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Describe Your Childhood Friend: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where did you meet this person?
  • Is this person from your neighbourhood or your school?
  • How did you become friends?
  • What kind of relationship do you have after growing up?
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Cue 1:Where did you meet this person?

  • Begin by describing the location where you first met your childhood friend, such as a park, school, or neighborhood.
  • Mention any specific details about the setting that made the meeting memorable.

Example

I met my childhood friend, Rahul, at the local park when we were both around six years old. It was a sunny afternoon, and I remember playing on the swings when he came over to join me. The park was filled with laughter and the sounds of children playing, which made it a perfect backdrop for our first encounter.

Cue 2:Is this person from your neighbourhood or your school?

  • Clearly state whether your friend is from your neighborhood or school, and explain how that influenced your friendship.
  • Share any relevant details about your shared environment that brought you closer.

Example

Rahul lived just a few streets away from my house, so we often played together after school. We both attended the same primary school, which allowed us to spend even more time together during breaks and after classes.

Cue 3:How did you become friends?

  • Describe the initial interactions that led to your friendship, such as shared interests or activities.
  • Highlight any memorable moments that solidified your bond.

Example

We became friends quickly because we both loved playing cricket. One day, we decided to form a small team with other kids in the neighborhood. I remember the excitement of our first match together, which really brought us closer as friends.

Cue 4:What kind of relationship do you have after growing up?

  • Discuss how your friendship has evolved over the years as you both grew up.
  • Mention any significant experiences or changes in your relationship.

Example

As we grew older, our friendship matured. We supported each other through school challenges and personal issues. Even now, despite our busy lives and different career paths, we make it a point to meet at least once a month. Our bond remains strong, and I consider him like a brother.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my childhood friend Rahul has been an integral part of my life. From our playful beginnings in the park to our enduring friendship today, he has shaped many of my cherished memories. I am grateful for the bond we share, and I look forward to many more years of friendship.

    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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging and informative. Specific details help the examiner understand your experience better.

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    Include specific memories or anecdotes about your childhood friend to make your response more vivid and relatable.

    2: Don't Ignore the Cues

    Neglecting the provided cues can lead to an incomplete answer. Each cue is designed to help structure your response effectively.

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    Make sure to address each cue in your answer to provide a comprehensive view of your friendship.

    Avoid Overly Complex Language

    Using complicated vocabulary or sentence structures can confuse the listener. Clarity is more important than complexity.

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    Use simple and clear language to express your thoughts, ensuring that your ideas are easily understood.

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    Band 6-7

    Well, I think friends play a vital role in everybody's life. Here I am going to talk about my childhood friend. Her name is Mahi. She is a down-to-earth person and she is also a mischievous person by her nature. I met her for the first time in sixth standard at my school. Actually, in my village, it is only one to five standard school and I had to change my school. In sixth standard, I went to Bodni school which had students from nearby villages. She lives in a hamlet, Bodda, which has lush greenery and that village is also developed. Furthermore, we used to talk about our labours. We used to discuss as well as we both were brilliant students of our class and teachers always prefer to make us in a group that we can work hard and we can also be out of the blue for results. I feel very good with her. She is my best friend now. Whenever I stuck in problem, I just prefer to talk with her and I can calm myself without much and more effort. She always gives me solution for my problems. Apart from all this, she is a down-to-earth and kind person. So, Mahi is my childhood friend since sixth standard.

    Band 6-7

    The friend I am talking about is named Saisri. I met them at my school when I first joined. Initially we were not friends at all, but over time, through various assignments and tasks and also sharing a bench, we have become quite close and also spent a lot of our times during the later years of my school together playing or doing various activities. Over time, we lost connection after we finished schooling and I thought the connection has waved over. But this connection has weakened over time when I wished her for her birthday as I remembered it vividly. Since that time we started talking again, revisiting our memories as well as trying to understand who we are as people right now. When we started bonding over our current experiences along with our visual or memory understanding of each other from our childhood, it has been such a new but different experience of our friendship that we bonded over a few years ago.

