August 3, 2026 - IELTS BAND7

IELTS CUE CARD: Talk about a story that you heard/read in childhood

August 3, 2026 Anubhuti Bhardwaj

IELTS CUE CARD:

Talk about a story that you heard / read in childhood.
You should say:
• Which story that was?
• When and where you hear/read it?
• And explain what did you learn from it?
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ANSWER:
In my perspective, stories play a crucial role in every child’s life. Through stories children learn real-life values such as honesty, hard work, patience and determination.
One story that I read in my childhood was about a rabbit and a tortoise. I believe almost every kid comes across this story atleast once in their young age, as it is extremely popular. I vividly remember I read this story in my fifth standard’s textbook when I was in school. The story left a significant impact on me, and it is in my mind even today.
The story was about a race competition held in a jungle among some animals. Seeing the jungle’s swiftest rabbit participating and assuming he will win the race, every animal backed off. However, the tortoise chose to compete with him even when everyone was laughing at him. To everyone’s surprise, tortoise won the race because the rabbit slept in between, thinking he’ll surely win and feeling overconfident.
As a child, I was able to learn many lessons from this story. The moral of the story “Slow and steady wins the race” taught me to be confident even in toughtest situations. Another important lesson I’ve learnt is that persistent hard work will always make us achieve our goals in life.
Overall, I believe such stories leave an imprint on every child’s memory, so it’s the best way to teach them moral values about life.
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