Band 7: Bad behaviour -Describe a time when a child behave badly in public (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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One day I was at a local supermarket doing some grocery shopping when I saw a little boy, maybe around six years old, behaving quite badly. He was with his parents, and they looked poor. Suddenly, the boy saw a big toy car and started demanding it loudly. At first, his parents tried to calmly explain that they didn't have enough money to buy this toy, but the child would not listen. He started crying and even threw himself on the floor. Everyone around started staring at them, and it was quite uncomfortable. While others neglected it, I felt bad for the parents because they were clearly embarrassed. I also understood the child's feelings. Maybe the child didn't know how to express emotions in public or was feeling overwhelmed.

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One day I was at a local supermarket doing some grocery shopping. When I saw a little boy maybe around six years old and they behaving quite badly, he was with his parents and they looked poor. Suddenly the boy saw a big toy car and started demanding it loudly. At first his parents tried to calmly explain that they don’t have enough money to buy this toy but the child would not listen. He is starting crying and even threw himself on the floor. Everyone around started straying eyes at them and it was quite uncomfortable. While others neglected it, I felt bad for the parents because they were clearly embraced. I also understand the child’s feelings. Maybe the child don’t know how to express emotions in a public or feeling.

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