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You should say:  \n􀁸 what this book was  \n􀁸 when you read it  \n􀁸 why you decided to read the book  \nPauline I like reading   especially English novels   it’s a great way to improve your vocabulary and there are so many fantastic authors to choose from   one book  \nthat came highly recommended by my teacher was The Mayor of Casterbridge   I was studying at a school in The UK at the time and she said it would give me a picture of what life was like years ago in the area I was living   well I have to say I absolutely loved it   it was a real page-turner   it’s a historical novel and the setting was a fictional town called Casterbridge   but actually it was based on a town near where I was studying called Dorchester   it had such a great plot   to cut a long story short it tells the story of the downfall of a man called Henchard the central character who lives during a period of great social change around the time of the industrial revolution   the reason I enjoyed it so much   apart from the great story   it gave me a picture of what life had been like in the place I was studying at the time   I really couldn’t put it down   a fantastic story    \nDefinitions  \n􀁸 to be engrossed in: to be completely focused on one thing  \n􀁸 bedtime reading: something to read in bed before you go to sleep  \n􀁸 to be a big reader: someone who reads a lot  \n􀁸 to be based on: to use as a model  \n􀁸 to be heavy-going: difficult to read  \n􀁸 the central character: the main person in a film or book  \n􀁸 a classic: of the highest quality  \n􀁸 to come highly recommended: to be praised by another person  \n􀁸 couldn’t put it down: wasn’t able to stop reading a book  \n􀁸 an e-book: a digital book  \n􀁸 an e-reader: a device for reading e-books  \n􀁸 to flick through: to look quickly through a book  \n􀁸 to get a good/bad review: to receive positive or negative feedback  \n􀁸 hardback: a book with a rigid cover (see ‘paperback’ below)  \n􀁸 a historical novel: a story set in the past  \n􀁸 a page turner: a book that you want to keep reading  \n􀁸 paperback: a book with a flexible cover (see ‘hardback’ above)  \n􀁸 plot: the main events in a film or book  \n􀁸 to read something from cover to cover: to read a book from the first page to the last  \n􀁸 the setting: where the action takes place  \n􀁸 to take out (a book from the library): to borrow a book from the library  \n􀁸 to tell the story of: to outline the details of someone’s life or an event  \nSource: [https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-books-and-films-vocabulary/](https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-books-and-films-vocabulary/)","cbCaiiN2K1GiuBtX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiN2K1GiuBtX","pdf",428003,"English","# Reading preferences and habits\n## Books vs films\n## Digital vs print formats\n# Bookshops and the digital revolution\n# Describe a book you have read\n## Example: The Mayor of Casterbridge\n# Definitions","[{\"question\":\"What do the speakers say about reading habits and bedtime reading?\",\"answer\":\"Marie explains that she borrows books from the library and reads them from cover to cover, and she cannot go to sleep without bedtime reading. 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