Band 6: Describe a book you read that changed your perspective on something. You should say: - What the book was about - Why you decided to read it - What your perspective was before reading it And explain how the book changed your view. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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The book I have been reading that changed my perspective and my personality is the Bible. It is a very interesting book about Jesus and his life, and many books in the Bible tell about how you need to live and what the right way is in your life. It is very interesting and helpful for people because many people don't know what they need to do, how they should speak with others, and how to spend their time in life. This book is amazing and invigorating for people's personalities. I read it, and my personality has really changed because now I'm kinder to people, and I know how to communicate with them and how to interact with them openly. So, I started to become a better person. I improved myself in this regard, so it was a very good decision to start reading.

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The book I have been reading that changed my perspective and my personal personality it is the Bible. It is very interesting book about Jesus and his life and a lot of books in the Bible tell about how you need to live and what you need to do what is your right way in your life. So it is very interesting and helpful for people because a lot of people don’t know what they need to do and how they should speak with people and spend their time in life, what they need to do but this book is amazing and invigorating for a personality of people. I read it and my personality is really changed because now I’m more kind with people and I know how to speak with them, how I need to do some things with them and be open. So yeah, I started to be really better. I improved myself in this case so it was a very nice idea to start reading.

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