example answer. This IELTS speaking answer is about skills. What are more

important, academic skills or practical everyday skills?

I think they're both important, but they're both important at different

stages of your life. When you're younger and you're in education, I think academic

success is more important. Primarily because it's the only way that teachers

have to gauge your success. Your exam grades and your scores in tests and so

on, dictate what level you go to or how far you can succeed in your education. On

top of that, kids don't really have many opportunities to show off their

practical everyday skills, so they mainly focus on their academic prowess. On the

other hand, as they get older I think practical everyday skills do become

slightly more important. If you already found work and you've established a

career path, then getting better at that job becomes your primary goal so

learning to get better at your work, accomplished tasks more efficiently, take

on more responsibilities, and get the job done in the best way possible

is going to be more rewarding and more influential over your complete potential

in your - in your career path. So I think they're both important, but they're both

they both are important at different times of your life. If you want more

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