    Band 6-7

    I have so many friends in my daily life but now I would like to talk about my childhood friend and that name is Rohit. I remember when I was studying in third standard that time my father transferred in Uttar Pradesh again because he is an army officer and after that my whole family moved in there and that I am enrolling in army school then I completed my third standard in very outstanding after that I moved in post standard that time Rohit enrolled in the school and I met first time in Rohit he is very introverted person but gradually we talked with each others and after that we become good friends and we enjoyed the main type of meals, soft drinks together and sometime we went to their house to watch the movie with enjoyed snacks and he is a very kind hearted person and he always guided to me to right path those are regarding my future and he always asking me about my career and always give me real knowledge and they always pursue academic endeavors to me because he always good advice to give me and he is very good person in my life and we together enjoyed many type of meals all in all I am very seventh heaven to become Rohit is my best friend he is very lucky and me also to become each other

    Band 6-7

    From the very beginning of the school, one student is my bench mate and his name is Kamal Jyot. So we get very close as we used to sit together and perform all the activities in the school. But after some time, his father got transferred so he had to move along with his family. We both decided to stay in touch and make regular trips to each other's hometowns. After 2-3 years, I decided to visit his place. So I took a train from 6 am from Chandigarh railway station to Delhi as he was transferred to Delhi. So I was very excited as I was going to meet my childhood friend. I was remembering the memories which we used to share on the last bench of our class. How we used to do our homework, play the games and enjoy every moment. I was very excited to meet him so after reaching at Delhi, he was there to pick me up and his parents welcomed me in a very good manner. And we were also remembering those good olden days. He is still my friend and I would love to spend more time with him.

    Band 6-7

    Let me explain you about my friendship in my school days. I met my friend in my primary school, her name is Nivedita and initially we were not talking to each other and in the school days there is a discipline like to sit in a height order so in a height order we both were in almost same height so we sat together then we started sharing the school items the homeworks then later to the personal family related topics then we gradually developed a close bond and become a best friend and it's been now more than 15 years we are still best friend we still share our family matters important things if she purchase something first thing she gonna show it to me and if I do something first thing is I'm going to tell to her it's feel so good to share such a bond between our friends after such a long years and moreover having such a friendship I feel I'm blessed and fortunate that I have made a good friends throughout of my college school and also in a career.

    Band 6-7

    So, childhood friends, so I would like to talk about the same friend who was my first childhood friend. She was, the main thing that I liked about her was she was very intelligent even though she was a small child, she was good in lot of things whether it was singing or handcrafts or schoolwork, she always did her homework also. The mother was a teacher, so she was well behaved as well and whenever I, for example when I was sick or couldn't come to school, she would always help me, later on when I went back to school she would always share her notes with me and we would get together after school to play, so we always had a nice time and there were a group of other children as well but she was, both of us were very close to each other, so those were the very early memories that I have of this particular friend. So when it comes to ranks at school, like in the class she was, I remember she was always number one and I was always number two when it comes to her, so these are all the qualities that I liked about my very first childhood friend.

    Band 6-7

    I have lots of friends, but today I would like to share one of my best friends. She is my childhood friend. Her name is Ishita. I met her when I was going to take admission in my primary school. First time I saw her and I didn't know about that we can become a good friend. She was helping an old person who was not able to walk.

    Band 6-7

    My childhood friend was Haripriya, when I went to join for a hostel in my 10th grade, I met her first. She was calm and a quiet girl. She didn't speak to me first. I have started chit-chat with her. Later on, she smiled and started talking to me. Then I said, let's be friends. She said, okay. After that, I asked her hobbies. One after another, one after another, I have started conversing with her. At the end, she said about her family and how she came there and why did she come and what she wants to become. Everything she has shared with me after one hour. Later on, we slowly went to the ground to play. As soon as we became friends, later on we discussed everything like about previous friends

    Band 6-7

    Childhood friends. I have a lot of childhood friends. All are in my neighborhood. So everyone mingled very friendly. So we are going to our school. We are going to school every day. So we communicate every day and we are playing every day after my schooling. So we will connect every time. So after growing up also we are connecting very well. Furthermore, we have a lot of connections like our family members also. So we continue this friendship after our growing also. So it's the most important factor in my life because it will give my communication very easy.

    Band 6-7

    So basically, I would like to tell you about my childhood friend. My childhood friend is from my school. We completed almost 20-23 years together. First, we met in a school. No, she is not a neighborhood. Her full name is Sanjana Varma. She is my very good friend from school and very good childhood friend. We are still together. We didn't meet regularly because of life, work, college, etc. She is busy in her MBA and job. I am busy in my MBA and job. But yes, we often talk. We talk so much regularly in events, occasionally, birthdays. And we are in a very good bond. And we have actually a family relation. Our family gatherings and family functions, we call each other. Our family, like her mom, my mom, is a good friend. Most families are very compatible with each other. And we shared a lot of things together. Like, I have basically faced many difficulties in my life because of some personal reasons, house issues. And she is the one who knows about it in detail. Like, she is the one who supported me. She is the one who was there for me on that time. And that was an amazing opportunity I have to have that beautiful family.
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