Characters IELTS speaking

Question 1

Showing agreement and giving encouragement:

Children with _ parents often do better at school than those without.

Answer 1

Supportive

Question 2

(of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others:
Sales reps need to be _, because they are constantly meeting customers.

Answer 2

Outgoing

Question 3

Caring about and respectful of others:

He is always a kind and _ host.

Answer 3

Considerate

Question 4

Willing to try new or difficult things:

I’m trying to be more _ with my cooking.

Answer 4

Adventurous

Question 5

Not feeling or showing sympathy for other people’s feelings, or refusing to give importance to something:
It was a bit _ of Fiona to talk about fat people when she knows Mandy is desperate to lose weight.

Answer 5

Insensitive

Question 6

Not generous, or unwilling to spend money:

Some bankers are _ in lending to small businesses.

Answer 6

Stingy

Question 7

Dishonest or hiding the truth:

He never struck me as _ before.

Answer 7

Deceitful

Question 8

A _ person becomes angry and annoyed easily:

She’s very _ in the mornings!

Answer 8

Bad-tempered

Question 9

Shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened:

My dog is a little _ - especially around other dogs.

Answer 9

Timid

Question 10

A person who feels an obsessive need to exercise control over themselves and others and to take command of any situation.

Answer 10

Control freak

Question 11

Мне бы хотелось, чтобы люди описывали меня как…

Answer 11

I would me more than delighted to be described