Band 6: Describe an old person (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

63% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

In my life, there are lots of old people who contributed to cultivating my positive attitude towards life. But if I had to choose one, I would probably choose my grandmother, who is 85 years old and can be a real model for life in Europe. In spite of having some troubles in her life, she managed to stay by herself. When she was 34 years old, she had 5 or 6 children, and at that time, her husband died, so she brought up all her children by herself. She was a caring mother, and she also worked as a head accountant in a very big company, where she excelled. After some years, she managed to cope with her job and family. When I have no motivation to live, I tend to listen to her true stories about life. I feel better after talking with her for several hours. I also enjoy her stories when we talk about past activities as if no time had passed. Every time I visit her house, she welcomes me with her big smile and love.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

In my life there are lots of old people who contributed my positive, my cultivating my positive attitude towards life. But if I opt for one, I probably choose my grandmother who is 85 years old and she can be a real model to Europe’s life. In spite of having some troubles in your life, he managed to stay by herself. When she was 34 years old, she had 5-6 children and at that time her husband died and she brought all her children by herself. She was a caring mother and as well as she worked as a head accountant in a very big company, where she was really good at. After some years she managed to cope with her job and family. When I have no motivation to live, I tend to listen to her true stories about life. I feel myself better after talking with her for several hours. I also listen to her stories when we talk about past-time activities as if no time had passed. Every time I visit her house, she welcomes me with her big smile and love.

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Answers On The Same Topic:

Describe an old person

Thank you for g uh me opportunity to to talk about an interesting elderly person. Um. Now I want to talk about um. One interesting person who m uh. Who holds in my heart special place is my grandmother. She is in her late seventies. Despite her age she is a hectic person. Um. She […]

Band 6+

See All

Describe a skill you learned from a mistake. You should say: - What the mistake was - How you learned the skill from it - When this happened And explain how this skill has helped you since.

At university, I learned that we should really follow the teacher’s instruction, like point by point, to get a good mark. At first, I always thought that I could use my own strategy, you know, and that I didn’t need to really focus in class and follow the teacher’s instructions and strategies. But then I […]

Band 6+

Describe a person you admire. You should say: who this person is, how you know them, what they are like, and explain why you admire them.

Well, right now I’d like to describe a person I know who I admire. To be honest, I know a lot of them, for example my dad, my sisters, and my friends, but in this case I’m gonna talk about my mother. Because, like you know, she’s a true inspiration and also she inspires everyone […]

Band 6+

Describe a gift you'd like to buy for your friend

Well, every time I’m buying a present for my close friend, family member, classmate, I really consider everything I know about them, which present most they like have for me. For example, one birthday gift I would really like to buy for my friend whom I met at Lyceum. is music album especially especially Rihanna […]

Band 5+

Describe a place you often visit that is very quiet. You should say: - Where it is - How often you go there - What you do there And explain why you enjoy the quietness of this place.

I want to introduce Kota Kinabalu which is the place I think is very quiet and peaceful. So this place is in Malaysia, more specifically is in the eastern part of Malaysia. As you know Malaysia has two parts, one is east and the other one is west. So actually I went there just for […]

Band 6+

Describe a city that you enjoyed visiting

There are some places that you visited and forget about quite quickly but alabos completely different for me. It was one of those places that made me feel relaxed the moment I got there. It’s a picturesque hill town in Sri Lanka. I visited with my family and it has remained one of the most […]

Band 7+

See All

Band 6+: Describe an old person

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Describe an old person

Other Topics:

Describe a skill you learned from a mistake. You should say: - What the mistake was - How you learned the skill from it - When this happened And explain how this skill has helped you since.

Describe a person you admire. You should say: who this person is, how you know them, what they are like, and explain why you admire them.

Describe a gift you'd like to buy for your friend

Describe a place you often visit that is very quiet. You should say: - Where it is - How often you go there - What you do there And explain why you enjoy the quietness of this place.

Describe a city that you enjoyed visiting

Describe a place that has changed dramatically since you first visited it. You should say: - Where the place is - What it was like when you first visited - What it is like now And explain how you feel about the changes.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium