Cambridge IELTS reading translation

Autumn leaves

Canadian writer Jay Ingram investigates the mystery of why leaves turn red in the fall A One of the most captivating natural events of the year in many areas throughout North America is the turning of the leaves in the fall. The colours are magnificent, but the question of exactly why some trees tur..
Sep 29,2017

Museums of fine art and their public

The fact that people go to the Louvre museum in Paris to see the original painting Mona Lisa when they can see a reproduction anywhere leads us to question some assumptions about the role of museums of fine art in today’s world...
Sep 29,2017

Second nature

Your personality isn't necessarily set in stone. With a little experimentation, people can reshape their temperaments and inject passion, optimism, joy and courage into their lives...
Sep 29,2017

Beyond the blue horizon

Ancient voyagers who settled the far-flung islands of the Pacific Ocean. An important archaeological discovery on the island of Efate in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has revealed traces of an ancient seafaring people, the distant ancestors of todays, Polynesians...
Sep 29,2017

Children with auditory problems

Hearing impairment or other auditory function deficit in young children can have a major impact on their development of speech and communication, resulting in a detrimental effect on their ability to learn at school. This is likely to have major consequences for the individual and the population as ..
Sep 29,2017

Venus in transit

June 2004 saw the first passage, known as a ‘transit’, of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun in 122 years. Transits have helped shape our view of the whole Universe, as Heather Cooper and Nigel Henbest explain. On 8 June 2004, more than half the population of the world were treated to a..
Sep 29,2017

The development of museums

The conviction that historical relics provide infallible testimony about past is rooted in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when science was regarded as objective and value free. As one writer observes: ‘Although it is now evident that artefacts as easily altered as chronicl..
Sep 29,2017

The search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? The question of whether we are alone in the Universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilisations. This search, often known by the acronym S..
Sep 29,2017

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 impact they may have, but all the signs are that they will play a significant role in the future...
Sep 29,2017

The man who invented synthetic dyes

The man who invented synthetic dyes William Henry Perkin was born on March 12,1838, in London, England. As a boy, Perkin’s curiosity prompted early interests in the arts, sciences, photography, and engineering...
Sep 29,2017