Learning lessons from the past – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27 – 40, which are based on Passage below. Learning lessons from the past Many past societies collapsed or vanished, leaving behind monumental ruins such as those that the poet Shelley imagined in his sonnet, Ozymandias. By collapse, I mean a drastic decrease in human population size and/or political/economic/social …

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It’s Eco-Logical – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14- 26, which are based on Reading Passage below. IT’S ECO-LOGICAL Planning an eco-friendly holiday can be a minefield for the well- meaning traveller, says Steve Watkins. But help is now at hand. If there were awards for tourism phrases that have been hijacked, diluted and misused then …

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Tackling Obesity in the Western World – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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IELTS Academic Reading Passage with Answer Key: Tackling Obesity in the Western World 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 …

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Museums of fine art and their public – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, Yes No Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Museums of fine art and their public The fact that people go to the Louvre museum in Paris to see the original painting Mona Lisa when they can see a reproduction anywhere leads us to question some assumptions about the role …

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Roman shipbuilding and navigation – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, True False Not Given / By

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. Roman shipbuilding and navigation Shipbuilding today is based on …

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The economic importance of coral reefs – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

Reading, True False Not Given / By

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1- 13, which are based on Reading Passage below. The economic importance of coral reefs A lot of people around the world are dependent, or partly dependent, on coral reefs for their livelihoods. They often live adjacent to the reef, and their livelihood revolves around the direct extraction, …

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Inside the mind of the consumer – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14- 26, which are based on Reading Passage below. Inside the mind of the consumer Could brain-scanning technology provide an accurate way to assess the appeal of new products and the effectiveness of advertising? AMarketing people are no longer prepared to take your word for it that you …

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The construction of roads and bridges – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1- 13, which are based on Passage below. The construction of roads and bridges Roads Although there were highway links in Mesopotamia from as early as 3500 bc, the Romans were probably the first road-builders with fixed engineering standards. At the peak of the Roman Empire in the first …

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