Describe a Skill that You Learned from Older People

Describe a skill that you learned from older people; You should say:

• What the skill is?
• Who did you learn it from?
• How did you learn it?
• And how do you feel about it?

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Sample Answer of Describe a Skill that You Learned from Older People

I lent how to bake from my mother. She had a passion for baking, and she was used to baking cakes and cakes for friends and for us. We grew up knowing that my mother was a good baker. I used to love helping her out, especially when her Women’s club friends were coming over or during holidays such as Easter, Christmas and New Year. She used to collect recipes from magazines, books, and newspapers and follow the instructions step by step. She called me to help out since she had discovered that l had a passion for her hobby .l would help her measure the ingredients and prepare the baking tins. I feel she gave me a life skill because now l bake cakes for sale, and l am getting an extra income to help out in our household .l am forever grateful.

Follow-ups of Describe a Skill that You Learned from Older People

Question 1:- What can children learn from their parents?

Answer- They can learn special skills like using herbs to cure different ailments; this is a common skill in our culture. These skills are transferred from one generation to the other.

Question 2:- What knowledge can children learn from their grandparents?

Answer- They can get advice on how to perform their cultural dances and rituals. These can only be passed down to them by these older people in their lineage.

Question 3:- What kind of help do you think older people need?

Answer- They need help to know how to adapt to the world of technology, how to use gadgets they never used in their generation. They also need love, companionship and care from the younger generation.

Question 4:- What skills can young people learn from older people?

Answer- They can learn how to make skills, how to make clay pots, saw traditional attires and how to perform the dances for certain traditional events.

Question 5:- How difficult or easy to learn from older people?

Answer- Because of the age gap, it becomes difficult too difficult for the two to understand each other. Sometimes the technics they use to teach won’t be friendly to the young ones.

Question 6:- In your country, do you think skills held only by older people are extinct?

Answer- Yes, they are; there used to be women doing pottery and crocheting. Nowadays, those skills are very rare to find.

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