Describe a book you recently read IELTS cue card

In this article, we have discussed the “Describe a book you recently read” cue card. In IELTS speaking, there are 3 sections: introductory questions, the cue card section, and finally the follow-up questions about the cue card. This whole section would take around 11-15 minutes to complete. You can prepare this by reviewing our examples of Cue card for IELTS (Speaking) and practice speaking for two minutes on each topic. You should focus on language fluency, grammar, and vocabulary while practicing. 

IELTS speaking part 2 - cue card

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In IELTS speaking part 2, the examiner will give you a random, let's say “ describe a book you recently read”. You will get one minute to prepare for speaking on that topic for 1.5 minutes to 2 minutes. Fluency in that part is required as the examiner would judge your speaking. Based on your cue card topic, the IELTS speaking part 3 will get a follow-up section, which will be a discussion around. 

Describe a book you recently read

You should say:

• What type of book do you like?
• What book is it?
• what the book is about
• Why do you like the book

Describe a book you recently read - Model answers and Follow up questions

This model cue card answer is for the topic '' describe a book you recently read'' and after the answer, there are follow-up questions on this topic for your practice.

Describe a book you recently read - model answer 1

Introduction
In the world, many people like to read books in their free time and some people have hobbies of reading books in their leisure time. To date, I have read so many books on various topics like mystery, motivation, biography, etc.

What type of book do you like?
Of all genres, I like the motivation genre of the book the most as it gives us the motivation to improve ourselves in life and get out of the anxiety and depression from which we are suffering. Some of the best books that I have read are How to Win Friends & Influence People, Think and Grow and  Rich, and Awaken the Giant Within. This gives me chills whenever I read, especially Think and Grow Rich'', which is one of my favorite books of mine.

What book is it?
Today I am going to talk about a famous book which is read by almost all book lovers, it is none other than Harry potter. There are a total of 7 Harry Potter books in the series. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first book. I got this book on my 11th birthday from my dad and after that, I completed seven books and read it repeatedly due to my craze for its storyline.

What book is it about?
The book is about a magic story, good vs evil in which the evil is represented to be too strong for the boy. It's about a boy and his journey of becoming an adult in an adventurous way of living after magic came into his life.

Why do you like the book?
After I received the first book as a gift, I bought all the books and completed the whole series. The storytelling and the progress of the story are just perfect in this book and the author has written this book in the most perfect way possible. The main thing I liked about this book is that the characters are children and every child while reading the book sees themselves in the story.

Conclusion
After completing the book for the first time I have read it 3 times now and I do not know how many times I will read this book again and again.

Describe a book you recently read - model answer 2

Introduction
In today's time, reading books has become a hobby for many people in the world, and many people in the world read books for their entertainment. In my case, I don't like reading books much but till now I have read 3-4 books. I like to see movies and series more than reading books.

What type of book do you like?
Of all genres of books, I do not like much but I have read documentary books and biographies which are based on true events of one life. Through this, we can get inspired by one person's life and can get the motivation to do something bigger in life.

What book is it?
The title of the book on which I would like to talk today is "Forge your future". It was first published in October 2014 and as such has been hailed worldwide as one of the best motivational books of all time. The main reason why I read is Mr. Kalam, as he is the pioneer of rocket science in India and I have also been interested in this field from an early stage of my life.

What book is it about?
It is no exaggeration to say that this book is a complete package or encyclopedia of all kinds of problems, from the individual to the national level. Mr. Kalam gave practical solutions to every problem based on his own experiences and struggles. The book has shown Mr.kalam from a simple boy of a middle-class family to becoming a rocket scientist and then becoming president of India. The struggles and the way of life one should follow to succeed in life are shown perfectly in this book.

Why do you like the book?
The first and foremost reason why I like this book is it is Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam's biopic. I admire his personality. After becoming the president, he also lives a normal life and doesn't have any type of attitude toward talking to the regional people. In this book everything which is mentioned can change one’s life completely as the aura of Dr.kalam is completely different.

Conclusion
Finally, I would say that others should read this book to get motivation in the life of doing something extraordinary that no one has done yet. I have read this book 3 times till now to get rid of the bad things happening around me.

Describe a book you recently read - model answer 3

Introduction
Many people like to read books and I also like to read books in my free time. I think reading books increases mental stability in the mind and develops knowledge of the world. 

What type of book do you like?  
I have read many books till now, from documentaries, thrillers, motivation, to suspense, biography, etc but among them, I like thrillers and the motivation genre the most as we can get attached to the grind of the story till the end.

