IELTS READING – Back to the future of skyscraper design S19AT2
IELTS READING Back to the future of skyscraper design Answers to the problem of excessive electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings can be found in ingenious but forgotten architectural designs of the 19th and early 20th centuries A. The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture by Professor Alan Short is the culmination of […]
IELTS READING – Alexander Henderson S19AT1
IELTS READING Alexander Henderson Born in Scotland, Henderson emigrated to Canada in 1855 and became a well-known landscape photographer Alexander Henderson was born in Scotland in 1831 and was the son of a successful Q9 merchant. His grandfather, also called Alexander, had founded the family business, and later became the first chairman of the National Bank […]
IELTS READING – Beyond the blue horizon S18AT3
IELTS READING Beyond the blue horizon Ancient voyagers who settled the far-flung islands of the Pacific Ocean. An important Q28 archaeological discovery on the island of Efate in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has revealed traces of an ancient seafaring people, the distant ancestors of today’s, Polynesians. The site came to light only by chance. […]
IELTS READING – Autumn leaves S18AT2
IELTS READING Autumn leaves Canadian writer Jay Ingram investigates the mystery of why leaves turn red in the fall. A. One of the most captivating natural events of the year in many areas throughout North America is the turning of the leaves in the fall. The colours are magnificent, but the question of exactly why […]