IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 118-PHYSICIAN, RULE THYSELF! Professions and self-regulation A. When is an occupation a profession? There appears to be no absolute definition, but only different ways of looking at the issue, from historical, cultural, sociological, moral, political, ethical or philosophical viewpoints. It is often said that professions are elites who undertake specialized, selfless work, […]

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 117-Seeing the future in with video-conferencing. Seeing the future in with video-conferencing A. Video-conferencing (or Video teleconferencing-VTC) as a means of communication intra and inter- Business has essentially been possible since the dawn of television. But the early systems, first demonstrated in 1968, were in fact so prohibitively expensive and of such

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 116-Volunteering. A. Volunteering, some might mistakenly think, embraces a plethora of people from all walks of life as well as activities, but data from the other side of the world suggest otherwise. A 2001 survey on who participated in volunteering by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom (UK)

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 115-Coming into the World. Back in early 1961, few outside the corridors of dwindling British power had heard of the archipelago centered on the main island of Tristan da Cunha, from which the scattered islands that make up the group took their name. It would take a dramatic volcanic eruption, and an

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 114-A History of Fingerprinting. A To detectives, the answers lie at the end of our fingers. Fingerprinting offers an accurate and infallible means of personal identification. The ability to identify a person from a mere fingerprint is a powerful tool in the light against crime. It is the most commonly used forensic

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 113-Three ways to Levitate a Magic Carpet. It sounds like a science fiction joke, but it isn’t. What do you get when you turn an invisibility cloak on its side? A mini flying carpet. So say physicists who believe the same exotic materials used to make cloaking devices could also be used