Band 6: Old friend got in contact again (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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After finishing high school, I lost touch with all my friends from my senior secondary education. It's common, I guess, to drift apart after graduation. But recently, I reconnected with an old friend named Sandi Sunil. He's an amazing and optimistic person, always positive and upbeat. He was always intelligent in class, with a fair complexion, brown hair, and a tall, good-looking physique. I bumped into him at college, and I was so happy to see him again. He welcomed me with a handshake and told me he was also enrolled in the same college. We've been meeting up every day since then. He's also studying computer science, just like me, so we've been sitting together in class. We spend a lot of time reminiscing about our old school days, sharing memories and laughing about the good times. It's been so heartwarming to reconnect with him and relive those moments. We both miss our other friends from high school, but it's been wonderful to have this connection again. It was truly an amazing day when I reconnected with Sandi. I'm so happy he's studying with me now. I don't need to make new friends in college; having him back in my life is enough. I was on top of the world when I saw him on my first day at college.

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Well after the. My senior secondary education I lose all of my friend which are studied with me in my higher school. In my high school. And recently I came in contact with my old friend. His name is Sandi Sunil. And he is amazing and optimistic person. He’a very intelligent in class and have a fair complexion and uh. And a brown hair and uh. And he is a tall and uh. Tall and a very good looking person. Recently in my college I see him and uh. I. I. I go to. Go to him and uh. And uh. He welcome me. Welcome me with the. Welcome me with a handshake and uh. He said me that I am. I am also getting admission in your college. After that we meet each other every day. And uh. He is also in my class is also doing bachelor of computer and information science. And we starters sitting together and we always uh. Talk about the memory of. Of all old school. And uh. After remembering all these things we feel cherished and these thing and these things make us happy but we also miss the other uh. Our other friends. And uh. I think uh. It uh. It is a very. It is a very amazing day when I came in contact with my dad friend in again. And uh. I am a very very happy that now he is studying with me. And uh. I have not. I uh. I do not have to make um. Another friend new. A new friend from my class. I have my old friend and he is enough for me. I am on the top of the world uh. When I meet on him on my college. At my college first day.

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