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Describe a famous book you would like to read. v.1

Describe a famous book you would like to read. v. 1
Describe a famous book you would like to read. You should say: what it is who is the author of this book how you know about this book and explain why you want to read this book. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: Thank you a lot for this nice cue card topic. I have a list of books that I want to read and one of the famous books on this list is 'Moby Dick' or 'The Whale'. This novel was written by an American writer 'Herman Melville'. As far as I can recall, this book was first published in 1851 by 'Harper & Brothers' publication. Without any doubt, 'Moby Dick' is one of the most acclaimed and popular novels of all time. This is basically an epic adventure fiction that has made its place in several lists of 'The best books ever'. Herman Melville, the writer, created a fine classic that will be read beyond centuries. I have heard about this book from different sources. In my school, one of the teachers recommended this book and this is the first time I heard about the book 'Moby Dick'. During my college days, one of my friends, who was a bookworm, also narrated the story of this book and told me that I should read it. After I opened an account on 'Goodreads', which is a social networking website for the book lovers, I read different citations and reviews of this book. Another time a daily newspaper published a feature article on this book and I learned more details about this book. I am very fond of reading and I love to read novels, fictions, classics, biographies and history related books. I always wanted to read Moby Dick and hopefully, I will finish reading it soon. I have a digital copy of this book in my Kindle Voyage eBook reader, but I want to read the paperback version. This is probably the only reason I am yet to read the book. As far as I know, this book was first published during the period of the American Renaissance and is considered as the finest American Literary work. The opening line 'Call me Ismael" is among the world literature's greatest opening line in a novel. A great British novelist and poet once claimed this book 'one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world and the greatest book of the sea ever written". This is a widely recommended book around the world and I would like to read it to be able to enjoy the finest piece of literary work and to complete one of my 'must-read' lists.   Sample Answer 2: Reading is an excellent habit and I am proud to have it from my childhood. I have read a notable number of local and international novels but have not tasted the 'War and Peace' yet. So, I would like to read this great novel as soon as I can. Russian author Leo Tolstoy is famous mostly for the novel 'War and Peace'. The novel is one of the best literary works in the history of world literature and a major work by Tolstoy. This is a novel that comes with the history of invasion - when France invaded Russia. At the same time, it focused on the elements of Tsarist society and how that was influenced by the Napoleonic era. The members of five Russian blue-blood families came to life in this book. It was first published in 1869. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, better known as Leo Tolstoy to his readers and to the world was born in 1828. He was born in Russia while the family he born to was a noble family at that time. His literary life began in his early twenties and some of his creations are influenced by his real-life experiences. He has completed a wide number of short stories, fictions, plays, essays and novellas. I am a book lover and seek books wherever I go. As part of my visit to my uncle, Vladimir Jacob, at his farmhouse in Kazan, I found the book. In fact, he is a widely-read man who collects books and has formed a huge library. The library contains more than 5000 books in different languages. While I was browsing for a book to pass my days there, I found 'War and Peace'. Earlier, I have heard about the book but never had the chance to read it. So, I decided to read this classic literary piece that time. When I took the novel to my uncle, he offered me a short description of the book and told me about its author. He highly praised the novel and said that it was a journey to the history of Russia. Before writing it, Tolstoy did an extensive research and accordingly, depicted the era that he had never seen while the work has become a masterpiece in the history of world literature. Subsequently, I decided that I would like to read the novel. Unfortunately, my visit was cut short and I had to return my hometown without reading the book. So, naturally, I would like to finish it soon.   More Ideas to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card topic: Topic: Describe a famous book you would like to read. 1.   I have heard about the book ‘Man’s Searching for Meaning’ and it is a book recommended to me by a friend. The book is authored by Viktor E. Frankl, and I want to read the book because I want to know about the Holocaust, a tragic event in history. In fact, I'm curious about the Holocaust and want to know how the literature has treated it. The protagonist of the book spent a notable amount of time by suffering an extremely bitter experience of that time. So, I want to read the book. 2.   'War and Peace' is considered a masterpiece in the world literature. The book was authored by Leo Tolstoy – a prominent Russian novelist. I came to know about the book from a local bookstore. The bookseller highly praised the book and told that it was the finest work of the writer. The plot of the novel is based on the French invasion of Russia and its impacts on the social and political climate of the country. Stories of five Russian families have been portrayed here very lucidly. So, I want to read this book. 3.   I have heard the name of Robinson Crusoe – an English novel that comes with special types of flavour for the readers. The book is written by Daniel Defoe. I came to know about the book from a friend of mine. He read that book and described the events that were narrated in the book. I want to read the book to know about the adventures of the central character Robinson Crusoe. The character underwent some thrilling adventures and the book challenges the reader's understanding of life and adventure. So I would like to read it as soon as I can. 4.   I cannot imagine that a monster-like creature can be so popular in the history of the world literature. But I might be able to imagine it if I complete the book named the Frankenstein. The book is authored by Mary Shelley, one of the most talented female writers of all time. I came to know about the book from a teacher at my college. He was describing his experiences of finishing the book and I was thrilled to learn about the writer and the plot. The story appeared interesting to me and I wondered how a man could create a monster like Frankenstein and how his feelings can touch the heart of millions. 5.   The book ‘Never Let Me Go’ has attracted me deeply for some interesting and intriguing facts and I want to read it. The book is authored by the Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro. I came to know about the book from a newspaper advertisement marking a book fair in my city, Spain. I want to read the book because it deals with the ultimate emotion of youth and the human race and their vulnerability. If you can speak about the topic 'Describe a famous book you would like to read', you should also be able to talk about the following topics: 1. Describe your favourite book. 2. Describe a book you have recently read. 3. Describe a book you have at your home. 4. Describe a famous book you have read. 5. Describe a book you would recommend someone to read. 6. Describe worth enjoying a book you can think of. 7. Describe a book that has a positive influence on you. 8. Describe your favourite book from your childhood. 9. Describe a book that you enjoyed reading. 10. Describe a book that was recommended by one of your teachers.
Describe
a
famous
book
you would like to
read
. You should say: what it is who is the author of this
book
how you
know
about this
book
and
explain
why you
want
to
read
this
book
. [You will
have to
talk about the
topic
for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
Sample Answer 1:

