How did you first meet one of your closest friends?

B Natural answer

I first met one of my closest friends at a summer language course. We were both shy, but we started talking after the teacher put us in the same pair work group. Later, we had lunch together almost every day, and that helped us get closer. Even after the course ended, we kept bumping into each other at the library and at a cafe near school, so our friendship grew naturally from there. We still text each other all the time.

Key phrases in this answer

• started talking after — began chatting because of something that happened later“We started talking after the teacher put us together.”
• had lunch together — ate lunch with another person“We had lunch together almost every day.”
• kept bumping into — kept meeting by chance“We kept bumping into each other at the library.”
• in the same class — sharing one class at school“We were in the same class, so we saw each other every day.”
• sat next to — took the seat beside someone“She sat next to me and smiled.”
• group project — a school task done by several people“We were assigned the same group project.”