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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 7

My most famous toy in my childhood, as I recollect, was an elephant. It was gifted to me by my father. I played with it daily and I did carry it around with me wherever I go and whatever I was doing. I remember vaguely that I used to eat my lunch with my elephant beside me. It was this huge toy and it was very fluffy and soft. Although over the years it had become very thin and its fabric started to rip apart. Besides that, it was my favourite companion to have around. I would actually rather not share it with anyone else because he was my best friend. I also did name this elephant toy. I named it Buddy. As the meaning, it was really my buddy. It made my day bright and it made my days very much memorable. I used to play with it. I used to watch TV with it. The first thing that I remember whenever I think of my childhood was definitely this elephant. Over the years, as I said, the fabric was ripping apart. I had to say goodbye to this toy and it was very much disheartening to lose it. Although it was replaced with another toy which was a giraffe which was gifted to me by my mother this time. What I understood was that the elephant was pretty much irreplaceable because I did not have the same joy as I did with the elephant.

Band 6-7

So, my favorite toy from my childhood, I would have to say it was a Hot Wheels car. It was a Ford Mustang, red in color. It was given to me by my uncle when I was in Germany. He gave it to me as a welcome gift when me and my parents shifted to Germany. It was manufactured by Mattel and that toy stayed with me for almost 15 years. I used to play with it every day when I was a young kid. Then slowly, slowly I did fall apart with it, but I remember seeing these photos in my childhood photos where I was playing with it. I have memories of sharing it with my younger brother as well. Then once I grew out of it, I kind of lost the toy when we shifted from one apartment to another. I do remember it because it was one of the earliest toys which I had and one which lasted for a very long time as well.

Band 6-7

So, the toy that I liked in my childhood would be my Lego set or I generally call it a building block set. My father gifted it to me when I was 5 years old, I guess. So I used to play with it every day, like literally glued to it. But right now, since I grew up, I don't play with it much. But now I've shifted to the adult version of the Lego set, which is like an adult Lego set. So people above 18 years of age, which is quite complicated and it's fun, keeps you busy. the kind of toy that I love, I still love playing with it.

Band 6-7

Well, I would like to talk about a brown teddy bear named Daddy. He was a toy of brown color. He has black round eyes. He has a little heart stitched on its chest, a red ribbon tied around its neck and it was a medium sized with a cozy comfy vibes and it is a incredibly soft which makes him to hug. I remember my grandmother gave it to me on my 7th birthday when I was turning 7. It was in the shiny big wrap bag and I totally loved the gift. And I instantly hugged it the moment I opened it. I used to carry it everywhere to bed to two trips even at sleeping.

Band 6-7

The toy I would describe today is a lovely cute teddy bear my father gifted to me though I had plenty of other hard toys this was one of the this was one of the first plush toys that I had received and it always had a special place in my heart I named it Teddy and it was a constant companion in my daily activities as well I often played with it I went cycling with it I watched television with it it was my go-to partner my friend my mentor that's it we used to spend our mornings our meals are we the only time we would be away from each other is when I was taking a bath apart from that every time every day we would always be together

Band 6-7

Yes there is one Barbie doll which I got gifted by my brother on a festival called Raksha Bandhan where a sister ties a tight knot of thread on their brother's wrist. This festival indicates how special the bond of sister and brother is. So basically on that day I was excited because usually we get a lot of money as a return gift from our brother. So I was just over the moon because that was also my favorite festival. When I went to my brother he gave me a doll with a hundred rupees. I was just over the moon and not only that but it was feel like cherry on the cake after seeing the Barbie doll because it was the same Barbie doll I was willing to have it from a 10 or 20 days because I was really small at that time. So I don't have enough savings for my own and I want to have the doll by my own savings so it's feel like a cost around an arm and leg for me. But when I see it as a gift I was just can't explain my feelings I was just laughing and I was just start dancing in front of my family that I got whatever I wish to have it. And that was the most favorite doll in my childhood even I still have the same doll. I usually try my best to save it and to secure it from anyone and from the children of my home so that it will they will not break the doll and it will remain the same as it used

Band 6-7

Games play a significant role in a child's life. They add color and beauty to their childhood. Moreover, it helps the children to mould their emotional intelligence and sportsman spirit. As far as I am concerned, toys are not my cup of tea. But whenever I remember about my childhood, there comes the picture of a baby doll. It was gifted to me by my father. He was a person who loves to gift his children. The doll was pink in color, with long hair, and there was a button at the stomach. When you press that button, it will make some amazing sounds, which actually reciprocate what you say to that toy. And I used to play with that doll almost every day. And I remember definitely this particular toy had made me love playing and gaming, but that was during my childhood time. Whenever I used to play something, I will take this doll and I will play with that doll. It actually added my imagination, power and visualization to a very great extent. Nowadays, children are fond of toys and their parents will buy them a large amount of toys. It has...

Band 6-7

So when I was a child, I had many toys with me, but one of the toys that was really close to my heart was a Spider-Man's action figure, and I have like 2-3 kind of action figures of Spider-Man, one would stick to the wall, one would hang from a wall through this web, so I was really happy when I got this, and as my parents really know that I am a huge Spider-Man fan, as during those days when I was 5 years old, we saw a movie in a theatre called Spider-Man, so when I saw that movie, I was really impressed, I was really happy, I just wanted to be like him in my childhood, so one day we went to a mall and I saw that toy out there, but I asked my parents to get me, but they didn't get me that time, but on my birthday, they got that toy for me, and I was really, really happy, they got the toy for me, and as being a fan of Spider-Man, for me it was a really huge gift, it was close to my heart, and till now, I have this toy with me, I have not thrown it, as a memory of my childhood, and I used to play every time, every day I used to play with it, you know how kids used to make story that Spider-Man is going to save the city, he is going to swing all over the city, and he will help people, something like that, of course, my friends also used to come at my house, and we all used to make some story, someone would one of the villains of Spider-Man, someone would play a Spider-Man, we will create an action sequence in our head, we will play with it all day, during vacations, we would just, for us it was a new thing, so we would always play with that toy, and it would give us a lot of fun,

Band 6-7

During my childhood, my favorite toy was Legos. My mother brought it for me and my brother when we were about 6-8 years old. She bought it from my aunt's thrift store. We used to play together, including my friends and cousins. We would have sleepovers and play the whole night instead of sleeping. This led me to my interest in architecture and building and construction, which is what I'm studying right now. I'm a graduate in architectural degree, practicing architecture in Kohima, Nagaland. I still like to play with Legos and my dream toy is still Legos. I have also seen that this type of toy has been developing, the quality has been increasing and unlike before, there's so much more variety, colors, blocks, shapes, etc. We can also now make cars, vehicles, planes, and other type of objects, excluding buildings.

Band 6-7

So I was obsessed with Barbie dolls in my childhood and I had a doll which was gifted by my father. Actually it was not gifted but it was more likely I very much got obsessed and I asked him if he could buy me that doll and then he bought it for me and it was a pink doll. It had pink hair and I really liked to dress her up and all and for a very long time I had that doll. I used to dress her up, make her wear shoes, different kinds of shoes. I was like so crazy obsessed that I used to cut off my mother's sarees to make her new cloths and for which I have got bitten so many times and then I used to make her bath. I would really like to have that one big doll house which I never got in my childhood. That was one of my biggest dream to have it. It was like so huge. It had all the rooms in the house and it was so so beautiful.
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