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Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood.: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What was the toy?
  • Who gave it to you?
  • How often did you play with it?
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Cue 1:What was the toy?

  • Start by describing the toy in detail, including its appearance and features.
  • Explain why this toy was special to you and how it made you feel.

Example

The toy I cherished the most during my childhood was a bright red remote-controlled car. It was small, sleek, and had shiny wheels that sparkled in the sunlight. I loved how I could control it with a simple remote, making it zoom around the garden and perform little stunts.

Cue 2:Who gave it to you?

  • Mention the person who gifted you the toy and your relationship with them.
  • Share any memorable moments associated with receiving the toy.

Example

My uncle gave me this toy on my seventh birthday. He always knew how to pick the perfect gifts for me, and I remember the excitement on my face when I unwrapped it. He smiled and said, 'This will take you on many adventures!'

Cue 3:How often did you play with it?

  • Discuss the frequency of play and any specific times or occasions you enjoyed playing with it.
  • Reflect on how playing with this toy impacted your childhood.

Example

I played with my remote-controlled car almost every day after school. It became a routine for me to race it around the garden with my friends. Those moments were filled with laughter and joy, and it truly made my childhood memorable.

Conclusion

  • Summarize your feelings about the toy and its significance in your childhood.
  • Mention how it has influenced your interests or hobbies as you grew up.

Example

In conclusion, my remote-controlled car was not just a toy; it was a source of happiness and creativity during my childhood. It sparked my interest in technology and engineering, which I still pursue today.

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: Being Vague About the Toy

Candidates often provide unclear descriptions of the toy, which can make their answer less engaging. Specific details help the examiner understand your experience better.

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Tip

Describe the toy in detail, including its color, size, and what made it special to you.

2: Neglecting Personal Connection

Failing to explain who gave you the toy and why it was meaningful can lead to a lack of personal touch in your response. Personal stories resonate more.

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Tip

Share a brief story about the person who gave you the toy and what it meant to your relationship.

Not Mentioning Frequency of Play

Overlooking how often you played with the toy can make your answer feel incomplete. This detail adds depth to your childhood experience.

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Tip

Include specific times or occasions when you played with the toy to illustrate its importance in your daily life.

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Band 6-7

Since my childhood, I was not very fortunate to have a lot of toys around me but there was a toy that my father gave me. It was a small dog who used to bark when I used to click on the button that is behind him and the sound resonates completely and I loved it the way it showed affection towards me even if it was an object, to me it was much more than that and I often played with that dog and during the rainy days when my parents insisted me to stay indoors, the dog was my only companion to help me go through the hectic rainy evenings and afternoons where I would be still inside my home. I felt a lot more loved and a lot more engaged when I was around him I would say and yeah.

Band 6-7

My most favorite toy would be a doll. I remember I had this doll when I was a little kid. It was almost the same size as me and it was gifted to me by my mom. After a lot of tantrum throwing and a lot of crying, she finally made that doll. I also remember how the doll had to be draped in a neon green colored cap with a neon green colored shirt. We were inseparable. I used to sleep with it, eat with it. Even when I traveled somewhere, I used to nag my mom to take the doll with me. It used to constantly be at my hip, attached to my hip. I remember as I grew older, I of course outgrew the doll as well and I think my mom gave it to one of my younger cousins. I was pretty furious. Although I stopped playing with the doll a long while back, I still could not be okay with my doll being given to someone else. I was really attached to it. That was my favorite toy.

Band 6-7

I recall in childhood I used to like playing racing games specially car games as well as motorcycle games and when I was a child I was always curious to learn more about cars as well as different types of bikes so one day I requested my father to give me a racing car on my birthday and during my birthday I opened that and I was mesmerized by seeing that gift that racing car was actually a wired car and there was a control which is supported by a lithium ion battery so based on the controls on the controller the car used to operate and I remember I used to play with that particular racing car almost more than an hour daily and my mom used to frequently scold me for for playing too much with that racing car and basically while playing with that racing cars I developed like great friends great memories and a lot of my childhood friends used to bring their racing cars in the playground along with me and we used to just race those cars and we used to see who will finish the first finish line so overall that memory of playing with the racing car is a goldmine for me because in my adulthood also I crave for riding an actual car or maybe a racing car just due to because my childhood memories so that was really a great gift for me as a

