collocation · informal
read books
/riːd bʊks/READ·BOOKS
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to read printed or digital books
Examples
“I like to read books before bed to relax.”
“She reads books about psychology in her free time.”
“They often read books together in the local café.”
Band 8 sentence
“I read books across different genres because they broaden my perspective and improve my vocabulary.”
Collocations
- read fiction
- read non-fiction
Word family
read verbbook noun
Common mistakes
read book→read books
to read books→read books
Say it for a higher band
5read→6read a book→7+read books
Synonyms
browse books
read novels
Easily confused
browse books
“I often browse books at the library just to find something interesting.”
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