Band 6: Describe a skill that you learned from older people (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I think everyone has that one skill that they didn't want to learn in their childhood or they didn't know how to do it. When I was a child, I had one skill that I didn't want to learn or I didn't know how to do, and that was cooking. I didn't want to cook; I didn't enjoy it because I was really afraid of cooking, and I thought it would be difficult for me. This happened about four years ago when I was 12 years old. I was really scared of cooking because when I was a child, I burned my legs, and it took a long time to heal. When I first tried cooking, I added too little salt and burned the food. My grandfather helped me learn how to cook because he was one of the greatest chefs in my village. I can say that everyone should learn to cook, especially women, because it will be great for their future, and they will enjoy cooking. I think now I'm great at cooking, and I also want to teach people how to cook like my grandfather. I want to cook not only Uzbek food but also other national dishes because I enjoy cooking, and nowadays it's one of my favorite activities.

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I think everyone has that one skill that they didn’t want to lower in their child or they didn’t know how to do it. Also when I was a child I had one skill that I didn’t want to do it or I didn’t know how to do it and that was cooking because when I was a child I didn’t want to cook I didn’t enjoy when I cook because I really afraid of cooking and I thought it will be difficult for me. It was happened about four years ago when I was 12 years old. I really scared of cooking because when I was a child I have burned my legs and it took a long time to be cured. And then when I first try cooking I cooked it less salt and I burned it and my grandfather helped me to learn how to cook because of my grandfather was one of the most great chef in my village and I can say that everyone have to learn cooking especially women’s because especially women because it will be great for their future and they will enjoy when they are cooking and I think now I’m great at cooking and I also want to I also want teach people how to cook as my grandfather and also I want to cook not only Uzbek food is also I want to cook and as a nation’s food is also because I enjoy while I’m cooking and nowadays it’s one of the my one of the most favorite activity of mine.

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