Ielts jeremy Chiron Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking

1.At what age do children start learning to read in your country?
Nowadays, most children start learning how to read in kindergarten. So kids must be around 4
years old. Sometimes parents teach their children how to recognize letters when they are a little bit
younger too.
2. How could learning to read be made enjoyable for children?
First of all, children should often see their parents read, to realize that reading is
interesting
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Parents must set an example, and maybe read stories to their children, or read with their
children. In addition, children should have access to colorful books with illustrations (=drawings or

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pictures) to make the reading more fun. I believe that children love a good story, so parents and
teachers should make sure that the books they give their young pupils are fascinating and trendy,
not old-fashioned.
3. What is the role of public libraries for people of different ages in your country?
First of all, since nowadays everyone has access to the Internet, fewer people go to the library.
In the past, students did some research there, and older people would come and read there because
it was a quiet place. But these days, I think that only university students go to the school library to
do some homework, and enjoy a quiet place to focus on their studies. Older people have comfortable
houses and prefer to stay home to read. Primary school students don't often go to the library either,
because their parents can buy the books directly. They don't need to borrow them anymore.
4. What are the differences between reading books and reading newspapers or
magazines?
First of all, it takes more time to read a book than it takes to read the newspaper or a magazine.
Books are much thicker. In addition, the contents are usually very different too. Newspapers report
on current events, on what is going on around the world. A book could be about everything
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it could
be a novel, that is to say a story, a tale, or it could be a biography, a history book. In any case, these
volumes tell a story. You also have textbooks, and usually textbooks are simply thicker and more
precise than magazines. You could read a science magazine, but the textbook on the same subject
will be more detailed because it will include more articles or chapters.