Name: IELTS Band 8 Speaking Books and Shopping - Score Explained
Uploaded: 2025-06-19T17:10:52.000Z
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Welcome to the speaking portion of the IELTS exam.

I will be your interviewer for this part of the test.

Please just call me by my given name, Layan.

I will give you instructions for each, and I'm going to record this for marking purposes.

Here is the passport I used to register for this exam.

For part one, I will ask you a few questions to get to know you better, and some questions on a general topic.

I plan to go back home the same way I got here, by bus, then a metro, but in the opposite direction, of course.

I indulge in books as reading is one of my passions, so I read every day for an average of about 90 minutes.

My current read is In the Dream House by Carmen Machado.

There are physical bookstores, libraries, and online stores where people, including myself, can purchase books.

For In the Dream House, I bought it off Amazon.

Which types of books do you like reading?

I like both fiction and non-fiction titles, including biographies, mystery, and science fiction.

For In the Dream House, it's a very provocative memoir.

Well, I think I'm not really into technical books, like How to Fix a Car.

I've actually been giving this a bit of thought, and I've decided to read Bossy Pants by Tina Fey.

I think this novel is funny and light, and should be a refreshing change to my current read.

A quiet, nice room could be a good example.

Just laying on the couch with a cozy blanket would make it a very good place to read a book.

Also, a park on a sunny day or at the beach would also make a good place.

I think that reading books nowadays have changed greatly with the advancements of technology.

For example, there are devices that many people are now resorting to, like e-readers, mobiles, and tablets, to read books from, as well as softwares.

So there are now many software advancements, like translations and instant definitions, that help the readers understand the text better.

For Part 2, here is a card with some questions.

You will have one minute to look at the questions on the card, think about your answer, and then you will have two minutes to speak.

You can take notes in the one minute if you wish.

I will tell you when to start, when to stop.

Okay, then your one minute preparation time begins now.

Okay, Liana, your one minute preparation time is up.

In fact, I've been actually planning to buy the Kindle Paperwhite, which is the e-reader manufactured by Amazon.

This is a small tablet that is about 20 by 10 centimeters.

It also has 4 gigabytes of storage, so it can store up to thousands of books.

I'm planning to buy it off of Amazon, as it's their product.

I think that Amazon is one of the major online retailers for this and for millions of other books.

I think that this e-reader is not only lightweight, but is also very convenient, because I can fit it easily into my purse, and the latest model is even waterproof.

In order to buy this tablet, firstly, I need to put aside some money.

Fortunately, I've been squirreling away some money.

I would also need an Amazon account, an address, of course, or a postbox to have it delivered to.

I've chosen to buy this e-reader because I find it not only to work in ample light, but also in dim conditions, as compared to other devices like tablets and mobile, where I always feel that they hurt my eyes.

I will take back the notepaper, the card, the questions, and now we will continue with Part 3.

For Part 3, I will ask you some more questions related to the topic of Part 2.

With so many choices these days, how do people decide what product to buy?

Well, I think these days shoppers' choices are highly impacted by their online search as well as customer reviews.

Of course, availability and price would be some factors that they would take to make their final decision.

For example, that's what I took into consideration when I decided to buy the e-reader.

How has technology helped customers to select the right product?

I think the technology has really aided people when it comes to shopping.

So now people have more goods accessible and at more competitive prices.

Also, devices like smartphones made it easier for people to compare prices and goods online anywhere and anytime.

But when it comes to shopping clothes, I think it might be a bit awkward.

So maybe the clothes you purchase may not fit you or they might not be as they are when delivered.

Will the ways people select and purchase goods in the future be different than today?

Yes, I do believe that it will be very different.

For example, there are many advancements in commerce like devices of augmented reality like Google Glasses, for example.