IELTS Cue Card 1091

Describe a time when you received an unexpected gift

:You should say

when it was
who gave it to you
what gift item it was
.and explain why it was an unexpected gift

:Model Answer

I’ve always enjoyed receiving gifts, and I still do. On some occasions, like on a birthday, I know that I’d get some gifts, but on some rare occasions, I am completely clueless about receiving a gift item. Thank you for this topic that reminds me of an occasion when I got a long-desired gift totally unexpectedly. Since it happened when I was just 10 years old, it took me by surprise and I was so happy that my brain has saved it in its special memory cells

Back then, when I was around 9 years old, almost all of my playmates had a bicycle. I could ride a bicycle, and I was pretty passionate about it, but I did not have one. I asked my parents to purchase me a gorgeous looking bicycle but they were not much interested. So at a time, when I turned 10, I slowly abandoned my hope of owning a bicycle, ever

Then one morning, I found a great looking bicycle at our house which my mother told me was mine! I couldn’t believe what I heard and saw! But that was it! I was officially the owner of a splendid looking latest-model bicycle

My father purchased that bicycle for me. I later learned that my parents were a bit too worried about my safety and that’s why they waited for me to be at least 10 years old to have my own bicycle

This was a totally unexpected gift because I had no clue that my parents would eventually agree to buy me a bicycle. I was not even told beforehand about their plan as they wanted to surprise me. It was also unexpected because I was given a bicycle just when I had abandoned all hope to get one