IELTS READING – Attitudes to Language S47AT1
IELTS READING S47AT1 Attitudes to Language It is not easy to be systematic and objective about language study. Popular linguistic debate regularly deteriorates into invective and polemic. Language belongs to everyone, so most people feel they have a right to hold an opinion about it And Q1 when opinions differ, emotions can run high. Q2 Arguments can […]
IELTS READING – Collecting Ant Specimens S44AT3
IELTS READING S44AT3 Collecting Ant Specimens Collecting ants can be as simple as picking up stray ones and placing them in a glass jar, or as complicated as completing an exhaustive survey of all species present in an area and estimating their relative abundances. The exact method used will depend on the final purpose of […]
IELTS READING – IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? S45AT2
IELTS READING S45AT2 IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilizations. This search […]
IELTS READING – William Henry Perkin S45AT1
IELTS READING S45AT1 William Henry Perkin The man who invented synthetic dyes William Henry Perkin was born on March 12, 1838, in London, England. As a boy, Perkin’s curiosity prompted early interests in the arts, sciences. photography, and engineering. But it was a chance stumbling upon a run-down, yet functional, laboratory in his late grandfather’s […]