Band 6-7

Ok, so the toy that I would like to talk about during my childhood are the Hot Wheels cars. So I had a complete collection of these Hot Wheels cars, most of which were given to me by my mother. I had a huge craze of collecting these Hot Wheels and these are steel bodied cars from which I used to play and I kept them in the showcase. I feel like... Ok, the toy that I would like to speak about are the Hot Wheels cars. So, during my childhood I had this huge collection of different types of Hot Wheels cars, most of them given to me by my mother. Now, there was a series called as Cars, it was a movie and it became very popular during that time and hence after watching that movie I had this fascination of collecting cars and playing with them and making an imaginary movie of myself. And hence I collected these different cars which were steel bodied and very durable cars and I made scenarios like movie scenes from them and I used to play with them very often. I still have those collections with me as a memory of my sweet childhood.

Band 6-7

Good morning everyone I am Nazia Fatima. The toy I really used to like when I was kid was elephant. My elephant was my favorite toy. In the days of childhood my mother gave me the elephant. My mother was the one who bought me the elephant. When we went to the mall there were a shop, toy shop, kid's store. I saw elephant and I was literally crying and my mother has bought it for me and I often used to play a lot much with that elephant toy. However elephant was not that big. It was small but we even now till now I have the pictures of mine with elephant toy and moreover in addition with the elephant was in red in color not in a gray or a blue color. It was red in color. It was elephant with angry horns on it was having the teeth teeth out of his mouth and thank you

Band 6-7

toys is the I love playing with toys when I was in a childhood which gives me a lot of happiness and joy I have received many toys in childhood but one of the best toy which was presented to me was by my dad it was a dog fur toy which will look like a real dog and I felt very happy playing with it every time when I carry that toy in my hand I feel that I am flying in heaven and it is very special to me since it was presented to me on my fifth birthday that toy is very special and still now I have the same toy with me and whenever I see that toy I cherish my childhood memories and I also share this happy memories with my kids and even my kids play with that toy now

Band 6-7

This topic is really an interesting one because I got a chance to talk about my toy which I liked most when I was a child. Probably one of the toys was a kitchen set which was gifted by my aunt on my third birthday. It was a very good and happy day for me because it was a gathering of all the people around and we have invited our neighbours for the third birthday. In that age I was able to understand the things and I still remember who all came for my birthday party. It was a very happy part for me in my life and the most important gift was the kitchen set. Basically in my home the people used to cook and we used to celebrate our pressure with food. We belong to a Muslim family and in all the celebrations we used to prepare food. So in that scenario I have a lot of interest in the kitchen set because I can sit there on my own. Instead of going and begging with my mom for getting the roof or making chapatis or puris. These are all the things which I like the most so I used to get that habit of cooking by my own with my kitchen set. As I told you earlier it was a birthday gift from me to my aunt.

Band 6-7

এক দোন হাডে ভিনোটের বলো বলো বলো বলো দাডা preparation time 60 seconds এ এ only talk about a toy you liked in your childhood ছট্পন বলো এক দোন হাডে ভিনোটের বলো বলো preparation time 60 seconds তার পরে বলো তারবে তার ভিনোটের I had many toys in my childhood but the most favorite toy I liked was a truck it was yellow in color that truck had 8 wheels which were humongous that could carry heavy weights like 1 kg or 2 kg I liked it because I could carry most of my toys in it when my parents told me to put away my toys I could easily put my toys inside that truck and I could drive that truck away

Band 6-7

My first toy was a football. I love this toy. I have been an admirer of this game or this sport that is football. So I've been playing this game since my childhood. So I was introduced to this game and this toy because of my interest in the game. So I enjoyed this game until my graduation and some of my friends have got the opportunity to play it at the district level and they have been selected into the army based on this post-quota. However, due to my ankle injury, I was not able to enjoy this game further because of the doctor's recommendation. So I'm still in contact. I still enjoy this game over phone or you can say I keep myself updated of this game through news and watching the games of different teams. My favourite teams were Chelsea and Arsenal. So this toy made me enjoy this game and helped me to develop several kind of skills like team management, leadership. So it's been quite interesting and this game has lot of...

Band 6-7

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