IELTS Speaking Task 2 Sample 1

IELTS Speaking - July 2014 - Part II - A friend from school

Describe a friend that you remember from school. Please say

- What was she/he like?

- Where and when did you first meet?

- Why do you still remember him/her?

One of the friends that I remember very well from school is Thao. We were in the same class at high school back in Nam Dinh, our hometown, and somehow we ended up being in the same class again at university.

To be honest, my first impression about this girl was not all that positive. She had always been the smartest kid in the class, getting straight A’s in exams and being teachers’ favorite student. Nevertheless, like most girls in the class, I thought she was boring. She would not hang out after class or gossip about boys. Instead, she preferred spending her free-time either going over lessons or watching TV.

When we went to university, however, we were randomly arranged to sit next to each other and I started finding out about her other side. Besides being academically talented, she had an extraordinarily good sense of humor. As far as I remember, she was the only person in the whole school who got all of my jokes and I got hers too.

Another thing about Thao that fascinated me was her unique way of seeing things. She had the tendency to focus only on the positive aspects of life, therefore she could remain calm in even the most traumatic circumstances. Many people were inspired to do the same by her, including myself.

Now that we are working in different cities, we don’t meet as regularly as we would like to. We stay in close touch, though, by phone and email. Actually I’m looking forward to seeing her next month when I can take some time off work to travel to her city.