arrow back icon Top Answers

Describe a person who shows his or her feelings very openly: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who the person is
  • How they show their feelings
  • When/where you noticed this
  • And explain how you feel about it
Show all 66 answers

Cue 1:Who the person is

  • Introduce the person clearly, mentioning their relationship to you.
  • Provide a brief background about them to give context.

Example

The person I want to talk about is my younger sister, Priya. She is 22 years old and is currently studying in college. Priya has always been very expressive, and her emotions are always visible on her face.

Cue 2:How they show their feelings

  • Describe specific actions or behaviors that demonstrate how they express their emotions.
  • Use examples to illustrate their openness in showing feelings.

Example

Priya shows her feelings very openly, whether she is happy or sad. For instance, when she is excited about something, she jumps up and down and often hugs everyone around her. On the other hand, if she is upset, she doesn’t hesitate to cry and talk about what’s bothering her. This openness makes it easy for us to understand her emotions.

Cue 3:When/where you noticed this

  • Share a specific incident or situation where you observed this behavior.
  • Explain the setting and how it impacted your understanding of the person.

Example

I first noticed this during her birthday party last year. She received a surprise gift from our parents, and her reaction was priceless. She burst into tears of joy and thanked them repeatedly, which made everyone in the room feel the love and happiness she was experiencing.

Cue 4:And explain how you feel about it

  • Share your personal feelings about their openness in expressing emotions.
  • Reflect on how it affects your relationship with them.

Example

I really admire Priya for being so open with her feelings. It makes our relationship stronger because I feel I can be honest with her too. Her ability to express herself encourages me to share my emotions more freely, which has improved our bond significantly.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, Priya's openness in showing her feelings is something I deeply appreciate. It not only makes her a joyful person to be around but also inspires those around her to express their emotions more freely. I believe that being open about feelings is essential for healthy relationships.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Being Too Vague

    Candidates often provide unclear descriptions of the person or their feelings, which can confuse the listener. Specific details are essential for a strong response.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Use specific examples and anecdotes to illustrate how the person shows their feelings. This will make your answer more engaging and clear.

    2: Lack of Personal Connection

    Failing to express personal feelings about the person can make the response feel flat. It's important to convey your emotional connection to the individual.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Share your own feelings and experiences related to the person. Explain how their openness affects you personally to add depth to your answer.

    Ignoring the Cues

    Some candidates overlook the cue prompts, leading to incomplete answers. Each cue is designed to help structure your response effectively.

    bulb icon

    Tip

    Make sure to address each cue in your response. Organize your answer by following the order of the cues to ensure a comprehensive response.

    calendar icon

    IELTS Cue Cards asked last week

    Reported by Leap students who gave IELTS

    Describe your favourite food at a traditional festival or a special event in your country
    anonymous person icon

    Reported by

    Anonymous student Band 7.5

    location icon

    Pitampura Test Centre, New Delhi

    Answer

    I like to taste different types of cuisine. Here I would like to talk about my favorite dish at my traditional festival of Onam which is Sadya. Sadya is popular in my city. We are experimenting these cuisines on Onam festival day. Onam is a famous festival in my city. All family members get together in my home and we make a delicious Sadya. There are many ingredients includes that Sadya. Moreover, we make a big feast that day as well as we create a lot of memories together and we wear that day the traditional dress called Sari and men wear the Dhotis. That festival is really important to us because the whole day we are conducting different kinds of games at our homes and all the family members came together. It's a memorable day in my life. This is the festival. We are making the Sambar and Aviyal. These all the kinds of foods are making with the vegetables.
    Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood
    anonymous person icon

    Reported by

    Anonymous student Band 8

    location icon

    Sector 34 Test Centre, Chandigarh

    Answer

    The toy which I liked in my childhood was a panda doll, which makes me pleasant and makes me more blush. The pandas are the most beautiful creatures of the world, which looks gigantic and has pooshy cheeks and they are like stars in the clouds and they dream in me. Furthermore, these have been given by my father. My father is a very very beautiful artistic person, who makes me think of that. Every day you will face every difficulties and make you suffer and move forward. Pandas are always seen in Japanese countries. It is my lifelong dream to visit a Japanese country and click a photo with the original pandas, which makes sounds better.
    Describe a time you were in a place where you didn't know the local language
    anonymous person icon

    Reported by

    Anonymous student Band 6.5

    location icon

    Whitefield Test Center, Bengaluru

    Answer

    As India is a very large country full of diversity, so there are many places which have their own language and speak their native language. The place which I visited and I didn't know about their language was Leladakh, which is about 300 km away from my hometown and it is a very good place as it consists of different kind of trees, animals and have many scenic views and I visited over there last year in summers as it was the best time to visit because it has many, it was cold over there and we had summers in our area so it was the best time to visit over there and I went over there with my whole family.
    Describe a time when your friend damaged something you owned
    anonymous person icon

