Band 5: Describe a piece of technology that you find difficult to use. - When did you get it? - What did you get it for? - How often do you use it? - How do you feel about it? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I'd like to talk about a piece of technology I find difficult to use. Last year, my parents gifted me a brand new camera for my 18th birthday. I'm really passionate about photography, capturing everything from landscapes to everyday moments. My parents knew this and thought a new camera would be a great gift. After my birthday celebration, I went on a trip to a new place. When I tried to take pictures, I found it really difficult. The camera had so many new features and buttons that I didn't know how to use them properly. I ended up not taking any pictures of myself or the places I visited. When I got home, I went to the store and asked a salesman to teach me how to use the camera. He showed me all the features and how to use them properly. After that, I took many pictures and I think my first experience with this new technology was a bit overwhelming. It definitely felt difficult to use at first.

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Here I would like to talk about a piece of technology that I think I find difficult to use. Last year my parents g me a new launched feature camera on my 18th birthday. And I am fond to do photography with each and every place of my photo as well as the sceneries and natural place is photos. So my parents was. My parents gifted me to think of that. And after that, when I visited another places after completing my birthday celebration. So I. When I clicked photos of that places, I think it was very. It was creating difficulties for me because I don’t know how to use it properly because it had a lots of new features, new buttons which I think it was too hard to use. And at that time I didn’t click any kind of photos of me as well as the place. And after that, returning at home, I firstly I went to the store and uh, I asked a salesman to, to taught me how to use this camera. So after that the salesman taught me the camera’s future as well as how to use it properly. And after that I clicked, I clicked many photos of that and I think my first and ever experience like this at that time I think it is difficult to use for the new technology.

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