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Band 7+: How do friends in your country stay in touch?

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Due to developments in technology, we have the opportunity to stay in touch with our friends. We have online platforms and different messaging apps such as Telegram. We also plan to meet each other in various places, such as restaurants, cafes, and natural environments like mountains or beaches, and enjoy time together.

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Due to the developments in technology, we have an opportunity to stay in touch with our friends. We have online platforms and different message apps such as Telegram. We also set a plan to meet each other in different resorts such as restaurants, cafes and also natural places, environments such as mountains or beach and become entertained together.

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The grammar is mostly accurate with only minor flaws. The sentence 'We also set a plan to meet each other...' could be improved to 'We also plan to meet each other...' for better conciseness and naturalness. The use of complex sentences is good, but more variety in sentence structures would enhance the response.

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