IELTS READING – Numeration S34AT3

IELTS READING S34AT3 Numeration One of the first great intellectual feats of a young child is learning how to talk, closely followed by learning how to count. From earliest childhood we are so bound up with our system of numeration that it is a feat of imagination to consider the problems faced by early humans […]

IELTS READING – Greying population stays in the pink – S34AT2

IELTS READING S34AT2 Greying population stays in the pink Elderly people are growing healthier, happier, and more independent, say American scientists. The results of a 14-year study to be announced later this month reveal that the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fewer and fewer people and when they do strike, it is much […]

IELTS READING – Advantages of public transport S34AT1

IELTS READING S34AT1 Advantages of public transport A new study conducted for the World Bank by Murdoch University’s Institute for Science and Technology Policy (ISTP) has demonstrated that public transport is more efficient than cars. Q6 The study compared the proportion of wealth poured into transport by thirty-seven cities around the world. This included both the […]

IELTS READING – DELIVERING THE GOODS S33AT2

IELTS READING S33AT2 DELIVERING THE GOODS The vast expansion in international trade owes much to a revolution in the business of moving freight A. Q18 International trade is growing at a startling pace. While the global economy has been expanding at a bit over 3% a year, the volume of trade has been rising at a […]