IELTS SPEAKING PART 3

1 Book
Do you think parents should continue reading?
(Give a direct answer to the question) Of course, not only parents but everybody should
maintain reading habits (Explain your reason or reasons) Parents as adults read to keep
themselves updated and accumulate knowledge, thus being a role model for their kid.
(Give an example) For example, a mother who read books on a daily basis would
probably nurture the love for books in her daughter. (Explain the opposite or alternative)
Understandably, an enormous workload may sometimes deter adults’ enthusiasm for
such a time-demanding activity like reading books.

In your country, who would ask children to read, schools or parents?

(Give a direct answer to the question) Normally, it is the parents’ responsibility to
encourage their children to fall into the reading habit. (Explain your reason or reasons)
The daily interaction with kids enables parents to influence them more profoundly. (Give
an example (often a personal example)) At school, reading more academic books is
strongly required, so that students could have a better grasp of
subjects. (Explain the opposite or alternative) Yet, reading in my nation has been
seemingly out of the child’s willingness and curiosity to learn about things, rather than
parental incentive.

Do you prefer paper books or E-books?

(Give a direct answer to the question) Well, I would say paper books, without hesitation
(Explain your reason or reasons) To me, the satisfaction derived from finishing the last
page of a book is much more rewarding. (Explain the opposite or alternative)
Sometimes, I would read online books to save money, but as a last resort. The sheer
feeling of having a new book and adding it to your own bookshelf is
irreplaceable for genuine book lovers.

Do you think printed books will continue to exist?

(Give a direct answer to the question) I believe the prospect of books disappearing is
very unlikely (Explain your reason or reasons) E-books are getting more popular each
year but they will never replace regular books completely. Some people will always
want to hold and have a physical book that they can read through and share with
others. (Explain the opposite or alternative) Possibly, some forms of digital media will
supplant books as a delivery method for information and eventually the printing and
publishing of hardbound books will be a niche industry.

What kind of books do children read?

(Give a direct answer to the question) As kids begin to read books on their own, they
will develop a preference for stories of different genres. Many children like to read books
involving adventure, mystery or fantasy. Many tweens and teens also enjoy realistic
fiction, that is stories where the protagonist must deal with hard issues, such as divorce
and peer pressure. (Explain the opposite or alternative) Older children may also enjoy
reading informative books about different animals, vehicles or sports that interest
them.

Q. How often do you read books?

Answer: Unfortunately, I don't read books very often. When I was younger, my
mom used to tell me stories from different books so this is the reason that I am
aware of the fairytales. I read 'Twilight' by Stephenie Meyer when I was 15 years
old and the motivation to do that was the movie with the same name which was
released in 2008. From another perspective, though, I read almost all of my
books when I was at university but I was forced to do that. So I would come to
the conclusion that, I don't read books in my free time but only when I have to.
Tip: You can either say that you don't or you do read books. If you are in the first
category refer to the reasons why you don't do that. For example, you can say
that you don't have time, many interesting books are expensive, you can't read
online books because it's tiring and anything else comes to your mind.
If you are in the second category, just think of the kinds of books you have read
and try to describe them in a few words. You can also include your university
books.

Q. How books can impact on a man's life?

Answer: Books are good sources of knowledge and they actually enlighten us.
Reading a book is a really good and helpful way whenever you are bored or
stressed out. It is preferable to me reading a book than to surfing the internet.
Going further, in this way people can develop their imagination and nurture their
mind and thinking skills. Moreover, there is a possibility for someone to change
their view about specific things such as religious issues, gender parity, culture
and so on and become more open-minded by reading books. For instance,
somebody who isn't romantic may change his opinion after reading a book with a
romantic story or someone who is narrow-minded and biassed may change their
attitude. Finally, it's a good and effective way to practice a foreign language and
this is something I did before coming to England.
Q. Name some of the famous writers of your country?
Answer: One of the most famous English writers is JK Rowling, the author of the
Harry Potter fantasy series. Her books have gained worldwide attention, won
multiple awards, and were sold more than 400 million copies so far. John Milton
whose poetry has been seen as the perfect poetic expression in the English
language for four centuries is also from my country. Agatha Christie who is
reputably known throughout the world as the "Queen of Crime" and Samuel
Johnson who is known as 'arguably the most distinguished man of letters in
English history' are only some of the many meritorious English authors.
Tip: You can talk about a/few writer(s) of your own country who is successful and
well-known even worldwide. They might be contemporary writers or might be
from past centuries.
Q. Have you ever thought about writing a book?
Answer: To be honest I haven't. My writing skill isn't so good, so if I had decided
to do something like that it would have been a moderate work. In fact, I wouldn't
want that because I am a perfectionist. In addition, my imagination isn't that vivid
to create a story myself so I would jump to the conclusion that I am not the
proper person for this activity. Besides, my favourite types of books are
biographies so this is the only plot that I could have written. However, I prefer
sharing my personal stories and experiences with my family and friends in verbal
form than written form.
Tip: You can also give a semi-negative answer by saying that you haven't written
a book but you would like to and give examples and your idea about the story.
You can also say that you have thought about writing a book and refer to its
content. Finally, you can say that you have written a book if so give details when
you wrote it, what was the story and how you were inspired to write this book.
Q. How reading books is different from watching movies?
Answer: It is quite different indeed! While reading a book you can imagine the
characters and the scenes you are reading about and adjust them to your
desires. Everyone makes an image of the main characters' outer appearance,
inner traits and so on and personally when I read a book I have a specific actor
or actress in my mind. So, I would say that books give someone the chance to
make stories based on their personality.
Movies, on the other hand, have some standards. There is the visual element
which is absent in books and it can be either good or bad because in some cases
watching a movie is much better than reading a book but the opposite can
happen as well. Personally, I have seen movies having read the books before
and some of them weren't as good as I expected.