Nowadays lots of people are keen on reading books and I am also one of them because it’s a great way to expand our knowledge, culture and world view. But I know one who is absorbed in a book. He is my best friend, Abdrahim. I first met him when I was in the 8th grade after I moved to a new school. At first I thought he was very quiet and didn’t talk much, but after getting to know him closely I realized that he wasn’t like that at all. He was actually a cheerful boy. In fact, he had very little interest in books earlier, but soon he developed a strong tendency to reading. And he began with shortened books, gradually progressing to longer ones. At the moment he gets a new book from the library almost every week and he is one of the best active users of the library. His favorite book is Harry Potter. He has read every chapter of that book about 5 times. The book he is currently reading is Atomic Habits. When he finishes it he will give me this book because I also become more interested in reading books. He doesn’t like wasting his free time, which is why he spends it on enriching activities. In general, reading is beneficial activity in all respects and I recommend it to everyone.
Band 8+: Describe a lerson who likes to read a lot. You should say: 1. Who this person is? 2. How do you know about this person? 3. What books this person likes? 4. Why this person likes reading?
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Nowadays, lots of people are keen on reading books, and I am also one of them because it's a great way to expand our knowledge, culture, and worldview. But I know one person who is absorbed in a book. He is my best friend, Abdrahim. I first met him when I was in the 8th grade after I moved to a new school. At first, I thought he was very quiet and didn't talk much, but after getting to know him closely, I realized that he wasn't like that at all. He was actually a cheerful boy. In fact, he had very little interest in books earlier, but soon he developed a strong tendency toward reading. He began with shorter books, gradually progressing to longer ones. At the moment, he gets a new book from the library almost every week, and he is one of the best active users of the library. His favorite book is Harry Potter. He has read every chapter of that book about five times. The book he is currently reading is Atomic Habits. When he finishes it, he will give me this book because I have also become more interested in reading. He doesn't like wasting his free time, which is why he spends it on enriching activities. In general, reading is a beneficial activity in all respects, and I recommend it to everyone.
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