Describe Something Important You Have Learned Recently- IELTS Cue Card

and explain what impact this has on your mind.

Sample Answer 

Since childhood, I have always been inquisitive and interested in various outdoor activities that allowed me to enlarge my horizon. But, one thing I have never shown interest in is cooking. Although I am a gastronomist, I have entered the kitchen growing up. Despite all this, I was forced to learn this art during the pandemic out of dire need.

In reality, I cannot state that I hate cooking. The reason I never did it was that my mother never allowed me to, as she thought I rather focus on my studies and job than intrude in her space. But when I moved to Mumbai, I was forced to learn a few basic skills like making tea, boiling items like eggs, potatoes, and daal so that I won’t die of hunger when the restaurant delivery boy failed to show up. Therefore, during the lockdown, when all restaurants were closed and I became bored of eating boiled food, I decided to master this art. My best friend suggested I look up videos on Youtube and try out recipes. With the sudden craze about Dalgona coffee and certain delicacies like pizza, jalebi, momos, my interest in cooking grew as I experimented with various recipes from the cooking sites on the internet.

At present, though I cannot claim to be a Masterchef, I can prepare dishes like Mac and Cheese, Butter chicken, Vegetable Kolhapuri, Biryani, to name a few. My mother has become more proud of me as she can boast to her friends that her daughter has grown up, handling both her job and her household. I feel that irrespective of gender, all of us should learn basic survival skills like cooking, cleaning, and similar activities because we never know when they will come in handy.

Now, when I am stressed about my office work or feel lonely, I find some time, look up an unknown recipe from the internet and try it out. Of course, I may fail sometimes, but honestly speaking, the whole process calms me down and I can focus on the task at hand with some delectable food on my table. So, learning how to cook has changed my opinion that one can find peace even in the most elementary activities, and every day, we have a chance to learn something new if we want to learn and pay attention.

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