Describe a person who is good at making things by hand

Band 6

I would like to talk about my neighbour, Seu Antonio, who is very good at making things from wood. He is a retired carpenter and he liveKesilapan persetujuan subjek dan kata kerja: sepatutnya “lives” next door to my family in Curitiba, in Brazil. I know him sinceKesilapan tense: sepatutnya “have known him since” I was a small child, because I use toKesilapan bentuk: sepatutnya “used to” sit outside his workshop and watch him work. He makes wooden chairs, small toys for the children in our street, and once he made a bookshelf for my mother, which we still have in our living room. He learned the work from his father when he was a teenager, and last Christmas he made a small wooden train for my little brother, who still sleeps with it. What I remember is the smell of the wood and the sound of his tools, and sometimes he let me hold the sandpaper, and he was, erPenanda teragak-agak yang semula jadi, kata pengisi yang kecil, always very careful with every piece. He don’t useKesilapan kata kerja bantu: sepatutnya “doesn’t use” machines for the small parts, and he sands each toy until it is very smoothKosa kata asas; menghadkan Lexical Resource. I admire this skill for some reasons. First, it needs a lot of patience, and I am not a patient person, so I think it is very difficultKosa kata asas; menghadkan Lexical Resource. Second, the things he makes isKesilapan persetujuan subjek dan kata kerja: sepatutnya “are” strong and they last for many years, not like cheap things from a big shop. You knowFrasa pengisi yang digunakan sebagai penanda teragak-agak, he also teaches the children to make a small boat, and I think this is a good way to keep the old skill alive. Maybe one day I will learn it from him too.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Seu Antonio, who’s extremely good at making things from wood. He’s a retired carpenter and he lives next door to my family in Curitiba, in Brazil. I’ve known him since I was a small child, because I used to sit outside his workshop and watch him work“Used to” bagi kebiasaan lampau yang berulang, digunakan dengan tepat. He makes wooden chairs, small toys for the children in our street, and once he built a bookshelf for my mother, which we still have in our living room. He learned the work from his father when he was a teenager, and last Christmas he made a small wooden train for my little brother, who still sleeps with it. What I remember most is the smell of the wood and the sound of his tools, and sometimes he let me hold the sandpaper, and he was always meticulous about every pieceKata adjektif yang tepat dengan kata sendi nama yang semula jadi. He doesn’t use machines for the small parts, and he sands each toy until it’s smooth like silkKesilapan kata sendi nama: sepatutnya “smooth as silk”. I admire this skill for a few reasons. Firstly, it takes enormous patience, which I am lackingFrasa tidak semula jadi: “I lack” atau “I don’t have” lebih idiomatik. Secondly, what he makes is built to lastFrasa tetap yang semula jadi, unlike the cheap things you find in a big shop. What’s moreFrasa penghubung yang menambah satu perkara dengan semula jadi, he teaches the local children to make a small boat, and I think that’s a good way of keeping the old skill alive. I’m hoping to learn it from him one day.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my neighbour, Seu Antonio, who’s remarkably good at making things from wood. He’s a retired carpenter and lives next door to my family in Curitiba, in Brazil. I’ve known him since I was small, because I used to sit outside his workshop for hours, watching him work. He makes wooden chairs and small toys for the children in our street, and he once built a bookshelf for my mother that still stands in our living room. He learned the work from his father when he was a teenager, and last Christmas he made a small wooden train for my little brother, who still sleeps with it. What I remember most is the smell of fresh wood and the sound of his tools, and sometimes he let me hold the sandpaper, and he was always meticulous about every pieceKata adjektif yang tepat dengan kata sendi nama yang semula jadi. He doesn’t use machines for the delicate parts, and he sands each toy until it’s smooth as silkPerumpamaan yang semula jadi, digunakan dengan tepat. I admire the skill for several reasons. Firstly, it demands a kind of patience that I have yet to developStruktur yang semula jadi bagi sesuatu yang belum dicapai. Secondly, what he makes is built to lastFrasa tetap yang semula jadi, whereas the things you buy in a big shop tend to wear out. Above all, he doesn’t keep the knowledge to himselfPenafian dengan kata ganti refleksif, digunakan dengan semula jadi: he teaches local children to make a small boat, which strikes me as the best way of keeping an old craft alive. I’m hoping to learn it from him one day.