IELTS Reading: đŸ„Back to the future of skyscraper design.

IELTS Reading: đŸ„Back to the future of skyscraper design.

This passage 2 Academic IELTS Reading is a problem-solution structure.

  • The problem: air-conditioning units generate 'spectacular and largely unnecessary energy use and carbon emissions'.
  • The solution: use natural ventilation, as they did in 19th-century hospitals.

This IELTS Reading is packed full of useful vocab like 'to squander energy' (= to waste) and 'it uses a FRACTION of the electricity/at a FRACTION of the energy cost' (=a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something).

There were also some interesting uses of nouns as adjectives (wards in hospitals = hospital wards) - see my blog about this useful IELTS topic here:

https://ieltsetc.com/2021/06/nouns-as-adjectives/

and adjectives as nouns ('the prosperous' = the people who are prosperous and 'the public').

Get all my reading tips and advice on my website:

https://ieltsetc.com/ielts-reading/

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IELTS Reading: The Lost City đŸ‡”đŸ‡Ș

IELTS Reading: The Lost City đŸ‡”đŸ‡Ș

Here’s the full blog https://ieltsetc.com/2019/11/ielts-reading-the-lost-city/

22 Nov 201914min

IELTS Reading: Venus in transit 🔭đŸȘ

IELTS Reading: Venus in transit 🔭đŸȘ

This has been on my list of things to do for about a year! Such a tough text but so easy to guess at least half of the answers without a PhD in Astronomy!

15 Nov 201922min

IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests 🩗🐌🐛🩅

IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests 🩗🐌🐛🩅

A truly awful text but totally worth it for the vocab and strategies. Learn how to answer these questions without understanding almost anything 😯!

7 Nov 201926min

IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment đŸ—ș🧯

IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment đŸ—ș🧯

Passage 3 with lots of Vocab you can use in Writing Task 2.

28 Okt 201929min

IELTS listening: 🌊Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)

IELTS listening: 🌊Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)

A fabulous Part 4 Listening with tons of Vocab and expressions useful for both Task 1 Writing âœđŸœ (processes) and Task 2 Writing âœđŸœ.

21 Okt 201926min

IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau ⛰

IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau ⛰

Have you hit a plateau with IELTS? Are you stuck at the same band despite studying really hard? I’ve done some research and condensed it into this 40-minute episode so that you can push yourself to the next level.

11 Okt 201937min

IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

Passage 3 about the restoration of an 18th century house which caught fire. Excellent for Vocab about Buildings (Day 8 in the Vocab Course).

4 Okt 201927min

IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest 🐟🐟🐟

IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest 🐟🐟🐟

Academic Passage 2 about over-fishing, commercial fishing, sustainable fishing and environmental responsibility. T/F/NG.

28 Sep 201928min

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