IELTS Reading TWO WINGS AND A TOOLKIT A research team at Oxford University discover the remarkable tool-making skills of New Caledonian crows Betty and her mate Abel are captive crows in the care of Alex Kacelnik, an expert in animal behaviour at Oxford University. They belong to a forest-dwelling species of bird (Corvus moneduloides) confined…
labelling a diagram
IELTS Reading: Tidal Power
IELTS Reading: Tidal Power This reading gives you practice with matching statements, and it recycles key IELTS vocabulary related to renewable energy. TIDAL POWER Undersea turbines which produce electricity from the tides are set to become an important source of renewable energy for Britain. It is still too early to predict the extent of the…
IELTS GT Reading: Worm Farms
IELTS General Training Reading: Worm Farms One of my Academy Members sent me this tricky diagram to label! The topic is a key IELTS issue – reducing food waste, recycling, pollution and sustainable agriculture. Use these strategies to help you find the correct answer: use your general knowledge to make ‘educated guesses’ (what kind of…
IELTS Reading: Raising the Mary Rose
IELTS Reading: Raising the Mary Rose This lesson focuses on True/False/Not Given and labelling a diagram. It has a chronological structure (it moves in the order of time), which helps you find the information by using the dates and names. It comes from Cambridge Test Book 11. Listen to my Podcast for all the explanations…