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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

I would like to talk about a toy. When I was child my favorite toy was a remote control car. My father gave it to me on my seventh birthday. It was small but very smart. The car was red in color with black wheels and it looked very stylish. I was so happy when I first saw it because I had always wanted a toy like that. I play with this car almost every day. I use the remote to move it forward backward and even make quick turn. Sometime I create a small trunk on the floor using a book and pillows and I enjoy resting the car on them when my friends come home. We also play together and had fun competition. The car need battery and whenever they finish I ask my father to put new ones and my father also joined me sometime and we laughed a lot while playing. This toy was very special to me because it was my first remote control car. It give me happiness and also made me feel closer to my father. Even today when I think about that toy I feel nostalgic and smile because it was an important part of my childhood.

Band 6-7

I liked remote car very much and I first bought it. I first bought it in a temple which is nearby my home and we, my friends used to play with that one remote car and we have phrases of time that everyone should pass it after hitting a obstacle so that everyone have that own time to enjoy. When my father bought it for me, I felt like a dream. It is a surreal moment for me. It's a kind of achievement for me in that period of time. In childhood, playing with friends and playing with your favorite toy, it's a different feel. It's a different feel and using that we have a proud feeling of I'm having that and I'm only having that and every other children, people come to watch around us playing together and watching us play, it gives a different feeling.

Band 6-7

Well, when I was a child, there were a plethora of toys that I played with. Well, today I would like to talk about a toy that I was very much likely to play with. The toy was a remote-controlled car. My uncle had bought it from Dubai and he had gifted it to me on my birthday. So, we played a lot. Even my friends came to my home every evening, so we played together. The color of the body of that toy was of red color. The interior of that car is very detailed.

Band 6-7

In my nostalgic memories, I have lots of toys, but my bicycle is my favourite one because my father gifted it to me when I was very young, at the age of 10. So I discussed with my father that I need a bicycle because some of my friends had already a bicycle. So we used to spend some time in the evening to ride a bicycle. So I just take the seat of a friend of mine and I am very uncomfortable to sit back in the bicycle. So my father gifted me on my 10th birthday and it is red in colour. And when I came out from school, I barely ride a bicycle with my friends for at least 3-4 hours. That was very interesting moment for me at that time. So the things are very blurred to me, but when I see the album of my childhood, my memories got refreshed. And when I see the pictures, I feel jubilant at that time. It feels like I am over the moon. I posted on the Instagram and Snapchat, some of my friends had already liked me very much because I am very cute and chubby in my childhood time. So most of my friends and family members liked it very much and I am the favourite child from all the relatives. And I used to spend my time with my friends.

Band 6-7

Firstly the toy is a remote control car, I show that toy on my friend's home and after that I begging for it to my parents and when my birthday came my parents gifted me that remote control car, I feel very excited and I just open the box, open the box and open the wrap on the toy and feel very happy and feel remarkably happy and just assembling the car and putting some shell on it and play with it, at the time I feel very excitement joyful moment for me and for the 6 months that the shell, that the car is not broken till now, till that I play with it in the everyday basis, I really like to do that.

Band 6-7

There are certain toys that I got in my childhood. Today at this occasion I would like to portray a toy that I got from my friends and relatives. It was a time of my birthday and my father gave me a car that is very expensive and very good. As well as I was 6 years old when my father gave me this toy as a gift. I liked him very much because it was my first toy from my father that my father gifted me. I liked this toy and I played with it when I was free and most of the time I played with this toy.

Band 6-7

When I was 3 years old, one day my father bought me a doll. At that time I was in Oman and I was so happy with that doll. The doll was a blue colored dress and hair tied as two parts and it looked so beautiful. I used to play always with that doll because while sleeping also I used to sleep with that doll. I used to cover it with blanket and all with me. I was having a good attachment with that. I used to teach them. I used to sometimes beat with the stick. I think it was a good memory too. I always wanted to sleep with that but also when my brother takes that, I feel so angry because I was so connected to that. I don't like anyone touching my doll, specifically that one because it was so beautiful. I still remember the doll because it's a bit bigger one. It was 2 or 3 feet so it was bigger than me I think. I still like that doll and I am so sad that I don't have that with me right now. I should have saved it for future but I didn't so the doll gave me so much of good memories. If I look into my childhood, that is the only thing that I always remember. Thank you.

Band 6-7

Yeah, the toy which I loved the most during my childhood is one of a toy that was inspired from Toy Story and it was gifted by one of my dad's friends, Guddu Maman. And I used to play with it very frequently. It was like a transparent box where we had a cave-like structure and also a ping-pong. We have to adjust that ping-pong near the button and then when we press it, it will just jump to the cave. How many times we can do as per we can score more. More than the toy, what I used to love is, this toy had a very good place in our family. I used to play with it with my parents and siblings. When we used to take rounds, my dad always scores the top scores. But at times, he also let us win because he wanted to see our happy faces. And how we used to play is that, first he will adjust the ball to the button, my dad, and he will play. He used to take boss scores till 20 in one round and we all will be like 15, 16 and all. My mom was also a good player in this. I'll be always grateful to Guddu Maman for gifting me that toy because now I'm 21 and I still remember how I used to be happy with that. That was such a cute toy which I used to keep with me in a very recent years.

Band 6-7

To begin with, I have interest on so many toys in my childhood and I enjoyed playing with different types of toys also. But to be honest, I liked the remote control car which was gifted by my uncle who is presently residing in Dubai. He sent me the toy while I am studying my 7th standard and the toy is a remote operated car which is very big in size. It just not looks like a toy, it looks like a very huge vehicle. But after that, I have played with the toys so many days. After 2 years, the toy was just damaged. That is a different scenario. But the toy was included with so many features like playing music and also it has lights. We can use that lights also for dark areas and it is a remote control car which is run on batteries which are chargeable. So everyday morning, I use it to charge the batteries and go to school and when I come back I use it to play with the toy in the evening hours. Similarly, daily I would do these things with the toy and however, the toy has given me lot of experience of driving the toy cars. But on the other hand, the toy has also have so many advantages on my role just giving me some relaxment and also helped me to increase my creative brain also.

Band 6-7

So, the first toy and the toy I like the most in my childhood is the Barbie doll. My father gave it to me as a birthday present, so I really like the doll and I often play with it like almost daily when I come home after my school. I enjoy you know dressing it up and doing different activities with the doll like cooking and making crowns for it. So, the toy I like the most in my childhood is Barbie doll. It was given to me by my father on my birthday. So, it was a really nice doll with a mermaid tail I remember. I cherish this the most. I used to play with it almost daily especially when I come back from school and I still remember you know I got excited to come back home to play with it. I usually enjoy you know dressing it up, making different dress for my doll and playing with it like doing kitchen activities. So, later on I got interested in Barbie movies because of the doll I got and I also got interested in buying different kinds of Barbie dolls. So, I often cry to get me more from my parents and I also tend to go for toy stores only for Barbie dolls. And I often quarrel with my brother also because he was kind of annoying at that time because he used to pull out my toys and you know hide it somewhere. That's the to be honest a very cold childhood memory for me. Mostly the toys I play with are the Barbie dolls to be honest not like teddy bears or like craft and all this stuff. This has a very unique memory with me and especially one thing I'd like to highlight is that the Barbie hair. I used to braid the Barbie hairs as if I am going to braid my own. So, I have this cute memory with my cousin. She was pretty much older than me like 10 years and then we both used to braid the hair of Barbie dolls and it was a really fun activity for us. We used to decorate with different flowers and also we give it a crown. So, yeah it's a really nice memory.
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