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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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All Answers

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Band 6-7

The toys or the play materials are an essential part of our childhood. Here I would like to speak regarding that play material which I loved much in my childhood. That was a talking tom. In our nation, during my childhood, the talking toms are not available. It was a gift from abroad by my father. My father is working in abroad so he brought me that toy from there as my birthday gift. So till I think that talking tom is having some specialties like it will talk back whatever things we are explaining. For example, if we are saying hello, it will repeat that hello back to us. That was so funny and we will get some enjoyment while we are hearing that same thing from the toms voice. It is so crazy to play with that particular play material. I liked that toy very much and one of the main thing it was a special gift from my father. I think more than 12 years or nearly 15 years I played with that toy and after that also even that battery and some technical issue has happened to that particular toy. Even I was using that toy and I make it as a showcase material in my house because it was that much precious for me. That was one of my loved toy among all my toy collection. Even I am having more than 50 toys in my house. So, I think that this talking tom is one of my favorite.

Band 6-7

The toy which I was using in my childhood was a little duck. The appearance of it was very short and the skin was white and it was wearing a sky blue top thing with a little cap. It is in yellow in color and it was given by my uncle. I used to play with it daily even if I get up early in the morning or night. Always I was holding it and I used to play with it. I don't want to give it to others or I would have cried if I don't see it. Thank you.

Band 6-7

Toys are very important and crucial part in every child's life. I got my first toy from my father which was made from the wooden and brought from the Kerala. It is very significant and very playful. I often play with it and feel very joyful and I keep that toy as it is from today and now from still now. The wooden toys are one of the specialties from Kerala and I am very happy that I had that because of my father. It was very exciting to explore such toys in my childhood. I feel very grateful towards my father to give me such toys which are eco-friendly. Wooden toys are disappearing way by day because of the artificial toys or plastic and modern toys which also impacts on the new generations. The wooden toys are best for the eco-friendliness and also for the health of the child.

Band 6-7

well my favorite toy is a remote-controlled car it was actually a gift from my uncle who used to live in Germany so he bought it when he came home and it was one of my favorite one I would say it was so good it was red in color it used to have all those batteries in it so it was the one that I loved my grandfather used to teach me how to actually control the car and how to play with it so it was the one that I fondly remember I always used to be with that car we used to have a race in between like whose car is gonna be the one that is gonna be the first and who is gonna win so we used to have few races and all that and we used to have some prizes also the one who's gonna come first is gonna have this prize they are gonna win this prize that used to be an

Band 6-7

One fine day, my father said to search a toy, not a toy, a gift for someone else. In that time, I went for a shopping mall. I was searching a gift for who he has mentioned. In that time, I saw the speaking cactus. That cactus toy will reply what you have said to them by in the baby voice, which is attracted me more. In my childhood days, I loved that toy very well. I asked my mom to purchase that and my mom purchased that for me and gave to me. After that, I will play along with it about 2 to 3 hours per day. For about 3 months, it came like a fresh toy. After that, it got malfunctioned. In that time also, I tried to repair it because I loved that toy in that much. So afterwards, I removed the screw which is attached in the bottom of the toy. Then I applied some my scientific knowledge to it, but also it cannot be able to repair. In few days, I lost my hope. Afterwards, I made that toy to be a standalone and fixed in my rack, which remembered me every time how I played with it in my childhood days. By that, I feel some emotional way to it.

Band 6-7

In my childhood I own a train toy. It was gifted by my father. I was very fond of trains when I was in my childhood. We live in Vizag in my childhood as my father occupation was restricted to be there. So we used to travel to my grandfather's or grandmother's house on a train in every vacation. So I was very interested in train, how it works, how the engine pulls off 20-30 bogies, the seating arrangement and especially the sounds of the train, the track sounds. So by seeing likeliness of train, my father gifted me a train toy on my birthday. I used to play it with usually my friends on every weekends. Like Sunday we used to get leisure time when I was in school. My friends will be visiting to my house because they also like the toy very much. It contains a small circular track. It's black in color. It contains 4 bogies with an engine connected to it. It's a remote controlled train. We have to start the train by pressing a start button in the remote. And if we upshift the throttle, it will start and move forward. And if we backshift the throttle, it moves in a reverse direction. I was very interested and the toy was very special to me. It's indelible in my memory.

Band 6-7

Toys are the gesture of love. Here I would like to paint a picture about the toy that I have got on my first birthday from my parents. It was an electric motorbike which was given by my parents on my first birthday. I like it a lot. The bike was of red colour which is my favourite colour. It holds many memories as it was gifted by my parents and the gifts are just a gesture of love. So I love that bike a lot and still now I have that bike with me and whenever I look at that bike I like memorise all the childhood memories which I have made with that bike. There were many cousins of mine which usually come to my home and whenever they see that bike of mine they just love its colour and the infrastructure of that bike and everyone loves to ride that. But I was so curious about my things so I usually don't even let anyone to touch my belongings. I just keep them close to my heart and till now there is not even a single scratch on that bike. I just love that bike and I hear a lot about that bike.

Band 6-7

The toy that I liked when I was in my childhood is a brown teddy bear. It has a cute blue color ribbon on its center. It was actually given to me by my dad for my birthday. The teddy bear actually reminds me of the teddy that Mr. Bean used to have because it's the same color. The only difference is the bow. I used to play with it a lot. I used to play teacher games with it where the teddy would be the student. And I would also often sleep with it because I just take it everywhere I go. And also I still have it. I got it in my childhood but I still have it. It reminds me of many parts of my childhood because I would carry it everywhere and it still remains the same. It didn't get dirty. It didn't rip off. It just stays the same. And it always reminds me a part of my childhood. Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Band 6-7

yeah my favorite toy is a dora doll and because I purchased it from the store with when I used to go to with my aunt and that was mainly purchased by my grandmother and aunt I used to play with that doll I used to feed her and I used to make that dress up and everything I felt that that doll is like a mean sister to me and I've never treated a doll like a doll it is and I used to keep up when I'm with with me at the bed and I used to get more more happy when I hold it on to myself and in the middle of the time and when I grew up I I lost that doll and I don't know where did I I lost it but because it's something special that my aunt who is not alive now she gave me and I felt that I lost that doll and I felt very bad after few years and I found that I didn't lost it I've just kept somewhere in my old house and when I get back to the old house for cleaning some reasons for cleaning some things I get to find that and I found it eventually and taking that doll and I felt very happy when I saw back like I saw the doll after the few years and when I when I thought that I would lost it so that is the main time that that makes me feel blessed that and I felt okay sometimes the good things takes time and it felt like the most happiest moment in the world that I got I love the toy

Band 6-7

My favorite toy was always Hot Wheel Racing Cars, so it's basically a car, like a well-designed car with a lot of different type of car collections we have. So what we do is that, my uncle gave it to me, so he gave it to me during my summer vacation when I was in 2nd. So it's basically a collection of cars where you will see it has a different structure, every car has a different structure, different color. So that's something I was very fascinated of and yes, I used to play very often, like I would play every weekend. It comes with a remote control as well as without a remote control, it's your wish. I had both the collections with me, so both were very interesting. What I used to do is that, I used to play it with my sister, like she will select a car, I will select a car, so we have this start to stop destination. So we play it usually often, every weekend we used to play. My uncle, he used to buy me these cars frequently, maybe every summer vacation or during every vacation when he comes to visit us, he buys me this car. I used to tell him that I need this type of car or I will send him the picture somehow. So yes, that is one of the toys which I was really fascinated of and I was really happy to be playing it with, like every weekend, Saturday and Sunday I used to play with it. So I like it so much.
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