Well, there are many skills that are required in order to be more beneficial in terms of educational purposes overall and it is also required for some of the job purposes which could be more efficient in the further use. So one of the skills that I like to highlight is learning English. As you know that English is ubiquitous and nowadays it has become the global language where one person communicates with each other in English in terms of companies by working with each other and if you travel to another country you could easily speak English then it could be really beneficial in terms of surviving there and having a part time job over there. Moreover I would like to say that I was facing much more difficulty in terms of learning English and I was not that confident in usage of vocabulary and structure formation of English. So I understood my condition and initially I tried to focus more on the words and grammar of English. After that I tried to involve in many of the English movies as well as the shows that could help me to form my structure of the sentences as well as it could also help me to understand complex words with the tenses that they have used in the show. On top of that I have also joined one of the tuition classes where the tutor could provide me with some tips and learnings of the languages. In order to gain more efficient and accurate usage of the language, I also communicated with my friends so that I could be more improved in the language. Overall, the skill has had a meaningful and long lasting impact on me.
Band 7+: Describe a skill you learned recently that you found challenging. You should say: - What the skill was - Why you wanted to learn it - What made it difficult And explain how you overcame the challenges.
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Well, there are many skills that are required to be more beneficial in terms of educational purposes overall, and they are also required for some job purposes, which could be more efficient for future use. One of the skills that I would like to highlight is learning English. As you know, English is ubiquitous, and nowadays it has become the global language where people communicate with each other in English, especially in companies. When you travel to another country, being able to speak English can be really beneficial for surviving there and finding a part-time job. Moreover, I faced significant difficulties in learning English, and I was not confident in my usage of vocabulary and sentence structure. I recognized my condition and initially tried to focus more on the words and grammar of English. After that, I engaged with many English movies and shows, which helped me form my sentence structures and understand complex words and tenses used in the shows. Additionally, I joined a tuition class where the tutor provided me with tips and guidance on the language. To gain more efficient and accurate usage of the language, I also communicated with my friends to improve my skills. Overall, this skill has had a meaningful and lasting impact on me.
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