Band 6: Describe a time you had to learn something new quickly. You should say: - What you had to learn - Why you had to learn it so quickly - How you learned it And explain how you felt during and after this experience. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Today I'm going to describe a time when I had to learn a new skill quickly, and that skill was riding a scooter. It was quite difficult for me because I felt scared when I had to ride it on the highway. The time given for me was just three days to learn how to ride it. So, I randomly started, and my brother helped me learn to ride. We went to an area where there were no vehicles, like a ground where we had plenty of space to practice. It wasn't my scooter; it was my aunt's scooter. I had three days of holidays, so she didn't need the scooter at that time. For me, it was the best time to learn because otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance. She didn't have the time to give me the scooter because she needed to ride it to her office. I felt very proud of myself because I gained confidence. Overall, it was a challenging but rewarding experience, and I was glad I pushed myself to learn something new in such a short time.

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Today I’m going to describe about time when I had to learn a new skill quickly. and that skill is writing a scooter. It was quite difficult for me because I felt scared when I had to write it on the highway. So the time given for me was just three days to to write or to learn to write that. So it was a random, so I randomly started it and there was my brother to help me learn to right and we used to go to the area where there is no any vehicles like in ground where we have plenty of space to just along the right. It wasn’t my scooter, it was my auntie’s scooter. So, this is to have three days of holidays outside. So, she didn’t need to need a rescooter at that time. So, for me it was the best time to learn. Because other than that, I wouldn’t get the time to go on and she don’t have the time to give me the scooter because she just ride her scooter today out to her office and I feel very proud of myself because I gained confidence.

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