Describe something that you picked up that was thrown by someone else IELTS Cue Card

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Describe something that you picked up that was thrown by someone else

Where was it?
When was it picked up?

What did you do after you picked it up?
How did you feel?

Sample 1

I picked up an anatomy book thrown by somebody in my hostel when I lived in a hostel at my college. In the second building of the hostel, there was a room specially dedicated for this purpose.

The room’s name was Yogdan. It was a means for the seniors to pass old and unwanted books to the juniors. I picked that book in my first year of college. That was back in 2019.

After picking up that book, I wiped off the dust. I looked for all the pages intact. The book was in excellent condition. I took that book to my college and talked to my professor regarding that book.

My professor said that the book is fantastic and the edition is also appropriate. I studied further for my final exams with that particular book for the anatomy exam.

I felt happy that it saved my money, and I also got lucky with that book because I scored a perfect score on that particular exam.

Sample 2

People usually throw the things that they are not used to. Here in Canada, there is one trend. Everybody follows. Whatever we don’t need, we just put it outside of our house. If anyone needs it, they can pick it up. Otherwise, the garbage one will take it out.

I want to talk about the couch I picked up from the street beside my house. It is a leather couch, and it is an excellent couch. I saw it; it had a tear from the left side and was slightly dirty. I was looking for the same for the new, like on the various sites.

I wanted to buy a new one, but I certainly got that. Then, I was thrilled at that time. With the help of my friend, I picked it up from the next street. When I tried to pick it up, it needed to be more convenient. Then we booked a van and picked it up, and with the help of my friend, I moved it to my garage.

After that, I thought it needed a little cleaning, but it was perfect when I saw it. Then, with the help of YouTube, I saw some videos on how to clean the couch, especially the leather couch. They said I needed to buy baking soda because it is a suitable chemical reactor to clean something. I purchased the same, and with the help of baking soda and some detergent, I washed it well.

After the cleaning, it just looks like a new one. For the left leg, I stitched it with the help of my mother. After that, I just got one thing for my home: something within $15. It’s cheap for me. It was beautiful. My dog also likes it. In the early days, he loved spending time on the couch. He was sitting every day over there. It’s tough to get it out from there. Yes, it’s a good thing. We need to recycle things. It’s a good activity. It also helps our society to reduce rubbish around the city.

Sample 3

Sometimes, we find many valuable things in life, but I want to discuss one incident. When I was young, at the age of 15, I went to the park to play in the evening. I was playing cricket over there, which was excellent for me, and I found a camera on the bench.

It was a Canon company product. It was black and had digital photography features. If I talk about my experience, I have taken many photos with this photo camera with family and with my friends. I went on the trip where I took this camera. We collected pictures of mountains, rivers, and beautiful waterfalls. I feel good with this camera; it has been with me for a long time. I am also looking for his original owner, but he has yet to come to take it back.

Sample 4

In our lives, we lose many things. On the other hand, sometimes we find other people’s things. It is a high expectancy to lose anything but a very low expectancy to find something for me. It was a time when I studied at the ninth standard in my hometown, Mujjafarnagar. I had just escaped from my English class, and I just saw randomly on the road and found a silver thing shining on the roadside.

The ring was lying on the roadside, and I had ignored it. Then I suddenly picked up the thing and identified it; it was a Titan brand watch, whose color was silver, and it cost around 6,000 to 6,500 rupees. After that, I searched the locality to find someone who owned the watch. Then I reached the nearest police station and complained about seeing a watch on the roadside.

After a week, cops contacted me and informed me that no one had come to claim the watch. Then they invited me to the police station and tied up the watch in my hands and told me that you are the owner of this watch because you found that. Go home and enjoy using the watch after that incident. I was just over the moon and couldn’t express my feelings. After that day, I became the owner of that watch.

Follow-ups

1. What kind of people lose things more often than others?

People who have channelled their energy into multiple directions tend to lose their things. Because already their brain is busy with so many things happening in their life. So, they miss out on the small stuff. They need to remember where they have kept their keys. Sometimes, they can forget bigger things. If the stress is too much, they can even forget whether they have had their previous meal.

Those people who are careless, who do not take proper care of their belongings, who keep their things here and there, who are not disciplined. Those people tend to lose their things more often than others.

2. What kind of things do people often lose?

I suggest keys. Keys are one of the most common things. Most people lose their keys because I have personally experienced it. My roommate always loses the key, whether it is a room key, cupboard key, or the keys to a vehicle. I have seen people losing their keys.

People usually lose their things. For men, they lose their wallets very quickly. For women, they lose their household things very quickly. Sometimes, they put something in a particular place, and after that, they forget. It’s happened to my mom a lot of times. If I talk about children, they lose their toys and all other stuff. Sometimes, they put their parents’ things outside.

3. Why do some people find lost things more quickly than others?

I feel that most people find lost things more accessible. Whenever they find something, they think they got lucky. And the thing has not cost them anything. So that is the reason.

As I mentioned, the more careless people are, the more they quickly lose their things. Those people, as compared to others, like careless people, lose their things very quickly compared to those who care about their belongings.

4. Why do you think some people pick up lost things and do not return them?

There can be a case if a person wants a particular thing. If they find it, they might not return it to the owner.

In the worst-case scenario, people usually keep things. It occurs when people typically look for a phone and a wallet. They want to keep it because of their mentality. But now it’s getting decreased because, for the wallet, things are developed like Apple Tracker and the phone. Now, we can easily track our phones with the help of technology.

5. Should parents teach their children to return things lost by others?

Yes, parents should teach their children to return the things lost by others because the thing being lost can someday be of their child. And they should learn that personal belongings matter.

Definitely yes. Every parent should teach their children to return the stuff. Apart from that, keeping someone’s things for us is a nasty habit. Sometimes, people need their things. Some people are broke, and some people have a deep personal attachment to things. Parents should teach their children to return their belongings if they find one.

6. Why do some people enjoy collecting antiques or second-hand items?

Because if the item has been used. Suppose I take the example of a book if some other person is reading a book. They might underline a few quotes of his interest. Then, the book becomes vintage and authentic because it has somebody else’s flavour.

People acquire these things as their hobbies. That’s why they like to collect things. It’s one of my hobbies. I want to collect stamps. I get a different kind of feeling which I can’t explain to you. Yes, people love to collect antiques to preserve their future. Sometimes, they love those things and want to sell them at a higher price.