IELTS
JOURNAL
63
Describing a skill
Describe a practical skill that you have learnt (e.g. cooking, driving).
You should say
what the skill is
how you
learnt it
why you learnt it
and how this skill has helped you.
Advice:
You need to make a quick decision, so I'd choose
one of the given examples
(cooking or driving). Then try to expand on each point.
1. I'm going to talk about driving, which is a practical skill that I use almost
every day.
2. I learnt to drive a car by taking lessons when I was 17.
My parents paid
for me to have lessons with a professional driving instructor. I learnt by
practising: first I had to get used to steering, changing gears and using
the mirrors, then we practised things like reversing and parking. I also
had to learn the highway code.
3. As a 17-year-old, I wanted to have the
experience of driving a car, and I
was fed up with having to walk or take the bus or train whenever I
wanted to go somewhere. I also knew
that driving would be an
extremely useful skill.
4. Being able to drive has helped me in so many ways. The public transport
where I live isn't very good, so I travel to work by car most days. Having
a car makes my life much easier when it comes
to things like shopping or
visiting family and friends. (Last week, for example,...)
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