Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn | Bài mẫu kèm từ vựng

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Bài mẫu chủ đề “Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn”

You should say:

• When you learned it


• Why you learned it


• How you learned it


• How you felt when you learned it


I would like to talk about English, a common, yet difficult language to master.

I remember how hard it was when I tried to first learn English. It is challenging to master a foreign language as you need to be very determined and diligent. Sometimes, you need to have a natural aptitude for learning languages in order to effortlessly achieve a high level of skill. However, I don’t have a knack for learning languages, so it’s always an arduous task for me.

Just like other students in Vietnam, English is a compulsory subject in my school curriculum. I wasn’t as talented as my fellow peers so I was very shy, barely spoke anything in my English classes. Luckily, my English teacher at that time was very enthusiastic so he did everything he could to help me overcome my language anxiety. He created lots of activities in my English class, trying to get me to speak. Gradually, I felt more comfortable communicating with my friends in English and I have developed a passion for the language since then.

Thanks to him, I have found inspiration and motivation to maintain learning English every day. I feel the true happiness of learning, I find joy when I learn another meaning of a word or when I understand something I have read, or when I understand what other people are saying. At the moment, I still spend 2 hours practicing English every day.

Từ vựng chủ đề “Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn”

• Diligent /ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt/ (adj): siêng năng

Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

• Aptitude  /ˈæp.tə.tuːd/ (n): năng khiếu

We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account

• Arduous  /ˈɑːr.dʒu.əs/ (adj): khó khăn

It was an arduous climb

• Language anxiety /læŋgwɪʤ æŋˈzaɪəti/: sự lo lắng khi sử dụng ngôn ngữ nước ngoài

Language anxiety is a big problem for language learners.

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IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample

What skills do students need to master?

Computing skills, I guess. The future of the world will depend on digitalization and schools have started to incorporate computers in education. So I think every student must know how to utilize a computer. Besides that, problem-solving and logical thinking skills are always irreplaceable, all students must possess those skills.

• Digitalization /ˈdɪdʒ.ə.t̬əl.aɪz/ (n): sự số hóa

The digitalization of education has made it easier to control students

• Irreplaceable  /ˌɪr.əˈpleɪ.sə.bəl/ (adj): không thể thay thế

No one's irreplaceable in the workplace.

Is it hard for students to learn skills?

It depends on the child and the type of skills that they want to pick up. Children are born with different talents, some are musically gifted, while others are brilliant at math. So some skills might be difficult for one group of students but might be a piece of cake for others.

• Gifted /ˈɡɪf.tɪd/ (adj): tài năng

She is a gifted artist

• A piece of cake (idiom) dễ dàng

I never said that training him would be a piece of cake

Is it hard for old people to learn new skills?

In this case, yes, old people, who are probably absent-minded, are slow in adapting to changes so they must have a hard time learning new things. I bet most old people are struggling with the modern world, where everything can be done online. It took my grandmother a very long time until she could swipe the screen of her mobile phone to find her favorite applications.

• Absent-minded /ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd/ (adj): hay quên

Grandpa’s becoming quite absent-minded.

Is a good teacher very important for students' learning experience? Why?

Obviously, teachers play a key role in motivating and inspiring students. Whether a child has an enjoyable learning experience depends a lot on the teacher. Boring lessons might reduce children’s attention, but interesting lessons might boost children’s motivation, which helps them absorb the knowledge much better.

• Absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ (v): tiếp thu

It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.

Tác giả hy vọng thông qua bài viết trên, người học có thêm kiến thức về cách xây dựng dàn ý, các từ vựng và câu hỏi IELTS Speaking Part 3 thông dụng cho đề bài “Describe a skill that was difficult for you to learn”.