Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to you | IELTS Cue Card

Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to you

You should say:

• What story or novel was it?

• Where do you come to know about it?

• When you read it?

• Explain how you felt about it.

Sample Answer:

• I have read many story books or novels in my life.
• But here I would like to mention a story which I found very interesting and inspiring.
• The name of this book is The 5 AM Club which is written by Robin Sharma.
• This is based on the life of four main characters who have elevated their life by following a strict morning routine.
• I came to know about this novel from my best friend who is a very keen reader and every year she reads around 20 books.
• She suggested this novel when I was very disappointed and tired of failures in my life.
• First time, I read it 3 years ago and I recently read it again.
• The first time I read this story, I was traveling in the train from Ludhiana to Pune and during my 30 hour journey I read the first 5 chapters of this book, that too repeatedly.
• Every page of this book contains huge chunks of knowledge which needs to be slowly read and adapted in life.
• The narrator mentioned that one should get up at 5 AM and to make the most out of the morning routine we should devote 20 minutes to work-out, 20 minutes to spiritual awakening and the next 20 minutes should be devoted to reading or listening to the content relevant to our work.
• This is the best inspirational book I have ever read.
• The way the narrator is explaining the powerful impact of the 20/20/20 formula of the first hour to two persons who are fully disappointed from their life sounds magical.
• The step-by-step guide parallelly plotted with a story is something extraordinary about this book.

Follow ups:

1. What kinds of stories do children like to learn?

Children like to learn small stories with rhyming words related to animals, birds, fairies or fantasy worlds.  

2. How often do people in your country read novels?

Well, it depends on the interest of the people. Some people love to read novels so much that they are always seen carrying a book along with them. And there are some people who read books only during their solo travels.

3. What kinds of novels old people like to read?

Old people mostly like to read novels related to history, spiritual growth and sometimes mystery. But they mostly like to read non-fiction.

4. What are the benefits of listening to stories or reading novels?

There are many benefits of listening to stories or reading novels such as it keeps our mind engaged and we gain deep insights of knowledge from books. Moreover, this activity increases our vocabulary.

5. Are you a good storyteller?

Well, yes according to me, I am a good storyteller especially to kids. Fact for the same is that my nephew loves to listen to stories from me.

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