Thank you a lot for this nice cue card
topic
. I have a
list
of
books
that I
want
to
read
and one of the
famous
books
on this
list
is 'Moby Dick' or 'The Whale'. This
novel
was written
by an American
writer
'Herman Melville'. As far as I can recall, this
book
was
first
published in 1851 by 'Harper
&amp
; Brothers' publication.

Without any doubt, 'Moby Dick' is one of the most acclaimed and popular
novels
of all
time
. This is
basically
an epic
adventure
fiction that has made its place in several
lists
of 'The best
books
ever'. Herman Melville, the
writer
, created a fine classic that will be
read
beyond centuries.

I have heard about this
book
from
different
sources. In my school, one of the teachers
recommended
this
book
and this is the
first
time
I heard about the
book
'Moby Dick'. During my college days, one of my friends, who was a bookworm,
also
narrated the
story
of this
book
and
told
me that I should
read
it. After I opened an account on '
Goodreads
', which is a social networking website for the
book
lovers, I
read
different
citations and reviews of this
book
. Another
time
a daily newspaper published a feature article on this
book
and I learned more
details
about this book.

I am
very
fond of
reading
and I
love
to
read
novels
, fictions, classics, biographies and
history
related
books
. I always wanted to
read
Moby Dick and
hopefully
, I will finish
reading
it
soon
.
I
have a digital copy of this
book
in my Kindle Voyage
eBook
reader,
but
I
want
to
read
the paperback version. This is
probably
the
only
reason I am
yet
to
read
the book.

As far as I
know
, this
book
was
first
published during the period of the American Renaissance and
is considered
as the finest American
Literary
work
. The opening line 'Call me Ismael
"
is among the
world
literature's greatest opening line in a
novel
. A
great British
novelist and poet once claimed this
book
'one of the strangest and most wonderful
books
in the
world
and the greatest
book
of the sea ever written
"
.

This is a
widely
recommended
book
around the
world
and I would like to
read
it to be able to enjoy the finest piece of
literary
work
and to complete one of my '
must
-read'
lists
.
 
Sample Answer
2: Reading
is an excellent
habit and
I am proud to have it from my childhood. I have
read
a notable number of local and international
novels
but
have not tasted the
'War
and
Peace'
yet
.
So
, I would like to
read
this great
novel
as
soon
as I can.

Russian author Leo Tolstoy is
famous
mostly
for the
novel
'War
and
Peace'
. The
novel
is one of the best
literary
works in the
history
of
world
literature
and a major
work
by Tolstoy. This is a
novel
that
comes
with the
history
of invasion
-
when France invaded Russia. At the same
time
, it focused on the elements of Tsarist society and how that
was influenced
by the Napoleonic era. The members of five Russian blue-blood
families
came
to life in this
book
. It was
first
published in 1869.

Count
Lev
Nikolayevich
Tolstoy, better known as Leo Tolstoy to his readers and to the
world
was born
in 1828. He
was born
in Russia while the
family
he
born
to was
a noble
family
at that
time
. His
literary
life began in his early twenties and
some
of his creations
are influenced
by his real-life experiences. He has completed a wide number of short
stories
, fictions, plays, essays and novellas.

