SET- IELTS Speaking Part 2 by Martin: Describe a toy

Describe a toy that was
special to you when you were a child.

You should say:

- when you got it

- what it looked like

- who gave it to you

- and how you used it or played with it.

Today I'd like to talk
about LEGO, which was a special and my favorite toy as a kid.

LEGO is actually a brand
of children's building blocks and it consists of small, colorful plastic bricks
and figurines that can be assembled in different ways. LEGO is one of those
toys that encourages children to use their imagination and creativity to build
other toys.

I received my first set
of LEGO bricks when I was about 10 years ago. My father gave it to me when he
came back from a trip to the US. I remember it was a large spaceship and I had
to follow the step-by-step instructions to put all the hundreds of pieces
together. It was definitely a challenging task for me as it took me several
days to assemble it, but I surely enjoyed it because it gave me a sense of achievement
and satisfaction once I was able to accomplish it.

I remember playing with
that LEGO spaceship in my home's bathtub and I would make up my own space wars
or underwater missions. And if I got bored with the large spaceship, I would
take it apart and build smaller vehicles like planes, cars, or boats.

All in all, LEGO was probably the toy that I spent
the most time with as a child. I really loved the fact that I could build
different things out of my imagination!