Changing Our Understanding of Health – IELTS Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on the Reading Passage sample below. Changing Our Understanding of Health A  The concept of health holds different meanings for different people and groups. These meanings of health have also changed over time. This change is no more evident than in Western society today, when notions of …

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Is Photography Art? Academic Reading Passage

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 …

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DESTINATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH STUDENTS – IELTS Reading Passage

Paragraph (i)At any given time, more than a million international students around the world are engaged in the study of the English language in a predominantly English-speaking country. The five most popular destinations, in order of popularity, are the U. S., Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The reasons for choosing to study English abroad …

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The changing role of airports – Academic Reading Passage

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on the reading passage below. The changing role of airports Airports continue to diversify their role in an effort to generate income. Are business meeting facilities the next step? Nigel Halpern, Anne Graham and Rob Davidson investigate. A. In recent times developing commercial revenues has become …

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The Pursuit of Happiness – IELTS Academic Reading 

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading Passage below. The Pursuit of Happiness “New research uncovers some anti-intuitive insights into how many people are happy – and why.” _____________________________ Compared with misery, happiness is a relatively unexplored terrain for social scientists. Between 1967 and 1994, 46,380 articles indexed …

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Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests – IELTS Academic Reading

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–14 which are based on Reading Passage below: Alarming Rate of Loss of Tropical Rainforests Adults and children are frequently confronted with statements about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests. For example, one graphic illustration to which children might readily relate is the estimate that rainforests are being …

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The Creativity Myth

The Creativity Myth A. It is a myth that creative people are born with their talents: gifts from God or nature. Creative genius is, in fact, latent within many of us, without our realising. But how far do we need to travel to find the path to creativity? For many people, a long way. In …

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