今天，为大家带来雅思口语part1的高频话题：Reading/books，这是一个非常老的口语话题，可是却永不过时，谁叫阅读永远是雅思官方的那些文青们所推崇的呢。

说点闲话，part1不是part2与3，它不需要多么精深的回答，直接正面回答问题，注意使用完整句。不用拖泥带水，1-3句话内解决是最好。

一起来看看问题。

1. Do you like reading books? Why or why not?

2. What (kinds of) books do you like to read?

3. Did you read much when you were a child?

4. Do (young) children like reading books?

5. What do you think are the benefits of reading to children?

再看看示范答案：

1.Yes, I’m really into reading because I believe that reading can be both entertaining and educational. Reading broadens my knowledge by opening up the whole world to me. While I’m reading, I can be visiting another country or a different time period, or traveling through space. I can find out how people solve problems or think up new ideas.

2.Oh, it’s a tough question, or it should be more of what books I don’t read. I have a really open mind to books and what genre they are. Classic literature, novel, autobiography, historical story…whatever.

3.Yes, I remember when I was a kid, I’d like to take some historical books from my father’s bookshelf, and read the historical stories, which were really entertaining and educational to me. As a result, I’m very familiar with our Chinese ancient history.

4.It’s kind of hard to say but young children that I know around me tend to read fairy tales to cultivate their mental development, but maybe for others, they just want to watch TV and play toys.

5.I believe if you want your children to be smart, they have to acquire a love for reading, which has numerous benefits. Reading opens the door to child’s early academic success, imparts a love of learning and leads to higher grades in every subject. Besides, reading can help children Improve linguistic skills in the form of a richer vocabulary, correct grammar, and more articulate oral communication. On top of that, books teach child about relationships, situations, personalities, and what is good and what is bad in the world he lives in.

最后看看关于阅读/读书的语料。

A book is an adventure..to me. I read what I need to improvise, relief and know. All authors are sharing, whether it is their views, experiences or knowledge. Where ever I am at one moment in time, a certain book may be a companion, light, healer and inspiration. I am a book lover who respects generations of writers and I cherish each book according to it's blessings.

谈书对我的感受：一本书就是一场探险（adventure），是一个伴侣(companion)，是光，是治愈(healer)，是启迪。

When I was a young teenager, my favorite books were of the horror genre. I read just about every "Goosebumps" book, and then graduated to R.L. Stine's series that was aimed at a slightly older audience - "Fear Street." As an older teenager, I read Stephen King. Oddly, as an adult I read almost no books of the horror genre, although I still like a scary movie every once in a while!

谈我最喜欢的书的类型：我喜欢的是恐怖题材的（of the horror genre）,读了几乎所有让人起“鸡皮疙瘩”（goosebumps）的书。我是以读完R.L. Stine系列作为我青少年的早期的毕业之作（graduate to）。