I am a
book
lover and seek
books
wherever I go. As part of my visit to my uncle, Vladimir Jacob, at his farmhouse in Kazan, I found the
book
. In fact, he is a
widely
-read
man
who collects
books
and has formed a huge library. The library contains more than 5000
books
in
different
languages. While I was browsing for a
book
to pass my days there, I found
'War
and
Peace'
. Earlier, I have heard about the
book
but
never had the chance to
read
it.
So
, I decided to
read
this classic
literary
piece that
time
. When I took the
novel
to my uncle, he offered me a short description of the
book
and
told
me about its author. He
highly
praised the
novel
and said that it was a journey to the
history
of Russia.
Before
writing it, Tolstoy did an extensive research and
accordingly
, depicted the era that he had never
seen
while the
work
has become a masterpiece in the
history
of
world
literature
.
Subsequently
, I decided that I would like to
read
the
novel
. Unfortunately, my visit was
cut
short and I had to return my hometown without
reading
the
book
.
So
,
naturally
, I would like to finish it
soon
.
 
More
Ideas
to talk about this Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card
topic
:
Topic
:
Describe
a
famous
book
you would like to
read
. 1.
 
I have heard about the
book
Man
’s Searching for Meaning’ and it is a
book
recommended
to me by a friend. The
book
is authored
by Viktor E.
Frankl
, and I
want
to
read
the
book
because
I
want
to
know
about the Holocaust, a tragic
event
in
history
. In fact, I'm curious about the Holocaust and
want
to
know
how the
literature
has treated it. The protagonist of the
book
spent a notable amount of
time
by suffering an
extremely
bitter experience of that
time
.
So
, I
want
to
read
the
book. 2
.
 
'War
and
Peace'
is considered
a masterpiece in the
world
literature
. The
book
was authored
by Leo Tolstoy
a prominent Russian novelist. I
came
to
know
about the
book
from a local bookstore. The bookseller
highly
praised the
book
and
told
that it was the finest
work
of the
writer
. The plot of the
novel
is based
on the French invasion of Russia and its impacts on the social and political climate of the country.
Stories
of five Russian
families
have
been portrayed
here
very
lucidly
.
So
, I
want
to
read
this
book. 3
.
 
I have heard the name of Robinson Crusoe
an English
novel
that
comes
with special types of
flavour
for the readers. The
book
is written
by Daniel Defoe. I
came
to
know
about the
book
from a friend of mine. He
read
that
book
and
described
the
events
that
were narrated
in the
book
. I
want
to
read
the
book
to
know
about the
adventures
of the central character Robinson Crusoe. The character underwent
some
thrilling
adventures
and the
book
challenges the reader's understanding of life and
adventure
.
So
I would like to
read
it as
soon
as I can.

4.
 
I cannot imagine that a monster-like creature can be
so
popular in the
history
of the
world
literature
.
But
I might be able to imagine it if I complete the
book
named the Frankenstein. The
book
is authored
by Mary Shelley, one of the most talented female
writers
of all
time
. I
came
to
know
about the
book
from a teacher at my college. He was describing his experiences of finishing the
book and
I
was thrilled
to learn about the
writer
and the plot. The
story
appeared interesting to me and I wondered how a
man
could create a monster like Frankenstein and how his feelings can touch the heart of millions.

5.
 
The
book
‘Never
Let
Me Go’ has attracted me
deeply
for
some
interesting and intriguing facts and I
want
to
read
it.
The
book
is authored
by the Nobel Prize-winning British
writer
Kazuo
Ishiguro
. I
came
to
know
about the
book
from a newspaper advertisement marking a
book
fair
in my city, Spain. I
want
to
read
the
book
because
it deals with the ultimate emotion of youth and the human race and their vulnerability. If you can speak about the
topic
'
Describe
a
famous
book
you would like to read', you should
also
be able to talk about the following
topics: 1
.
Describe
your
favourite
book. 2
.
Describe
a
book
you have recently
read. 3
.
Describe
a
book
you have at your home.

4.
Describe
a
famous
book
you have
read. 5
.
Describe
a
book
you would recommend someone to
read. 6
.
Describe
worth enjoying a
book
you can
think
of.

7.
Describe
a
book
that has a
positive
influence on you.

8.
Describe
your
favourite
book
from your childhood.

9.
Describe
a
book
that you enjoyed
reading. 10
.
Describe
a
book
that was
recommended
by one of your teachers.
9Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
246Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
39Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a famous book you would like to read. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
25 paragraphs
1521 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
  • ?
    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • ?
    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: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
  • ?
    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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