Describe a person who taught you a skill

Band 6

I would like to talk about my uncle Bakyt, who teachЧак катасы: «taught» болушу 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, erТабигый тартынуу белгиси, анча маанилүү эмес толтургуч сөз, really afraid of the water. We went to a small lake outside the city, and he don’t letЖардамчы этиш катасы: «didn’t let» болушу 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 practiseЧак катасы: «practised» болушу 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 happyЖөнөкөй сөз байлыгы; Lexical Resource боюнча баллды чектейт 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 thingКөптүк мүчө катасы: «many things» болушу керек. Now I can go to the sea with my friends and I do not worry. You knowТартынуу белгиси катары колдонулган толтургуч сөз айкашы, last year I teachЧак катасы: «taught» болушу 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 waterТак, табигый күчөткүч жана сын атооч. 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» дан кийин Past Perfect так колдонулган. First he held my hands and showed me how to kick, and then he ask meЧак катасы: «asked me» болушу 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 patientТак 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 relievedТабигый сезим лексикасы. 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 thingsӨткөн абалды билдирген «used to» так колдонулган. Nowadays I can go to the sea with my friends without worrying. What’s moreОйду табигый кошкон байланыштыргыч сөз айкашы, last year I taught my younger sister in same wayАртикль жок: «in the same way» болушу 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 waterКүчтүү, так сын атооч. 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 waterТабигый этиш түзүлүшү менен колдонулган так этиш, 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 voiceТерс адвербиалдык сөз айкашынан кийин инверсия так колдонулган 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 triedСебепти жана натыйжаны байланыштырган perfect participle clause. Nowadays I can spend a day at the sea with friends without a flicker of worry. Funnily enoughЖагымдуу дал келүүнү баштаган discourse marker, last year I taught my younger sister in exactly the same way, which felt like passing the favour onТабигый, идиомалык туюнтма, and I suspect my uncle would be proud of us both.