IELTS Speaking Vocabulary - Talking about Books

In this video, you are going to learn some great vocabulary you can talk about books. This video will be very, very helpful if you are taking the IELTS because they often ask you to talk about books in the speaking section.

[alkamtursun]

I'm really into reading, to be honest, I'm a bedtime reader. I read adventurous books more than any others. they are not too heavy to figure out what's happening and usually, they can be informative, which means you can learn many things along the way enjoying the storyline. these kinds of books are the real page-turner, most of the time that I couldn't put the book down because of the gripping and spine-tingling story.

[fmerddh]

Great examples in sentences, that's what non-native students need so much!

[MohammadKabir-vl]

Last year, I have read a book by chosen Philip 'Salary for ever'. It sets in Africa, Although I'm neither a book wormer nor an Avid reader, it's plots were unraveling, it's really a page turner as well as gripping and riveting, I couldn't put it down because it's really informative.

[vojtechmiska]

Great video, useful continue in your job pls, ily. Cheers from jihlava high scholl

[Zzsamshi]

Summary
Reading habits

Big reader
Avid reader --> avid basketball player/cook
Book worm --> got their nose in the book
Bed-time reading --> read fiction as my bedtime reading

Words

Heavy (going) --> difficult to get through the book
A real page-turner
Spine-tingling --> make you feel excited.
Poignant --> there is a poignant moment at the end of the book
A tear-jerker --> coming of age books are tear-jerks
Riveting/gripping
Unraveling of the plot --> start to figure out what's happening
Enchanting --> magical, fantasy
Informative
Thought-provoking --> book that makes you think
Adventurous
Whimsical --> playful and fun book

Sentence

I see myself a bit in the character of …
The story grabbed me from the get-go (beginning)
The story has characters that remind me of my familiy
The story/plot is based on … real-life events
It is set in … mid-1900s
To cut a long story short, …
Could not put it down…

[Giolanhdaumua]

Thankyou so much! It’s really useful. I like the way you explain it, so clear and easy to understand <3

[ozqgnxd]

I'm an avid reader, so l love to read a tons of books whenever l have time, especially a real page turner and adventurous books l just find them so engaging and thought provoking that l can't put them down and recently l finished reading a book called "The last he told me by Laura Dave", it was the first fiction book l have read in ages l usually prefer to stick to nonfiction, but l get to tell you that lt really grapped me from the get-go, to cut a long story short, it is about a woman who thinks she found the love of her life, but he suddenly disappears.:) 😊

[박지수-nh]

Im really a big reader. I like heavy going books which are informative and makes me thought provoke. but I m also avid reader of fanfics. and every time when im telling about it to others, they began laugh at me. but actual for me its normal. because reading about two boys love makes me though provoke. because im reading poignant love story which in that time informative and tear jerker. im reading ffs which about feelings, emotions, where gender of heroes aren't important. where there aren't any gender stereotype, narcism, sexism and etc. 
there are only feelings and ruthless world.

[kondasaikumari]

Recently I read the book lost in the night.Altough I am not a avid reader but its a real page turner where I see my self a bit in the character of a girl in the story and its informative too which shares the idea of never judge the book by it's cover.

[adelpattimura]

I just have read webtoon which is True beauty written by yaongi and I see my boyfriend a bit in the character of Han Seojun because the character is so handsome and good person same as my bf

[SuperShazal]

You are amazing in explaining each and every word relating to the subject, book. I enjoyed it a lot and it really was very informative.

[gulshodaminovna]

Thank you very much. It was really useful to improve my skills

[junor]

what a great video, absolutely informative and gripping :D

[shirleyenglish]

Hey Dennis. Great lesson. Thanks so much. 😀👏👏👏

[umidkholmurodov]

good job guys, I don't forget your points

[mirandasun]

I super love your channel, it’s extremely helpful, please keep making these videos, it totally won my heart 🤗

[saraadelean]

I didn't understand one sentence it's 'it's set in ' I didn't understand 😢😫

[إبن-العربي]

I couldn't put this channel down!

[julianospina]

great teacher, great lesson. thank you very much.

[faranakaghaei]

I have tried to read the book "war and peace" by Leo Tolestoy for many times but it was very heavy-going so I easily put it down and stop reading it!