IELTS Cue Card Sample 980

Describe a time when you had to take care of a baby

: You should say

when it was
who was the baby
what you did
and explain how you felt about taking care of this baby

: Model Answer

I am one of those who loves babies but does not know how to take care of them. This cue card topic reminds me of a time when taking care of my nephew came on my shoulder. I would like to thank you for this opportunity to let me talk about my experience of looking after this baby

It would be around six months ago when I had to stay home the whole day with my nephew, Ethan, who was merely 3 years old. Usually, my nephew is very adorable and gentle in nature but when he cries out loud, I find it hard to do anything to console him and bring him back to his normal jolly state. When Ethan’s parents are around and he begins to cry, I keep my distance as my previous experience taught me that, anything I tried to do, made thing worse

Ethan’s parents had to go out for a long one day and there was none except me to look after the baby. Ethan was a good boy most of the day and he caused me no trouble which I was afraid of. I fed him twice the food his mom prepared for him, changed his diaper and dresses, caressed him, tried to make him happy by acting and making different sounds and was very cautious to make sure he was comfortable. He slept for a couple of hours and at that time I was beside him and read a book

At first, I was intimidated because I did not want to take full responsibility for the baby while his parents would be away. However, as time passed, I started feeling confident that he would be okay with me and at a time I started feeling happy to be with him. That day I realised that looking after a baby is not as frightening as I thought it would be but it takes a great deal of effort to make sure the baby is okay

I actually enjoyed being with Ethan and the way he played, laughed and hugged me was something totally new to me