Describe Your Family: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

We are a small family of four. It's just me, my mom, my dad and my younger brother. My mom and dad, they met 30 years ago in college and they've been together ever since. And I'm now 24, so they had me after a few years and my brother is around seven or eight years younger to me. My father is a self-employed businessman. He runs multiple digital marketing agencies. He also acts as a consultant for a lot of new start-ups as well as new agencies that want to come into the foray of digital marketing. He's been doing this for around 20 or 25 years, so he's really, really, he's really very experienced and is highly regarded in the market as well. My mother, on the other hand, she works with an organization known as ICICI Lombard. ICICI Lombard works in general insurance, offering motor insurance, health insurance and travel insurance, things like that. She also has been working in this industry for the past 30 years or something. And currently, she holds the position of our senior vice president. And I would like to say she is very successful at what she does. I mean, I've seen her work a lot of days. She is working from home, so I see her on calls and I learn a lot from her considering that I personally also work in an operation setting where she works. So I get to learn a lot from just looking at her, the way she leads her people. My younger brother, on the other hand, he's currently in college. He's just passed his 12th grade examinations. He's also looking to get into commerce itself. I mean, he currently is giving his entrance exams, looking to get into some of the top colleges in the country. To be honest, me and my younger brother, we don't really get along much, but I mean, that's just something of a generation gap considering we have a seven-year age gap between us. Whereas my parents, they've always tried to push us and I absolutely love my family for who they are.

We are a family of five, including me. It's my mom, dad, my younger brother, and my grandmother. So my dad is a government servant. My mom is a housewife. And my younger brother recently finished his 10th standard board exams. My grandmother has been living with us since a year, because we just shifted to this new house that we were building since a year and a half. My family is like a normal family, a normal Indian family, where there's not only happiness and stuff, but we also have a lot of arguments about it, because everyone can't agree on a single idea. So yeah, there have been arguments, there have been ups and downs in our family, but our family has been united and helps everyone. Every person in the family tries to help anyone in need. My mom is always there, whether it be for examinations, whether it be for any work projects or anything like that, she's always with me. If I'm doing an overnight study, she's always there with a coffee cup. She's ready with a coffee cup. My dad is always like a pillar to the whole house, because he might not be there emotionally with us. He's not that connected, but he is there as a pillar, a strong pillar, who we can all feel dependent on. And yeah, my younger brother is just like a younger brother. Very, very supportive.

Yeah, my family consists of six members, my father, mother, brother, and my grandparents, my father's mother and father live with us as well. So like every other family, my mom also faces some issues with her in-laws, it is just quite other family next next door family issues. But absolutely we all enjoy spending time with each other. My father is a businessman, he dropped his studies when he was at a very young age and he started business and touch wood, he is going so good and he is my inspiration. I can tell without the studies, without anybody's help, he stood on his leg and today he is helping everyone in the family and my mom is a housewife. She completed her degree, left her studies, she came, she's taking care of me and my family. So my brother is younger one who is studying B.Tech in Bangalore, third year. I love him so much, we always fight, we always annoy each other, but end of the day, he is my brother and I'm his sister. The bonding is so true. And especially coming to my family, they're very supportive, they're very friendly and they always provide whatever I ask. Today I'm sitting here in front of you is definitely because of my parents. I told I wanted to study, they told okay, I told I wanted to enjoy, they agreed. In addition to that, they gave me a lot of freedom, they never questioned me and they give all the freedom, whatever the freedom is I require, I get it. The only thing they expect me to do is not overboarding the freedom. So whatever they gave, I know my limits, I stay in my limits and we make a happy family. I love them so much, without them I am nothing. This is so true, without them I'm nothing, they gave me everything. I was born like a golden spoon, with a golden spoon.

My family consists of every type of person you might encounter in this world. For example, everyone has those specific type of traits which you won't find in another person. But his traits will be unique in his own way. For example, we are a family of four. My sister, my dad and my mother. My mother is kind of a dominating person. She hates when something does not go according to her plan. Although, sometimes she is wrong. But the sense of superiority drives her so much and we have adapted to her behavior. After that, my dad. My dad is kind of a chill, low-key guy. He only wants to work, come home, watch some YouTube, shorts, comedy movies and chill. He is totally opposite to my mother's behavior. Then there is my sister. She is kind of a hyperactive girl. She loves to go out, she loves to do things which I would never think she would do. Last Sunday, she was doing a push-up and I never expected push-ups from her. Because she is that type of girl who is always working out. She used to perform more of chilling activities or laid-back activities like singing a song, drawing something. But doing push-ups seems a very surprising thing to me. And then there is me. I am kind of a mixture of both calm as well as aggressive.

So, first of all, my family consists of four members, Kanti, myself. First of all, I just want to introduce my father. His name is Sunil Kathe. He is currently working at CI Steps Colors. He is in Delhi right now for his work, for his duty. As he is a government servant, and he is serving his duties and responsibilities to India. Second, my mother, who stays with us in Mumbai here. She is a homemaker. But she does some small household chores like stitching the blouses, stitching the kurtis, the Indian wear. And I do have one sibling, who is younger than me. He is currently pursuing, not pursuing, but he is currently diligently preparing himself for competitive exams. So, first I have already told about my father that he is currently in Delhi. He doesn't stay with us, he stays in Delhi for his work. He is very committed towards his work. He is very dedicated towards his work. He doesn't take leaves on any holidays like family.