Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn | Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 2 & 3
Describe a skill that takes a long time to learn.
I’m going to tell you about a skill that takes a long time to learn, and that is playing a musical instrument, or more specifically, playing the guitar. There are many ways you can learn to play the guitar but I guess the most common way is to get guitar lessons from a guitar teacher. I think you can find a guitar teacher in just about any town or city because it’s probably one of the most popular musical instruments to learn. And if you can’t find a teacher nearby where you live, then there are tons of online learning resources that you can learn from. Personally, I think learning with a teacher in a face to face lesson is probably the most effective but expensive method. But if you can’t afford private lessons, there are many cheap or even free websites to learn from.
Learning to play the guitar is something that takes a long time because there are many aspects involved. For example, you must learn some basic music theories about notes, chords, and rhythm, among many other things. Then you must learn how to apply that knowledge to the guitar, for example, you must know where all the notes are on the guitar and what notes to play when you want to play a specific chord. And lastly, you must be able to actually physically play those notes and chords, with rhythm. Playing the guitar involves both your hands doing different things at the same time, which can be very difficult to become good at and takes a lot of practise. Actually, at first it is very difficult to play something on the guitar that actually sounds good, and many people give up quickly because they lose motivation when they can’t see any improvement in a short period of time. But, like any skill worth knowing, you must understand that practice makes perfect.
I guess some people would say that this skill isn’t really beneficial for the future, but I would say that music is an important part of most people’s lives. So, whether you can play the guitar, or if you simply love to listen to music, then probably sometimes in the future, your guitar or someone else’s guitar is going to have some kind of positive affect on your and other people’s mood or emotions.
Từ vựng theo chủ đề
Today I would like to talk to you about a skill that took me a really long time to learn, which is cooking Western dishes.
A couple of years ago, I watched the show “Master Chef US” and I was amazed at and really admired the uniqueness of Western culinary world and cooking skill of the cooks and I wish I would cook well like them.
Then I decided to buy all the necessary kitchenware and raw ingredients to start cooking Western dishes. Honestly speaking, Western culinary style required much different cooking skills and the way to treat specific kinds of ingredients. Therefore, at first I spent quite a lot of time just getting used to learning by heart the names of signature ingredients such as basil or butter or cheese, then memorizing the way to mix them together.
Then the process of cooking also took me a lot of time too. On the contrary to Vietnamese dishes, each Western dish would go with a particular kind of sauce so I had to start from the easiest recipe of making sauce.
In addition, I had to learn how to use the oven, in which I knew how to make a perfect toast and how to use milk and butter in making many dishes. There were the things that I had never thought I would do in cooking for example using red wine to cook or cooking a raw dish. In conclusion, as a result, besides Eastern dishes, I can cook delicious and nutritious Western dishes for my family.
Although on TV, cooking seems easy to master and it doesn’t take a lot of time, it is really challenging if we want to make perfect dishes.
Từ vựng:
- Amazed (adj) /əˈmeɪzd/: ngạc nhiên
- Culinary (n) /ˈkʌl.ə.ner.i/: ẩm thực
- Kitchenware (n) /ˈkɪtʃ.ən.weər/: đồ dùng nhà bếp
- Raw ingredient (n) / rɑː ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/: nguyên liệu sống
- Treat (v) /triːt/: xử lý (nguyên liệu)
- Signature ingredient (n) /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃɚ ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt /: nguyên liệu đặc trưng
- Memorize (v) /ˈmem.ə.raɪz/: ghi nhớ
- Recipe (n) /ˈres.ə.pi/ : công thức nấu ăn
- Toast (n) /toʊst/: bánh mì nướng
- Challenging (n) /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ : khó khăn
Cấu trúc:
- Learn by heart (v): Học thuộc lòng
It is quite hard for me to learn by heart all those difficult Math formulas.
- Take a lot of time (v): tốn nhiều thời gian
I like going jogging because it doesn’t take a lot of time and also do wonders for my health as well.
Gợi ý: một vài kĩ năng rất khó, bộ não và cơ thể cần thời gian để thích nghi. Những lúc khó khăn sẽ rất dễ nản và mất động lực (lose motivation), từ bỏ (give up).
Well, I think it normally takes a long time to learn a new skill simply because it takes time for our brains and our bodies to adapt to the new skill we are trying to learn. For example, when you want to learn how to play the guitar, it takes quite a long time before the muscles in your hands and fingers are developed enough to be able to move quickly and precisely in order for you to be able to press the correct strings in the correct place to play the sounds you want the guitar to make. So, basically it just takes time because our brains and bodies need time to adapt to the new skill, but some people can adapt faster than others at different skills.
Gợi ý: Có, thử thách bản thân, làm mới cuộc sống, có nhiều tài lẻ hơn (special talent). Không, tập trung vào việc học, công việc/ngại mất nhiều thời gian (time-consuming).
Definitely. I think life is about learning. So, if you are not learning and practising a new skill then probably you are not challenging yourself, and you might even find life a little boring. I think in order to have a fulfilling life, it is important to learn new skills all the time.
Gợi ý: rất dễ mất kiên nhẫn (impatient) và nản lòng (frustrated), tìm hành động để giết thời gian (kill the time) hoặc nổi cáu.
Well, everyone is different I guess. Some people have more patience than others, so probably they feel fine when they have to wait, while some people can be very impatient and probably get very frustrated when they have to wait for a long time. I guess it just depends on what they are waiting for and how long they have to wait.
Gợi ý: người trẻ: dính vào điện thoại, nổi cáu; Người già: thư giãn, đọc báo.
Well, I suppose that most young people just spend time staring at their smartphone when they have to wait for something, scrolling through their Facebook newsfeed, while elderly people probably tend to have a conversation with each other, talk about the weather, or read the news. Actually I really don’t have any idea what old people do while waiting for something.
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