What book is it?
I read many books. But now, I have to ask to talk about what I recently read. I am feeling glad to share that recently my friend told me to read a book named “Power of being yourself ” written by Joe J. Plumeri.

What book is it about?
My friend informed me about this. He said that this book is full of inspiration. So I wanted to buy it. I felt quite successful after reading this book because it became a complete idea incorporating one person's reviews and views on many subjects. After reviewing this book, I concluded that it no longer contained vulnerable attempts at storytelling, but rather one-line thoughts with a jumble of stories. As the name suggests, 's strength in being yourself means that a single line can also tell a specific story about a person.

Why do you like the book?
This book became 389 pages long and contained about 1274 sentences or we can say about 89 human memories. The whole spirit defined the wonder and opinions of a child, younger, older, women and men. I have to say that this book allows you to understand the thoughts of a person you meet every day.

Conclusion
Overall, after reading this book I felt so much motivation in my life that I can achieve anything in my life if I have the desire to achieve something. It would be a piece of cake for any person to achieve anything in the world if he has the motivation to achieve something in life.

Describe a book you recently read - model answer 4

Introduction
Reading books has become a hobby for many people in the world as many people find motivation, a ray of positivity, etc in reading books. I am personally fond of reading books and magazines in my leisure time as I find it so important in my life.
 
What type of book do you like?
Well, talking about my favorite genre I like the horror genre the most as I get the spooky vibes in it and it also gives me thrills till the end of the story. Some other genres like biography and thrillers are also one of my favorite genres of books I like to read.
 
What book is it?
I read a lot of books, some of which are textbooks and some of which I bought because they piqued my curiosity. Interestingly, I learn new features from them. Today I'm going to talk about an extremely motivating book. The title of the book is The ONE thing, and it was co-written by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan.
 
What book is it about?
It is a motivational book that encourages people who are disappointed in their lives and increases their will to succeed. Also, it helps a person get out of depression and anxiety, it can also clear the negativity around you. The Secret is a self-help book about the power of mind mediums, positive thinking and the law of attraction. The author states that a person who thinks positively will achieve positive results.
 
Why do you like the book?
It's useful because it changes the mindset. A person, after reading it, thinks positively, which brings happiness, prosperity, and success in relationships. Another benefit is that a person's positive thoughts can improve their health.
 
Conclusion
I believe there are many benefits of reading this book as this book helped me in many ways and I will always admire that I read this book in my childhood.

IELTS speaking part 3 -Describe a book you recently read - follow-up questions

The following are follow-up questions for "Describe a book you recently read." This session lasts around 4-5 minutes in the actual test and requires you to address questions on a general topic or a question on your cue card.
 
1.Is reading in school for children a great idea?
Yes, I reckon that after reading books the knowledge of children would increase and they would be able to acquire knowledge outside school and by doing this their general knowledge about the world would increase and they would achieve greater heights in their life.
 
2.Why do men and women prefer different books?
Well, both men and women have different styles and a mindset set of seeing the world, most men are interested in sports, and business so most men like to read books based on that genre. while women are more inclined towards fashion and like to read magazines based on that. While some genres like books are based on general knowledge, politics are liked by both men and women.
 
3.What type of books do children read nowadays?
Well, I think there are many types of books that children like: magazines with comics, books full of photos, books on animals, etc. When I was 10 years old, I was amazed after seeing comics or cartoons and liked to read magazines. Whenever I found books of that type in the market, I was used to buying them and reading them.
 
4.Do you think children have lost their interest in stories?
No, I don't think the interest in reading books is completely lost among children as whenever children see books based on fantasies or superheroes they jump after them and read them. But we can say the interest in reading books among them has decreased compared to the past due to the increase in usage of mobile and the increase in the trend of multiplayer games among children.
 
5.What is the difference between the books sold in the past and the books sold nowadays?
In the past, books related to culture, tradition, religion, and history were sold mostly in our country as people have their interests in that field, but nowadays, people are inclined towards books that are based on fiction and fantasy as people like to see a good superhero story, a story with thrills, etc. Because of these reasons books based on this type of content are sold more and more.
 
6.Do you think the trend of reading books has decreased due to mobile phones and the internet?
Yes definitely, I think nowadays the proportion of books sold all around the world has decreased as people like to read the news on mobile rather than spending their valuable time reading motivational books which will give them knowledge of the world. 

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Conclusion

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