Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn.
This test has appeared in 3 seasons · 1 reported by test takers
- Sep–Dec/2022
- May–Aug/2022
- Jan–Apr/2022
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Part 1
The examiner asks about you and two familiar topics. About 4–5 minutes.
Your home town
- Where is your home town? (Tell me more about that.)
- What do you like most about it? (Tell me more about that.)
- Has it changed much since you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Would you like to live there in the future? (Why is that?)
Colours
- What is your favourite colour? (Tell me more about that.)
- What colours do you usually wear? (Tell me more about that.)
- Did you have a different favourite colour when you were a child? (Why is that?)
- Do you think colours can affect how people feel? (Why is that?)
Social media
- How much time do you spend on social media each day? (Tell me more about that.)
- Which social media apps do you use most? (Tell me more about that.)
- When did you first start using social media? (Tell me more about that.)
- Do you think people share too much on social media? (Why is that?)
Part 2
One minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes.
Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn.
You should say:
- what the skill was
- when you learned it
- how you learned it
and explain why it was difficult for you.
Follow-up question after your talk: Are you good at it now? / How long did it take you to learn it?
Part 3
A broader, more abstract discussion of the Part 2 topic. About 4–5 minutes.
learning new skills as an adult
- Can you explain why adults often find new skills harder to learn than children do?
- In general, what kinds of skills do adults in your country want to learn?
- What could be done about the loss of motivation when a skill turns out to be difficult?
teaching and training
- Can you explain why a good teacher makes such a difference to a difficult subject?
- How would you compare learning a skill from a teacher with learning it from videos online?
- Can you speculate on how people will learn practical skills in the future?
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