Band 5: Describe an important skill you learned when you were a child. You should say: What it is How difficult it was to learn How you learned it And explain why you think it is important (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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During my childhood, I learned many skills, like playing football. Football is my passion because I have been playing it ever since. It keeps our bodies physically fit and healthy in daily life, and I don't need to go to the gym for exercise, as football is one of the best exercising games. This skill plays a crucial role in my life. It was not difficult to learn because all my siblings played football in the field. By watching them, I became fascinated with those skills and started to play soccer. There is one older brother who encouraged me to play football on the field. At times, it was annoying for me, but I have enjoyed practicing on the field, and it remains a very interesting memory of my life. This skill is important even today, and I believe it will be beneficial for my future.

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During my childhood I have learned lots of skills like to play football. Football is my very fascinated job because since today I am playing football. It makes our body physically fit and healthy in daily life and I don’t need to go to gym for exercising. Because even football is one of the best exercising games. And that skill plays a crucial role in my life. And it is not difficult to learn because all my siblings are playing football in the ground. And by watching audience I have fascinated with that skills and I started to play in the ground at soccer. There is one big brother who makes me play football in the ground. And that is very annoying time to me. And I have been exercising that ground for soccer and that is very interesting memory of my life. And it is important even today and it will be best for the future.

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