Describe a person you admire

In this article, we’ve mentioned the “Describe a person you admire” cue card. In IELTS speaking, there are three sections: introductory queries, the cue card section, and lastly the follow-up questions on the cue card. This whole section would take around 11-15 minutes to complete. We’ve provided four sample answers to the current IELTS speaking cue card with follow-up questions that may assist you to answer properly and you’d be ready to generate concepts while showing for the speaking part of IELTS.

IELTS speaking part 2 – cue card

In the second part of IELTS, the examiner gives you a random topic of conversation, says “Describe a book you recently read” and gives you one minute to prepare to talk about that topic for 1.5 minutes or 2 minutes. Mastery of this part is required as the examiner would assess your speaking on this basis. Depending on the topic of your cue card, IELTS Speaking Part 3 will have a follow-up section that will be a discussion.

Describe a person you admire

You should say:

• Who is he or she?
• What does he or she do for a living?
• What characteristics does this person have?
• Explain why you admire this person?

Describe a person you admire – Model answers and Follow up questions

The sample cue card answer on “Describe someone you admire”  is provided and the relevant follow-up questions from part 3 of the IELTS cue card are also provided for reference.

Describe a person you admire model answer 1

Introduction
Well, we admire many people in our life due to their skills and mindset of that person and confidence to see the world inspiring us. 

Who is he or she?
In my life, I admire many people at work, in my home and my teacher. But today I would like to talk about one of my close friends, whose name is Shrey. We have been friends since 5th standard, and till now we are in the same college. He is one of my closest friends. We first met in a tuition class, and later we were in the same class and same school.

What does he or she do for a living?
Well, currently he is a student and doing b.tech in chemical engineering in MS university of baroda. I am also in that university and we both sit on the same bench in our class and share a good bond with each other. 

What characteristics does this person have?
He is one of the best people I know to date as he is kind, mature, communicative, etc. It is why I admire him as he helps other people whether he knows the person or not. He reacts humbly to everyone. It is the reason I admire this person most.

Explain why you admire this person?
When we were in 10th std, and our preliminary exam was there, we all friends were tense as we have not been given a full-scale test before, and at that time as we five boys were good at mathematics, our tuition teacher told us to teach other students who are weak in mathematics, then we four boys disagreed with our teacher, but Shrey agreed to her and without thinking about his grades, he taught that other students. On top of that, he was able to secure 1st rank in class and I secured 3rd rank at that time.

Conclusion
In the end, I would say he is one of the kindest people I know as he helps out every person in his life and still he can balance his student life in a good way.

Describe a person you admire model answer 2

Introduction
We all admire many people in our lives, from businessmen to security guards in our society. We admire a person when we find something special in them that is not there in any other person.

Who is he or she?
Many people have inspired me, but the person I admire the most is my mother. She is a strong woman who has kept me strong and safe through the most difficult times.

What does he or she do for a living?
Well, she does a job in school and by doing that she helps my father by contributing some amount of money in the monthly expenditure of the house. After coming home she does all the housework.

What characteristics does this person have?
She is a teacher, so she goes to a village to educate children whose parents cannot afford to pay fees in a highly facilitated school. She takes a minimal amount of fees from their parents and earns no profit from educating children. She is so good and takes care of our whole family all the time without getting angry.

Explain why you admire this person?
A kind-hearted woman who always lends a helping hand to those in need. She runs a scholarship program to help students who cannot pay their tuition fees. Also, she has a great sense of humor and can turn a bad day into a good one. I share all my troubles with her. This has allowed me to talk openly about my thoughts and feelings instead of lying about general things. 

Conclusion
We may disagree, but our bond is eternal. I  learned compassion and patience through my mother. I am proud to have such an inspiring woman in my life. She wants to be independent like her and have her own identity.

Describe a person you admire model answer 3

Introduction
Well, in my life, I admire many people around me like my father, mother, teacher, friends, etc., because I find many things which I don’t have and I learn from them.

Who is he or she?
I look up to a lot of people for different reasons, but let me tell you about Steve Jobs. First of all, Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple Computer, the company that revolutionized the computer industry. I guess you could call him an influential entrepreneur.

