IELTS READING – Disappearing Delta S31AT2

IELTS READING S31AT2 Disappearing Delta A. The fertile land of the Nile delta is being eroded along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast at an astounding rate, in some parts estimated at 100 metres per year. Q18 In the past, land scoured away from the coastline by the currents of the Mediterranean Sea used to be replaced by sediment brought […]

IELTS READING – Early Childhood Education S31AT1

IELTS READING S31AT1 Early Childhood Education New Zealand’s National Party spokesman on education, Dr Lockwood Smith, recently visited the US and Britain. Here he reports on the findings of his trip and what they could mean for New Zealand’s education policy A. ’Education To Be More’ was published last August. It was the report of the […]

The Return of Artificial Intelligence S31AT3

IELTS READING S31AT3 The Return of Artificial Intelligence It is becoming acceptable again to talk of computers performing human tasks such as problem-solving and pattern recognition. A. Q29 After years in the wilderness, the term ‘artificial intelligence’ (Al) seems poised to make a comeback. Al was big in the 1980s but vanished in the 1990s. It […]

IELTS READING – The Impact of Wilderness Tourism S32AT1

IELTS READING S32AT1 The Impact of Wilderness Tourism A. The market for tourism In remote areas is booming as never before. Countries ail across the world are actively promoting their ‘wilderness’ regions – such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlands – to high-spending tourists. Q4 The attraction of these areas is obvious.- by definition, […]