and explain why it made you happy. The following description contains the kind of phrases that native speakers
really use. The best band 7 vocabulary items and collocations have been
underlined.
1. When and where: my friend's birthday party, last Saturday evening, we
went for a meal in an Italian restaurant.
2. Who: there were about 10 of us, he invited some close friends and work
colleagues, most of them were people I've known since university.
3. What happened: we met at the restaurant, I gave my friend a present
and a birthday card, we ordered some food, while we ate dinner
everyone chatted, after the main course the waiter brought out a cake
and we sang 'Happy Birthday', everyone went home quite late.
4. Why it made me happy: it was great to get together with old friends, I
had some interesting conversations, it was a good opportunity to catch
up with what my friends had been up to, it was a nice way to wind down
after a hard week at work, the food was delicious, I went home feeling
full after a fantastic meal.
