I don’t usually see the sky as I am living in an urban area where the pollution is escalating. So it’s quite difficult to observe the sky. However, I got an opportunity last week to observe the night sky for the first time. Actually, it was just, we got the holiday from after the, after our exams. So I went to my friend’s house and due to the electricity cut, we had to sleep under the sky. So it was the chance, I got to see the various shapes and constellations and me and my friend were not able to sleep at that time. Just due to the shortage of electricity. So we started making the shapes with the, with the help of stars. We started counting it. However, we knew this is uncountable, but we were just spending our time doing this. And then we just saw the shooting star for the first time and I made a wish because it’s believed that if we made the wish, after we made the wish, it will be completed. Then we just, it was such an exuberant moment for me that we shared together. We just shared a lot of memories with each other and we enjoyed our ideas under the sky. And it was dark at that time and we also saw the illuminating light of the moon. And we just clicked the picture and put this trick on the, on the Snapchat. It was such a soothing moment I have ever had because it’s quite relaxing and soothing. And then we slept and when I wake up and I just shared the whole moment with my parents how amazing these moments were. So nowadays I don’t get the opportunity just because of my haptic schedule and my papers are on the board. So I think in the next summer I will definitely go to my friends house to see and to return to that moment again.
Band 7+: Describe a beautiful sky you enjoyed seeing or watching
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I don't usually see the sky as I live in an urban area where pollution is escalating. So it's quite difficult to observe the sky. However, I got an opportunity last week to observe the night sky for the first time. Actually, we had a holiday after our exams, so I went to my friend's house, and due to a power outage, we had to sleep under the sky. It was a chance for me to see the various shapes and constellations. My friend and I were not able to sleep at that time due to the lack of electricity, so we started making shapes with the help of the stars. We started counting them; however, we knew it was uncountable, but we were just spending our time doing this. Then we saw a shooting star for the first time, and I made a wish because it's believed that if you make a wish upon a shooting star, it will come true. It was such an exuberant moment for me that we shared together. We created a lot of memories with each other and enjoyed our ideas under the sky. It was dark at that time, and we also saw the illuminating light of the moon. We took a picture and posted it on Snapchat. It was one of the most soothing moments I have ever had because it was quite relaxing. Then we slept, and when I woke up, I shared the whole experience with my parents about how amazing those moments were. Nowadays, I don't get the opportunity due to my hectic schedule and my exams. I think next summer, I will definitely go to my friend's house to relive that moment again.
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