Describe An Old Person You Know And Respect: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

So my grandmother is my closest window to the older generation, my closest connection for that matter. She was this beacon of enthusiasm and hope and spirit for me. She taught me so many important values of life from understanding friendships, relationships, general expectations in life, differentiating good and bad. So everything I've practically learnt in life is something that I've learnt from her. Of course I think I shared a very uniquely beautiful bond with her. Unfortunately she's not with us anymore and it goes unsaid that I miss her every day. But of course I think in that particular generation, I think my grandmother was way ahead of her time. She taught so many modern things, she had a very modern outlook towards things. She was very progressive that way and she always encouraged us to pursue our dreams and was a keen believer of women empowerment. So I think that is something that runs in the family. She also motivated my dad and my mom to think that way. So I think whatever I am today, whoever I am today, is completely because of her. She's definitely one of the most respectable people in my life. The values that she has taught to us and the memories that we have together is truly, truly unforgettable for me.

One elderly person I deeply respect is my grandmother. She is in her late 80s, but her wisdom, kindness and resilience make her stand out. What I admire most about her is her calm demeanor and the way she handles challenges with grace. Despite her age, she is incredibly sharp and always knows how to guide the best advice, whether it's about life, relationship or career decisions. My grandmother has lived through a lot of hardship, but she never complained or dwelled on the past. Instead, she chose to focus on the positive side of life. She has a remarkable ability to make everyone feel valued, always offering encouragement which supports her story through often respected and rich with a lesson about empathy and the importance of the family. She is also a very active person, enjoying daily work and tending to her garden. She believes in staying physically and mentally engaged to live a full life. I find her attitude toward aging inspiring as she embraces every stage of life with optimism. My grandmother's strength, both physically and emotionally, is something I aspire to carry with me throughout my own life. In summary, my grandmother is not just an elderly person, but a role model who embodies strength, wisdom and kindness. She has taught me countless valuable lessons and I truly respect and admire her for the person she is.

He is none other than my grandfather. He was an ex-army officer. As his designation says, he is a disciplined person and very calm and polite in nature. Not only this, but he is an experienced person and shares everything with his experience. He always retrospects every situation and then comes up with a solution. There is one very nice saying that says, new brooms sweep clean but old brooms know the corners. It is correctly said because his experience helped me a lot in my life. He was the one who helped me a lot in choosing my career path. Additionally, he helped me with getting prepared for banking exam and interviews. There was one thing that he always wanted me to do. He wanted me to get selected for Reserve Bank of India, which I couldn't do. I failed in one of the exams, which was economics. He had a lot of aspirations in me. He wanted me to be a part of this organization. Nevertheless, he never minded and motivated me towards my new career goal. However, I couldn't achieve to get the chair in Reserve Bank of India. But I got placement in one of the domestically important banks, i.e., ICICI.

One person whom I admire and deeply respect is my grandfather. His name is Matthews and he is 78 years old. Despite his age, he is active both mentally and physically. He has exceptional physical stamina and physicality which I really love. My grandfather usually leaves people stunned because of his physical fitness. I used to spend a lot of time in that house in my childhood, so I know him more than anything. He is a compassionate and loving human being. It's often seen that when people get older they behave in a rude way, but my grandfather is the friendliest man in the town. His socialization skills and communication skills are fabulous. Even if people at this age usually don't like to communicate that much with youngsters, but my grandfather usually slides away with youngsters, which is really amazing. His problem-solving skills are also good. He has the ability to remain calm even in stressful situations, which I love the most. Me and my grandfather have a special bond and the other cousins are jealous about it. I really love my grandfather and deeply respect him because of his hard working. He is a humble human being. If I wanted to be someone in my future, I would definitely say that I would like to be the same as my grandfather because he is the best person I have ever known in my life. I think he is the best role model and he should be an idol for the youngsters because of his hard work.

