Band 6: Describe a time you learned something new in an unconventional way. You should say: - What you learned - How you learned it - Why you chose that way of learning And explain what made this learning experience special. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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If I have to talk about a time when I learned something in an unconventional way, I would probably discuss a time when I learned how to solve math problems in my life. At that time, no matter how many times I tried to solve those math problems, I couldn't succeed. But after a while, I approached it positively. In my mind, I was thinking I can do it, and I can solve any math problem. After that, it helped me a lot to motivate myself to tackle that problem. In the end, I managed to solve it. During the process of solving those math problems, I also learned many things. As I mentioned, I learned how to deal with my challenges in a positive way. I think that when we face something difficult, we should always try to approach it positively, because this is one of the best ways to overcome any problems in our lives. It always makes me feel relieved and motivated when I try to learn things in an unconventional way. It creates an opportunity for me to navigate hard situations, which helps me become stronger. So, if someone were to ask me to describe that time, I would definitely talk about this experience.

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If I have to talk about a time when I learned something in a simple way, I would probably talk about a time when I learned how to solve mass problems in my life. At that time, no matter how many times I tried to solve that mass problem, I couldn’t solve that. But after a while, I approached it in a positive way, like in my mind. I was thinking I can do it and I can solve any mass problem in mass. And after that, it helped me a lot to motivate myself to solve that problem. And in the end I had managed to solve that problem. And during the process of solving that kind of mass problems I also learned many things. As I mentioned above I learned how to deal with my problems in a positive way. I think that when we have to deal with something hard, we should always try to approach it in a positive way, because this is one of the best ways to overcome any problems in our lives. And it always makes me feel relieved and motivated when I try to learn things in an unconventional way. Because it creates an opportunity for me to go through the hard situations which helps me to be more stronger. So I think that if someone were to ask me, describe that kind of time, I would definitely talk about this topic.

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Describe a time you learned something new in an unconventional way. You should say: – What you learned – How you learned it – Why you chose that way of learning And explain what made this learning experience special.

Describe a time you learned something new in an unconventional way. You should say: – What you learned – How you learned it – Why you chose that way of learning And explain what made this learning experience special.

Describe a time you learned something new in an unconventional way. You should say: – What you learned – How you learned it – Why you chose that way of learning And explain what made this learning experience special.

Describe a time you learned something new in an unconventional way. You should say: – What you learned – How you learned it – Why you chose that way of learning And explain what made this learning experience special.

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