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Describe A Skill That You Learned In Your Childhood: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What skill did you learn?
  • When did you learn the skill?
  • How did you practise and develop this skill?
  • Why do you think it's essential to learn such skills?
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Cue 1:What skill did you learn?

  • Begin by clearly stating the skill you learned, such as playing a musical instrument or a sport.
  • Share a brief personal connection to the skill, explaining why it was important to you.

Example

One skill that I learned in my childhood was playing the guitar. I was always fascinated by music and wanted to express myself through it.

Cue 2:When did you learn the skill?

  • Mention the age or grade when you started learning the skill.
  • Provide context about your environment, such as whether you took classes or learned from a family member.

Example

I started learning the guitar when I was around 10 years old. My father, who is a musician, taught me the basics during our weekend jam sessions.

Cue 3:How did you practice and develop this skill?

  • Explain your practice routine, including how often you practiced and any specific exercises you did.
  • Mention any performances or milestones that helped you improve.

Example

I practiced every day for about an hour, focusing on different chords and songs. I also participated in school events where I performed, which boosted my confidence and skills.

Cue 4:Why do you think it's essential to learn such skills?

  • Discuss the benefits of learning this skill, such as discipline, creativity, or social interaction.
  • Relate it to personal growth or future opportunities.

Example

I believe learning skills like playing the guitar is essential because it teaches discipline and enhances creativity. It also helped me make friends who shared similar interests, which was invaluable during my school years.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, learning to play the guitar in my childhood not only enriched my life with music but also shaped my character and social skills. It remains a cherished part of my identity today.

    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 you learned. Vague answers can make it difficult for the examiner to understand your experience and may lead to lower scores.

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    Provide specific details about the skill, including examples of what you did and how it felt to learn it.

    2: Neglecting Practice Details

    Failing to explain how you practiced and developed the skill can weaken your response. Examiners look for depth in your answer.

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    Include specific activities or routines you followed to improve your skill, such as classes, practice sessions, or personal projects.

    Ignoring Importance

    Not addressing why the skill is essential can make your answer seem incomplete. This part shows your understanding of the skill's value.

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    Discuss how the skill has impacted your life or how it can benefit others, linking it to broader life lessons or future applications.

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    I am going to describe a skill that I learned in my childhood which is cycling. It's great to cycle every now and then as it is good for our health and fitness. You will remain fit as a fiddle while you cycle almost regularly and the time when I learned this skill was when I was about the age of five or six and I was preparing for a cycle competition. Now I used to practice almost daily in my house as it had a lot of space for practicing. Then it was my father as well as my brother who were my constant support while I was learning this skill. This skill of cycling I guess it comes under the skill of driving and driving is extremely essential for traveling from one place to another. Every journey you want to undertake, anywhere you want to go, every place that you want to visit, you will have to drive from your place to that destination. Hence it's extremely important to learn such skills. It will help you in the process of traveling. You will never have to depend on the public transport to move from a place to another. I have always loved cycling since childhood and even today I try to cycle once a week because of the hectic schedule. It's hard to do this kind of activities regularly.

    Band 6-7

    There are a lot of skills that I learned during my childhood, but one of the most interesting skill that I learned was playing guitar. As I got this inspiration of playing the guitar as I watched TV shows in which I got inspiration from a singer called Darshan Rawal. For initial days, I had to struggle a lot while learning this skill as it required lot of accuracy with your hands while playing, also having the judgment of how to play the strings, how to pick them. But with the help of my practice, I managed to somehow play the guitar properly and also I had joined a coaching for this and with the help of my professor over there, he taught me each and every skill that is useful while playing the guitar. Playing guitar is not that tough when I got practiced and used to it. Later on, I somehow managed to also cope up with singing with that of including guitar playing styles, some of the styles which include finger style, strumming patterns and also chucking methods which are used in playing guitar. This skill helped me a lot in gaining much knowledge about guitar, how it's played, its benefits, how it's important for me in life. Whenever I am not much feeling very well, I play guitar a lot. It helps me a lot to cope up with my stress. This skill is the one skill that I love the most rather compared to other skills and the learning that I got from this skill is that you should never give up and you should try and keep practicing until and unless you get used to it and you gain results.

    Band 6-7

    In my early ages of my life, I was very interested in singing. At my school, I eagerly wanted to join the choir and my music teacher helped me to do so. This interest came to me when I was watching a TV program and then I liked singing school rhymes and specially during the assembly, I liked to sing the prayer song very much. So that is where it all started. According to me, singing is one of the best skills one can have because through singing I can express my feelings when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am tired, when I am exhausted, when I am angry and in whatever mood I am. Singing helps me vent out my feelings and makes me calm. That is one thing which I found very positive. Even if a person sings well or does not sing well, if he goes with the melody or doesn't go with the melody, if he or she does not get the proper tune, if he or she has a hoarse voice or a soft voice, I think singing is something which everyone should try so that they can calm themselves and deviate themselves from the worldly things which surround us in our day to day life. It helps us relax and makes us feel calm and energetic.

