Question
Describe an annoying neighbour you do not like.
Sample answer
Most of our neighbours are amiable and well-behaved and they are good neighbours except Mr. Deun who seems very irritating to me. He is living in our community for about 3 years after he bought the house from the previous owner. So he is our neighbour for the last three years and shortly after he started living here people started noticing his annoying behaviours.
He is a retired person who has only 4 family members and though other family members are well-behaved, this person has some issues that make him a bad neighbour. He does not behave politely and often we find him rude with others. He often shouts on very silly issues. Even with kids he behaves rudely.
He often complaints about people standing in front of his house while it is a street and people stand there for a while to look for an auto. In my opinion he has no right to yell with the neighbours who play in the nearby playground. He does not go out very often and stays at his home most of the time. But he complaints about everything, about everyone. Since he has complaints on other people, he should have followed the strict rules not to disturb others but in reality he does the opposite. He sometimes shouts with his family members that other people can hear and that's very disturbing especially in the middle of the night.
I remember him scolding a 10 years girl who mistakenly entered in his garden and just enjoyed the flowers. She did nothing and Mr. Deun acted very impolitely with her. People in our locality sometimes make fun of him for his behaviours and usually avoids him from social gathering. He has a habit of advising people while he does not listen to anybody's request. Thus I find him very annoying.
I am not sure what to do to reduce his annoyance but I guess we should talk to him very politely and try to make peace with him. He is not a type of person who would yield to logic or good intension. So if he does not heed to polite conversation, the local senior persons can sit with him to short out the problem. His family members can contribute to make him understand that the way he behaves with others are not acceptable and is not a good sign. Finally if nothing can be done to change him, we should avoid him and ignore his disturbance. He is not a kid whom we can teach the basic of mannerism and social responsibilities. So in my opinion a polite discussion can be effective and if not there is nothing we can do to change his behaviours.
Tips for talking about this Cue Card topic:
While talking about an irritating neighbour, first mention that why this person is irritating. Be careful about the fact that mentioning your abhorrence about the irritating neighbour would only be reasonable when you can establish the fact that s/he is really irritating.
Do not say that you know this annoying neighbor only for few days. That would give a shallow judgment about someone. Mention that you know this person for a long time and not only you but other people in your neighbourhood also abhor him/ her for the annoying activities s/he does often.
You would be convincing if you mention that the person does not obey the rules and regulation of your community, often make disturbing attitude with others; especially with kids and senior citizens, shouts very loudly and makes quarrels loudly.
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