Well, Sri Lanka people usually treat their guest as god and greet them nicely. Although I met many people in my day to day life who are welcome others. Here, I would like to talk about a person who is expert in it. She is none other than my grandmother. She’s really a beacon of hospitality, although she is in her late sixties, still she may all her efforts to give a special treatment to her guest. I usually visit her home during holidays, and when I I visit her home, she grades me with the warm smile and hurtled hug. She prepares a lot of his snacks herself and try to make the environment more enjoyable as well as comfortable. Even if any person came to her home, she always offer to your food for that visitor. She pay attention to every single thing such as having fresh flowers, house decoration and other all essential things for best. She invites everyone on special occasions, which make the family, uh, to get to get her tons of stories, positive attitude, and advices make me to visit her home a again and again. Apart from this, everyone appreciate her this nature. I feel like really lucky that she’s in my life, and I want to be like her.
Band 6+: Describe a person who is good at making people feel welcome in his/her home
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Well, in Sri Lankan culture, people typically treat their guests as gods and greet them warmly. Although I've met many people in my daily life who are welcoming, I'd like to talk about a person who excels in this area. She is none other than my grandmother. She's a beacon of hospitality, and even in her late sixties, she still goes to great lengths to give her guests special treatment. When I visit her home during holidays, she greets me with a warm smile and a hearty hug. She prepares a variety of snacks herself and tries to make the environment enjoyable and comfortable. Whenever someone visits her home, she always offers them food. She pays attention to every detail, including having fresh flowers, decorating the house, and taking care of all the essentials. She invites everyone on special occasions, which allows the family to gather, share stories, and receive her positive attitude and advice. This makes me want to visit her home again and again. Apart from this, everyone appreciates her nature. I feel really lucky to have her in my life, and I aspire to be like her.
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