    Band 6-7

    Well, the skill I learned in my childhood, that is drawing. When I was a kid, I used to go to my friend's home. We were participating in many diagram competitions. In our school, it was conducted by our principal. They are providing gifts for drawing arts. For instance, I participated in a diagram competition in my school. I got an award for it. It is essential for everyone to learn a skill in their childhood because it is useful in their future, upcoming days and they will get more chances of the skill. When did you learn? Well, the skill I learned in my childhood, that is drawing. When I see a picture, I use it to draw as it is by seeing it and I will remember that when I was a kid, I used to go to my friend's home to practice drawing every day. When I was a kid, I spent so much of time with my books and I see many of the drawings of a peacock, parrot. Moreover, I used to draw my friend's face in my book. For instance, by using two numbers, we used to draw a parrot diagram. There is a drawing competition in my school that was conducted by our staff. I participated in that and I got a first class award. In addition, it is essential for children to learn skills in their childhood. It is useful in their future coming days and it is very important to learn the skills. For instance, we are watching a couple of parrots talking to each other and I will imagine to draw the picture of parrots as it is and I will get some sketches and I will draw neatly of their nose, eyes and legs and their wings. These type of things I am very concentrated about these pictures and I will analyze the background and I will get extra information by using my right brain towards the parrot and their collection.

    Band 6-7

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    Band 6-7

    In my school days, I was fond of painting and art. So I always wanted to learn a skill which I don't have by birth, that is painting. So one day I went to my art teacher and asked him to teach me the painting and he told I have to practice it then only I will get it. Then every weekends I was going to his class and I was learning to paint and draw. I really like that sessions because that was the most memorable sessions or classes in my school days. Then I was fond of colours also. So I like to paint with different colours and I practice every weekend to indulge that skill. Then today I am very good at that skill and I am teaching other students to paint and draw. I am very happy and proud of me in that in this aspect. In nowadays situations, the painting or any hobbies or other skills which we learn in school days are very important because we are usually spending our hectic schedules for our work. So we need some breaks which will give us a refreshment and also that peace of calmness. So to get that these skills are very important and I love to do these paintings still during or in break between the works or during weekends. In between my works I like to do.

    Band 6-7

    To be honest, I have learned several skills, such as playing, riding bicycle, writing, as well as writing about different topics. And today I would like to talk about, learn about my favorite thing, badminton playing. I learned it when I was 13 or 14. I used to play it with my father, mother, as well as my sister. Nowadays, I also play with my friends and I participate in competitions. I received a lot of prizes for this skill. It's also beneficial for our health and I can relax my stress. I can reduce my stress by playing this game as well as I can catch up with my friends. So, it's more than a sport. To me, I love it very much and I am trying to be a good player. So, that's it. Thank you.

    Band 6

    Well, there are many skills I have learned in my past as it would be beneficial for me in the future. But there is one skill I want to talk about is Python, which is a coding language and I learned it from the 7th grade when my brother told me about these coding languages and the future of these coding languages and the thing is that it would help me in my future as he told me I started preparing for these languages but I mainly got my interest in Python. Python is an extensive language which uses in many software applications such as artificial intelligence and web development and other mathematical expressions to solve However, there are some other languages which can also be used in case of Python named C++ and Java which also helps me in development but the skill I learned in Python is more beneficial as it helps me now and I also learned it at a very crucial time in my past as a child as it helped me in my college assignments and while teaching some students and I got much more marks than every one of my classmates and I want to practice more.

    Band 6

    Well, there are lots of skills that I have learned in my childhood and here I would like to describe one particular thing that is badminton. As my father is a professional badminton player and we used to play used to play badminton daily in our house garden and I learned it from my dad because it is he is a professional and also he is a disciplined man with the help of him I was able to learn that skill and initially I find it difficult because I do not have that much stamina in my body but after that with practice I learned it very good badminton as when I join a school and I also joined a badminton class in a school which helps me grow in athletes player moreover it was a beautiful experience with the help of this skill I was able to able to able to make my body more strong because it boost our confident also energy and moreover it is good for health because with the help of physical activity we do not get sick easily and it is a good good for stamina of our body also and then as I pursue in a B.Tech in computer science in college and at that time I joined a badminton team in college and I use I used to become a first player in that competition and I achieved a lot of medal and I also achieved a Nobel prize because I become a professional badminton player after that and it was a wonderful journey and I owe the credit goes to my father.

    Band 6

    The skill I have learnt in my childhood is cooking. So basically this is one of the most valuable skill I have learnt and it was introduced by my mother when I was at a very young age like 14 or 15 years old. My mother is a very excellent cook. I started with a small task like cutting vegetables, cleaning the place or the deskware and mixing ingredients or simply by watching her preparing meals in the kitchen. Over time, slowly, gradually she started asking me to cook some basic food like simple food like scrambled eggs, rice and basic curries which are helpful for living alone. And cooking taught me a lot like not to be dependent on others. So whenever you are hungry you can make your own food and eat. And moreover, it is not like you are depending on someone else. Along with that, in addition to that, we also, you know, instead of going outside and eating the food outside, food or unhealthy food, it is always a better option to cook at your home and eat the comfort food. So even like I do make mistakes. I am not a professional cook. I do make mistakes. I take help of YouTube. I call my mom and ask how to make this curry or that curry. So yeah, in my free time, I always enjoy cooking to my family. Like I always try new dishes at home whenever I am free. And when I moved away for my exams and studies to different city, I mean to come to Bangalore, I was able to cook healthy food and tasty meals for myself instead of depending on the fast food. So yeah, I learned different kinds of food from different regions as well. Cooking is a skill I learned as a child, but it is now playing the most important role in my life. And I'm grateful that I picked up this personality development.
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