Describe an occasion that you lost something in public IELTS Cue Card

IELTS CUE CARD TOPIC

Describe an occasion that you lost something
in public

You should say:

What you lost

When and where you lost it

What did you do to find it

Explain how you felt about it

NOTE – The examiner gives you one minute to plan your answer, and to help you prepare for the topic, the examiner provides you with a pencil and a notepad. You’ll have to answer the questions given on the subject for one-to-two minutes.

Sample 1

There are umpteen occasions when I lost something in public. However, I once lost something significant, which is worth mentioning. I lost it in a public park.

I lost my laptop in the public park, which was quite close to my residence, and since it was essential for me because it had all my official information, photos, and YouTube videos, I needed to find it. I left no stone unturned.

I met every person in the park then, but I didn’t get any good response, so I was down and dejected. I went to the control room, where they had CCTV recordings, and from those recordings, I learned that the park supervisor had the laptop in his custody.

So I went to him and told him all the details regarding my laptop. After getting satisfied that this laptop belonged to me, he gave it back to me, and I felt pretty good about it because the computer was essential for me because of the information it was having.

Follow-ups

1. What do people often feel after losing things?

After losing things, people feel down and dejected, and some of them get into stress, and they leave no stone unturned to find the lost things.

2. What can we do to reduce the possibility of losing things?

The best way to reduce the possibility of losing things is to remain aware of what we carry. Maintaining a checklist is also good, especially if you stay in a hotel or elsewhere. Then, we should have a checklist of what we carry with ourselves. So if we maintain that, the chances of losing would reduce drastically.

3. What kinds of people may lose things often?

People with a reckless attitude towards life forget things more often than those who remain planned.

4. Is it practical to offer rewards for finding lost things?

Offering rewards for finding lost things is a prudent approach because rewards motivate people to search for the things lost, which can help. Above all, people will find lost things, and if they cannot see them, it is best to forget them because there is no benefit in giving them things, usually in their bags.