2017年雅思口语考官范文：开心事

　　Describe a recent event that made you happy.
　　You should say:
　　1.when and where it was
　　2.who was involved
　　3.what happened and explain why it made you happy.
　　答案：
　　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.
　　学会换非正式的表达：
　　Some of the expressions I used were informal:
　　1.we chatted =talked
　　2.to get together with =meet
　　3.to catch up with =talk to someone you haven't seen for a while
　　4.what my friends had been up to -had been doing
　　5.to wind down =relax after something tiring
　　The examiner would consider these phrases to be "less common vocabulary". In other words, a few phrasal verbs or informal expressions can help you to get a high score in IELTS Speaking.
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