Well, when I read these questions, the first person’s coaches pops up into my mind right now as Nian, one of my distant relatives, who has always been a close childhood friend of mine. We actually grew up in the same neighborhood, so we quite spent a lot of time together when When we were young, we used to play football, like cards, and do all sorts of activities together. To be honest, I was particularly good at card games, so I often ended up losing to him. However, what makes him particularly special to me is his generosity and self-litness. For example, I remember that some people in our neighborhood were moving house and struggling to transport their belongings without being asked and voluntarily offered to help them. Even though he wasn’t expecting anything in return, this really showed me what a kind-hearted person he was. Another incident that I will never forget happened was when I was about 5 years old. I accidentally broke a vase at home and my mother was absolutely furious when she asked who had done it and then surprisingly stepped forward and took the plane. Even though he had done anything wrong, I felt extremely guilty afterwards. at the same time, I was deeply touched by selflessness. Looking back, I think that experience taught me an important lesson about taking responsibility for my own actions. Overall, Ian has been more than just a child friend to me. He’s someone I genuinely look up to and I’m grateful to have had him in my life.
Band 7+: Describe a friend from your childhood. You should say: who this person is, how you met each other, what you did together, and explain why you liked him or her.
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Well, when I read these questions, the first person that pops into my mind right now is Nian, one of my distant relatives, who has always been a close childhood friend of mine. We actually grew up in the same neighborhood, so we spent a lot of time together when we were young. We used to play football, play cards, and do all sorts of activities together. To be honest, I was not particularly good at card games, so I often ended up losing to him. However, what makes him particularly special to me is his generosity and selflessness. For example, I remember that some people in our neighborhood were moving house and struggling to transport their belongings, and without being asked, he voluntarily offered to help them. Even though he wasn't expecting anything in return, this really showed me what a kind-hearted person he was. Another incident that I will never forget happened when I was about 5 years old. I accidentally broke a vase at home and my mother was absolutely furious. When she asked who had done it, he surprisingly stepped forward and took the blame. Even though he hadn't done anything wrong, I felt extremely guilty afterwards. At the same time, I was deeply touched by his selflessness. Looking back, I think that experience taught me an important lesson about taking responsibility for my own actions. Overall, Nian has been more than just a childhood friend to me. He's someone I genuinely look up to, and I'm grateful to have had him in my life.
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