Why do fewer young people read books for pleasure these days?
IELTS Speaking Part 3 — IELTS Practice Originals, Speaking Practice Test 7
{# No redirect, deliberately: the text above must be the same thing a reader and a crawler get, and the CTA is how a reader crosses into the timed app. #} Record your answers and have them marked Your speech is transcribed and scored against the speaking band descriptors — free account required, because every recording is marked by AI. Start nowThe examiner asks further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. Give fuller answers here, with reasons and examples.
Questions
- Why do fewer young people read books for pleasure these days?
- Can a book really change a person's opinion, or does it only confirm what they already think?
- How important are libraries in the age of the internet?
- How can people tell whether the news they read is reliable?
- Should social media companies be responsible for false information?
- Do you think people read more or less carefully than they did in the past?