The old person, I say, she was my family member, she is my grandmother. I respect her a lot because she is not only an old person, she loves me a lot. She has a lot of contribution in my life because when I was a child, my mother did not have a lot of time because she was a working person. So I spent my maximum childhood with her and she was one of my friends. But it is very sad to me, I lost her for two years.

I would have to say an old person that I really respect is my grandfather. As a child, he always helped me out a lot. He took me to many places. He helped me explore the world in Goa and helped me broaden my horizons and taught me a lot about the European culture. During his working days, he used to work all around Europe. He used to be a catering HR on a ship, so he got to explore a lot around Europe. Through that, he was able to get a Portuguese heritage which he was able to pass on to his mother. Then, it was passed on to me. Through that, I was able to get a Portuguese passport. Now, I will be able to use that to explore the world as well. Currently also, when I go back home, he helps me out a lot to explore wherever I want. If I need his car or anything to go out, he helps me out a lot. If I need any monetary thing, he helps me. So, I think that is really interesting to me. In the future, I would like to help him out as well the way he helped me. So, I could take him out wherever he wants, buy him whatever he wants. That would be really interesting to me. I really respect that he always did all of that without thinking about if I was going to return anything back to him. It was out of the kindness of his heart. That really is really interesting to me. I would like to be someone who is able to help people out. Take them wherever they want. Take my future children or grandchildren. Take them wherever they want. Explore, teach them, show them the horizons, show them everything in Goa. Even when I am in Europe, be able to take them wherever they are, wherever they want. Also, help them in small areas like what to do in the future, how to grow, how to be a good person, how to help others. How to further their career and teach them about everything, every small, small thing. Without having to worry about what they will do for me in the future.

So today I am going to talk about an old person I know and I respect them a lot. That person is my grandmother. Of course I respect her and I love her so much. That doesn't mean that she is so important to me. But I guess I have spent so much of time with her in my childhood. She has taken care of me so well. She raised me so well. So I respect that way. She didn't even know what a child needs or how to raise a kid very much like for our generation. It is not that much easy to consider our needs but still she tries her best. And I believe that for her it was not easy to handle me because I was a notorious girl. Still she could manage to handle me and that's why I like the spirit about her. She is very hardworking. I mean she is around I guess 59 or 60 but still she is so strong. She still works at our home like household things, washing clothes with her own hands. Or I can say clean the vessels or broom or any other things. She is so well maintained. Not like other old age people.

Hello everyone, I am talking about my grandmother. She is a very good person because she is with me at any situation. In my good situation and in my bad situation, she is with me always. She is like something 70 years old I think. At my any worse situation, she is with me in support. And I am too glad to get her as my grandmother. She has a very positive mentality.

The elder person that I know and respect is my father, goes by the name Revana Siddhaya. That is because he is the person who has strived throughout his lifetime to get his both daughters their basic education because he is a person who comes from a family who is not very settled and coming from that family it was not easy for him to provide us basic education but also he has given us the best and international education with good English medium and he wanted to be an engineer at his times but unfortunately because of the money issues he could not study until that stage and had to end up at 10th standard only but now both of his daughters are engineers and we are very proud of our father He also supports me to do my higher studies that is MS in Germany with no money in hand but that support and that confidence is giving me is everything that matters to me to strive hard in life and get settled and reach my goal and be financially independent I would definitely pay back his act of service once in lifetime.

In my day-to-day life, I came across various individuals from different age groups. But today I want to talk about a person which I know and respect very much. It was none other than my friend Sapna's grandfather. Moreover, he had a pleasant personality and he was a retired colonel from Indian Army. Whenever I visited my friend's house to do any work, I meet him and he tells about great things. Moreover, he used laptop effortlessly. Even our parents feel difficulty in handling even smartphones but that person very impressed me by using laptop. He was increasing their knowledge by using laptops and he does not look like even someone. He was so fit and fine and he always talked to me very politely and help me in every task.