Describing A Book Ielts Speaking Part 2 British English Teacher

A A IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
Books
Lesson code: 11TS-T1S8-T7HZ
1 Warm-up
How many different kinds of book can you think of? Continue the list below.
a travel guide a novel a self-help book a dictionary an autobiography a best seller
2 Describing a book
Study the sentences below. What types of books are they describing?
1. The book includes some interesting facts about the private life of Ghandi .
2. The book provides fascinating information on where to stay, eat and go out in Athens.
3. The book is about the adventures of a young wizard called Harry.
4. The book teaches people how to improve their confidence and well-being.
5. The book has sold more copies than any other publication in its genre.
Work in pairs. Take turns to describe a book using vocabulary in this exercise.
3 Adjectives for describing books

Study the following adjectives and put them into the correct categories below:
amusing boring brilliant captivating confusing deep

easy-to-read enjoyable entertaining funny hard-to-read hilarious
inaccurate informative predictable silly uninformative well-written
Positive:
Negative:
Work in pairs. Think about a book you have read recently. Give one positive sentence and one negative
sentence about it like in the example below. Make your descriptions more natural and interesting by
using qualifying adverbs such as à bit', à little', `slightly', `quite', `fairly', `very', `really', èxtremely'.
I found it extremely informative, but it was a bit confusing at times.

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Review your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.
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Books
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4 Retelling a story
When retelling what happens in a book (or film), we often use the present simple. Here are some
examples.
In the book, Gatsby falls in love with a woman called Daisy.

The main character travels into space.
At the end of the book, Bond finally meets his enemy.
Work in pairs. Think about a book you have read (or a film you have seen). Describe the story in a few
sentences using the present simple.
5 Practice
Work in pairs. Take turns to select and talk about one of the cue cards below. Try to use vocabulary
from this lesson. Remember, you have 1 minute to take notes and 1-2 minutes for talking.
Describe a book that you have read recently. You should say:
- what type of book it is
- what it is about
- how long it took to read
And say what you thought about it.
Describe a book that you enjoyed. You should say:

- what type of book it is
- what it is about
- when you read it

And say why you liked it.
Describe a book you are reading. You should say:

- what it is about
- when you read it
- how long you have been reading it for

And say what you like about it.
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Books - Key
A A A A IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
1- Warm-up
Possible answers: a coursebook, a journal, an encyclopedia, a history book, fiction/non-fiction, a cookbook, a

religious book
2- Describing a book
Possible answers:
1. an autobiography
2. a travel guide
3. a novel
4. a self-help book
5. a best seller
3- Adjectives for describing books
Positive: amusing, captivating, funny, hilarious, deep, informative, enjoyable, brilliant, easy-to-read,
entertaining, well-written
Negative: boring, confusing, uninformative, silly, hard-to-read, predictable, inaccurate
5- Practice
Monitor the activity. Students should always give a relevant answer. If they are not reading a book at the moment
and are given the third cue card, encourage them to talk about a book they have read in the past. However, they
should explain to the examiner why they are talking about the past, e.g. `Well, I'm not reading anything at the
moment because I don't have the time, so I'm going to tell you about a book I read last year. It's called ...'
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A A IELTS SPEAKING PART 2

a travel guide a novel a self-help book a dictionary an autobiography a best seller

3 Adjectives for describing books

amusing boring brilliant captivating confusing deep

I found it extremely informative, but it was a bit confusing at times.

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

In the book, Gatsby falls in love with a woman called Daisy.

Describe a book that you enjoyed. You should say:

- when you read it

Describe a book you are reading. You should say:

- how long you have been reading it for

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

Possible answers: a coursebook, a journal, an encyclopedia, a history book, fiction/non-fiction, a cookbook, a

3- Adjectives for describing books

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

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