Experience
Describe a complex skill that required significant time to master
IELTS Speaking Part 2
Cue card
You should say:
- What the skill is and why you pursued it
- How you approached practicing it initially
- What frustrations you encountered along the way
- Explain how mastering it impacts you today
Band 9 vocabulary
Perseverance
/ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Continued effort despite difficulties
Arduous
/ˈɑːr.dʒu.əs/
Involving or requiring strenuous effort
Proficiency
/prəˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
A high degree of competence or skill
Examiner tip
Contrast initial awkwardness with current fluency using concessive clauses: 'Although I struggled at the outset, I gradually...'
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