The word ‘guitar’ was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word ‘guitarra’, which was, in turn, derived from the Greek ‘kithara’. Tracing the roots of the word further back into linguistic history, it seems to have been a combination of the Indo-European stem ‘guit-‘, meaning music, and the root ’-tar’, meaning chord …
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27–40, which are based on the reading passage below. IS PHOTOGRAPHY ART? This may seem a pointless question today. Surrounded as we are by thousands of photographs, most of us take for granted that, in addition to supplying information and seducing customers, camera images also serve as decoration, afford spiritual …
The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Identifying information Multiple Choice Question Summary Completion Yes No Not Given Language You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14 which are based on Reading Passage. It is no small intellectual task that a child learns a language. In order to begin …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Multiple Choice Question Matching information Summary Completion LOOKING IN THE TELESCOPE You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage. A story is told that around 400 years ago some children were fooling around in an eye …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Matching headings Sentence completion Summary Completion Ocean Plant life in decline You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage. A. Scientists have discovered plant life covering the surface of the world’s oceans is disappearing at a …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Short-answer questions Summary Completion Yes No Not Given Roller coaster A. 600 years ago, roller coaster pioneers never would have imagined the advancements that have been made to create the roller coasters of today. The tallest and fastest roller coaster in …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Summary Completion Matching information Yes No Not Given How to Reduce Employee Turnover You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading passage A. The chief executive of a large hotel became aware that his company was experiencing …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: World Ecotourism in the developing courtiers You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage. A. The Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Summary Completion Matching headings Constellation You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage below. A. A constellation is a group of stars which when viewed collectively appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. Constellation …
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The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types: Multiple Choice Question Summary Completion Yes No Not Given The growth of intelligence You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14, which are based on Reading Passage below No one doubts that intelligence develops as children grow older. Yet the concept of …
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