Part 1: General Questions
The examiner asks you about yourself, your home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
- Do you like reading books in your free time?
- What kinds of books or magazines do you usually read?
- Do you prefer reading physical books or electronic books (e-books)?
- Did your parents or teachers read to you when you were a child?
- Do you ever read the newspaper to get your daily news?
Part 2: Long Turn
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes.
Part 3: Two-way Discussion
You will be asked further questions connected to the topic in Part 2.
- How have reading habits changed among young people since the rise of smartphones and social media?
- What are the cognitive benefits of reading long-form literature compared to short online articles?
- Should parents carefully control or monitor what kinds of books their children are reading?
- Do you think physical libraries will become entirely obsolete in the near future?
- How important is it for adults to continue reading fiction throughout their lives?