The most enjoyable time I visit are family member’s wedding when I went to my cousin’s house during their new year holidays or the Obon Festival, which is a traditional Japanese event when people return to their home towns to honor the spirit of their ancestors. I’m really close to my cousins. I actually have a lot of cousins on both sides of my family. Also I come from a large extended family as my grandfather has 8 seabingles, which means I have many relatives. On these special occasions, my family and I get to eat and enjoy a wide variety of delicious handmade dishes, especially seafood, such as sushi and sashimi. Additionally, the atmosphere is always warm and welcoming. Everyone looks like enjoy spending time together. What I like most about these events is chatting with everyone. We usually catch up with each other and talk about what has been going on. in our lives, in particular, one of my uncles is really funny and he always makes us laugh with his jokes. When I was in elementary school, this kind of a family event and were mainly playing video games with my cousin and enjoy the dish of food. However, now that I’m older, I found myself spending much more time listening to other people’s stories. I’m not exactly sure why. be compared to when I was a child, I think I’ve come to realize how enjoyable it is to have a conversation with ourselves.
Band 7+: Describe a time when you enjoyed visiting a member of your family in their home. You should say: who you visited and where they lived why you made this visit what happened during this visit and explain what you enjoyed about this visit.
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The most enjoyable time I visit a family member is during family weddings when I go to my cousin's house during the New Year holidays or the Obon Festival, which is a traditional Japanese event when people return to their hometowns to honor the spirits of their ancestors. I'm really close to my cousins. I actually have a lot of cousins on both sides of my family. I come from a large extended family, as my grandfather has eight siblings, which means I have many relatives. On these special occasions, my family and I get to eat and enjoy a wide variety of delicious handmade dishes, especially seafood, such as sushi and sashimi. Additionally, the atmosphere is always warm and welcoming. Everyone seems to enjoy spending time together. What I like most about these events is chatting with everyone. We usually catch up with each other and talk about what has been going on in our lives. In particular, one of my uncles is really funny, and he always makes us laugh with his jokes. When I was in elementary school, these family events mainly involved playing video games with my cousins and enjoying the food. However, now that I'm older, I find myself spending much more time listening to other people's stories. I'm not exactly sure why, but compared to when I was a child, I think I've come to realize how enjoyable it is to have a conversation with others.
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