Topic: Describe one of your friends who learned something new (not from a teacher)

Analysis

1. When answering this question, introduce your friend and your relationship with him/her. Give a bit of background so the examiner understands who this person is. 2. Clearly describe what new skill or knowledge your friend learned, and how he/she went about learning it without a formal teacher. This could be through self-study, online resources, or learning from experience. 3. Explain the motivation behind learning this new thing—maybe it was for a hobby, work, or personal growth. 4. Finally, discuss whether you think it would have been easier to learn from a teacher, and why or why not. You can share your opinion and maybe compare both ways of learning.

Reference Subjects

  1. my friend taught himself to play guitar using YouTube
  2. my friend learned to cook by watching his grandma
  3. my friend learned a new language using an app
  4. my friend learned to edit videos for fun
  5. my friend learned to fix his bike by trial and error
Topic: Describe one of your friends who learned something new (not from a teacher)

Question 1

Who he/she is
  1. My best friend from high school
  2. A close friend I met at university
  3. My cousin who lives nearby
  4. A colleague from my part-time job
  5. My neighbor who is the same age as me

Question 2

What he/she learned
  1. how to play the guitar by watching YouTube videos
  2. how to cook Italian food from online recipes
  3. how to edit videos using a phone app
  4. how to ride a bike by practicing alone
  5. how to speak basic Spanish from language apps

Question 3

Why he/she learned this
  1. he wanted to impress his friends
  2. she was bored during the holidays
  3. he needed the skill for a project
  4. she wanted to travel abroad
  5. he wanted to try something new

Question 4

And explain whether it would be easier to learn from a teacher
  1. I think learning from a teacher would be faster because you get feedback
  2. It might be easier with a teacher because they can explain things clearly
  3. Learning alone is flexible but sometimes confusing
  4. A teacher can correct your mistakes right away
  5. But learning by yourself can be more fun and independent
Topic: Describe one of your friends who learned something new (not from a teacher)

Start

  1. I'm going to talk about my friend who taught himself to play the guitar
  2. I want to talk about a friend who learned how to cook by watching YouTube videos
  3. One of my friends picked up photography all by himself
  4. I have a friend who learned to code without any formal lessons
  5. There's a friend of mine who learned to speak Spanish just by chatting online

Ending

  1. It really inspired me to try learning something on my own
  2. I think it shows you don't always need a teacher to learn
  3. It made me realize how much you can achieve with motivation
  4. Honestly, I think having a teacher would have made it easier, but he managed fine
  5. Now he's always encouraging others to try self-learning too
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