To be honest, I have encountered several people throughout my life. However, one of the most compassionate ones is my friend. In fact, I am impressed by his personality and attitudes regarding our long-lasting friendship. We have been friends for over 15 years and tend to treat each other with respect. Moreover, we got to know each other in secondary school, which was quite memorable. For instance, at that time my friend experienced failures as he wasn’t able to pass his exams with flying colors. I took the situation into account and gave a helping hand to my classmate by offering exceptional guidance. As a result, it was a basic step in establishing our long-lasting friendship. Additionally, currently we are quite overloaded with our full-time jobs, therefore we don’t have an opportunity to meet each other on a daily basis. However, we tend to arrange destinations or even trips once in a blue moon. For instance, during such occasions we are passionate about visiting mountaineers’ areas and engaging in activities such as hiking, camping. As a result, it encourages us to refresh our minds and discuss a variety of topics. What strikes me most about our friendship is mutual respect and loyalty. For instance, my friend is willing to give me a helping hand when I am struggling with a particular situation, therefore it enables us to ensure stability and demonstrate our loyalty. All in all, I am quite overjoyed to have such a compassionate and warm-hearted friend who appreciates our friendship, therefore we have stayed in touch ever since.
Band 7+: Describe a childhood friend you have stayed in touch with You should say: • who this person is • how you met him/her • how you have stayed in touch over the years • and explain why this friendship is important to you
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To be honest, I have encountered several people throughout my life. However, one of the most compassionate is my friend. I am impressed by his personality and attitudes regarding our long-lasting friendship. We have been friends for over 15 years and treat each other with respect. We got to know each other in secondary school, which was quite memorable. At that time, my friend experienced failures as he wasn't able to pass his exams with flying colors. I took the situation into account and gave a helping hand to my classmate by offering guidance. As a result, it was a basic step in establishing our long-lasting friendship. Currently, we are quite overloaded with our full-time jobs, so we don't have the opportunity to meet each other daily. However, we arrange destinations or even trips once in a blue moon. During such occasions, we are passionate about visiting mountainous areas and engaging in activities such as hiking and camping. This encourages us to refresh our minds and discuss a variety of topics. What strikes me most about our friendship is mutual respect and loyalty. My friend is willing to help me when I am struggling with a particular situation, which enables us to ensure stability and demonstrate our loyalty. All in all, I am quite overjoyed to have such a compassionate and warm-hearted friend who appreciates our friendship, and we have stayed in touch ever since.
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