Band 7: Describe a time you received unexpected help from a stranger. You should say: - Where and when it happened - What kind of help you received - Why you needed the help And explain how you felt about it. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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It was when I was 6 years old in Turkey. I got lost from my parents and I did not know where they were, so I started crying a lot. An old lady and an old man approached me and started helping me find my parents. They gave me water to calm me down, and it was a really terrifying moment, honestly. This, mind you, happened in Turkey. Specifically in Istanbul, it was very frightening because the areas were very narrow and crowded, and I did not even know how to differentiate between people to spot my parents. I was not mature enough to even see or find my parents, so I was very frightened. I'm glad that the people near me were very kind and volunteered to help me find my parents. It was a very nice thing that they did. I'm so glad they helped me, and it was the best thing ever when I found my parents. It was funny how my parents did not even notice that I was lost until I approached them crying, and then they realized I was lost. I found them and told them.

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It was when I was 6 years old in Turkey. I got lost from my parents and I did not where they were so I started crying a lot and an old lady and an old man approached me and started helping me finding my parents. They gave me water to calm me down and it was like a really terrifying moment honestly. This, mind you, this happened in Turkey. Specifically in Istanbul, it was very frightening because the areas were very narrow and it was very crowded and I did not even know how to differentiate between people and spot my parents. I was not really that mature enough to even see or spot my parents. So I was very frightened. So I’m glad that the people that were near me were very kind and helped and volunteered to help me find my parents. It was a very nice thing that they did. I’m so glad they helped me and it was the best thing ever when I found my parents. It was like very funny how my parents did not even notice that I was lost until I came to the approach 10 when I started crying and then they realized I was lost and I found them and tell them.

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