Encouraging reading
B2 First · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge Ready original exercise
Talk with your partner about the ideas in the mind map for about two minutes. Then spend about a minute deciding something together.
Next, I'd like the two of you to have a conversation for around two minutes. Here are some ideas for getting young people to read more, with a question for you to discuss in the centre. Have a quick look at it first.
Encouraging reading
school book clubs
e-books and audiobooks
books made into films
reading challenges
better school libraries
You now have about a minute to agree on which idea would be the most likely to work.
Now, talk together about how well each of these ideas might get young people reading.
How could young people be encouraged to read more?
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