A couple of years ago it was my friend d a birthday. At that time I gave her uh. A special present. It was like a uh. A coat, beautiful winter coat. And uh. This is to be honest the first time in my life that I remember about present. Because I used to give like accessories, flowers um like uh. Something like that. But this is the first time in my life I give someone a piece of clothes as um. A present. And um. The reason why I decided to give her a coote because I think that at that time she used to appreciate and like uh. My outfits and all the time tell me that my update are uh. Were amazing. And I dressed uh, up very well. And uh. She liked my uh. Taste in clothes. So I realized that I really wanted to ah. Give her something special, something to remember. So um. I spend lot of time, effort and even money in picking um. Her um. U present. So. And uh. She really like it and appreciate it and uh. She still use this coat. And every time she wear it she uh. Have a picture and send it to me and tell me thatloock um. I’m wearing your uh. Coat. Thank you. And so on. So it’s really something lovely. And uh uh. I think I will remember this present to the rest of my life. And being inspired by this um. Experience to be more careful in picking my present in order to make impact on the person that I giveave the present to.
Band 6+: Describe a present you have given someone. You should say: Who you gave it to What kind of present it was How it compared to other presents you have given Explain why you decided to give this particular gift.
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A couple of years ago, it was my friend's birthday. At that time, I gave her a special present. It was a beautiful winter coat. To be honest, this was the first time in my life that I remember giving a present like this. I used to give things like accessories, flowers, or something similar. But this was the first time I gave someone a piece of clothing as a present. The reason I decided to give her a coat was because I think she really appreciated and liked my outfits at that time. She always told me that my outfits were amazing and that I dressed very well. She liked my taste in clothes. So, I realized that I really wanted to give her something special, something she would remember. I spent a lot of time, effort, and even money picking out the perfect present for her. She really liked it and appreciated it. She still uses the coat. Every time she wears it, she takes a picture and sends it to me, saying, "Look, I'm wearing your coat. Thank you." It's really something lovely. I think I will remember this present for the rest of my life. This experience inspired me to be more careful in picking out presents in order to make an impact on the person I give them to.
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