FREE IELTS Speaking practice online: Topic BOOKS Flashcards
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VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
Literature (n.) = written works (books)
Literacy (n.) = the ability to read and write
Literate (adj.) = able to read and write
Curl up with something
غرق شدن
Yesterday I was curling up with a book!
Flick through
I’m fond of flicking through a book in a bookshop.
Phrasal Verbs for Book
To skim through books in the bookstore
To flip through a book.
To leaf through a book.
All of these above mean to glance at quickly, not to read in depth.
Idiomatic expressions
To turn over a new leaf = to start anew / start something fresh
I love the smell of both old books and newly-printed ones.
Fictional BOOKS
Fictional novels- think of the different genres -
Crime novels
Romance
Thriller - suspense
Comedy
Action
Sci-fi
Books that have been made into a film
Non-Fictional
بر اساس واقعیات
Biographies
Autobiographies
Hobbies
Historical (adj.)
Personal development = self help
Books related to your field of work
Recipe book
Travel guide
Books about financial development and financial indpendence
Rich dad Poor dad
by ..
“How to talk to KIDS”
Useful for parents. It gives you scenarios. It gives you typical situations where parents and childs are talking. (Change the situations)
Phrasal Verbs
A voracious reader - an avid reader = reads a lot
A heavy read (n) = that book is difficult to read (War and peace)
It’s a good read
This book is easy reading
This book makes easy reading
I could’t put it down
It had me spellbound ()
It was a gripping novel
I read it from cover to cover (all the book)
It’s a** captivating/great read**
It had an intriguing plot
KEY WORDS
Plot = storyline
Setting = background (where - when)
Characters
Protagonist (main character / hero)
Do you think people read more nowadays than in the past?
- Yes, aftre the lockdown people are more into reading at present.
- Actually, I don’t think people read more nowadays because ..
- Yes people prefer reading Ebooks nowadays. Because of their lower price and easily accessbile.
- Actually nowadays people use phone, internet more.
- Although a number of people are still interested in reading books but in comparison to old days, the number of readers is less.
- People read more now, just to make an example students are always reading books and articles in order to prepare for exams.
- I reckon, we can say, due to these days people can find more options for reading sources from past.
- With the advent of technology, people nowadays prefer to listen to audio books or watch movies rather than reading books.
- Well, because of technological advancements and invention of the internet it becomes rare nowadays.
- By and large, they prefer reading on electronic devices to paper.
In what ways has the way we read chaged in recent years?
- Compared to the past, people used to be illiterate, only rich people could be educated.
- We read a lot nowadays due to explosion of internet as compared to the past.
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