    Reported by

    Anonymous student Band 7

    location icon

    Begumpet Test Centre, Hyderabad

    Answer

    When I was a kid, I had a little pencil box which had these four buttons which gave the pencil box an operative use. When you press the button, the box would open up. When you press the second button, a little part of it would slide out. Basically it was just a little electronical and a fun thing to have and I owned it when I was in 6th. One day after break, I was standing and talking there with one of my friends and another friend of mine was running through the hallway and accidentally she pushed my shoulder and my pencil box hit the ground and it broke into multiple pieces to the point that it was not functional anymore.
    Describe a book you recently read
    anonymous person icon

    Reported by

    Anonymous student Band 7.5

    location icon

    CBD Belapur Test Centre, Navi Mumbai

    Answer

    It Ends With Us is a book I read recently. It's by the author Colleen Hoare. It's mainly a story about two teenagers, Atlas and Lily, and how they just handle their life going through high school, adolescence, and just domestic violence at home. Both of them come from very, very different families. However, they have one common determining factor between them, which is domestic violence. The abuse that they've seen their moms go through is just insane, and they connect through that on a different level. They're actually in the same high school, but they never speak to each other until Atlas actually crashes into an empty house next to Lily's villa. When Atlas is homeless and he doesn't have anywhere to go, he just comes and breaks into the house next to Lily's, and Lily helps him with all the daily necessities like clothes and food, medicines and stuff. Furthermore, their friendship blossoms into love, but it doesn't really fructify as Atlas has to leave. This book really gave me a lot of knowledge about domestic abuse and how to deal with it.

    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 6-7

    My friend Nathan is an amazing person when it comes to describing feelings and emotions. She always motivates me to do the same, only in a positive way. She inspires me to speak for the truth and it always astonishes me. She has an ability to express her feelings for the right thing she wants to say. I always admire her for this quality. Sometimes she is very precise in her words and emotions which I appreciate. There was a time when she broke up with her boyfriend and she started crying. After that I couldn't understand what to do. Then she herself calmed her down and I am amazed to see that how can someone be so accurate and calm at the same time. She always expresses her feelings openly, no matter what she always speaks the truth. And I bet she always wanted that nobody comes near her. Today we are genuinely thankful when she expresses her feelings to me.

    Band 6-7

    Well, every person has one person who always tries to share their things. I would like to talk about my friend, Javed. When I was in Glatten, first time I met him. He called me. I went there and talked to him. He said, I want to make a friend. At that time I said, yes, why not. After that time, we shared our feelings. I am also sharing my feelings. From time to time, he was a very humble person. Recently I talked to him. He said, I am feeling blue because they face a lot of financial issues in their life. He talked to me about what I can do for my future. I said, you should start a business. Through business, you can get a lot of money. He is a very hard-working person. He is an optimistic person, down-to-earth person. He always tries to help some people around my area. Some people don't have much money to enhance their life. He is also facing some financial issues. But he always tries to help some people. Near my house, there are a lot of individuals who try to find a job. They live here because they are very poor.

    Band 6-7

    The person who shows her feeling very openly is my little sister. She is four years younger than me and I feel that she has very important amount of emotional intelligence. Furthermore, she's a kind of person who likes to communicate and addresses even the elephant in the room. While most adults are hastening from speaking out the truth or to elevate the relationship, she stands so tall and additionally she's a kind of person who is very talkative and who is not scared to address a problem which is going on. For an instance, when me and my sister fight sometimes, I feel that in the heat of the moment I would say something which would lead for the other person to get hurt and I tend to get silent sometimes. But that is where she turns up and that is where she shows that she is a person with extremely high quality of emotional intelligence and she comes in to the room to communicate about that particular aspect which we were fighting out. She's a good communicator perhaps that makes her to describe her feelings very openly and she also understands that everybody does not feel the same and it is completely alright. People have different opinions. There is diversity that's why we are humans. Furthermore, I'd like to say that what inspired me, I always try to take inspiration from her from the way she deals with her problems with emotional intelligence and she faces it as she tries to communicate and she

    Band 6-7

    The person I am going to talk about is my friend Monika. She expresses her emotions right in her face. Her face brightens when she is happy and at the same time, not at the same time, on the other hand when she is sad it's evident in her face, through her face. And I think it's very important for people to express their feelings for better understanding and with each other. However, when my friend expresses her emotions, it's quite easy for me to know whether she is happy or sad and if she is sad, I can console her or I can be there for her at that moment because I can read right through her face. But at the same time, when she is happy, I find happiness in her little joys because she expresses her happiness right in her face. And in today's generation, being an introvert and it has become a trend for people to say that I am an introvert and I don't express much but I don't think that is a good thing for people to have meaningful connections. If you express your emotions or feelings to the other person or to someone you like or love, it is easy for them to understand and build a connection rather than hiding it or expecting the person to understand by themselves. And Monika is definitely the kind of person who expresses every emotion right in her face.

