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IELTS: Surprised When You Met a Person After a Long Time?



IELTS Speaking Cue Card Topic

Describe an occasion when you were surprised to meet someone after a long time
                       Who, when,where
                        What you did when you met
                         Explain why you were surprised





Useful Vocabulary and Collocations

-  meeting old friends  can be exciting and surprising...
-  I bumped into my friend
-  I bumped into my  long-lost   friend
-  she has not changed a bit
-  I could not recognize  her first because she had changed a lot
-  we updated each other on the happenings/events/developments in our lives
        ...about our families - parents - spouses- children
        ... career- where I work...
        ... our friends
-  chatted for 2 hours at a cafe where had our favourite Cappuccino coffee
-  we recollected our memories
-  we reminisced about our college days
-  what surprised me most was her style..
-  She had been a very shy... introverted girl in our school days...
-  when I met her last month, she looked smarter...she was no more shy...
-  she spoke non-stop, like a chatterbox
-  we used to call her old-fashioned... but ...she looked elegant and charming when I met her last         month

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