Band 6: Describe a skill that was difficult to learn but eventually became easy. You should say: - What the skill was - Why it was difficult at first - How you eventually learned it And explain why this skill is important to you. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I'd like to talk about a skill that was difficult to learn. It was gardening. Gardening was one of the most challenging activities in the world because it involves a lot of tasks. For example, cleaning, seeding, watering, and so on. Creating green landscapes was difficult. I needed to spend around five hours per day, and I didn't have enough time. I also didn't want to spend a lot of time on gardening when I was a child. My grandparents were busy with this type of work, and we had a large backyard at home. They tried to spend a lot of time watering and growing flowers because we all loved green spaces and breathing fresh air. After seeing their hard work, I promised myself I would never do these types of activities in the future. I quickly realized that I was not an industrious person. After that, I wanted to plant some special flowers given to me by my school teacher. They were really expensive but not reasonably priced. After that, I tried to take care of the environment and create fresh air. After seeing colorful flowers, I decided to plant different plants and trees. Eventually, I learned it from my grandparents, and it made me feel calm and relaxed. It was one of the most enjoyable activities, giving me a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. This skill has more advantages than disadvantages.

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Well, I’d like to talk about a skill that was difficult to learn. It was gardening. You know, gardening was one of the most difficult activities in the world across the globe because gardening includes a lot of activities. For example, cleaning, sealing, watering and just like this. Creating green landscapes was difficult. We should spend around five hours per day and I didn’t have enough time and I just didn’t want to spend a lot of time for gardening when I was a child. My grandparents were busy with this type of fields and we had a large backyard inside the house. They tried to spend a lot of time watering and growing flowers because all of us love foot green spaces and breathing fresh air. So after seeing these hard works, I promised myself I will never do these type of activities in the future. I quickly realized that I am not an industrious person. After that, I just wanted to plant some special flowers which is given by my school teacher and it was really expensive but not reasonable price. After that, I tried to take care of the environment and creating the fresh air. After seeing colorful flowers, I decided to plant different plants and trees through trees. Eventually, I learned it from my grandparents and it made me feel calm and distressed. It was one of the most enjoyable activities, giving a chance to get away from the hustle and and the muscle of the city life and this skill has advantages rather than disadvantages.

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