Band 5: Describe a time you helped a stranger. You should say: - Where this happened - What you did to help - What the result was And explain how you felt afterwards. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So a year ago, when I was traveling to Japan, my family and I decided to go on a trip to Mount Fuji. After waiting for a few hours, we finally arrived at our destination. It was a breathtaking view, and I remember how beautiful the scenery was. My lasting memory of that experience is how cold it was, especially coming from a tropical country like Indonesia. I wasn't wearing any warm clothing, such as gloves, to protect myself from the cold weather there. After talking with a few other foreigners besides my friend, I saw this lady who was cleaning the restroom. I often say that helping others is important, but this was one of the most memorable experiences for me. Seeing older people makes you feel emotional because I believe that at their age, they should be enjoying retirement, with their children providing for them or having enough savings. I wouldn't say giving her chocolate helped her significantly, but once I finished washing my hands, I encountered her. At first, I walked away, but then I decided to run back to the restroom and give her a chocolate. I could never forget her, and I hope she's doing well.

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So a year ago when I was traveling to Japan, me and my family decided to go on a trip to Mount Fuji. After waiting for a few hours, we finally arrived at our destination as we landed in Mount Fuji. It was a breathtaking view as I saw a lot of beautiful sceneries and that my voice memory memory of my experience is how cold it was and how different it is living from a tropical country here in Indonesia and I wasn’t wearing any heat protector such as like warm gloves to prevent the coldness of the weather there. After I talked with a few other foreigners besides my friend, I saw this lady who was cleaning the toilet I often say that this is helping, but it’s one of the most memorable experiences for me as seeing people, seeing old people, makes you feel emotional because I feel at their age they should be in retirement and having their child to provide for them or having enough money for retirement. So I wouldn’t say giving up chocolate helped her, but once I finished washing my hands in a restroom and when I encountered her, at first I walked away, but I decided to run towards the bathroom and gave her a chocolate, which I could never forget about her, and I hope she’s doing fine.

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