IELTS Reading Practice 44: IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
IELTS Reading Practice 44:
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity...
IELTS Reading Practice 43: The man who invented synthetic dyes
IELTS Reading Practice 43:
The man who invented synthetic dyes
William Henry Perkin was born on March 12, 1838, in London, England. As a boy,...
IELTS Reading Practice 42: Fierce, fabulous and fantastic
IELTS Reading Practice 42:
Fierce, fabulous and fantastic
A new exhibition traces the history of animal painting in Europe from the anatomically inaccurate to the highly...
IELTS Reading Practice 41: A Revolution in Knowledge Sharing
IELTS Reading Practice 41:
A Revolution in Knowledge Sharing
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-9 which are based on IELTS Reading Passage below:
The pressure to transform our...
50 Vocabulary and Exercises: IETLS Reading Band 8 (Part 3)
Glossary
Words and PhrasesDefinitionIn the textartificialman-madeArtificial artiststrick intofool sb into doing sth… and even tricked them intobelieving a human was behind the score.sophisticatedcomplicatedHuman beings are...
50 Vocabulary and Exercises: IETLS Reading Band 8 (Part 2)
Glossary
Words and PhrasesDefinitionIn the text1. stretch outmake something continue for a longer period that was plannedtime stretches out2. apathylack of interest in somethingFor a...
50 Vocabulary and Exercises: IETLS Reading Band 8 (Part 1)
Glossary
Words and PhrasesDefinitionIn the text1inhabitant (n)a person that lives in a particular placeNew Zealand is a small country of four million inhabitants.2long-haul (adj)travelling a...
IELTS Reading: how should you practise?
Here's a useful question that a student asked me:
Many students complain that they don’t get a high enough score in IELTS reading, and many...
IELTS Reading Practice 40: Wind Power in the US
Wind Power in the US
Prompted by the oil crises of the 1970s, a wind-power industry flourished briefly in the United States. But then world...
IELTS Reading Practice 39: Arctic Haze
Arctic Haze
In the 1950’s, pilots traveling on weather reconnaissance flights in the Canadian high Arctic reported seeing bands of haze in the springtime in...