💎 IELTS CÔNG THỨC NÓI TIẾNG ANH PHẦN 11

✅ Formula 11: Did you ever learn to do X?
Cấu trúc:
1 Using past tenses accurately with times in life phrases.
I bought a flute when I was in university.
My parents gave me a computer on my 11th birthday.
Using the past simple to talk about something that finished in the past:
I learned to swim …
I did not learn to swim because …
Using the past simple to talk about habitual actions in the past:
I went every other day …
I practised playing the guitar three evenings a week …
when I was + age
When I was 10 years old, my grandfather showed me how to make …
on my+ birthday
On my 8th birthday, I found out how to …
during+ holiday
During the Tet holiday, my father taught me to …
About + number + year(s) ago
About two years ago, I learned how to play …
one day
One cold, wet day in December, my sister taught me that …
And for habitual actions, remember these adverbs of frequency:
every day / every other day / every week / every month
I went to the swimming pool every other day until I could swim.
about twice a week / month
I had classes with my trumpet teacher about twice a week,
occasionally / from time to time / sometimes / quite often / frequently
From time to time, my aunt would teach me a little Spanish.
2 Say who taught you with the preposition by
I was taught by my grandmother
l was introduced to the guitar by my friend Stephen.
Look at these other examples:
I was taught to knit by my auntie …
I was taught to ride a motorbike by my uncle’s friend …
I was taught to cook by my grandmother …
I was taught to write by my father …
I was taught to play football by an elder boy who lived in my street ..
You can also use I learned (how) to do X from + the person to say who taught you.
I learned (how) to play the violin from Mr. Chevins, my teacher.
I learned (how) to sprint from my best friend, Ben Johnson.
I can use spreadsheets well. I learned (how) to use them from my dad.
I love to make short films with a video camera. I learned (how) to use it from my friend,
Yorick.
3 Use non-defining relative clauses and adjectives of personality to describe the person who taught you.
He was a patient and kind teacher.
Miss Clark, who taught me math, was a strict teacher.
Look at the following useful adjectives of personality:
caring
supportive
encouraging
kind
understanding
talented
firm
patient/ impatient
strict
aggressive
There are two ways to use non-defining relative clauses:
Part of sentence, non-defining relative clause, part of sentence
My mother, who was a fantastic cool, taught me how to make bread.
sentence, non-defining relative clause
I was taught to make bread by my mother, who was a fantastic cool,
Look at these other examples of sentences combining adjectives of personality and non-defining relative clauses:
I was taught by my brother, who was very impatient.
I was taught by a neighbour, who was particularly kind and understanding.
When I was young, my friend Daniel, who was firm but fair, taught me how to play tennis.
I learned to play cricket from Mr. Philips, who was quite an aggressive and quick-tempered teacher.
4 Phrases to Express Freedom & Constraints
It’s good to use expressions to say why you did or did not learn to do things in your life. Look at these examples and think how you could use such phrases yourself:
I was lucky because my parents gave me the chance to + activity.
I was very fortunate that I had the opportunity to + activity.
It’s a shame I did not have enough time to+ activity.
It’s unfortunate I could not do + activity, because my parents couldn’t afford it.
I wish I had had more ambition and patience when I was younger, then I might have learned to do + activity