IELTS Speaking Reading: All Questions with Sample Answers
1. Do you like reading?
2. What books do you like to read?
3. What book did you read recently?
4. What did you learn from it?
5. What was your favorite book as a child?
IELTS Speaking: Talking About Reading
This topic might appear in any part of the IELTS Speaking test. You could be asked about personal habits, opinions, or social relevance of reading.
Useful Vocabulary
- a page-turner, get into a book, be hooked on a story
- fiction, non-fiction, a novel, a biography, an e-reader
- skim through, read it cover to cover, curl up with a book
Example Questions
- What kind of books do you enjoy reading?
- Do you prefer paper books or reading on a screen?
- Do you think children read less than they used to?
Sample Speaking Part 2 Prompt
Describe a book you have read that you would recommend. You should say:
- what the book was about
- when and where you read it
- why you started reading it
- and explain why you would recommend it
Tips
Name a real book and say what it made you feel. One specific title with an honest reaction sounds far better than general praise for reading.