    Band 6

    so it's a long story and a year ago I was feeling a nervous because my parents called me and told me to meet a guy for a marriage purpose I think at a restaurant in the most popular place of Delhi that is in cyber hub I saw a guy who was a very handsome and has a capitative personality came near my car open my door car door and asked me how was your journey I told him it was awesome so that was a person who is now going to be my loved one like my partner so when I met him when we started talking I feel that he is the most honest person I have ever met he was frank he was open about his feeling about thoughts everything he never thought twice before saying any word he was staring at my staring me with and had a eye contact with me and express or whatever he was feeling at that time at that time I was thinking that is it really a person can be that much open and can so expressive about their feelings or he is the only one who can do this after living for some time

    Band 6

    A person who shows her feelings very openly in my life would definitely have to be my mother because I have seen her portraying so many characters in a single day that I am intrigued that what a diverse personality she has. I mean she can depict any number of emotions in a minute and it makes me feel like wow she can be an actress in the future because one such event was when I broke a glass initially she kept mum she didn't react to that situation and immediately after analysing the situation she told me that you are not supposed to touch the crockery from afterwards and I was like why didn't you react the very first moment because and then the next moment she was like it's okay sometimes I also break the crockery it's okay you'll you'll get to know how to handle sensitive stuff so it's very it's like difficult for me to understand different emotions she depicts a variety of emotions in a day sometimes she is happy sometimes she is sad sometimes she is emotional sometimes she is overwhelmed and sometimes she's overloving so overall I just enjoy seeing her like this it's like I get to enjoy series every day

    Band 6

    So, I have as an introvert person, I don't have that much of friends. So, I have one best friend of mine. Her name is Sapna Singh. So, we share every each and everything with each other no matter what the situation is and no matter what if we are meeting with each other or not, but we share each and every detail and routine everything with each other. So, there was one time where I was feeling something is there between us like she is hiding something with me. However, I have asked her about it many times, but she did not open up with me that much. But later on, I was getting this strong feeling that maybe there is something wrong with her and I should confront her. However, we went to a cafe. I told her let's meet and we went to a cafe nearby my area and I have ordered her favorite fruits, favorite dishes, favorite drinks so that she can be more comfortable while sharing what has happened to her. Then she explained what happened why she was not sharing all these details with me even though she wanted to share but there was some circumstances that she couldn't able to share those things with me. After some time when we shared these things I was literally in tears like how can she not share this with me as this was a very big thing happened to her that time and I wasn't able to comfort her at that time. So, it was a very emotional moment for both of us at that time.

    Band 6

    The person I would like to share today is my mother. She is the one who has never expressed herself in a certain way that anybody will find it awkward. She is so open to every single thing. My mother is quite inquisitive. She is an extrovert and she knows how to present certain things in a very nice way. She is very firm and calm person. For example, one day something unusual happened and I thought that she is going to burst out of anger. She is going to be flabbergasted by that and her emotions are going to come out in a certain way which is not going to be in a favour of mine. But the way she handled that situation is what I was just captivated by that. She just knows how to say the things in such a way that the person will never find it wrong or that the next person sitting with her will never face any sort of problem or will be down by her reaction. She is so firm, she is so nice and she is just out of the world. Her way of expressing the things is beyond words. Whenever I have to ask her anything or if I have to say anything to anybody, I just get all suggestions from her because she is the one who guides in the most appropriate way to me and to anyone else as well. She knows how to talk. She is someone who can never be rude with anyone. Honestly, she can never be rude with anyone. From the labours which work at our home, from the businessmen we ever deal with, she knows how to keep her thoughts in a cleared manner that another person will get a fan of her. Another person just admires her in the most nicest way.

    Band 6

    I admire Jang Khan. He is a member of a very famous boy band called Seventeen. He specializes into K-pop, which stands for Korean music. He has gotten many prestigious awards such as Grammys and VMAs, which are very popular and prestigious awards to get. He is a very specific and harmonious boy and is good at describing his or her feelings openly and is very open and talkative and do-do-da-da-da-da. He is very famous across the world and is known for his melodious voice and long hair.

    Band 6

    The person is my husband, he always sharing his feelings openly with me, because we are not husband and wife, we always act like friends, we were in every situation, whatever the situation may be, if it is sad or bad or it is a good or happy situation, we are always act like a friends. And one more thing is, he can share his feelings with the full of emotions and he need my hands itself. First of all, he shared his feelings after my first outing, after my marriage, first outing, that time he shared his personal feelings about his father, because his father is a sick person, and I think it was 26th August 2021, so we are in the Ooty, which is a very chill area, and he explains with the emotions till hours and I accept and I make him support and I gave emotional support to him, that time I also cried, because I saw that man who cried for his father is an unexpected thing, because nowadays, every father is a police to the children, but he only my husband only took care of his father, because
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    ielts logo

    Get the IELTS Prep App

    Star rating icon

    4.2

    1M+ Installs

     app download banner image

    Get the app link on your phone

    +91

    Or download app from

    google play storeapp store
    master ielts speaking ad