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Describe An Interesting Person You Know: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Who is this interesting person?
  • What kind of person she/he is?
  • Why she/he is interesting to you?
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Cue 1:Who is this interesting person?

  • Begin by introducing the person, including their name and relationship to you.
  • Mention any relevant background information that highlights their significance in your life.

Example

The interesting person I want to talk about is my grandmother, Mrs. Sharma. She is 75 years old and has been a significant influence in my life. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with her, listening to her stories about her childhood and the challenges she faced.

Cue 2:What kind of person she/he is?

  • Describe her personality traits and characteristics that make her unique.
  • Share anecdotes or examples that illustrate her qualities.

Example

My grandmother is a very resilient and wise person. She has a great sense of humor and always knows how to lighten the mood. For instance, she often tells me funny stories from her youth, which not only entertain me but also teach me valuable life lessons about perseverance and kindness.

Cue 3:Why she/he is interesting to you?

  • Explain what makes this person stand out to you personally.
  • Discuss how her experiences or qualities have inspired or influenced you.

Example

She is interesting to me because of her incredible life journey. Despite facing many hardships, she has always maintained a positive outlook on life. Her ability to adapt and thrive in difficult situations inspires me to be more resilient in my own life. I often find myself reflecting on her advice when I face challenges.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, my grandmother is not just an interesting person; she is a role model for me. Her stories and wisdom have shaped who I am today, and I feel fortunate to have her in my life.

    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: Avoid Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer less engaging. It's important to provide specific details about the person to make your response more interesting and relatable.

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    Tip

    Include specific examples of their personality traits or experiences that highlight why they are interesting to you.

    2: Don't Rush Your Answer

    Rushing through your response can lead to unclear explanations. Take your time to think about each cue and provide a well-structured answer.

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    Pause briefly between points to organize your thoughts and ensure clarity in your speech.

    Neglecting Personal Connection

    Failing to explain why the person is interesting to you can make your answer feel incomplete. Personal connections add depth to your response.

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    Tip

    Share a personal story or experience that illustrates your connection to the person and why they inspire you.

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    Band 7

    The person whom I feel is very interesting is my male best friend, Shivam Agrawal. He is a very good person and is one of the most important people in my life. The reasons why I find him interesting is first of all, he is my best friend. We spend a lot of time together. We roam around with each other, we discuss our problems, we discuss our celebrations. Secondly, he is a man of different arts. You'd be surprised to know how much he knows about everything. He is good in studies, he is good in making friends, he is the life of any party. He likes to do charity work. And the most interesting thing right now with him is that he has recently learned astrology, which attracts me a lot. I love to learn or talk about these things. I love astrology, I love hand reading, I love tarot cards. He is the one who has been learning this and has been helping me out in getting to know myself and my future better. Through these activities, these days we sit together and he reads my palm, tells me what to do, what not to do and I find it very intriguing. So if I talk to you about right now, Shivam would be the person who is very interesting in my life. He is a good person by heart. He loves his family, he loves his friend and he likes to enjoy his time to the fullest, no matter whatever is going on in his life.

    Band 6-7

    So, I will talk here about my mother and this person I know is my mother, so she is very perfect in doing all the things and she is a wonderful person, she is very polite and kind in nature and she is also very much time like she used to and always like now she always try to make us laugh so that we can, you know, take stress in difficult life situations and she try to make us happy and she is also very perfect in doing household chores and I have known her in the past with my mother and she is very talented, multi-talented person, that's why she is very interesting for me and I would like to spend the rest of life with my mother, even if I will get married to another person, I would like to keep my mother always close to me so that we can enjoy our life together always and I think there is no one like my mother, hence everyone mother is very good in nature and perfect but if I will talk about my mother then she is very perfect and she is very very good lady and everyone likes her in society also and in our family also, she is very good in cooking also, I have not enough words to express my mother, she is like my god.

    Band 6

    So, the person I'm going to talk about is my grandmother. She is a very amazingly enthusiastic person. I've seen her spend her life all solely without her husband. Her husband died in her teenage years. She started her business of clothes on her own when my father was a very small child. She escalated the clothes business on her own on a very large scale which resulted in a big success. Additionally, she also opened an NGO for the women who lost their husbands at a very early age after they have gotten married. Lastly, she also opened an NGO for the children who have no parents. She keeps contributing to the charities for orphanage homes and old age homes. She is a very interesting person because I have seen her take all the massive steps in her life. Her name is Shanti Devi and I think there is no more interesting person than her I have seen in my life ever. She is my biggest motivation in this life because I wouldn't be able to be this much brave if I haven't had her in my life. There are my rights of things I cannot even tell you.

