Band 7: Talk about a book you read recently (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I've read "Pride and Prejudice" many times, but recently I reread it because it's my favorite novel. Jane Austen has been my favorite author since I started reading novels. I think the characters in the novel are very charming and they provide a lot of good life experiences for the reader. And I really admire Jane Austen's writing skill. She describes the characters vividly and she helps us to learn the historical background of her novel in a very interesting manner. Even though I've read the book so many times, I still enjoy reading it. I think in the future I will read it again, and I will always consider "Pride and Prejudice" my favorite novel and Jane Austen my favorite author, no matter how many times I read the book. I'm interested in listening to other novels too, especially romantic novels. But I also spend time reading some mystery novels, which helps me to relax. And sometimes I learn some writing skills from different novels and different authors. I think it's a very good way to practice English writing. And when I listen to audiobooks, I also learn a lot of phrases and idioms. I think reading novels is the best way to learn English. That's why I keep reading novels or listening to audiobooks.

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I have read, uh, Pride and Practjudice many times, but recently I read it again because, uh, it’s my favorite novel. And Jan Austen has been my favorite author since I started to read novels. Uh, I think the characters in the novel are very charming and they provide a lot of good life experiences to the reader. And, um, I really admire Janen Austen’s writing skill. She describes the characters vividly and she helps us to learn the background, the historical background of her novel in a very, uh, interesting manner. And, uh, even though I read the book so many times, I still enjoy reading it. I think in the future I will read it again, and I will always consider Pride and prejudice my favorite novel and Janen Austin my favorite author. No matter how many times I read the book. Uh, I’m interested in listening to other novels too, uh, especially romantic novels. Um, but I also spend time reading some mysterious novels, which helps me to, uh, relax. And sometimes I learn some writing skills from different novels, different authors. I think it’s a very good way to practice english writing. And when I listen to audio novels, I also, um, learned a lot of phrases and idioms. I think reading novel is the best way to learn English. That’s why I keep reading novels or listening to novels.

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