About 20 years ago, my dad left home country in order to work in one of the adjacent countries in order to improve our financial status. Uh, 1st year, we cannot see our debt because, you know, the, the process of visa and so on, uh, prolonged. After that, In this summer vacation, uh, we allowed to visit my dad, so we travel as a family with my mother and my brothers to this country. It take about 6 to 7 hours in order to cross the the line between the two countries. It’s really, um, long journey. I really enjoy this journey, although it’s take long time and effort, but because I miss my dad for about 1 year. So this journey make me feel so excited. Then when I meet my dad, I cry I cried a lot because I really miss him a lot. After that, my dad, show us the, uh, the country and the amazing weather. Another thing is that I see the, the ocean for the first time in my life at this country. So this journey was something I really, I will remember my entire life.
Band 6+: Describe an interesting journey you have been on. You should say : where you went how you travelled there who you went with and explain what was so memorable about the journey.
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About 20 years ago, my dad left our home country to work in a neighboring country to improve our financial situation. In the first year, we couldn't visit him due to the visa process taking a long time. However, during a summer vacation, we finally got the chance to travel as a family - my mother, my brothers, and I - to join him. The journey took about 6 to 7 hours to cross the border between the two countries, making it quite long. Despite the time and effort it took, I enjoyed the journey a lot because I had missed my dad for a whole year. Meeting him made me incredibly excited, and I couldn't help but cry tears of joy due to how much I had missed him. During our visit, my dad showed us around the country and we experienced the amazing weather there. One of the most memorable moments was seeing the ocean for the first time in my life. This journey is something that will stay with me forever.
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