So actually cooking is not my cup of tea and in fact I’m not good at it at all. But I decided to uh, give a handmae give to one of my best friends on her birthday. It was a time when about last year, uh, yes, on my best friend’s 18th birthday. I didn’t know what to do with her, to know what to give her. And after thinking for such a long time, I decided to bake a uh, cake for her. Because I think a birthday cake plays a crucial role and it’s really meaningful in one’s birthday. I started to choose the ingredients in the supermarket. I chose chocolate veranilla, which are the two ingredients and the flavors that my friends are really interest in. I think it’s not really, I think it’s a hard experience because, you know, I have never done, I had never baked a cooked cake before. So actually um, I started to make the cream of the cake and I also boile the chocolate. After that I also buy, I also bought strawberries to put on the top of the cake. I decided to make the three, three floo cake. So it took me about 6 hours to finish my um. Yes, my cake. It is very hard and challenging, but it was a fun experience. And I think that in the future I will try to cook more and to improve my cooking skills and also to uh, bring more, um, special gifts to my friends and my relatives.
Band 7+: Describe a handmade gift you gave to a friend or a relative.
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So actually, cooking is not my forte, and I'm not very good at it at all. But I decided to give a handmade gift to one of my best friends on her birthday. It was about this time last year, for her 18th birthday. I didn't know what to get her, and after thinking for a long time, I decided to bake a cake for her. I believe a birthday cake plays a crucial role and is really meaningful on one's birthday. I started by choosing the ingredients at the supermarket. I selected chocolate and vanilla, two flavors my friend really enjoys. I think it was a challenging experience because I had never baked a cake before. I started by making the cake batter and then melted the chocolate. After that, I bought strawberries to put on top of the cake. I decided to make a three-layer cake. It took me about six hours to finish my cake. It was very hard and challenging, but it was a fun experience. I think in the future I will try to cook more and improve my cooking skills, and also bring more special gifts to my friends and relatives.
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