Interviewer: If you could learn a new skill, what would it be?
Jon: If I could learn any new skill, then I think I would learn how to cook well.
Interviewer: Why cooking?
Jon: Well, I know how to cook a little bit, and I find it very relaxing. Plus, I enjoy preparing food for my family and friends because it makes them happy.
Interviewer: Why aren’t you learning cooking now?
Jon: To be honest, I just do not have the time. I spend my free time with my family, doing yoga, or painting. If I start taking a cooking class, then I would need to give one of those up, and I don’t want to do that. For now, I am satisfied just watching quick cooking videos or reading cooking blogs online.
Interviewer: I guess there are only so many hours in a day.
Patterns and Examples
I would learn ____________________ because ____________________.
- I would learn how to code because these days there are many opportunities for people who know a computer language.
- I would learn how to speak Mandarin because China is a huge market and there are many economic opportunities there.
If I could learn a new skill, then I would learn how to ____________________.
- If I could learn a new skill, then I would learn how to play an instrument.
- If I could learn a new skill, then I would learn how to fix a computer.
It would be great if I could learn how to ____________________.
- It would be great if I could learn how to use Excel in an advanced way.
- It would be great if I could learn how to understand complex financial data.
