20. Describe an occasion when you helped someone. Flashcards
- Describe an occasion when you helped someone.
You should say:
+ who you helped
+ how you helped them
+ where it happened
+ why you helped them
And explain how this person reacted to your help
Today, I‟m going to share with you my own story about how I helped a stranger on the street.
It was an elderly woman whom I met on the way while driving to work.
She was trying to cross the road to go to a pagoda [pə’goudə] nearby. Unfortunately, it was a big road with 4 lanes of traffic and it was during the rush hour. At that time, I was driving to work, and stopped for a red light. She slowly approached me and asked if I could take her to the other side of the road. I hesitated at first since I didn‟t know her. Well, life in a big city is very complicated, you don‟t really know if the person you are trying to help is good or bad. So it‟s hard to trust people these days. However, after a moment of hesitation, I decided to give her a lift to the door anyway, since she was an elderly lady and I would feel bad if I turned her down.
When I dropped her off at the pagoda, she thanked me and said “God bless you”. I was glad that I had made the decision to help her, although it did not bring any dramatic change to the world!. However, any kind actions brings its own reward in terms of the satisfaction. Her gratitude [‘grætitju:d] made me feel that my help had meant a lot to her and I decided that, in future, I would be less suspicious [sə’spi∫əs] of strangers.
