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Describe a book you are currently reading. v.1

Describe a book you are currently reading. v. 1
Describe a book you are currently reading. You should say:  what the book is about  when you have started reading it  how far you have read and explain what you like about the book.   Model Answer 1: I love reading different kinds of books, especially, when I am on holidays or vacation. Luckily, I am on a long holiday, and I am using it to read one of the best books I have ever read. The name of this book is “Where the Forest Meets the Stars”. Written by Glendy Venderah, an American writer and also a renowned bird specialist, this domestic fiction was published in the year of 2019. Since then, the book has received a lot of praise from its readers. The book is about a post-graduate young lady, Joanna Teale, who had lost her mother with breast cancer, went back to do her research work at one of the universities in Illinois, USA.   There she throws herself into hard work from dawn to dusk until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child, who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.   When Joanna asked the mysterious child about herself, the child simply told her that her name was Ursa and that she had been sent from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the child’s home situation, Jo reluctantly agrees to let her stay—just until she learns more about Ursa’s past. Later on, Joanna decides seeks help from one of her neighbour called “Gabriel Nash”, to solve the mystery of the charming child, but things become more and more interesting. Anyway, this is how far, probably midway through to the book, I have read since I started to read it only a couple of days ago.   But, I am sure, more mystery and interesting things are waiting for me ahead. Anyway, I haven’t finished reading the book, and yet, I already like the fact that the book is written in simple words and phrases so that anybody can understand and enjoy reading it. The book also tries to show us that it is our duty to help any person in distress, whether she is our neighbour, or she is coming from a different world.   All in all, it has been a good read so far.   Sample Answer 2: I have started reading the book ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen 2-3 weeks ago and got so busy with other stuff that I am yet to finish it. This book was written by a very famous writer named Jane Austen and it was about the love and life of two sisters. This novel is best known as a work of romantic fiction of comedy and manners. I usually read books on my day-off and at night after I return from my work. I have been reading it for more than 2-3 weeks and have finished more than half of the book. Since I got busy with my work and exam, I had not been able to finish it yet. I usually read about one hour at night and sometimes more than an hour if I have a day off the next day. The writing and narration of Jane Austen are incomparable. She is one of the most revered women writers who had a great charisma to depict the society, people and culture of the old England. This book represents such characters and I like the way the story was told. It vividly represents the good and bad manners and characteristics we have and then shows a perfect balance of those characteristics and morality. I am in fact enjoying reading the book as I have enjoyed other novels by this famous writer.   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe your favourite book. Describe a book you have recently read. Describe a book you want to read in the future. Describe a book or library you have at your home. Describe a famous book you read. Describe a book you started reading but did not finish.
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Describe
a
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book
you are
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reading
. You should say:
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what the
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book
is about
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when you have
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started
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reading
it
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how far you have
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read
and
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explain
what you like about the
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book
.
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Model Answer 1:

I
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love
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reading
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different
kinds of
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books
,
especially
, when I am on holidays or vacation. Luckily, I am on a long holiday, and I am using it to
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read
one of the best
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books
I have ever
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read
. The name of this
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book
is “Where the Forest Meets the Stars”.

Written by
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Glendy
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Venderah
, an American
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writer
and
also
a renowned bird specialist, this domestic fiction
was published
in the year of 2019. Since then, the
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book
has received
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a lot of
praise from its readers.

The
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book
is about a post-graduate young lady, Joanna
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Teale
, who had lost her mother with breast cancer, went back to do her research
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work
at one of the universities in Illinois, USA.
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There she throws herself into
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hard
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work
from dawn to dusk until her solitary routine
is disrupted
by the appearance of a mysterious
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child
, who
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shows
up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.
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When Joanna asked the mysterious
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child
about herself, the
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child
simply
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told
her that her name was Ursa and that she had been
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sent
from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the
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child’s
home situation, Jo
reluctantly
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agrees
to
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let
her stay—
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just
until she learns more about Ursa’s past. Later on, Joanna decides seeks
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help
from one of her
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neighbour
called “Gabriel Nash”, to solve the mystery of the charming
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child
,
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but
things become more and more interesting.

Anyway
, this is how far,
probably
midway through to the
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book
, I have
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read
since I
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started
to
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read
it
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only
a couple of days ago.
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But
, I am sure, more mystery and interesting things are waiting for me ahead.

Anyway
, I haven’t finished
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reading
the
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book
, and
yet
, I already like the fact that the
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book
is written
in simple words and phrases
so
that anybody can understand and enjoy
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reading
it. The
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book
also
tries to
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show
us that it is our duty to
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help
any person in distress, whether she is our
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neighbour
, or she is coming from a
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different
world.
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All in all, it has been a
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good
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read
so
far.
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Sample Answer 2:

I have
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started
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reading
the
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book
‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen 2-3 weeks ago and
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got
so
busy with other stuff that I am
yet
to finish it. This
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book
was written
by a
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very
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famous
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writer
named Jane Austen and it was about the
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love
and life of two sisters. This novel is best known as a
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work
of romantic fiction of comedy and manners. I
usually
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read
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books
on my day-off and at night after I return from my
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work
. I have been
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reading
it for more than 2-3 weeks and have finished more than half of the
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book
. Since I
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got
busy with my
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work
and exam, I had not been able to finish it
yet
. I
usually
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read
about one hour at night and
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sometimes
more than an hour if I have a day off the
next
day. The writing and narration of Jane Austen are incomparable. She is one of the most revered women
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writers
who had a great charisma to depict the society,
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people
and culture of the
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old
England. This
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book
represents such characters and I like the way the story was
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told
. It
vividly
represents the
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good
and
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bad
manners and characteristics we have and then
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shows
a perfect balance of those characteristics and morality. I am in fact enjoying
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reading
the
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book
as I have enjoyed other novels by this
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famous
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writer
.
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Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
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Describe
your
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favourite
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book
.
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a
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book
you have recently
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read
.
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a
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book
you want to
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read
in the future.
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Describe
a
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book
or library you have at your home.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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famous
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book
you
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read
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
Describe
a
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book
you
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started
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reading
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but
did not finish.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
69Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19Mistakes
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
Gaston Bachelard

IELTS speaking Describe a book you are currently reading. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
7 paragraphs
700 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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