Doctoring sales – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on the Reading Passage below. Questions 1-7:The Reading Passage has seven paragraphs, A-G.Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet. List of Headingsi  Nat all doctors are persuadedii  Choosing the best offersiii  Who is responsible …

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Volcanoes – earth-shattering news – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14 -26 which are based on reading passage 162. Questions 14-17This Reading Passage has four sections A-D. Choose the correct heading for the each section from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-vi in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet._____________________________________List of Headings i  Causes of volcanic eruptionii  Efforts to predict …

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Space: The Final Archaeological Frontier – IELTS Academic Reading

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28 – 40, which are based on Passage below. Space: The Final Archaeological Frontier Space travel may still have a long way to go, but the notion of archaeological research and heritage management in space is already concerning scientists and environmentalists. In 1993, University of Hawaii’s anthropologist Ben Finney, …

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A New Threat in Yellowstone – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14 – 26, which are based on Passage 218 below. A New Threat in Yellowstone It has long been known that Yellowstone National Park lies over an enormous supervolcano. The term ‘supervolcano’ implies a volcanic centre that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI), …

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Why we need to protect polar bears – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should complete this reading test in just 20 minutes. After you finish taking the test, check your answer with the answer keys given at the bottom of this section.  You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below. Why we need to protect polar bears Polar bears …

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The Concept of Role Theory – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 29-40 which are based on Reading Passage below. THE CONCEPT OF ROLE THEORY Role set:Any individual in any situation occupies a role in relation to other people. The particular individual with whom one is concerned in the analysis of any situation is usually given the name of focal …

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Crop-growing skyscrapers – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Crop-growing skyscrapers By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the Earth’s population will live in urban centres. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about three billion people by then. An …

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How consumers decide – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on the Reading Passage below. How consumers decide Professor John Maule from the University of Leeds describes new research into the way that consumers choose a product. Understanding consumersConsumers are creatures of habit: they buy the same products time and time again, and …

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