Band 5: Talk about one of your friends (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, I'm going to talk about my best friend, Ali. He's always there for me when I'm struggling and is always ready to cheer me up. We've been best friends since our school days. He always helped me with my homework and was always there for me when I was in trouble. He's always been a great source of encouragement, both back then and even now. We used to go to school together and buy all sorts of ice cream. We'd eat it together and have a great time. Nowadays, we're planning to start a business together, something related to drones or robotics. Ali has a very strong personality. He has a prominent nose and a radiant complexion. One thing I really admire about him is that he's always at the gym, and he has amazing muscular arms. I'm always proud of his physique, and I actually want to have arms like his. That's all.

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Well, I’m gonna talk about, uh, my best friend. Uh, his name is, uh, Ali. He always helps me with my troubles. And always ready to boost me up. Let me explain why. He my best friend since school days. He always helped me to do uh, like um, homework. School homeworks. And uh, always went troublelos come me. He always ready to boost me up in that moment. And always. And also now. And uh, when we were young I mean in the school days, we went to the school together and uh, bought uh, a variety of uh, ice creams. And they ate and uh, after it. Nowadays we have a plan to, uh, start a business related to like Dol or robo machines. And um, uh, his personality is a very, uh, stop burn. Uh, let me explain his personality. He has an abturnate nose. And um, he has radiant complexion. Um, he always uh, he has one aspect that I like. He always, uh, go to the gym and uh, he’a, uh, muscular arms. I always I am proud of, uh, his muscular arms. And uh, uh, I want like his musquear arms like me. That’s all.

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