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Describe A Time When You Helped A Child: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • When it was?
  • How you helped him/her?
  • Why you helped him/her?
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Cue 1:When it was?

  • Begin by mentioning the specific time and place when this event occurred.
  • Provide some context about the situation, such as the child's age or the setting.

Example

It was during the summer holidays last year, in my neighborhood park. I often go there to relax, and on that day, I noticed a little girl, around six years old, sitting alone on a swing, looking upset.

Cue 2:How you helped him/her?

  • Describe the actions you took to help the child, focusing on your approach and interaction.
  • Mention any specific activities or conversations that took place.

Example

I approached her gently and asked what was wrong. She told me she had lost her favorite toy. I offered to help her look for it. We searched around the park together, and I encouraged her to think about where she last played with it. After a while, we found the toy under a bench, and her face lit up with joy.

Cue 3:Why you helped him/her?

  • Explain your motivation for helping the child, emphasizing empathy and kindness.
  • Share any personal experiences or values that influenced your decision.

Example

I helped her because I remembered how I felt when I lost something important as a child. I believe it’s essential to support others, especially children, when they are upset. Seeing her smile again made me feel happy and fulfilled.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, helping that little girl was a rewarding experience. It reminded me of the importance of kindness and community. Small acts of support can make a big difference in someone’s day, especially for children who may feel vulnerable.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear. It's important to provide specific details about the event to engage the listener and demonstrate your speaking ability.

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    Include specific dates, locations, and actions to create a vivid picture of the experience.

    2: Lack of Emotion

    Failing to express your feelings can make your story less impactful. Sharing emotions helps to connect with the examiner and makes your response more memorable.

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    Describe how you felt during the experience and why it was meaningful to you.

    Ignoring the Cues

    Not addressing all the cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to guide your response and ensure you cover all important aspects.

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    Make sure to answer all the cues: when it was, how you helped, and why you helped.

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    Band 7

    Recently I happened to be at a departmental store near my house and I found a lost child. She was searching for her guardian and she was I think about four to five years old. I could tell she was lost by how she was wandering. Initially when I did see her in the aisle she was roaming around very happily. Two minutes later I see her like you know running in panic. I realized okay she's lost and mind you this is a huge store and she doesn't remember where she lost her guardian. I think it was her mom that was with her but I'm not so sure. I happened to go talk to her. Luckily I knew her native language and I spoke to her in her own mother tongue. Sat down with the girl got her a candy and I told her okay calm down you know I'll be able to find them. If not anything we can go to the departmental store, the owner and they'll make an announcement and we'll be able to find your parent. She described whom she was with and where she saw them and luckily they were in the same floor that day. They were also frantically walking around just looking for their child and about 10-15 minutes of searching later I found them and the child was so grateful. She came and hugged me and she introduced me to her guardian and said this is Akka which is in Kannada. It's a term for sister and it's a common thing to call even strangers Akka. It's a respectful term that can be used and she introduced me to her mom and she got a savoury packet, a chips packet out of her mom's shopping cart and she gave it to me and said thank you for helping me and then cutely walked away. It was something that really warmed my heart.

    Band 6-7

    I'm going to meet my friends in my own car. So when I started from my house, I'm going to meet my friend, Mohit Krishna. That time, a small child was crossing the road to reach the school. So suddenly, by running, he fell down. So I have seen him and I stopped my car. So I felt really bad why this kid suddenly fell down. So I stopped my car and I get down and I went to help him. So he fell down and he is literally injured on his legs. So that time, I took him for a hospital and I have took him for a clinic and we have done a small first aid to him and I called his parents or caretaker and I given him to take care. So after that, I really felt why this kid has suddenly fell down and I have went to the place where he has fell down. There is a little bit bump on the road. So while running to reach the school, he fell down. So that's the reason I called municipality people and I asked them to remove because the child when he crossing the road, at that time, he fell down. Really I felt very bad. So that's the reason on the spot, I have took him for the hospital and I have to do the general first aid treatment for him. So the next day, I went to his home and I have seen that kid, he is okay and while going to his home, I have taken some fruits as well as chocolates to him. So when I was entered into his home, he is simply sleeping with some pain and I felt really bad and I spoke with him. I brought one toy car for him to play and all. After one week, I went to see him again. When I went to see him, he is very active and he is enjoying. I felt really happy.

