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Describe a friend you really like to spend time with. v.1

Describe a friend you really like to spend time with. v. 1
Describe a friend you really like to spend time with. You should say: when and how you met how often you meet this friend what kind of personality your friend has and say why you like to spend time with this particular friend. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Follow-up Questions: • Is friendship important in your culture? How many close friends can you have? • Are friends more important than family? • What are the important things among good friends? • Do you have any friends from a foreign country? • What are the differences between real-life friends and pen friends?   Model Answer 1: He was my childhood friend, but I lost him about 15 years ago when his father had to leave my home town to live in another big city in order to carry on the job he was holding. Since then, I didn’t really see him until, of course, one day I met him about a couple of years ago at a local fish market where I live. I could barely recognize him after more than 15 years as he had become a “big man” in his mid 20’s by then. In fact, I would probably have never recognized him unless his uncle, the only relative of him I knew, was kind enough to introduce him to me after so many years, leaving me completely speechless and ecstatic! After meeting Ivan, my childhood friend, with whom I got along nicely until the day he left our home town, we both wanted to visit each other as often as possible in an effort to renew our friendship.   But, because of the long distance between us, it wasn’t really possible. So, the only time we could meet is when I travel to his city in order to do some shopping, which seldom more than once a month. Being the only child of his parents, Ivan could be moody and demanding sometimes. Having a reserved personality, Ivan told me that he didn’t really have many friends except me and a few others from his college. I like spending time with Ivan mainly because he is very serious about his life and career. Besides, I could trust him like a brother with my life since my childhood as he would never reveal our “secrets” (friends have “secrets”. Don’t they? ). In fact, he treats me more like a brother than a friend, since he doesn’t have any siblings, advising me at every opportunity to take good care of my elderly parents, which I really appreciate. Finally, I like to spend time with Ivan because he appreciates and understands the value of my time, and that not too many people would befriend him because of his introvert personality (even though he is a great person once you get to know him). Sample Answer 2: The friend I like to spend my time with more than any other friend is Steven. I met him when I was only 8 years old and was in primary school. After that, our intimacy developed and we became best friends. One day he forgot to bring his physics book to the school and I helped him with my book. We talked for a long after our classes and our friendship started to begin. We went to college together but we got admitted to two different universities. Since we are studying in the same city now, we can meet each other and spend time together whenever we want. We are yet to finish our graduation and both of us are busy with our own stuff but whenever we get vacations, we spend time together. Since we live in the same town, we visit each other's house and thus we meet at least twice a month. He is a kind and talented person who helps people and always wished the best for others. He is studying mathematics and he has a talent in mathematics. Sometimes he explains some complex mathematical theories in a very simple and interesting way which helps me a lot in my studies. He is passionate about reading books and often shares his books with me. We often exchange our thoughts about books and politics. I like to spend time with him because we have many common interests. I never feel bored spending time with him. Since we are friends for a long time, we understand each other very well. A good friend always extends helping hands when we are in need, and Steven does it always for me and for others. We do so many fun stuff together and help each other in our studies. Good friendship, understanding and common interests make us close friends and those are the primary reasons I like to spend time with him so much. Sample Answer 3: I happened to meet this person who later became my friend in a yoga and meditation class which I joined lately. It was quite a chance that this person who goes by the name "Gajender" sat beside me during the class. After these classes, it has been quite a regular feature that we spend time together, almost every weekend. Yet another reason why I like spending time with Gajender is the humorous character that he possesses. I always find him in a jubilant mood in spite of the fact that he went through some troublesome experience in life. He lost his only son and that too at a young age of 25. I must say, he is one of the persons who has really made a positive impression on my mind and has contributed a lot in the way I have started looking at life. The reason why I like spending time with him is the positive vibes that I feel out of him. He is one of the persons, rather the first person in my life, who has a very positive attitude towards life. [ Written by  - Neeraj ]   Tips for answering this cue card topic: This cue card should be an easy one for you. You should already know a lot about a friend you would like to talk about. Topics like 'Describe a museum' needs some brainstorming, remembering things about a museum and then organising answers for the topic, but when you are asked to talk about a friend, you already know a lot about what you need to talk about. All you need to do is focus on the questions asked and then answer them in details. For this cue card topic, tell the name of a friend. Remember that you have picked a friend to talk about which means she/he is special to you. Talk about "for how long you two are friends? ", "how you met him/her? " and "how did your friendship start". Then say "the stuff you two do together", "reasons you like him/her", "the type of person he/she is" and finally the reason you like to spend time with him so much".   Following are some hints for the questions asked in this cue card topic.
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friend
you
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really
like to
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time
with. You should say: when and how you
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met
how
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often
you
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meet
this
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friend
what kind of personality your
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friend
has and say why you like to
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spend
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time
with this particular
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friend
. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the
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topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Follow-up Questions:

• Is
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friendship
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important
in your culture? How
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many
close
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friends
can you have?

• Are
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friends
more
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important
than family?

• What are the
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important
things among
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good
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friends? •
Do you have any
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friends
from a foreign country?

