Describe a time when you were afraid of something IELTS cue card

The IELTS speaking test consists of 3 sections, the exam is conducted for about 11-14 minutes. Different time limits are allocated for each section. The speaking cue card test is a discussion between the examiner and the candidate about the general (random) topic. This article is about describe a time when you were afraid of something for the IELTS speaking cue card as an example.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something- IELTS speaking part 2 : cue card

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This part of the IELTS speaking test, here the candidate will be given a cue card. The candidate should talk up to 2 minutes with full fluency about the topic which is given by the examiner. Here we have offered the topic of describe a time when you were afraid of something, with follow up questions and model answers.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something

You should say:

• What happened?
• Where you were then?
• Who was with you?
• And explain why you were so afraid.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something- model answer and follow up questions

   The model cue card answer for the “describe a time when you were afraid of something” is given for the IELTS speaking cue card part 3 with some follow-up questions as hints.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something Model answer 1

Introduction:
 Fear is defined as an emotional reaction to something that seems dangerous. Here I am going to share about when I was afraid of something. 

What happened?
  I still remember the day when it happened. I guess it happened when I was 7 or 8 years old. As it has been a long time since we went for vacation, my father had planned to go for vacation during our holiday.

Where you were then?
   We planned to go ooty for our vacation. As we are located far away from Ooty we have to go to Ooty by bus or train. So my father had booked tickets on the train early,  even though he pre-booked tickets for our trip, unfortunately we couldn’t get seats in the same compartment.

Who was with you?
  My parents and my sister got seats in the same compartment but for me and my younger brother our seats  were in the next compartment. My father had tried to exchange with others but they were not ready to exchange their seats with us. So me and my brother have to sit in the next compartment where our seat was allotted. Near us a person from another country has his and his family members' seats. 

And explain why you were so afraid.
  The person near us was trying to speak with us but he doesn't know the language that we speak and we don’t know the language that he and his family members speak. It was a 6 hour trip as me and my brother were young children. We were afraid of them because my mother had told us that we should not talk with strangers. 

Conclusion: 
  At last anyhow my father had asked TTR to change our seat, he arranged a seat where me and my family could sit together and finally we enjoyed our trip.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something Model answer 2

Introduction:

• Fear of strangers is also known as Xenophobia, we can meet strangers in our everyday life; they may be in stores, in the street or in the park.
• Fear of strangers may occur when they try to speak or they try to reach us. 
• Here I am going to share about the time when I was afraid of something.

 What happened?

• It happened in my school days. When I was in 10th grade we had tuition which was conducted by my school management.
• We have to be in school till 8 pm, we have to go back home by public bus or our own vehicle.

Where you were then?

• My father was working in a company, he had his shift up to 10pm.
• So i have to go home by myself though public bus. 
• We have to walk to the bus stop from school.

Who was with you?

• One day after finishing my tuition I went to the bus stop with my friend.
• She also lives near my home, we both use public buses to go home.

And explain why you were so afraid.

• It was an empty street which we used to reach the bus stop from school but randomly we found some people passing by rarely. 
• At that time we saw a boy who looked tall and lean. He followed us till the bus stop and suddenly he got into the bus we use to go everyday.
• While he was following us, he was calling us by mentioning our bag colors and tried to speak with us.
• He was wearing a mask so we weren't able to see his face anyhow we rushed to our home by safely

Conclusion:

• After that day we both told my parents about this incident.
• From the next day my friend’s father came to school to pick us up.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something Model answer 3

Introduction:
We miss anything by mistake or carelessness. Likewise if we miss an important thing it will give us a kind of scare or fear. Here I am going to share about the time when I was afraid of something.

What happened?
  I had to attend my cousin's daughter’s birthday last month. It was happening in Pune and I had to attend instead of my father. So I planned and took leave from my work and went there.

Where you were then?
  After the celebration I started from his home in pune to chennai. I asked my uncle to pre-book my tickets on the Chatrapati Shivaji Express.

Who was with you?
 I went to my cousin’s home alone, while I was coming back to my home no one was there with me. My uncle had booked my seat in a 2 tier AC coach, as this train started from Mumbai the compartment was filled with most of north indian people.

And explain why you were so afraid.
  As I mentioned above my uncle had pre-booked my ticket in a net center so he gave me my ticket as a print. By mistake I missed my ticket somewhere else, but I noticed it when I was half way there. I didn’t know what to do. Also, I was unable to ask help from my co-passenger, because as they were  north indians i couldn’t understand their language and they were not clear about what i am asking. Later I contacted my uncle and told him what happened here, then he sent a softcopy of the ticket to me through whatsapp.

Conclusion: 
  With grace I noticed it before the TTR’s check, otherwise I would have been in a position to pay the fine.

Describe a time when you were afraid of something Model answer 4

Introduction:

• Fear of dogs is also known as cynophobia, most commonly it caused by if they have a negative experience with a dog. 
• Here I am going to share the incident when I was afraid of dogs.

What happened?

• It happened a year ago. It was a dark night and I went to buy essential things at a shop which is a bit away from my home.
• As it was night time I took my bike to go to the shop.

Where you were then?

• As I mentioned it was dark at night time, there is no street light in a particular place near to home.
• Even though I had a headlight on the bike I was unable to see what's on the sides.
• Suddenly a dark black color dog started chasing me.

Who was with you?

• As I was a single child, I had to go shopping or anything else.
• As always, at that time I went alone to the shop.
• But grace there was an uncle he hitted the dog with a stone and the dog stopped chasing me.

And explain why you were so afraid.

• Early I had a bad experience with a dog and it was a dark night. These two increased my fear.

Conclusion:

• I was really scared of the incident, by this incident the next day I got a fever.

 IELTS speaking part 3 - Describe a time when you were afraid of something follow up questions.

   In part 3 of the IELTS speaking test, the candidate will be given a few follow up questions to complete within 4-5 minutes. Here some follow up questions are given which are related to the topic of “describe a time when you were afraid of something” this article will help you to gain a band score in the major exams. 

1. Is it ok to frighten others?

   I don’t think it is ok to frighten others because different people have different emotions, some may take it easy and some may take it seriously and it could cause severe consequences.

2. How do people usually get frightened?
  Some people are scared of ghosts or by hearing ghost stories or some may be frightened by small insects and reptiles like cockroaches and lizards.  

3. Do children like to scare others?
  Of course yes, children may like to scare others with fake cry, hiding behind the doors and saying pee-ka–boo. But children were learning these from adults.

4. Why is it easy to scare some people?
     Knowing someone’s individual personality like if they were watching horror movies or if they always get anxious. It makes others scare them easily.

5. What should people do when they feel scared?
   In my view, when some people feel scared they can try to overcome it by consulting with others by explaining their experience or for what reason they feel scared. Because the  opposite person may give some world which makes them feel free from fear.

Check out other IELTS speaking cue card topics

• Describe a family member
• Describe a crowded place you have visited
• Describe a game you played in your childhood
• Describe a plan in your life
• Describe a toy you liked in your childhood

Conclusion:

   The article is given an IELTS speaking cue card with the topic of “describe a time when you were afraid of something”. Here we have given a few model answers and follow up questions as sample articles. This article will assist you to enhance your marks in main exams and make sure to use your own words during conversation.