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Describe how you usually spend time with your friends. v.1

Describe how you usually spend time with your friends. v. 1
Describe how you usually spend time with your friends. You should say: how often you meet them what you do together where you go together and say how much you enjoy spending time with your friends. [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. ]   Model Answer 1: After graduating from the university and entering into a career, I don’t really get much time to spend with my friends. Besides, as people get older, their priorities in life change. Therefore, it is not always possible to meet our friends and spend time with them despite our best intention. However, I will still try my best to give an account of how I usually spend my time with my friends. Anyway, as I have already mentioned earlier that I don’t really get much time to spend with my friends except probably a couple of times in a month mostly during the weekend, the good thing is whenever we meet, we try to make the best use of our time. One of the things, which we really enjoy doing together, is that sometimes we take a long drive to a big lake outside of my home town in order to do fishing. Of course, most of my friends don’t exactly like to eat fish, but I do. So, while my friends are busy releasing the fishes back into the water after catching them, I keep myself busy in putting them in back except, of course, the only problem is I don’t get to catch as many fishes as my friends. Another thing, which I really like to do, is to visit a local movie theatre and watch a great movie together with my friends. Then, after finishing watching the movie, we also hit one of our favourite restaurants and enjoy some great foods while poking jokes at each other and having fun. Well, I enjoy spending time with my friends a lot as it helps me get refreshed and rejuvenated myself after a long and busy week. Besides, meeting with my friends allows me an opportunity to talk about an array of issues so that we can remain informed and smart. Finally, spending time with friends sometimes allows us to do some social works/charity works. We enjoy a certain sense of peace in our minds which wouldn’t be possible otherwise.   Sample Answer 2: Thanks a lot for this cue card topic. I will tell you how I usually spend time with my close buddies, what I do with them, where we go and how often I meet them.   Well, to begin with, I have more than ten friends and three of them are very intimate friends of mine. I meet those close friends two to three times a week on an average and sometimes more than that.   Whenever I am with those friends, we have endless topics to talk about and our conversations continue for hours. Sometimes we talk about ourselves, our family, sports we like, celebrities we admire, people we hate, things we should be doing, politics, movies, music, literature, books, science, recent events, history and so on. Topics we discuss or debate on often change, and our conversation shifts its direction from time to time. When we do not talk or gossip, we play computer games or do cycling together. We often visit different places together and love to explore different places. Recently, we went to an art museum and enjoyed our time in a new town, far away from our locality. That would be around a month ago and it was a memorable event for all of us.   To answer the last question, who does not enjoy spending time with friends? In fact, some people become our dear friends because we like to spend time with them. Good friends remain close to our heart and they have a special place in our life. My friends are very important to me and I feel completely free around them. With them, I do not need to pretend and I can be completely myself. This is probably true for everyone who has good friends.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card topic: Cue Card Topic: Describe how you usually spend time with your friends. 1.  Well, this is a great topic to discuss. I have four intimate buddies and we spend most of our time together whenever we are in our college. Sometimes we watch movies and this is extremely amusing to enjoy movies with them. Besides, we travel and explore new places. 2.  I have a circle of three close friends and we all love to read books. We often meet with the intention to buy new books and explore new libraries. Sometimes, we lend books to each other as well. I think reading is an excellent habit and we are lucky to have developed our liking for books. A library is our favourite place and we often meet there. 3.  Enjoying a live cricket match is fun and if it is with friends, the fun doubles. When I meet my friends, we all try to watch cricket matches in a local stadium. If there is no live match, we watch a cricket competition on television. Sometimes we play cricket together at our school ground. 4. Travelling is a hobby for all of my friends. So, whenever we meet together, we try to make short trips. Every one of us owns a bicycle and we use it to explore different parts of Tokyo. During the weekends, we try to make a day-long trip outside the city. 5. I love shopping and other close friends of mine also do so! We usually meet at our home and go shopping in the streets of Thailand. In fact, many of the Thai street markets are filled with essential stuff and we love to follow trendy fashions. 6. I play indoor games when I meet my friends at my residence in London. Actually, I have a couple of very close friends and we have been maintaining our friendship since our childhood. So, when we meet, we play different types of indoor games like chess, card etc. Watching television programmes and debating about numerous topics are perhaps two other common activities for us. 7.  Eating street foods is pleasant to us. So, we often set dates to have street foods in the street of Vietnam. The food is yummy and the price is reasonable. Moreover, street foods have varied tastes and appeals to me and my friends. 8.  Playing video games is a passion for me and to some of my friends. So, when they visit me or I go to visit them, we all take part in a video game tournament. This is fun indeed. We mostly play action, adventure and racing games. Your preparation for this cue card topic will also enable you to talk about the following topics: 1. Describe a typical day in your high school days. 2. Describe what you would do with friends if you could get back to your school days. 3. Describe a memorable period or stage in your life. 4. Describe a day you really enjoyed with your friends.
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you
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them what you do together where you go together and say how much you
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. [You will
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some
notes to
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much
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to
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with my
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friends
.
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, as
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people
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older, their priorities in life
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our
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time
with them despite our best intention.
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, I will
still
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my
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time
with my friends.

