Band 7: Describe an old friend you had lost touch with and got in contact with again (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I recently reconnected with an old friend from high school named Hua. We used to be very close, always hanging out at school and doing projects together. However, after graduation, we both went to different universities in different cities, and slowly we lost contact. Life just got busy, and we drifted apart. A few months ago, I read a post from her on social media, and it brought back so many memories. I decided to send her a message, and we started talking again. As if no time had passed, we picked up right where we left off, sharing stories about our lives and laughing about all the memories. Reconnecting with Hua made me very happy. I realized how much I had missed our friendship, and it felt great to be back in touch with someone who had shared so many important moments in my life.

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I recently reconnected with an old friend from high school named Hua. We used to be very close, always hanging out at school and doing project together. However, after graduation, we both went to different universities in different cities and slowly we lost contact. Life just got busy and we drift apart a few months ago. I read a piece of a post from her on social media and he brought back to many memories. I decided to send her a message and we start talking again. As if no time had passed, we pick up right where you left off, sharing story about our life and life and loving about all memories, reconnecting with Hua made me not so happy. I realized how much I had missed our friendship and it felt great to be back in touch with someone who had shared so many important moments in my life.

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