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Books and IELTS Candidates are Often Strangers to Each Other


Books and IELTS Candidates are Often Strangers to Each Other

Questions on books and reading appear in the Part 1 and 2 of IELTS Speaking test frequently.
Many candidates hate reading and in most cases their reading is limited to school or college text books.
There are also other candidates, who have read books but cannot remember them or describe a book in four or five sentences.
Do not worry. It’s not a big task.
There are brief descriptions of books on the internet to suit your requirement.

Here is a cue card speech topic reported on July 15
·        Describe a book that you would like to read again
·        -Which book it was?
·        -What the book was about?
·        -What you learned from this book?
·        And explain why you would like to read it again

Vocabulary

Types of books

Fiction
Non-fiction
Science fiction
Satire
Drama
Action and Adventure
Romance
Mystery
Horror
Self help
Health
Guide
Travel
Children's
Religion, Spirituality & New Age
Science

Reading Experience

readable
easy and enjoyable to read
it’s a good read  
Engrossing
compulsive reading  
unputdownable (you cannot  put it down)



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