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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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    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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    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.
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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 6-7

    Firstly, I have a lot of skills that I can teach to other people. They can improve their life and become successful in their personal life. Moreover, the most important skill I can tell and give them to the new generation is to become more independent. I learnt this skill from my parents who always taught me this skill. When I was in my home, they always gave me a task to maintain my financial as well as my commercial work. So that has helped me a lot to become more independent and manage my all work. Furthermore, I can teach that skill to the young generation by telling them to live away from their family. With them, they can do their work and learn how to deal with certain situations which they find quite challenging. So, it helps them in the future to become more successful and achieve their objectives. It is an important skill in life and many famous celebrities and the richest person have this skill. So, I feel a sense of satisfaction and joyfulness whenever I achieve this because due to my skill it plays a significant role in my life.

    Band 6-7

    well first of all thank you for this tremendous cue card today I would like to talk about a skill which I think is common but not much people do that because of shyness or anything you can call and I I love the thing because it removes stress from my life and I enjoyed a lot and the best thing is that the skill is very soothing so I by in my childhood I love to dance so from that onwards I just wherever I go I just want to dance and to remove my stress and to be joyful to feel cheerful and cherish the beautiful moments of my life I just love dancing and I taught so many of my cousins and friends dancing because they don't know how to dance and if there is any type of music it is Rajasthani music or foreign language music I just have the music in my ears and I just start dancing I don't want anybody with me and also I taught my niece how to dance and she loves she got first prize in her dancing competition and she was the happiest at that time because she told everyone that my aunt taught me the dance so it's very soothing for everything everyone

    Band 6-7

    So my topic of discussion is which is one skill that I could teach other people, which is cooking. I recently learned how to cook, it was from my mother. The purpose of learning how to cook was because I was planning to study abroad for which I would need at least basic guide to how to cook. So it took me around 2-3 months to actually know how to cook as it was my first time doing so. I think it is really helpful for me even now I try to cook almost once or twice in a week. To teach this type of skill, I believe that practical way is the best way as I don't think that it could be done through online platforms or online apps. I believe that if a person is visiting my house or I am going somewhere to teach the skill, it would require or take me at least 2-3 months as well. As right now I am doing really good at it and I get compliments from people who I serve food that I cooked. After just learning this skill, I feel really good as now I am really as I feel independent nowadays. I feel that if I go anywhere I can survive there without needing the help to going to restaurants or online food order and I just feel like that it is really helpful and it can help me in my daily life.

    Band 6-7

    The one skill I like to teach others is meditation. I've learned this skill before a month when I saw a person who was very productive and then approached him and I asked his secret and he revealed that meditation and yoga was the secret for his success and I decided to follow them as well. So I incorporated meditation in my routine and I'm following it for more than a month. Moreover, meditation helps me in relaxing and gives me a sense of refreshment so I will definitely teach this to other people. Moreover, following meditation everyday will give you a sense of mindfulness and studies say that it helps you to improve your productivity as well. Furthermore, I would definitely teach in various ways. First, I would teach breathing exercise because it's a crucial factor in yoga. You've got to focus on your breathing without any distractions so I would definitely start with breathing exercise. Followed by regular yoga where you stretch your body and do various asanas. This will definitely help your body to get more flex and help you to get a more delicate mind or a peaceful mind. Moreover, yoga helps you to improve your focus and help you to stay without distraction so helps your day go better. So I think yoga is the best way to start a day and I would definitely teach to other people because I feel I'm quite good at meditation and doing mindful exercise and it also enhances our productivity as well.

    Band 6-7

    My hobby is learning skills from various people. I learn various skills from martial arts players and those players who are doing karate. And from martial arts players I learn backflip and frontflip. I learn frontflip by watching videos on youtube and do practice more and more of frontflip and backflip. And other skills I learn from Akshay Kumar which was a commando and I attracted by the physique of Akshay Kumar. And during learning of these skills I feel very happy and I feel good. And I learn various skills from those players and these skills are very helpful for my body and my health. These frontflip and backflips change my body structure and improve my stretching and these skills help me to increase my body strength.

