IELTS READING – Research using twins S4AT1
IELTS READING Research using twins To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of genes and the environment – of nature and nurture. Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, they share virtually the same genetic code. Q1 Any differences between […]
IELTS READING – What destroyed the civilisation of Easter Island? S2AT2
IELTS READING What destroyed the civilisation of Easter Island? A Q14 An undisputed answer to a question about the moai Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known locally, is home to several hundred ancient human statues – the moai. After this remote Pacific island was settled by the Polynesians, it remained isolated for […]
IELTS READING – Great Migrations S3AT2
IELTS READING Great Migrations Animal migration, however it is defined, is far more than just the movement of animals. It can loosely be described as travel that takes place at regular intervals – often in an annual cycle – that may involve many members of a species, and is rewarded only after a long journey. […]
IELTS READING – Raising the Mary Rose S2AT1
IELTS READING Raising the Mary Rose How a sixteenth-century warship was recovered from the seabed On Q2 19 July 1545, English and French fleets were engaged in a sea battle off the coast of southern England in the area of water called the Solent, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. Among the English vessels […]