IELTS READING – Secrets of the Forest S51AT2

IELTS READING S51AT2 Secrets of the Forest A. In 1942 Allan R Holmberg, a doctoral student in anthropology from Yale University, USA, ventured deep into Q13 the jungle of Bolivian Amazonia, and searched out an isolated band of Siriono Indians. Q22 The Siriono, Holmberg later wrote, led a “strikingly backward” existence. Their villages were little more than […]

IELTS READING – HIGHS AND LOWS S51AT3

IELTS READING S51AT3 HIGHS AND LOWS Hormone levels – and hence our moods -may be affected by the weather. Gloomy weather can cause depression, but sunshine appears to raise the spirits. In Britain, for example, the dull weather of winter drastically cuts down the amount of sunlight that is experienced which strongly affects some people. […]

IELTS READING – Environmental Management S50AT2

IELTS READING S50AT2 Environmental Management Section A Q14 The role of governments in environmental management is difficult but inescapable. Sometimes, the state tries to manage the resources it owns, and does so badly. Often, however, governments act in an even more harmful way. They actually subsidise the exploitation and consumption of natural resources. A whole range […]

IELTS READING – THE CONCEPT OF ROLE THEORY S50AT3

IELTS READING S50AT3 THE CONCEPT OF ROLE THEORY Role set Any individual in any situation occupies a role in relation to other people. The particular individual with whom one is concerned in the analysis of any situation is usually given the name of focal person. He has the focal role and can be regarded as […]