IELTS Reading

READING PASSAGE 1 WEATHERING IN THE DESERT A In the deserts, as elsewhere, rocks at the earth’s surface are changed by weathering, which may...

READING PASSAGE 1 AIRCONDITIONING THE EARTH The circulation of air in the atmosphere is activated by convection, the transference of heat resulting from...

READING PASSAGE 1 Nature on display in American zoos The first zoo in the United States opened in Philadelphia in 1874, followed by...

READING PASSAGE 1 Communicating in Colour There are more than 160 known species of chameleons. The main distribution is in Africa and Madagascar,...

READING PASSAGE 1 Scientists Are Mapping the World’s Largest Volcano A After 36 days of battling sharks that kept biting their equipment, scientists have...

READING PASSAGE 1 Keep a Watchful Eye on the Bridges A Most road and rail bridges are only inspected visually, if at all. Every...

READING PASSAGE 1 Walking with dinosaurs Peter L. Falkingham and his colleagues at Manchester University are developing techniques which look set to revolutionize...

READING PASSAGE 1 Working in the movies When people ask French translator Virginie Verdier what she does for a living, it must be...

READING PASSAGE 1 Groucho Marx Arthur Sheekman In a show-business career that spanned over seventy years, Groucho Marx successfully conquered every entertainment medium,...

READING PASSAGE 1 From SunnyD and Pizza to Bread and Water A Another bad week in a bad month for the food and drink...