    Band 6-7

    A skill that I learnt is how to watch movies in a more efficient way. While that might not be an efficient skill for many, but for me I consider it as a good way for improving my communication and my English skills. Especially when watching movies or TV shows, I do concentrate on the context of the series that I watch, but I don't restrict it to only the context, but also the vocabulary they use, the sentence formation are made in the TV shows. Followingly, I do check out how the pronunciations are made too, because when speaking to foreigners or others, the way we pronounce some words are more important for them to understand it in a clearer way. Followingly, the context of the TV shows are important for us to know about a wider information. They help us to teach about information that we aren't aware of and frequent TV shows they teach us on how to think on some of the topics that aren't quite aware by us.

    Band 6-7

    Undoubtedly there are a lot of skills in the world which you can learn from others from your parents but here I want to talk about a skill which I can teach to others and this skill is computer basics and web designing. As you know technology has ameliorated all the fields of life and it is very important for everyone to know each and every concept of computer of electronic media. So it was matter of last year when I decided to join the heart run skill center in KKR because it is government approved center from where I learned the computer multimedia and web designing. So after giving my exam I scored a grade in that particular course and then I decided to teach students because I knew that I can teach this particular subject very well. So I decided to job I decided to work as a teacher in heart run skill center. So there I spent almost four months in which I taught students to the from very basic to web designing in which I used to teach the HTML language CSS language which was cascading style sheet language and the JavaScript as well as I taught students to the computer basic from notepad to MS Excel.

    Band 6-7

    I believe that I can teach others how to solve a Rubik's Cube. I was fond of the Rubik's Cube from the age of 17. That is when we moved from Singapore to India. So when I moved here, I didn't really have much friends and I was sort of isolated. I didn't know what to do and to cope with this situation I bought a Rubik's Cube. There are many formulas to this and the only way to solve this is by constant practice. I would practice solving it 6 to 7 hours per day and it helped me to gain more memory skills as well as I coped with my isolation. Once I could solve the cube, it gives me immense pleasure that I finally did it. It's not that hard to learn this particular skill and I believe that I can teach others this. Since I know the tricks and shortcuts to learning this particular skill, I can probably make it much easier for those who are new to learning how to solve a Rubik's Cube. Moreover, Rubik's Cube is not just an act of playing to improve your memory but it also allows you to retain all the information in a quick span of time. So considering all the positives, I believe that people should learn to solve the Rubik's Cube and I would be more than happy to help them do it as well.

    Band 6-7

    Ok, so my skill is in sport. It is that I have learnt this in school. It is like not regular sport but it is a international sport which is done in the age of 16 to 17 years. It includes javelin throw, discus throw and shot put. I have learnt these skills in my school at the time of my sports day. I am very dedicated towards it because I love to do things like exercising and I want to teach them to others also. Then they can be also energetic about that. They can be know about that what are the things that they can do. First thing that I will teach them how to prepare and how to handle a thing that you can make it your own. You can be so comfortable with it. First of all they have to be running. They have to be achieving their flexibility and much more. I think I have many students in my school when I was in class 12. I used to teach them regularly discus throw because I am very good at it. I have achieved a silver medal. I think that I can teach because my coach which is my master who had teach me in school earlier has told much more about this. I can tell anyone that you can come with me, train with me and we achieve their goals. I found very interesting this because whenever I am very dissatisfied or stressed out I usually go to grounds and throw discus.

    Band 6-7

    A skill that I can teach others is most probably dancing because I am good at it. Dancing is one of my passion. I love dancing and whenever I do that hobby, I feel peace inside me and I am really happiest when I am doing the activity. I got the dancing skills from my brother. In my childhood, my brother used to teach me some of his moves and I am really impressed by my brother. Moreover, he is really a talented one, so maybe I got it from the blood or something. I love them. And how I teach to others, I will be patient with my partners or like the people who come to me to take classes. I will be patient and I will give them the best practice I can. I will repeatedly make them practice all the steps so that they don't mess up during the program or stage performance. I am really blessed that I have this kind of passion for dancing. Moreover, I am really blessed for having this talent within me. I thank God for giving me this kind of talent and I really enjoy dancing. So, I feel the happiest when I am dancing.
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