Band 6: Describe a skill you learned without formal training. You should say: - What the skill is - How you learned it - Why you wanted to learn it And explain the challenges you faced while learning it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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One skill that I have learned without formal training is how to use the ChemDraw software. It is a software related to drawing simple to complex organic and inorganic chemical structures. I learned it because I wanted to draw these complex and advanced chemical structures easily, as a chemistry undergraduate I regularly use those kinds of advanced complex chemical structures rather than drawing them by hand. This ChemDraw software makes it easier to draw those chemical structures. So I got to know this software from my university lecturer and I started learning it. First I downloaded it from the website and then through YouTube videos I watched so many videos and learned this ChemDraw software. There are so many tools inside that software and I studied what each tool does from the YouTube videos and I got guidance from those videos and I tried to draw them alone by looking at those videos. Actually in the beginning it was a bit challenging because I was not much familiar with those tools and that software, but when I engaged and used it regularly, I started to manage it very well.

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One skill that I have learned without formal training is that how to use the chemjo software. It is a software related to drawing complex and simple to complex organic and inorganic chemical structures. I learned it through actually I wanted to learn how to draw these complex and advanced chemical structures easily because I wanted them to use it every day because as a chemistry undergraduate I regularly use those kinds of advanced complex chemical structures rather than drawing it by hand. this chemjo software make it easier to draw those chemical structure. So I get to know this software from my university lecturer and I started learn it. First I downloaded it from the website and then through YouTube videos I have watched so many youtube videos and learn this chemtro software the tools there are so many tools inside that software and each what is the work that each tool carried out I studied them from the youtube videos and I get guidance from those videos and I try to draw them try to draw them alone by looking at those youtube videos. Actually in the beginning it was a bit challenging because I am not much familiar with those tools and that software but when I engage in the and I engage and use it regularly however I started to manage eat very well.

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