Describe a person who taught you a skill

Band 6

I would like to talk about my uncle Bakyt, who teachШақ қатесі: «taught» болуы керек me to swim when I was about eight years old. He is my mother’s younger brother and he lives near Almaty, so every summer we visited his house. I remember the first lesson very well because I was, erТабиғи кідіріс белгісі, елеусіз толтырғыш сөз, really afraid of the water. We went to a small lake outside the city, and he don’t letКөмекші етістік қатесі: «didn’t let» болуы керек me jump in at once. First he held my hands and showed me how to move my legs, and then he asked me to put my face in the water, which was the most difficult part. He told me that everybody is afraid at the beginning, and this made me feel a little better. Every weekend we practiseШақ қатесі: «practised» болуы керек for about a month, and he was always patient and never shouted when I made a mistake. At the end I could swim across the shallow part alone, and I felt very happyҚарапайым сөздік қор; Lexical Resource критерийін шектейді and proud. On the last day my mother brought some food to the lake and we had a small picnic together. This skill is important to me for two reasons. First, swimming can keep a person safe, and second, it gave me confidence, because before that month I was afraid of many thingКөпше түр қатесі: «many things» болуы керек. Now I can go to the sea with my friends and I do not worry. You knowКідіріс белгісі ретінде қолданылған толтырғыш тіркес, last year I teachШақ қатесі: «taught» болуы керек my younger sister in the same way, and I think my uncle would be proud of both of us.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my uncle Bakyt, who taught me to swim when I was about eight years old. He’s my mother’s younger brother and he lives near Almaty, so we spent every summer at his house. I remember the first lesson clearly because I was genuinely terrified of the waterДәл, табиғи күшейткіш пен сын есім. We went to a small lake outside the city, and he wouldn’t let me jump in until I’d got used to it«until» сөзінен кейін past perfect дұрыс қолданылған. First he held my hands and showed me how to kick, and then he ask meШақ қатесі: «asked me» болуы керек to put my face in the water, which was by far the hardest part. He told me that everybody is afraid at the beginning, which made me feel a little better. We practised every weekend for about a month, and he was endlessly patientДәл коллокация and never shouted when I made a mistake. By the end I could swim across the shallow part on my own, and I felt proud and a little bit relievedСезімді білдіретін табиғи сөздік қор. On the last day my mother brought some food to the lake and we had a small picnic together. The skill matters to me for two reasons. Firstly, swimming can keep a person safe, and secondly it gave me confidence, because before that month I used to be afraid of all sorts of thingsӨткен күйді білдіретін «used to» дұрыс қолданылған. Nowadays I can go to the sea with my friends without worrying. What’s moreБайланыстырушы тіркес ойды табиғи қосады, last year I taught my younger sister in same wayАртикль жетіспейді: «in the same way» болуы керек, and I think my uncle would be proud of both of us.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my uncle Bakyt, who taught me to swim when I was about eight. He’s my mother’s younger brother and lives near Almaty, so we spent every summer at his house. I remember the first lesson vividly, because I was petrified of the waterКүшті, дәл сын есім. We went to a small lake outside the city, and he wouldn’t let me jump in until I’d got used to it. First he held my hands and showed me how to kick, and then he coaxed me into putting my face under the waterТабиғи етістік құрылымы бар дәл етістік, which was by far the hardest part. He reassured me that everybody is afraid at the beginning, which helped more than I’d expected. We practised every weekend for about a month, and he was endlessly patient: not once did he raise his voiceБолымсыз пысықтауыштан кейінгі инверсия дұрыс қолданылған when I got something wrong. By the end I could swim across the shallow part unaided, and I felt proud and quietly relieved. On the final day my mother brought food to the lake and we celebrated with a small picnic. The skill matters to me for two reasons. Firstly, it’s a matter of safety, since anyone who spends time near water ought to be able to swim. Secondly, it changed how I deal with fear: having managed that once, I stopped assuming I’d fail before I triedСебеп пен нәтижені байланыстыратын perfect participle сөйлемшесі. Nowadays I can spend a day at the sea with friends without a flicker of worry. Funnily enoughҚуанышты кездейсоқтықты енгізетін discourse белгісі, last year I taught my younger sister in exactly the same way, which felt like passing the favour onТабиғи идиомалық тіркес, and I suspect my uncle would be proud of us both.