One time I helped someone without expecting anything in return was when I helped an early woman in my neighborhood. This happened about two years ago or three years ago, I don’t remember. She lived alone and one day I saw her carrying several heavy grocery bags and she looked very tired and I noticed that she was having troubles walking because the backs were too heavy for her. I decided to help her because I thought it was the right thing to do. I walked over to her and asked if she needed any help. She She smiled and accepted my offer and I carried all her grocery bags to her house, which was only a few blocks away. When we arrived, I also helped her put the groceries on the kitchen table and while we were talking, she told me that she doesn’t have family. nearby nearby so she usually had to do everything by herself and I stayed with her for a I stayed with her for a few minutes because she wanted to thanks me and she offered me something to drink but I I’m polite and say no because I had other things to do and I remember that in this occasion I told her that I was just happy to help before I left and she I left and she thanks me many times and say me that she would never forget my kindness and see her smile and made me feel very happy and satisfied. After that experience, I realized that even a small act of kindness can make me feel better.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you helped someone without expecting anything in return. You should say: - Who this person was - What kind of help you provided - Why you decided to help them And explain how you felt after helping.
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One time I helped someone without expecting anything in return was when I helped an elderly woman in my neighborhood. This happened about two or three years ago, I don't remember. She lived alone and one day I saw her carrying several heavy grocery bags and she looked very tired and I noticed that she was having trouble walking because the bags were too heavy for her. I decided to help her because I thought it was the right thing to do. I walked over to her and asked if she needed any help. She smiled and accepted my offer and I carried all her grocery bags to her house, which was only a few blocks away. When we arrived, I also helped her put the groceries on the kitchen table and while we were talking, she told me that she doesn't have family nearby so she usually had to do everything by herself. I stayed with her for a few minutes because she wanted to thank me and she offered me something to drink but I politely said no because I had other things to do. I remember that in this occasion I told her that I was just happy to help before I left and she thanked me many times and told me that she would never forget my kindness. Seeing her smile made me feel very happy and satisfied. After that experience, I realized that even a small act of kindness can make me feel better.
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