Okay, throughout my life I have faced many surprising meetings but the most memorable and unforgettable one took place last weekend. And I went to my old friend and his name is Ali. We decided to study together at the same school in my village. He is now 19 years old. I can still remember the time clearly. Four years ago my friend moved to another country to study one of the top universities in England. After he left we lost our strong friendship and didn’t connect with each other since. And however last weekend I went to shopping mall to buy new shoes. Suddenly I heard a voice that seemed to be familiar to me. And I turned around and saw my old friend who was Ali. And I was so surprised and shocked and he recognized me too. Moreover we decided to organize a meeting. Therefore we went to a cozy restaurant in the city center. And during that time we talked about our school years and shared updates about our classmates. And we applied to the station and took some photos to keep the memory of these unforgettable moments. And in my opinion this occasion was so surprising and excited. And it was truly a delighted experience in my life.
Band 6+: describe an occassion when you were surprised to meet someone you know. you should say who it was, where you met this person, what you did when you met, and explain why you were surprised to meet this person
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Okay, throughout my life I have faced many surprising meetings, but the most memorable and unforgettable one took place last weekend. I went to see my old friend, and his name is Ali. We decided to study together at the same school in my village. He is now 19 years old. I can still remember the time clearly. Four years ago, my friend moved to another country to study at one of the top universities in England. After he left, we lost our strong friendship and didn't connect with each other since. However, last weekend I went to a shopping mall to buy new shoes. Suddenly, I heard a voice that seemed familiar to me. I turned around and saw my old friend, Ali. I was so surprised and shocked, and he recognized me too. Moreover, we decided to organize a meeting. Therefore, we went to a cozy restaurant in the city center. During that time, we talked about our school years and shared updates about our classmates. We also took some photos to keep the memory of these unforgettable moments. In my opinion, this occasion was so surprising and exciting. It was truly a delightful experience in my life.
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