Band 6: Describe a book you recently read (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Many people in this world like to read books in their free time, and some people have reading hobbies. In the literature I read, I enjoy many types of books, like mystery, motivational, thriller, etc., of all genres. I like motivational books because they help me improve my confidence and overcome stress and anxiety. Today I would like to discuss a famous book that I recently read, which is none other than Harry Potter. There are several Harry Potter books in this series, and I purchased the first one, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, online a couple of months ago. This book is written by J.K. Rowling, and it is immensely popular among all of the series. In this book, there is an eleven-year-old boy named Harry. He discovers he is a wizard and attends a magical school where he learns about his past, his parents, and his connection to the dark wizard Voldemort. At Hogwarts, Harry makes close friends with Ron and Hermione, and together they uncover the secrets of the school. The main plot revolves around Harry and his friends trying to prevent Voldemort from obtaining the Philosopher's Stone, a magical object that grants immortality.

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Many people in this the world like to read books in their freedom and some people have reading hobics. Uh, in the lateature I read, uh, many uh, types of the books, uh, like mystery, motivational thriller, etcetera, of all genres. I like motivational motivational book because it helps me to improve my confidence and uh. Overme stress and uh. And anxiety. Today I would like to discuss, uh, a famous book that I recently read, uh, that is none other than Harry Potter. There are, uh, Harry Potter books in this series, uh, and I uh, purchased the first one book, Harry Potter and the philosopher Stone, uh, from online a couple of months ago. This book is written by JK Raling and it is immensel the most popular books. All of the. All of the series books. In this book, uh. Uh, uh, there are a eleven years old boy whose name is Hery. He discovered his wizard, uh, and attend a magical score where he learns about his past, uh, his parents and a connection to the dark wizard Bdemort. At Hogwarts, uh, hery makes his close friends with Ron and Harmo and together they can uncover the secret of the school. The main plot revolves in the story, uh, Harry and uh. Uh, his friends uh, trying to prevent Baldem from obtaining the philosopher’stone a magical object that grant immortality.

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