So when it comes to this topic, the first person who springs to my mind is actually one of my best friends, Juntenian. Actually, we have met when we studied the same class at Homa Secondary School. And I still remember freshly. We get along because we have a favorite singer, a Chinese favorite singer actually. And we often listen to music when we have break time together. And about his background, actually, it’s a little bit special. He’s a person who had dad, you know, is a Chinese person, and mom, who’s Vietnamese. His mom traveled to China and met his dad, and then he was born in China too. have a different cultural background made us feel a little bit nervous to become friends because I have heard from my mom that Chinese people are not always very good but I have learned a lot from him actually about the culture, Chinese culture and also languages. It’s really fun to be with him when I want to learn about something new. And also, there’s something special that he teach me how to… No, he teach me Chinese manners. When I told him that I want to study abroad, especially I tell him that I want to study at China. And to cut a long story short, I would say that he is one of my best friends. Actually, being with him really gives me the excitement when I can learn something new. And I hope that we can have more time in the future together.
Band 6+: Describe a person from a different cultural background with whom you enjoy spending time
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So when it comes to this topic, the first person who springs to my mind is actually one of my best friends, Juntenian. We met when we studied in the same class at Homa Secondary School. I still remember it clearly. We get along because we have a favorite singer, a Chinese singer actually. We often listen to music during our break time together. About his background, it's a little bit special. He's a person whose dad is Chinese and whose mom is Vietnamese. His mom traveled to China, met his dad, and then he was born in China too. Having a different cultural background made us feel a little bit nervous about becoming friends because I had heard from my mom that Chinese people are not always very good, but I have learned a lot from him about Chinese culture and languages. It's really fun to be with him when I want to learn something new. Also, there's something special: he taught me Chinese manners. When I told him that I want to study abroad, especially that I want to study in China, he was very supportive. To cut a long story short, I would say that he is one of my best friends. Being with him really gives me excitement when I can learn something new. I hope that we can have more time together in the future.
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