雅思口语part2:Describe an old person you admire

雅思口语part2:Describe an old person you admire的解题思路

You should say:

Who this person is?

How long you have known him/ her?

What qualities he/ she has?

And say why do you admire him/ her?

Follow-up Questions:

What are the qualities of people that attract you?

What special qualities do you have?

What are your strengths & weaknesses?

Possible Answer 1:

The aged person whom I really admire and like is my grandmother. From my childhood she had been a caring person and loved me very much. Still she is a good friend of mine whom I share many things. She is a benevolent and good person who possesses a good heart. She tries to help others with her highest efforts. I know her from my childhood as she lives with us and we have lots of happy memories together.

She is a successful mother of 4 persons including my father. She has devoted her life for her kids and made them educated and established. She possesses a nice and charming personality that illuminate people around her. She is a kind and a wise woman.

I love and admire her or many different reasons. The most important reason is because of her unconditional love and affection for me. She is a good mentor who can shows me positive ways and guide me in my distressed time. Talking to her is a soothing experience and the story she tells is always attractive and full of morality. I have learned many positive attitudes and good thinking from her. For all those reasons and a strong bonding between us I admire her very much.

Tips for answering this cue card topic:

You can talk about one of your relatives who is is a senior citizen like your grandfather, grandmother. If you talk about one of your grandparents, you would be able to give lots of details since you know a lot about them. Alternatively, you can talk about one of the aged persons who is your relative, neighbour, friend's grandparents, teacher, a renowned person of your country who has great contribution in some ways.

It is advisory not to talk about a person who is dead. As the issue expects you to talk about the old person who is alive and have some sort of interaction with you or had some intimacy or influences on you. While describing the qualities s/he has, keep in mind that you should talk in a way so that you can conclude by saying that you admire his/ her for all the previously said qualities s/he has and because of your intimacy/ relationship with him/ her.

Possible Answer 2:

Well, the first person that came to mind when looking at this topic was actually one of my neighbours, who I guess must be approaching her 80s now, and so I'd like to tell you a little bit about her and why I enjoy talking with her.

As for how I got to know her in the first place, well if I'm not mistaken, I met her when I was walking my two dogs in the gardens of the apartment complex where I live, and one of my dogs just ran straight up to her, and literally jumped up and gave her a hug! I remember at the time, I was slightly worried because I wasn't sure if she liked dogs or not, but thankfully, it turned out that she was a big animal lover, so she had no problem with my dogs, and she now even looks forward to seeing them every time she comes out for a walk.

Anyway, with regard to what we talk about when we see each other, well, it's kind of hard to say, because there's not really anything in particular that we always talk about, you know, it could be the weather, my studies, something in the news, but generally what normally happens is that she asks me how things are going, and after listening to me she will then offer some of her thoughts and advice, which I really appreciate, because she’s obviously experienced a lot more than I have in life.

And just to give you a little example of some of the stuff we talk about, when I bumped into her a few days ago, I mentioned to her a problem I was having with an essay I had to write, because it was a two and a half thousand-word essay about something extremely dull, and, for the life of me, I couldn't think of anything to write. But she just said to me, “forget about how much you need to write, just imagine you can write it as long or as short as you want.” And it was amazing, because when I changed my mindset to how she suggested, it suddenely became much easier to write the essay, and I even ended up writing over three thousand words.

So this is just one example, and I guess it partly explains why I like talking with her a lot, because, she's always able to give me good advice, whether it be in my studies or any other aspect of my life,and I'm super grateful to her for this.

I should also finally mention that she's an incredibly nice lady, so it's always really enjoyable chatting with her.

Thanks very much for listening.