    Band 6-7

    I helped a child when I was working in Apollo hospitals in 2017 as I am a physiotherapist I helped an autism child who has a difficulty in speech and concentration and mingling with people in the society and with family members. I helped him in acquiring speech by teaching him oral motor exercises and as he's having muscle weakness in both upper limb and lower limb I taught him upper limb strengthening and lower limb strengthening exercises. Along with that child I helped attention deficit hyperactive disorder also that child is having hyper reflex here and more enthusiastic and lack of attention I helped these two children that attention deficit hyperactive disorder patient child I treated him in his home and the child suffering from autism I treated him in hospital and rehabilitated him to bring back to his normal life and taught him exercises to perform in home under the guidance of his parents for the full recovery in future

    Band 6-7

    Recently, when I was on my way to work, I saw a helpless child standing in a platform near the road. So I approached the child because the child was not having anyone beside her. So when I approached her, I came to know that she was lost. She wandered away from her parents. Hence, I took her to the nearby police station and we registered a complaint and the police contacted her parents and then the child was safely held back, given back to the parents.

    Band 6-7

    A time when I helped a child, it was recently when a few days back there was a festival of Diwali and during festivals the mall, I went to a mall with my friends and malls are always packed during those days because the people, because the stores and the showrooms have heavy discounts and deals going on for peoples as well as people usually enjoy to go out to mall for shopping and movies because they are free and have no work to do. So when I was in the mall with my friends, we were just on the ground floor when I heard a little girl crying and she was just wandering here and there and calling up for her mother and father like she was crying and shouting. So I told my friends that I think she is lost and we immediately went to her and asked her what has happened. So she told us that she has lost her way and she is not able to find her parents because of the crowd. So we asked her if she knew any phone number, if she remembered any of that but she didn't and however it was difficult to ask for her help from anyone. So we took her and we took her to few stores but we couldn't find her parents. So we eventually announced on the mic that this girl named so-and-so Adadya is in a blue cloth, blue frock to be precise, has been lost and is searching for her parents. If her parents are listening, we may come to this shopper's shop and we took her, we even fed her ice cream and we took her to the shopper's shop and we waited. So eventually her parents came and they were very worried.

    Band 6-7

    When I was a child, in my school, I had a friend and her name was Neeraj and she was not good at studying. Then I helped her in studying, like she is from a mid-class family and she did not afford much like school fees and all of materials like new books, new notebooks and materials and I helped him by providing my stuff like pencil, razor and I also helped her in studying. She was big at science, then I helped her during free classes and I taught her many chapters how to learn them and few days ago, she met me and she thanked to me for that help. Now, she is studying in a college, a very prestigious college and while seeing her growing in her career make me happy and I helped her because I want girls to make career and earn well.

    Band 6-7

    This was almost 6, 5 to 6 years ago, when I used to come back from my tuitions, when I was in the 10th grade, I used to see a small boy around 6 or 7 years of age, would be studying under the street light, it would almost be around 6, 7 pm, just as it would start getting dark, he would sit under the street light and he would be studying. I saw him for a week straight while coming back from my tuition and I would just wonder how hard it must be to have nothing but still try to work as hard as possible and achieve whatever he aims to. It made me question so much about my own integrity and how ungrateful I can be sometimes, even though I have everything that I need, I still feel like there is something that is lacking or there is something more that I could have. But one day something changed in me, while coming back, we had an eye contact, the boy and I and I just, I was drawn to him, I went, I sat with him for a while, spoke to him, he told me he was in the 2nd grade and had his exams coming up, he did not have a proper pen, he did not have any stationery for that matter, he was reading under the street light, he did not have warm clothes, so I decided to use all my pocket money to buy him some stationery, get him good clothes and help him out with his studies, so I helped him out for a week and he ended up doing well in his studies.

    Band 6-7

    Then, I talked to him, I helped a child last week sometime inside the park when I was working. Kid fell down all of a sudden and he started crying. Then, immediately I rushed to him and made him to get up and sit on the bench. Then, I was talking to him, what happened? Then, I was telling, I saw whether he got any injuries or anything, then all was okay. Then, I told him nothing happened, he can relax for some time and then he can go back and play. That's how I made him feel comfortable and go back and play regularly. Then, I sat with him for some time till he gets relaxed. After some time, he went for play and then I started walking around again. I continued with my walking. That's it.

    Band 6-7

    Basically, as a child specialist pediatrician, we do have emergency duties every month. So, recently during my night duty, I remember this child was brought in a very bad condition with breathlessness due to hypoxia, child had acute exasperation of asthma, so we need to help him with oxygen.

    Band 6-7

    I helped a child few years ago because he needs my help in his studies. So I tried to make him study the topics which are very important for his exam. And I provided him my help through my experiences in studies. Eventually it was helpful for him and he thanked me at last of his exam days. So I think I did a good job at that. Thank you for watching!
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