Reading Lessons and Practice

Here you’ll find all the resources and lessons you’ll need for the IELTS Reading section of the test.

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 Gap-Fill Questions:

• Reading Practice #1 – Self-Driving Cars

 

IELTS Reading Practice Passages by Topic

Nature: 🌴

• Natural Disasters 1 – The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
• Natural Disasters 2 – The 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia
• Natural Disasters 3 – “The Great Storm” of 1987, United Kingdom
• Natural Disasters 4 – The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

 

• Exotic Creatures 1 – The Quokka
• Exotic Creatures 2 – The Okapi
• Exotic Creatures 3 – The Axolotl
• Exotic Creatures 4 – The Titan Beetle

• Amazing Abilities 1 – The Bombardier Beetle
• Amazing Abilities 2 – The Honeybee
• Amazing Abilities 3 – The Mimosa Pudica
• Amazing Abilities 4 – The resurrection plant

 

• The Human Body 1 – Deep Sleep
• The Human Body 2 – The Body Clock
• The Human Body 3 – The Immune System
• The Human Body 4 – Thermoregulation

 

• Complex Ecosystems 1 – The Amazon Rainforest
• Complex Ecosystems 2 – The Great Barrier Reef
• Complex Ecosystems 3 – The Okavango Delta
• Complex Ecosystems 4 – The Sundarbans

Technology: 🤖

• Recent Advancements 1 – Artificial Photosynthesis
• Recent Advancements 2 – Quantum Computing
• Recent Advancements 3 – The Emergence of Neuromorphic Computing

 

• Historic Inventions 1 – The Internet
• Historic Inventions 2 – The Telegraph
• Historic Inventions 3 – The Printing Press
• Historic Inventions 4 – The GPS System

 

• Present Day Technology 1 – Cryptocurrency
• Present Day Technology 2 – Drones
• Present Day Technology 3 – Self-Driving Cars
• Present Day Technology 4 – Smartphones

 

History:

• Battles, Wars and Conflict 1 – The Battle of Hastings
• Battles, Wars and Conflict 2 – The Battle of Waterloo
• Battles, Wars and Conflict 3 – The Battle of Agincourt
• Battles, Wars and Conflict 4 – The Battle of Gettysburg

 

• Archeological Discoveries 1 – Machu Pichu
• Archeological Discoveries 2 – The Ruins of Copan
• Archeological Discoveries 3 – Mohenjo-Daro
• Archeological Discoveries 4 – The Great Zimbabwe

 

• Incredible Achievements – Climbing Mount Everest
• Incredible Achievements – The Panama Canal
• Incredible Achievements – Marco Polo
• Incredible Achievements – Shen Kuo and “True North”

 

• Prosperous Civilizations 1 – The ancient Minoan Civilization
• Prosperous Civilizations 2 – Carthage
• Prosperous Civilizations 3 – Petra
• Prosperous Civilizations 4 – The Kingdom of Mali

 

• Historical Figures 1 – Leonardo da Vinci
• Historical Figures 2 – Emperor Ashoka
• Historical Figures 3 – Mansa Musa
• Historical Figures 4 – Simón Bolívar