Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Experience 5: A happy event

Describe a happy event in your life.

You should say:

What the event was

What you did

Why it was happy

Whether this type of event is common in your country.

Suggestion

The obvious choice for this topic is a birthday party.

Uncommon Vocabulary

celebrate celebration a birthday bash (= a birthday party)

Use the vocabulary from: Part One Topic 13: Restaurants; Part One Topic 23: Happiness; Part One Topic 36: Food; Part One Topic 37: Birthdays.

Grammar Point

Use a mix of past tenses:

It was my 18th birthday; at that time I was studying at…

I had never had a birthday party before so I was quite thrilled.

Use a future tense + past tense:

I think I will ever forget the cake that my friends had bought.