    Band 6

    Good evening, my name is Jasveer Kaur and I am a teacher. One of my colleagues, actually she's not a colleague, she's one of my best friends, Annie Sharma, is an interesting person I know. She has great fluency in English. She has a great positive attitude toward everything. She is ready to do everything. Her catching ability is very high. Actually, she is younger than me, but due to our communication and vibe, actually our vibes match. We both love each other. We spend a lot of time with each other at school and during free time, we spend time outside the school. She is a very quiet person. Actually, she is really tall and beautiful. Her sense of humor is very high. That's it.

    Band 6

    I know Mufti Tariq Masood. He belongs from Pakistan. He is an Islamic scholar. He has spread teachings of Islam all over the world. He has a YouTube channel also. I am inspired by him, by his work. He spreads good thoughts in the society, tells people to do good and avoid bad things. He tells them the way to live in society, how to help each other. He also talks on the rights of women a lot. 80% of his topics are covered by women's rights, how women should be treated in society. He talks about marriages, why more marriages are important in society, why we should marry more than one wife, what is the importance of marrying one or two women in society. Is this just the need of a man or also the need of a woman?

    Band 6

    Fantastic person I know is he have brilliant skills in project management and he is handling a big company and his experience is very very like very diversified experience he have which makes him a very great leader. In particular in addition he have very good response and behaviours towards his team which makes him a very unique person. The main thing which I admire mostly is his leadership skills in the project handling his team and appreciating the team and keeping the people together and he is more of a friendly environment in the team and having a progressive behaviour for employment which makes him a very unique leader. The most good thing about him is he is very friendly to the employees and he always take care of the employees needs and he himself is involved from top to bottom handling the issues and assigning the tasks. So it is very something which makes him a very unique leader.

    Band 6

    There is no doubt about an interesting person in my life. That is my friend Kishan. We are friends almost 10 years and he is always in my mind like today it was. We are friends in college and he is always making jokes, doing creative things and always he sits in the classroom in the front of front and always he has a good sense of humor I would say. Even if you are sad, he has that capacity, he can laugh you in a second. So he is always in my mind and whenever I am sad and even today also, if something happens in my life, I always prefer to call him and talk in a while and discuss our things. He always makes me laugh and gives some good suggestions and if I need some money, I borrow from him and he never says no for me. He is my best friend and he is the most creative person I have ever met. Whatever he says, he always says in a funny and creative way.

    Band 6

    The interesting person I know was my friend Sonia's grandfather. His name is Jaspreet Singh. He is in his mid-70s. He tells stories about his past and present. He is the rector-colonel of Intel Army. He is using Amazon and Flipkart and ordered many products like a Pro. He is a techo-savvy and he ordered many things through online platforms. I like him interesting that he is more advanced in modern era and he placed lot of orders in online platforms. I think he is most interesting because he is more addicted to modern life and he knows everything in the fast-paced world. I think he is most interesting. He tells me some jokes during the day show time and it is most enjoyable. He is more techo-savvy in the contemporary world.

    Band 5-6

    Ah, shaved hem with my feather is an interesting person for me. He is very much interesting, because he makes the things easy an always find the solution of all problems of the life. He never keep keep sticking on the thing. He always moved forward and think about solutions of the problems, not sticking on them. And he always make the surrounding light and happy. He always thinking positively and motivate the people of the surrounding to do the same. I see the struggle of my father and find that he always keeps the things. He takes the things easily and keep on with a positive attitude. He never stop while the situations are worst. He always trying to do his best and he are very hardworking person and very charming person. He left the things behind and move forward for doing things good. He loves his family very much. Not only family. He do the things for the society. Also, he never think while helping others, whether they are personal relatives or outsiders. He do the things by the heart and always. Keeping himself active and trying to do help others in same way. He is a person who motivate us and teach us how to live a life with contentment and with the enthusiasm.

    Band 5-6

    In my life, there are very few people which give me good interesting person vibes, but I want to talk about one person who is my childhood friend, her name is Jackie. Jackie is very famous for his intellectuality and smartness. He is currently doing his father business and he is the person who started his father's business from childhood. Because of that, he got lot of experience and lot of ideas around the outside world and how to buy product and how to sell product. Basically, he has an electronic shop and he is now earning very good and he is doing his father's work on 22 years. That's why I think he is interesting and I think he has always helped me to get my entertainment in my life. He is one of the interested person who give me the best advice in life and I feel very good to have a friend like him and guided me or guiding me in my life.
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