Band 7: Describe a skill you learned that you found surprisingly easy to pick up. You should say: - What the skill was - How you learned it - How long it took you to learn it And explain why you found it surprisingly easy to learn. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I would like to share my experience of learning to play the piano quickly. I really wanted to master this skill because I have always been interested in music. I played the violin previously and wanted to learn another musical instrument. I started having my piano lessons twice a week, and I had a very patient teacher who could break down complex concepts into understandable parts. I think my ability to learn to play the piano quickly was influenced by several factors. First of all, I had already been playing the violin, which helped me understand the fundamental concepts. Besides this, I had a disciplined practice schedule. I practiced several times a week, which helped me enhance my skills. I was also really passionate about this. In summary, I think the combination of these factors, like constant practice, discipline, desire to learn, and my teacher, helped me master this ability.

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I would like to share my experience of learning to play piano quickly. So I really wanted to master these skills because I have been always interested in music. And also I played valiant violin previously and wanted to take another musical instrument. So I started having my piano lessons twice a week. And I can see that I had a really kind of patient teacher who could break down complex concepts on the sensible parts. Also I think my ability to learn playing piano that quickly was influenced by several factors. First of all, I had already been playing violin, so it helped me to understand the fundamental concepts. And beside this, I had a disciplined practice schedule. I practiced several times a week and it helped me to enhance my disability. And also I was really passionate about this. And in summary, I think with combination of these factors, like constant practice, discipline, and desire to learn it, and my teacher helped me to master this ability.

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Describe a skill you learned that you found surprisingly easy to pick up. You should say: – What the skill was – How you learned it – How long it took you to learn it And explain why you found it surprisingly easy to learn.

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