Band 5: describe a book that you are interested in (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Okay, so today I'm going to talk about a book I really enjoyed reading. It's a book about life skills, specifically public speaking. I don't remember the author's name very well because when I buy a new book, I focus on the content. I don't think the name is a crucial factor to consider. So, that's why I don't remember the book's title. Let's talk about the content. The book is about overcoming the fear of public speaking and learning to live confidently. Last year, I struggled with my speaking skills. I asked my parents and teacher for help. They gave me two suggestions. My parents recommended a book they read in high school, and my teacher suggested I search online because it's faster, more convenient, and free. I decided to go with the book my teacher recommended. It presented three methods for gaining confidence in public speaking. I read it every day, trying to understand the concepts fully. After a week, I succeeded! I applied one of the three methods to my speaking and saw a significant improvement. I'm so proud of myself.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Okay. Uh, so today, I’m going to talk about a a book that I really, really enjoyed reading, uh, is a book about life skills. Actually, I don’t remember his name so well because when I buy a new book, I just care about their contents because I think that the name is not important factor that I must consider. So I don’t care about your name. So I so this reason why I don’t remember uh, the name of this book. So let’s talk about the content and the book is the earphones book that have people who far difficult to live well and, uh, live confidently. Yeah. And now I remember last year when I have many problem in my speak speaking skill, I asked my parents and my teacher for for the help. And I got a 2 suggestion. Firstly, my parents give me a book that, uh, they read when they was her high school students, and my teachers said that I should, uh, dress both on the internet because it’s more fast and more convenient for me. And, well, it’s free. So I decided to choose the book that my teacher was to consider and the book, uh, uh, showed me 3 methods to be confident in public speaking. And then I read it everyday again and again to understand all the meaning. And so after a week, I uh, success. I succeed because I apply 1 or 3 methods to my skin and deep the radiation, and I’m so proud of myself.

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