IELTS Vocabs - Personality

Personality
Part 1-style questions
Examiner: How would you describe yourself?
Paula: Everyone tells me I take after my mum as I’m quite laid-back  I think I’m good company but you should ask my friends if they agree 
laid-back: see ‘easy-going’
good company: enjoyable to socialise with
to take after: to be like (often another member of the family)
Examiner: In which ways are you similar to your friends?
Manuel: I seem to be attracted to introverts  not people who are painfully shy but most of my friends are a little reserved  and I think that’s what I’m like 
introvert: someone who is shy
painfully shy: very shy
reserved: shy
Examiner: Are you similar or different to your brother(s)/sister(s)?
Mira: I think my brother and I are very similar  I’d say we’re fun-loving and tend to be a bit extroverted  my brother is certainly the life and soul of the party  I’m not sure that applies to me 
fun-loving: to enjoy having fun
extrovert: an energetic person who likes the company of others
to be the life and soul of the party: a fun person, someone who is the centre of activity
Part 2-style task
Describe a teacher you once had who you enjoyed being taught by. You should say
who this person was
when they were your teacher
which subject they taught you
and describe what it was about their character that you liked.
Carolina:  I’d like to describe my English teacher from school  Miss Thomas  this was a few years ago now and she was my teacher at a time when I was getting a little bored with being at school  unlike some of the other teachers Miss Thomas never lost her temper  she was very calm and easy-going  she was also very broad-minded  we were able to ask her questions about lots of subjects that some other teachers would refuse to discuss which made us respect her even more  she had a great sense of humour too  she’d laugh at our jokes as well as making us laugh  and she would also bend over backwards to help us with our work  she always put us first and often stayed around at the end of class to talk with anyone who needed help  apparently she was highly respected within her field but you would never know as she was the type that hid her light under a bushel  she was very modest and self-effacing  so yes  Miss Thomas was a teacher I have fond memories of 
to bend over backwards: to try very hard to help someone
broad-minded: prepared to accept other views or behaviours
easy-going: relaxed and not easily worried about anything
to put others first: to think of others before yourself
to hide one’s light under a bushel: to hide one’s talents and skills
good sense of humour: the ability to understand what is funny
self-effacing: to not try to get the attention of others (especially in terms of hiding one’s skills or abilities)
to lose one’s temper: to suddenly become angry
Part 3-style questions
Examiner:  Which personal qualities do you think we most want to pass on to our children?
Martin: I certainly would want my children to be self-confident and self-assured  I really believe that people who feel good about themselves are in a good position to face what life has to offer them  and I’d hope they wouldn’t be self-centred  but remembered to think about others 
self-assured: confident
self-centred: thinks only of oneself
self-confident: believes in one’s own ability or knowledge
Examiner: Which characteristics do you think are the least appealing in a person?
Marianne: Well  people who are very narrow-minded are difficult to get on with  it’s nice when someone is open to other people’s opinion and willing to think about their own views  and people who are two-faced can be a little irritating  relationships are built on trust and without honesty there’s not much left 
narrow minded: opposite of ‘broad-minded’ (see above)
two-faced: not honest or sincere. Will say one thing to someone to their face and another when they are not present.
Examiner: Which personality types do you think are less likely to suffer from stress or anxiety?
Sol: Probably people who are thick-skinned  who don’t let people or problems affect them too much  and if you are fair-minded you’ll be less likely to overreact to situations or be quick-tempered 
quick-tempered: to become angry quickly
thick-skinned:  not easily affected by criticism
fair-minded: to treat people equally
Addition:
trustworthy: can be trusted