like it will never get you bored every day you go you will see new results in your body so this is the this is the thing I get attracted with gym and it becomes my hobby as well and I can teach others about the gym by giving them personal training sharing my knowledge about the gym what kind of diet we want if what depending upon the goal if you want muscle gain you have to take lot of protein if you want to weight loss you have to eat lot of vegetables and all so it depends upon the goal yeah

    Band 7

    A skill that I could teach other people would be drawing. I really love to do sketching, painting, drawing or painting on canvases, even oil painting. I started learning how to draw when I was in kindergarten at the ripe age of 5 and I have been learning how to draw ever since. I actually have a degree in fine arts which is over 9 years and I would like to teach other people by guiding them hand by hand. I would like to teach people in real life without any noise or anything. I would first teach the basics, that would be making normal shapes and lines and strokes from the brushes or the pens and then I would slowly move upwards to the difficulty level of the paintings and the drawings and the sketches. I love drawing because it makes me feel at peace and it has somehow helped me find myself.

    Band 7

    I consider chocolate making as a skill and this is something which is very natural to me because I like cooking and my cooking ultimately led me to do something more unique. That is why I chose making chocolates and selling them. I learned to make chocolates online through YouTube videos and a few friends of mine and now I have perfected every craft of making chocolate. I make different flavors with different fillings and I have converted this hobby of mine into a business now. It makes me feel confident in my own skin. It's like doing something that I wanted to do, doing something that fits me well, fits my lifestyle well and this has led to success for me because my business is on a great path. It is growing and opening new horizons for me, opening the doors of certain qualities like self-confidence, courage, discipline, motivation and the most important quality is kindness, humanity and humility which I think everyone should have. I really love making chocolates.

    Band 7

    Hi, I would like to tell you the skill that I would love to teach to others. That skill is English language teaching. Further, I must tell you how I learnt it. Either by reading the English newspaper or reading English books, I learnt this English language speaking skill. In addition to this, I should also tell you how I can teach this skill to others. Either on YouTube or on Instagram or in person, I can handle classes for the people who love learning this language. After learning this language, I really feel very much confident and assertive in my workplace. When I attend meetings, I am able to put across my points clearly.

    Band 7

    I believe being able to defend ourselves is one of the most essential and crucial skills that we should learn and have in our daily lives, especially for women, considering the rate of violence that has increased towards women in the past several years. Of course, martial arts. I have learned Taekwondo for around 5 years when I was a kid. I also possess a black belt in Taekwondo, so I think I'll be able to adequately teach other people how to defend themselves and how to just gain strength while attacking other people without hurting themselves.

    Band 7

    The skill which I refer to is German language skill as I have done my bachelors and masters in German studies only and I know I am fluent in German language so I think I can teach German language skill better to other person. I also have experience in German language teaching. When I was in my bachelors third year, I started teaching German. I had a lot of experience in that and as I started learning German, I started loving German language and German culture. So when I teach German, that provides me to go more deeper into the German culture which helped the student to learn German better because language is a key to the world. You must heard that language is a key to the world. So this line is not only a line but it has a sense behind it but it has a lot behind it. If you are learning German, you are going out of the box. You are going out of the box as you are learning the culture of the country. You are learning about the people of the country. You are learning about the dialects of the country and also the language which is a part of the world.

    Band 7

    Almost more than 50% of the world population cooks food, however to take a mere meal that one may have cooked to a culinary masterpiece, it takes a skill. I have been honing my cooking and culinary skills since I was a little girl, coming from a family of foodies who absolutely live for food and enjoy their experience of eating really well around the world. I believe that culinary art is a cultural experience, it's a way for people to get to know different people through cultures, art, history and this is a skill I believe I can also teach. The primary reason for that is this is a skill that I have learned from my grandmothers and mother over time. There is a method to the madness of learning this skill. I feel very proud today that my family and friends enjoy my cooking skills. They praise my effortless instinct of being able to prioritize taste as well as health. I would love to teach this skill on a professional capacity. I have started recording videos when I cook food especially from areas around my kitchen. I have been putting up these videos on YouTube. It makes me feel a part of the community, a sense of belonging and I am very grateful that I am able to impart this knowledge to the rest of the world on a platform such as YouTube.

    Band 7

    The skill that I can teach other youngsters is martial arts because I have been practicing Karate for almost over a decade and I have achieved various medals in competitions. I even participated in a national championship and won a gold medal. Apart from that I took my black belt test in 2006 which is the highest level a person can reach and then again I took my 2nd degree black belt test and passed in 2022 and now I am capable of conducting classes of my own and I also have taken a license for teaching. Currently I hold classes for around 50 people every morning and I believe Karate is a very fascinating sport which mainly focuses on teaching, discipline and dedication so I would like many others to take interest in it and learn this sport.

    Band 6-7

    I possess a lot of skills like I'm really good at communicating also great at mathematics and also hold some great computer science skills. So one skill that I can teach other people I think in a very easy way is related to the computer science. It is actually programming in Python. I learned it while I was in 12th standard and at that time there was not any teacher available at my school who could teach me that. So I learned it with the help of internet with the help of YouTube videos. I watched so many of it and I created my basic strong. After learning this skill from the internet I went to the college and I also had a subject related to it and my one of my teacher taught me the advanced programming in Python too and if I had ever given a chance to teach other people I can definitely do that with the help of internet like for example with the help of live sessions through Zoom app or Google app and if someone is not available and is not familiar with the technology and they want one-to-one session physically then I can definitely do that too. So that's it.

    Band 6-7

    The thing that I can teach other people is sketching. Sometimes I love to sketch and I learned it from printers. I did it as a hobby and it soothes my mind and gives me peace. And it also gives me a mind with an innovative ideas. I would love to teach people that because that's all what you see you can draw but you can draw with the mind and the brain that you have got. And the other thing is a little book of the new technologies that I see from the YouTube world, the online and stuff like this. And the book is something that gives me happiness. It gives me happiness. It is interesting. It gives a lot of happiness. And if you don't want to do the hard work, then you did it. Because it feels like, oh, I got a talent. Well, I am doing it well.
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