• What are the differences between real-life
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friends
and pen
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friends
?
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Model
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Answer
1: He was my childhood
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friend
,
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but
I lost him about 15 years ago when his father had to
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leave
my home town to
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live
in another
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big
city in order to carry on the job he was holding. Since then, I didn’t
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really
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see
him until,
of course
, one day I
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met
him about a couple of years ago at a local fish market where I
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live
. I could
barely
recognize him after more than 15 years as he had become a “
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big
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man
” in his mid
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20’s
by then. In fact, I would
probably
have never recognized him unless his uncle, the
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only
relative of him I knew, was kind
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enough
to introduce him to me after
so
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many
years, leaving me completely speechless and ecstatic!

After meeting Ivan, my childhood
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friend
, with whom I
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got
along
nicely
until the day he
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left
our home town, we both wanted to visit each
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other
as
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often
as possible in an effort to renew our
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friendship
.
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,
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because
of the
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distance between us, it wasn’t
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possible.
So
, the
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time
we could
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meet
is when I travel to his city in order to do
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some
shopping, which seldom more than once a month. Being the
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only
child of his parents, Ivan could be moody and demanding
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sometimes
. Having a reserved personality, Ivan
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told
me that he didn’t
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really
have
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many
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friends
except me and a few others from his college.

I like
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spending
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time
with Ivan
mainly
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because
he is
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very
serious about his
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life
and career.
Besides
, I could trust him like a brother with my
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life
since my childhood as he would never reveal our “secrets”
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(friends
have “secrets”. Don’t they?
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)
. In fact, he treats me more like a brother than a
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friend
, since he doesn’t have any siblings, advising me at every opportunity to take
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good
care of my elderly parents, which I
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really
appreciate.
Finally
, I like to
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spend
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time
with Ivan
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because
he appreciates and understands the value of my
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time
, and that not too
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many
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people
would befriend him
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because
of his introvert personality (
even though
he is a great
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person
once you
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get
to know him).

Sample
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2: The
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friend
I like to
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spend
my
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time
with more than any
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other
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friend
is Steven. I
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met
him when I was
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only
8 years
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old
and was in primary school. After that, our intimacy
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developed and
we became best friends.

One day he forgot to bring his physics
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book
to the school and I
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helped
him with my
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book
. We talked for a
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long
after our classes and our
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friendship
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started
to
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begin
. We went to college together
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but
we
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got
admitted to two
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different
universities. Since we are studying in the same city
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now
, we can
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meet
each
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other
and
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spend
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time
together whenever we want.

We are
yet
to finish our graduation and both of us are busy with our
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own
stuff
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but
whenever we
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get
vacations, we
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spend
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time
together. Since we
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live
in the same town, we visit each other's
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house
and
thus
we
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meet
at least twice a month.

He is a kind and talented
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person
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who
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helps
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people
and always wished the best for others. He is studying
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mathematics and
he has a talent in mathematics.
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he
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explains
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some
complex mathematical theories in a
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very
simple and interesting way which
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helps
me a
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lot
in my studies. He is passionate about reading
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books
and
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often
shares his
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books
with me. We
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often
exchange our thoughts about
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books
and politics.

I like to
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spend
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time
with him
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because
we have
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many
common interests. I never feel bored
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spending
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time
with him. Since we are
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friends
for a
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long
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time
, we understand each
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other
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very
well
. A
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good
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friend
always extends helping hands when we are in
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need
, and Steven does it always for me and for others. We do
so
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many fun stuff
together and
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help
each
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other
in our studies.
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Good
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friendship
, understanding and common interests
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make
us close
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friends
and those are the primary
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reasons
I like to
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spend
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time
with him
so
much.

Sample
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Answer
3: I happened to
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meet
this
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person
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who
later became my
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friend
in a yoga and meditation
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class
which I
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joined
lately. It was quite a chance that this
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person
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who
goes by the name
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Gajender
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sat beside me during the
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class
.

After these classes, it has been quite a regular feature that we
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spend
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time
together, almost every weekend.
Yet
another
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reason
why I like
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spending
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time
with
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Gajender
is the humorous character that he possesses.

I always find him in a jubilant mood
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in spite of
the fact that he went through
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some
troublesome experience in
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life
. He lost his
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only
son and that too at a young age of 25. I
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must
say, he is one of the
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persons
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who
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has
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really
made a
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positive
impression on my mind and has contributed a
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lot
in the way I have
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started
looking at life.

The
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reason
why I like
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spending
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time
with him is the
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positive
vibes that I feel out of him. He is one of the
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persons
,
rather
the
first
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person
in my
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life
,
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who
has a
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very
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positive
attitude towards
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life
.
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[
Written by
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-
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: This
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should be an easy one for you. You should already know a
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lot
about a
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friend
you would like to
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talk
about.
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like '
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a museum'
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needs
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some
brainstorming, remembering things about a museum and then
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organising
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for the
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,
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when you
are asked
to
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about a
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, you already know a
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about what you
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to
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talk
about. All you
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to do is focus on the questions asked and then
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them in
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.

For this
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the name of a
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friend
. Remember that you have picked a
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friend
to
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about which means she/he is special to you.
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about
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for how
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you two are
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friends
?
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,
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how you
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met
him/her?
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and
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how did your
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friendship
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start
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. Then say
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the stuff you two do together
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,
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reasons you like him/her
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,
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the type of
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he/she is
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and
finally
the
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reason
you like to
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spend
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time
with him
so
much
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.
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hints for the questions asked in this
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.
12Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
159Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
36Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a friend you really like to spend time with. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
19 paragraphs
1210 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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