A special gift I remember giving someone was about a year and a half ago to my best friend. She had this necklace that she really loved and used to wear every single day and one day they just stole it from her in the street so she was very sad and she lost something that was very important for her so I remember that she got this necklace in France, in the south of France and I usually go there a lot so as I knew it was very important for her I decided to go to the same jewelry store that I do not remember the name to get the same one and when I saw her again I gave it to her. It was very special for her same as for me because I knew it was going to make her happy and I wanted to make her happy so I was happy of what I was doing and also I knew it was going to be special for her because I knew she was not going to be sad anymore because it really did affect her at the moment and the weeks that went on and now she is very happy with it and she still has it to this day and I believe that she will probably not get it off for a long time.
Band 7+: Describe a special gift or present you gave to someone
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A special gift I remember giving someone was about a year and a half ago to my best friend. She had this necklace that she really loved and used to wear every single day, and one day it was stolen from her in the street. She was very sad because she lost something that was very important to her. I remember that she got this necklace in France, in the south of France, and I usually go there a lot. Since I knew it was very important to her, I decided to go to the same jewelry store, though I do not remember the name, to get the same one. When I saw her again, I gave it to her. It was very special for her, just as it was for me, because I knew it would make her happy, and I wanted to make her happy. I was happy with what I was doing, and I knew it would be special for her because she was not going to be sad anymore. It really did affect her at the moment and in the weeks that followed. Now she is very happy with it, and she still has it to this day. I believe that she will probably not take it off for a long time.
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