Band 6: Describe an interesting discussion that you had with friends (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So I'm going to tell you about an interesting discussion about my favorite genre of music that I had with my friends. It was a normal day, and we were talking about what genre of music we liked. There was a conversation between me and my friends in the same high school art class. We were at the cafe at that time, hanging out together, and feeling a little bored, so we decided to talk about our favorite genres of music. The conversation was mainly about what genre of music we liked and why we liked it. For me, my favorite genre of music is pop because I love the melody, the lyrics, and it gives a positive vibe. My friends love rock songs, which is interesting because I haven't listened to many rock songs. Another friend of mine said they love ballet music, which is also one of my favorite genres. We were just discussing it, and then we talked about our favorite music videos and the genres we didn't like. We spent about two hours discussing it, and I felt super relaxed and comfortable because I was talking about what I like with my co-fans. It was nice to share our thoughts and preferences. Overall, it was a great discussion that brought us closer together.

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So I’m gonna tell you about an interesting discussion about my favorite genre of music that I had with my friends. So we are on a normal day, we are talking about what genre of music do you like. And there was a conversation between me and my friends in the same high school art plot. So actually we are at the cafe at that time. We are actually on our hanging out date together and we are a little boring so we decided to talk about our favorite genre of music. So actually the conversation is just only about what genre of music you like, why you like it. And for me, my favorite genre of music is pop because I love the melody, the lyrics and it’s giving a positive vibe. But then my friends they love the rock songs which is also interesting because I haven’t listened to lots of rock songs. And another friends of mine say that they love the ballet music which is also one of my favorite genres. So we are just discussing about it and then we tell them and then we talk about what’s your favorite video music and that genre. And what is the genre that you don’t like. And then we just discuss it and I mean just some like there is some question that we spend about like two hours discussing about it. And I feel super relaxed and comfortable between because I’ve been because I was speaking about what’s I like and about stuff and with my co-fans. So, yeah.

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