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17. Describe an old friend you had lost touch with and got in contact with again

   - Who this friend is 

   - How you lost contact 

   - How you got back in touch 

   - How you felt about it 

 Vocabulary:

1. Inseparable – very close, always together.

2. Gradually – slowly over time.

3. Bumped into – met someone unexpectedly.

4. Out of the blue – completely unexpected.

5. Recognize – to identify someone or something seen before.

6. Reminiscing – recalling past experiences and memories.

7. Pick up right where we left off – to resume something after a break as if there had been no interruption.

8. Blast from the past – something or someone from the past that unexpectedly comes back into your life.

9. Regular touch – frequent contact.

10. Cherish – to value or hold dear.

11. Stroke of luck – something good that happens unexpectedly.

12. Full circle – when something ends up in the same situation as it started.

 

 Idioms:

1. Out of the blue – suddenly and unexpectedly.

2. Blast from the past – a surprising reminder of something or someone from the past.

3. Life comes full circle – situations that happen in a way that leads back to the beginning or original state.

4. Pick up right where we left off – to continue something as if no time has passed.

 

Sample answer

I’d like to talk about my childhood friend, Rahul, who was my best friend during our school days. We were practically inseparable until the 5th standard. Unfortunately, we lost touch when his father, who worked for the government, got transferred to another city. It was quite sudden, and back in those days, staying in touch wasn't as easy as it is now. We didn’t have smartphones or social media to keep our friendship alive, and gradually, we lost contact.

 

Fast forward to last summer, I was at a shopping mall just browsing around, when, out of the blue, I bumped into Rahul. At first, I didn’t recognize him—I mean, we both had grown up quite a bit since 5th grade! But then he called out to me, and I realized it was him. Honestly, it felt like a blast from the past! We were both surprised but incredibly happy to see each other after all those years.

 

We ended up sitting at a restaurant in the mall, talking for hours. It felt like no time had passed at all—we picked up right where we had left off. I even invited him over to my house, and we spent the evening reminiscing about our childhood, school days, and all the pranks we used to pull.

 

Now, we’re back in regular touch, and we talk quite often. It’s amazing how life comes full circle sometimes. Meeting him again after so many years felt like a stroke of luck, and it reminded me how important it is to cherish old friendships.