IELTS ACADEMIC READING
IELTS Academic Reading
IELTS Academic is a version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) that is specifically designed for people who want to study or work in an English-speaking academic environment. The test assesses a person’s ability to use English in an academic setting and is recognized by universities, colleges, and other institutions in English-speaking countries.
The IELTS Academic test consists of four sections: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The Reading and Writing sections are different from those in the IELTS General Training test and are more challenging, focusing on academic texts and tasks.
The Reading section of the IELTS Academic test includes three long passages with increasing levels of difficulty, and the Writing section requires test takers to write an essay in response to a prompt. The Listening section includes four recordings of academic lectures and discussions, and the Speaking section is a one-on-one interview with an examiner.
The test is scored on a scale of 0 to 9, with 9 being the highest possible score. Test takers receive a separate score for each section, and the overall score is the average of the four section scores.
Overall, the IELTS Academic test is designed to assess a person’s ability to use English in an academic setting and is used by universities and other institutions to determine if a person has the necessary language skills to succeed in an English-speaking academic environment.
IELTS Academic Reading
In order to achieve a higher score on academic reading, here is the preparation checklist for it. Once you learn them, you can put a tick next to each point on the list.
- What is IELTS Academic and General Reading
- Band Score Description
- IELTS Exam General Information
- IELTS Academic Reading Passage Information
- Learn Question Types Strategy, Tactics, & Analysis
- Fill-the-Blank
- Short Answer
- True, False, Not Given
- Standard Multiple Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Matching
- Table and Diagram
- Summary
- Paragraph Location
- Pick 2 or 3 From the List
- Heading
- Improve Reading Skills
- skimming
- scanning
- speed reading;
- Identifying paraphrases, text and underlining numbers and names
- topic sentences
- unknown words, use context
- understanding patterns in a text
- classifying
- Improve Vocabulary and Grammar Skills
- paraphrase practice
- prefixes and suffixes
- prepositional phrases; organizing words
- forms with –ing; active and passive infinitives
- verbs of change; processes
- conditional practice;
- sentence completion; useful expressions with if
- collocation practice
- positive and negative expressions; success and failure
- describing groups
- oppositions and contrasts; comparing and contrasting
- Reading Time Management.
- Useful websites for IELTS Reading practice
- The Books to Improve Reading
- Tools for Reading
- Zap Reader – https://www.zapreader.com/app.php
- IELTS Reading FAQs
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IELTS Academic Reading Passage
How deserts are formed?
A A desert refers to a barren section of land, mainly in arid and semi-arid areas, where there is almost no precipitation, and the environment is hostile for any creature to inhabit. Deserts have been classified in a number of ways, generally combining total...
Education Philosophy
A Although we lack accurate statistics about child mortality in the pre-industrial period, we do have evidence that in the 1660s, the mortality rate for children who died within 14 days of birth was as much as 30 per cent. Nearly all families suffered some premature...
Amateur Naturalists
From the results of an annual Alaskan betting contest to sightings of migratory birds, ecologists are using a wealth of unusual data to predict the impact of climate change. A Tim Sparks slides a small leather-bound notebook out of an envelope. The book's yellowing...
The 2003 Heatwave
It was the summer, scientists now realise, when global warming at last made itself unmistakably felt. We knew that summer 2003 was remarkable: Britain experienced its record high temperature and continental Europe saw forest fires raging out of control, great rivers...
William Gilbert and Magnetism
A The 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The impact of their findings is eminent. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism, an Englishman of...
Otter
A Otters have long, thin bodies and short legs – ideal for pushing through dense undergrowth or hunting in tunnels. An adult male may be up to 4 feet long and 30lbs. Females are smaller typically. The Eurasian otter’s nose is about the smallest among the otter species...