What does he or she do for a living?
Well, Steve Jobs was one of the entrepreneurs in the world and has made many good discoveries to help the world. He was one of the billionaires in the world after being kicked out of his own company which he founded.

What characteristics does this person have?
I know from a YouTube interview that he was a good public speaker. I also heard that Jobs was a particularly creative person and maintained high standards at his company. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness some years ago, resulting in his death but he left behind a huge legacy. I first got to know Jobs when he gave a speech introducing the first iPhone. He remembers being very excited about both the device and its passionate presentation. It was clear that Jobs really loved his job. Since then, I’ve seen all of his product launches and read his biography.

Explain why you admire this person?
There are two main reasons why I want to follow in Jobs’ footsteps. First, to me, he was the epitome of resilience. Jobs was fired from the company he founded in 1985. More than a decade later, he returned as his CEO  and saved Apple from bankruptcy. Second, he taught me that creativity pays off. Today, many believe that ideas are worthless, but Job’s story taught us that with the right skills and enthusiasm, great ideas can have a big impact on the world. . I try to be as confident and creative as Jobs. 

Conclusion
In the end, after seeing the achievements of Steve Waugh, he has become my inspiration and I would like to follow his way of achieving success in my life.

Describe a person you admire model answer 4

Introduction
In our life, we admire many people. Similarly, I admire people who I believe are more courageous, talented, and creative than I am. I think we should all people to be like them and grow in life.

Who is he or she?
I don’t think everyone is endowed with creativity. Few people are innovative and creative. I would like to mention a school mathematics teacher Gajendra Singh, whom I found very innovative.

What does he or she do for a living?
He is the teacher in our class and he also has his own classes. He is the owner and has heired 10 teachers to educate students in his classes. In the morning, he stays in school and after that he goes to his class.

What characteristics does this person have?
He told us that it was a very fun day. He taught us differentiation and integration in 3D in a very enjoyable way. We never felt bored during his class hours. He explained things in a very logical and descriptive way. Anyone who had a question was easily cleared by him. Overall, we loved his class.

Explain why you admire this person?
Last but not least, I think he’s a genius and a smart guy. The ideas and innovations he brings to the class will improve the academic performance of each student. This kind of methodology in teaching is much needed.

Conclusion
In the end, I find him the most amazing teacher in the world as he is so creative in teaching students and made mathematics so easy for me regardless of the toughness of the subject.

IELTS speaking part 3 -Describe a person you admire – follow-up questions

There are follow-up questions to describe a person you admire. This session lasts approximately 4-5 minutes on the actual test and requires you to answer general topic questions or cue card questions.

1.What qualities do you think are necessary for a respected person?
There are many qualities a person should possess to be admired, such as bravery, kindness, and respect for nature. But the most important quality is the usefulness of this person, admired by others.

2.Which celebrity do you think deserves more admiration? Politician, author, athlete, movie star?
I don’t think a person should be praised for any particular talent they have. Their humanity should be admired. If a movie star is very popular and successful, but not good, similarly, politicians who have no compassion for the poor should not be respected. If they do some extraordinary work, then they should be admired.

3.Do you think scientists and soldiers deserve more praise?
Scientists and soldiers deserve to be admired and recognized for their selfless service to the Fatherland. Only the most qualified men and women can fill these positions and for that, we are indebted for their services. They sacrifice their personal life for the country, this is the main reason I think they should be admired by all citizens.

4.Do you think people who are famous are more admired than others?
On average, you would find at least most of them to be good, generous, kind, and caring people. You may be tempted to believe that these people are the “better” people. But you might be wrong. The truth is that being successful will make people see you as a better person. Why? Our brains are randomly programmed to assume that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.

5.What kind of person do you admire?
Well, I guess a person who helps me out of dangerous situations; a person who has better qualities of living life than me, is admired by me, as I would be able to learn something from them and able to have a better life than the present.

6.Do you think people also see weaknesses in the people they follow, or are they just avoiding them?
Depending on the person, some people blindly follow celebrities no matter what they do in real life. Some forgive small mistakes and weaknesses of those they respect. They think they are human too.

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