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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 toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.

Band 6-7

in my childhood days I like the dolls very much they are cute and also we play with them as we want if I want to dress up a doll I can do it there are many options for me to dress up a doll and also I like toys like Doraemon and other soft toys which are very soft these toys do not harm children

Band 6-7

My favorite toy was a puppy house. I saw that house, that puppy house in my relatives house. From that day I start keep asking my mom to please mom please get that toy for me. I like that very much and it is very cute. So she said she bought for me. My mom only bought for me. So it is very special for me and I love that very much. It makes me to keep saving the money. So whenever I get a coin, so then suddenly I get that coin and keep the coin at the button and then the dog push it back. So it saves the money and I'm very possessive on that toy. Whenever I my family, my friends or any family kids come to my house first. I take the toy and keep that somewhere else which they cannot find out that. Then I keep the safe first place. So that much that that that is the only toy for me. For long years I kept that like one or two years I kept that. After that I broke at that but still I have that but it's not working and yeah it is very special for me. Now I have a daughter who is three years old. Now also I purchased a new puppy house for her. So she also like that. She also start saving money and I like that very much. It is very helpful.

Band 6-7

Actually, I had a toy which was a bald baby that was given by my cousin and I used to feed that baby. It used to be like my baby. In childhood, we all have an imagination of having an imagination baby like that I had that baby. I used to feed it with whatever I am eating. I used to feed all with that and then that baby was really amazing. I used to hide my chocolates inside the dress of the baby and then after sometimes, I don't know where I missed that toy. I think so we missed it while we were shifting our house and then I forgot about that toy but that toy have a memorable memories on my heart and then I had a toy which was given by a friend. She worked hard to buy me that toy. That is not a toy. It's a toy. It's a teddy bear. It's a teddy bear. A small teddy bear. That teddy bear is blue color. I usually don't used to play with that actually. After some age, I stopped playing with toys but that teddy bear I used to hug and sleep and really I safeguarded that toy.

Band 6-7

Since childhood I was a big time toy holder. I used to love when people gifted me toys and I just collected them and I had a huge collection of toys in my childhood. But considering the fact that a doll was gifted to me by my mother was literally my favourite because I used to carry it everywhere no matter wherever I go in the market, while I was sleeping, on the daily basis where I used to go to play, everywhere I used to take her. It was really something which I was emotionally connected to. Basically it was a doll and it was really very dear to me as I was very connected to her and it was a vital part of my childhood. I remember I used to feed her, I used to take her everywhere and I used to brag about her that look at my doll. I had also a name for her, it was Dolly and she was just a cute little doll who had a little pink coloured frog, shoes and golden coloured hair. I used to comb her hair. I really have many memories with her which whenever I remember about her I get flashbacks from the memory. Moreover it's the memories that make the toys special I believe. That is why I like my Dolly and I was really sad when I lost her actually. It was in my late 7, I mean I was 7 years old.

Band 6-7

So, the toy I'm referring to is a miniature model, a purple miniature model of the Toyota Innova. It was a plastic toy with functioning wheels but no spring mechanism so I had to move it around by my own hands to play around with it. I remember my mom buying it for me on a random Sunday afternoon when we were going around the city on a scooter. The story of how we went into the store to buy it was us moving through on the road and me randomly remembering that I hadn't gotten a gift in a while or she hadn't bought me a toy in a while so I started to stop somewhere to get me something and this is the toy that I picked out. I remember playing with it a lot in my childhood especially there's a spot in my bungalow near the stairwell where I would move it around, pass it over obstacles. Imagine me and my imaginary friends sitting in all the seats and me in the driver's seat driving all over the place blasting music inside and yeah I had a lot of fun playing with it for sure. It brings back some very interesting memories. I do think it had a very small part to play in me choosing designing as a profession. I do wish to be able to design some toys at some point. I would absolutely love to contribute to a child's childhood by creating an interesting toy for him.

Band 6-7

For me, at my childhood, I had a soft toy of a panda. Actually, it was given for me by my sister and it was so lovely one. Usually, I love soft toys and especially, I love panda. So, getting a soft toy of a panda, it was so lovely for me. I used to sleep with it. I never felt to keep it down. For me, it was my favorite. Usually, I won't give it to any other person. I always hold that toy along with me wherever I used to go. Whenever I go out of my home, I keep safe this panda inside my room. Panda is more favorite animal for me. So, getting a soft toy of panda is something amazing for me.

Band 6

Your toy has become a part and parcel in our life. Today I would like to say why toy is a very important part in our life. If we talk about my favorite toy, it was a remote control car. This toy was given by my uncle. He bought this toy from USA. It was a remote control car. So I was like this car most because I had this car on that time. Even my friends they were like this car. Even I had feel proud like as I was a king. So with the help of this toy, I made so many friend on that time. So many feature in this car. Even I also gave him name. I also gave the name is like as a Tarzan. So it was in a red color car. So I like this toy very much. Even that's why I was like this car. So many features. It also played so many music, songs. Even when it was hit with any balls, it had already changed to all the directions. So as well as this toy car was very excellent car in my childhood time. Because my friend they hadn't like that type car, which car I had on that time. So all in all I am saying that this car is very best car in my life.

Band 6

So it was my birthday it was my I think sixth birthday on which I got a car it was a blue color car and I don't remember the exact model but it was a Lamborghini and I loved it so much that my mother used to tell me that you have played like for the entire three years with that car and that car was so much like I loved it very much that I used to sleep with that car and I remember that most of the time my my toys were like are all up more are all kept very apart from each other but that car was something which I kept to my place every time and my father is also very much like was knowing that I loved car so he gave me a car and I still like that car but I don't have it

Band 6

So the toy which I liked in my childhood is the remote card which is played by most of the kids at that time. When I was a child I used to have a dream of getting one card because my father used to not buy me any toys at that age because he used to tell me to study or to play physical games. So I was not intended, I didn't have any intention of buying that but when I saw my friends playing with the remote card I felt like I should also get it one day. So I have asked my parents a lot of times which they have rejected it. So at one morning when it was my birthday so my father presented it to me as a gift. I felt very happy when he gave me the toy which I have always wanted. I almost played with it everyday since I got it. My father gave it to me as my birthday gift so I have kept it very carefully without giving to my brother also. It is a simple toy but it actually makes me happy in my childhood. I gave my 100% while playing that I didn't have any crash because if it is crashed I guess that I will not get any other gift from my father or any other toy he would be buying for me. So I played it very carefully. It is the best toy I can get when I was a childhood and it's actually a Ferrari remote
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