IELTS READING – Volcanoes-earth-shattering news S27AT2
IELTS READING S27AT2 Volcanoes-earth-shattering news When Mount Pinatubo suddenly erupted on 9 June 1991, the power of volcanoes past and present again hit the headlines A. Volcanoes are the ultimate earth-moving machinery. A violent eruption can blow the top few kilometres off a mountain, scatter fine ash practically all over the globe and hurl rock fragments […]
IELTS READING – How much higher? How much faster? S28AT1
IELTS READING S28AT1 How much higher? How much faster? — Limits to human sporting performance are not yet in sight — Q1 Since the early years of the twentieth century, when the International Athletic Federation began keeping records, there has been a steady improvement in how fast athletes run, how high they jump, and how far […]
IELTS READING – WHAT DO WHALES FEEL? S25AT2
IELTS READING S25AT2 What Do Whales Feel? An examination of the functioning of the senses in cetaceans, the group of mammals comprising whales, dolphins, and porpoises Some of the senses that we and other terrestrial mammals take for granted are either reduced or absent in cetaceans or fail to function well in water. For example, […]
IELTS READING – Alternative Medicine in Australia S26AT2
IELTS READING Alternative Medicine in Australia The first students to study alternative medicine at university level in Australia began their four-year, full-time course at the University of Technology, Sydney, in early 1994. Their course covered, among other therapies, acupuncture. The theory they learnt is based on the traditional Chinese explanation of this ancient healing art: […]