Okay, my best friend, I will call him a best friend because he played a big part in my life. So his name is Yusef. We met through our families. So our parents know each other. So we have a good relationship between the families. So he’s my closest friend. And he’s funny and has a great personality. So if I talk, if I will talk or keep talking about him, I will never stop. And the special about him, he listened to me. He listens to me whenever I came to him. He keeps my secrets. He supports me in a lot of way and gave me advice if I want and make me laugh. I spend a lot of time with him and we play a lot. We do everything together. If I’m in trouble, the first person I would ever call is him. So he made a great impact on me. So my parents love him and as a family, we love him a lot and he stayed in our house. So he’s now a part of our family. And I love him so much. I can share my secrets. I can enjoy my time and we have the same taste of music. That’s the important thing. When we are going outside with the car, we open the music and we are both enjoying this taste of music. So yeah, it’s a great moment and a great person.
Band 6+: Talk about a friend who has played a big part in your life. You should say: When you met What your friend is like What is so special about him/her And explain the impact he/she has had on you.
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Okay, my best friend, I will call him my best friend because he has played a big part in my life. His name is Yusef. We met through our families; our parents know each other, so we have a good relationship between the families. He is my closest friend, and he's funny and has a great personality. If I talk about him, I will never stop. What is special about him is that he listens to me. He listens to me whenever I come to him. He keeps my secrets, supports me in many ways, gives me advice when I want it, and makes me laugh. I spend a lot of time with him, and we play a lot. We do everything together. If I'm in trouble, the first person I would ever call is him. He has made a great impact on me. My parents love him, and as a family, we love him a lot. He has stayed in our house, so he is now a part of our family. I love him so much. I can share my secrets, enjoy my time, and we have the same taste in music. That's important. When we go out in the car, we turn on the music, and we both enjoy this taste in music. So, yeah, it's a great moment and a great person.
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