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except
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in a month
mostly
during the weekend, the
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thing is whenever we
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meet
, we try to
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the best
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of our
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. One of the things, which we
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doing together, is that
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sometimes
we take a long drive to a
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big
lake
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outside of
my home town in order to
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do fishing
.
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, most of my
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friends
don’t exactly like to eat fish,
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I do.
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, while my
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are busy releasing the fishes back into the water after catching them, I
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keep
myself busy in putting them in back except,
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, the
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problem is I don’t
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to catch as
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many
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friends
. Another thing, which I
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really
like to do, is to
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visit
a local
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movie
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theatre
and
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watch
a great
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together with my
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friends
. Then, after finishing watching the
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, we
also
hit one of our
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favourite
restaurants and
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some
great
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foods
while poking jokes at each
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and having fun.

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, I
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with my
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a lot as it
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helps
me
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get
refreshed and rejuvenated myself after a long and busy week.
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, meeting with my
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allows
me an opportunity to
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talk
about an array of issues
so
that we can remain informed and smart.
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,
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with
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friends
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sometimes
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allows
us to do
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some
social works/charity works. We
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enjoy
a certain sense of peace in our minds which wouldn’t be possible
otherwise
.
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Sample Answer 2: Thanks a lot for this
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. I will
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you how I
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time
with my
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buddies, what I do with them, where we go and how
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I
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meet
them.
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begin
with, I have more than ten
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and three of them are
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very
intimate
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friends
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those
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close
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two to three
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times
a week on an average and
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sometimes
more than that.
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Whenever I am with those
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, we have endless
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to
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about and our conversations continue for hours.
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we
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about ourselves, our family, sports we like, celebrities we admire,
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people
we hate, things we should be doing, politics,
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movies
, music, literature,
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books
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events
, history and
so
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to
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. When we do not
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or gossip, we
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do cycling
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visit
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places
together and
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love
to
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places
. Recently, we went to an art museum and enjoyed our
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time
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town, far away from our locality. That would be around a month ago and it was a memorable
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event
for all of us.
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To answer the last question, who does not
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with
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? In fact,
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people
become our dear
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friends
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time
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friends
remain
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close
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heart and
they have a special
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place
in our life. My
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friends
are
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very
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important
to me and I feel completely free around them. With them, I do not need to pretend and I can be completely myself. This is
probably
true for everyone who has
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good
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friends
.
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More
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Ideas
to
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about this
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topic
:
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:
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Describe
how you
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usually
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spend
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time
with your
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friends
. 1.  
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, this is a great
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topic
to discuss. I have four intimate
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buddies and
we
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spend
most of our
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time
together whenever we are in our college.
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we
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watch
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movies
and this is
extremely
amusing to
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enjoy
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movies
with them.
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, we travel and
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explore
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new
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places
. 2.  I have a circle of three
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close
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friends and
we all
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love
to read
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books
. We
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often
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meet
with the intention to
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buy
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books
and
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explore
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new
libraries.
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, we lend
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books
to each
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other
as
well
. I
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think
reading is an excellent
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habit and
we are lucky to have developed our liking for
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books
. A library is our
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favourite
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place and
we
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often
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meet
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live
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cricket
match is fun and if it is with
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friends
, the fun doubles. When I
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meet
my
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friends
, we all try to
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watch
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cricket
matches in a local stadium. If there is no
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live
match, we
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watch
a
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cricket
competition on television.
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we
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play
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cricket
together at our school ground.

4. Travelling is a hobby for all of my
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friends
.
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, whenever we
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meet
together, we try to
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make
short trips. Every one of us
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owns
a
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bicycle and
we
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use
it to
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explore
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different
parts of Tokyo. During the weekends, we try to
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make
a day-long trip outside the city.

5. I
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love
shopping and
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other
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close
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friends
of mine
also
do
so
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usually
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meet
at our home and go shopping in the
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streets
of Thailand. In fact,
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many
of the Thai
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street
markets
are filled
with essential
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stuff and
we
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love
to follow trendy fashions.

6. I
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play
indoor
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games
when I
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meet
my
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friends
at my residence in London.
Actually
, I have a couple of
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very
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close
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friends and
we have been maintaining our friendship since our childhood.
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, when we
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meet
, we
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play
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different
types of indoor
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games
like chess,
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card
etc. Watching television
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programmes
and debating about numerous
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topics
are perhaps two
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other
common activities for us.

7.  Eating
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street
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foods
is pleasant to us.
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, we
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often
set dates to have
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street
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foods
in the
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street
of Vietnam. The
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food
is yummy and the price is reasonable.
Moreover
,
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street
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foods
have varied tastes and appeals to me and my
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friends. 8
.  Playing video
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games
is a passion for me and to
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some
of my
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friends
.
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, when they
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visit
me or I go to
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visit
them, we all
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take part
in a video game tournament. This is fun
indeed
. We
mostly
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play
action, adventure and racing games.

Your preparation for this
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cue
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card
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topic
will
also
enable you to
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talk
about the following
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topics: 1
.
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Describe
a typical day in your high school days.

2.
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Describe
what you would do with
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friends
if you could
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
get
back to your school days.

3.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a memorable period or stage in your life.

4.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a day you
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
really
enjoyed with your
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
friends
.
22Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
206Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
24Mistakes
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IELTS speaking Describe how you usually spend time with your friends. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
13 paragraphs
1228 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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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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