Band 7: Describe an exciting book you have read What is the name of the book what type of book it is how you knew this book and explain why you like to recommend this book to your friend (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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There are all sorts of books that we might read in our life, and I have read a very exciting book. The name of the book is No Subject To. This book is a fiction book, and it has very exciting scenes and plots. That is the main reason I like to read it. I knew this book because a friend of mine wrote it. It is very lovely because she's a professional writer, and she recommended this book to me because she thought it was one of her best works. I would like to recommend it to my friends because when I read this, I felt that the characters, the plots, and the climax of the story are very exciting and intensify my interest in reading the book. It is so fun and entertaining. When I flip through the pages, the scenes of the book seem to flow before my eyes. It is so exciting and lovely to read this book.

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

There are all sorts of books that we might read in our life, and basically, I have read a very exciting book. The name of the book is no subject to. This book is a, uh, fiction book. And it has very exciting scenes and plots. That is the main reason that I like to read it. And also, I knew this book because a friend of mine wrote this book. And it is very lovely because she’s a professional writer, and she recommended this book to me because she thought it was one of her best books. Also, I would like to recommend it to my friends because when I have read this, I felt that the characters and the plots and also the climax of the story is very exciting and intensifies my, um, interest to read the book. It is so fun and so entertaining when. When you read this, and also when I flip through the pages, the scenes of the book seem to be flowing before my eyes. It is so exciting, so lovely to read this book.

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