Practicum on Conversational English

How to motivate a schoolchild to start reading or listening to texts in a foreign language independently? Perhaps the very theme of the text will become a motivating factor?
The new book by Marina Anatolyevna Gatskevich will allow high school students to prepare for the most challenging part of the Unified State Exam in English. The ability to formulate thoughts on a specific topic and understand the interlocutor is essentially the goal of all those studying a foreign language.
The book contains texts on interesting themes: for example, about famous military leaders, explorers, entrepreneurs, and people who left their mark on world history; about British traditions, etc. Undoubtedly, reading these texts will broaden the reader's horizons, increase their active vocabulary, and strengthen their grammar skills. In the process of completing the exercises related to the texts and listening to audio recordings, the student will train their oral speech skills (in monologue and dialogue) and listening comprehension skills.
Thus, the student's task is to read the texts carefully and complete the assignments. And then the main goal - to learn to communicate freely in English - will be achieved.