IELTS CUE CARD: Describe a person you admire

July 24, 2026 Acharya Shruti

Describe a person you admire.

You should say:

Who this person is
How you know this person
What qualities this person has
Why you admire this person.

ANSWER:

We meet so many individuals on a regular basis, but there’s usually one person who leaves an impression in your life. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to describe one such person in my life.

A person that I really admire is my uncle. He is my father’s elder brother. Although he is my father’s brother, but he has always acted like a father figure for everyone in my family. My ‘Baba’, as we dearly call him, has struggled a lot in his life. My paternal grandparents left this world when my father and uncle were just kids. Since then, my uncle has taken care of my father and fulfilled all his needs. He compromised his education so that my dad could eat properly. And throughout this, he kept smiling. And that’s what I admire about him the most – his patience, resilience, and his ability to smile even in the toughest of times. Apart from this, he’s also very caring. Whenever anyone in the family is going through a difficult time, he is always the first person to step up and support them, whether it’s financially or through good advice.

Another thing that I respect about him is that he never stopped learning, even at this age. A few years back, he learned how to use a smartphone just so he could video call me as I started living away from home due to my studies. According to me, that shows how open-minded he is.

I know him so well because we’ve spent so much time together, especially during my childhood. Honestly some of my best childhood memories are with him.

To conclude, I just want to say that I admire him because of his strength, patience, resilience, and his ability to smile in hard times. He has taught me a lot and I hope I become even a little bit like him someday.

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