Nina: I’m going to tell you about a time when I learnt something new.

What did I learn?

Well, I’ve always been an active and sporty person and I really like cold weather – I love it when it snows in my country.

That’s why I decided to learn something that mixes these things together- winter, sport and snow! So, I decided to learn to ski!

I learnt with an instructor. There was a big group of us – we had a great instructor.

It was really exciting when we were on the chair lift on the first day.

We started on the nursery slope – I couldn’t even walk on my skis at first and I fell over many times.

It took me a long time to learn how to keep my balance.

It really is much more difficult than it looks! It was great fun! I really liked learning in a group – much better than learning individually.

In fact, I was in a skiing competition recently and I won! I got a silver cup.

So, I think that’s quite a good result.

How did I feel about the learning experience?

Well, it was really thrilling to ski downhill for the very first time – I loved the feeling of speed.

It was very exciting! I was so proud of myself when I reached the bottom of the slope and I was still standing! It was a great feeling!