IELTSData Reading Passage 114 – Scent of success Scent of success {A} Innovation and entrepreneurship, in the right mix, can bring spectacular results and propel a business ahead of the pack. Across a diverse range of commercial successes, from the Hills Hoist clothesline to the Cochlear ear implant, it is hard to generalize beyond saying … Read more
IELTSData Reading Passage 113 – Coastal Archaeology of Britain Coastal Archaeology of Britain {A} The recognition of the wealth and diversity of England’s coastal archaeology has been one of the most important developments of recent years. Some elements of this enormous resource have long been known. The so-called submerged forests off the coasts of England, … Read more
IELTSData Reading Passage 112 – Health in the Wild Health in the Wild Many animals seem able to treat their illness themselves. Humans may have a thing or two to learn from them. {A} For the past decade Dr. Engel, a lecturer in environmental sciences at Britain’s Open University, has been collating examples of self-medicating … Read more
IELTSData Reading Passage 111 – Right Whales Right Whales {A} They dive 600 feet, brushing their heads along the seafloor with raised, wartlike patches of skin, something swimming upside down, big as sunken galleons, hot-blooded and holding their breath in cold and utter darkness while the greatest tides on Earth surge by. Then they open … Read more
IELTSData Reading Passage 110 – The Lost City The Lost City Thanks to modern remote-sensing techniques, a ruined city in Turkey is slowly revealing itself as one of the greatest and most mysterious cities of the ancient world. Sally Palmer uncovers more. {A} The low granite mountain, known as Kerkenes Dag, juts from the northern edge … Read more