Well, to begin with, I would like to talk about a toy I genuinely loved during my childhood. And it would probably be through my teddy bear, which is brown and always has a smile in its face. Honestly, it came as a surprise on my birthday and I received it from my parents. Despite various gifts, my parents purchased the teddy bear from me because they wanted me to have a friend play with if I was alone. As I remember when I was a little girl, my parents were always occupied with their work and had their business chips to other countries. So they left me with baby sister. Therefore, whenever I felt alone, I shared my sadness as well as loneliness with my teddy bear. Additionally, sometimes I was stressed or under pressure with my studying. I also expressed my feelings through talking with these teddy bears. Well, to be honest, I always carried it with me. As I remember, my mother has told me that whenever you are in the dumps, you just look at these teddy bear treats. You maybe feel more better and happier. And I think it’s true.
Band 6+: Describe a toy you liked in your childhood
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Well, to begin with, I would like to talk about a toy I genuinely loved during my childhood. It would probably be my teddy bear, which is brown and always has a smile on its face. Honestly, it came as a surprise on my birthday, and I received it from my parents. Despite various gifts, my parents purchased the teddy bear for me because they wanted me to have a friend to play with if I was alone. I remember when I was a little girl, my parents were always occupied with their work and had their business trips to other countries. So they left me with my baby sister. Whenever I felt alone, I shared my sadness and loneliness with my teddy bear. Additionally, sometimes I was stressed or under pressure with my studying. I also expressed my feelings by talking to my teddy bear. To be honest, I always carried it with me. I remember my mother telling me that whenever I was feeling down, I should look at my teddy bear, and I would feel better and happier. I think that's true.
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