Band 5: Describe an old friend you had lost touch with and got in contact with again (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Today, I'd like to tell you about an old friend I lost touch with and recently reconnected with. We met in kindergarten and were incredibly close, sharing many happy memories during those years. Sadly, he moved to a new school and a different place, making it difficult to stay in touch. We hadn't spoken in years, but a few months ago, I bumped into him in an English extra-curricular class. At first, I was surprised and didn't immediately recognize him, but then I saw a familiar face as he walked into the classroom and sat next to me. After an hour or so, I decided to strike up a conversation with him. We talked endlessly about our childhood and where we are now. It was like no time had passed at all.

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So today I will share with you about uh, the story of an old friends with whom I had lost contact and recently got uh, reconnected. Uh, it’s about uh, someone I met in uh, kindergarten and are. We were very close and have a joyful years when I studied uh, in kindergarten. Unfortunately, uh, he uh, s moved to new school and new place so it’difficult for me to keep in contact, uh, far from a couple of months ago. Uh, I met him. I met him again from English. Extra glass. Uh, at first I was surprised and um, didn’t show that, uh, didn’t show that’an old friends. And I saw a um. Familiar face um, when he. When he walked into the class um. And see next to me I feel surprised. And. And an hour an a half of hour I decided to, uh, strak up um, a conversation with him. We are are we would uh, talkless endlessly. Um, and about their childhood and their. They live uh, curtain currently.

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