IELTS READING – IS PHOTOGRAPHY ART? S5AT3

IELTS READING 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 enrichment, and provide significant insights into the passing scene. Q27 But in […]

IELTS READING – HIGH SPEED, HIGH RISE S7AT2

IELTS READING HIGH SPEED, HIGH RISE A Chinese entrepreneur has figured out a way to manufacture 30-story, earthquake-proof skyscrapers that snap together in just 15 days. A. Zhang Yue is founder and chairman of Broad Sustainable Building (otherwise known as ‘Broad’) who, on 1 January, 2012, released a time-lapse video of its 30-story achievement. Q14 […]

IELTS READING – The Flavor of Pleasure S6AT1

IELTS READING The Flavor of Pleasure When it comes to celebrating the flavor of food, our mouth gets all the credit. But in truth, it is the nose that knows. No matter how much we talk about tasting our favorite flavors, relishing them really depends on a combined input from our senses that we experience […]

IELTS READING – WHEN CONVERSATIONS FLOW S7AT3

IELTS READING WHEN CONVERSATIONS FLOW Q27 We spend a large part of our daily life talking with other people and, consequently, we are very accustomed to the art of conversing. But why do we feel comfortable in conversations that have flow, but get nervous and distressed when a conversation is interrupted by unexpected silences? To […]