What’s so funny? John McCrone reviews recent research on humour The joke comes over the headphones: ‘Which side of a dog has the most hair? The left.’ No, not funny. Try again. ‘Which side of a dog has the most hair? The outside.’ Hah! The punchline is silly yet fitting, tempting a smile, even a …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Stonehenge Stonehenge Approximately two miles west of Amesbury, Wiltshire, in southern England stands Stonehenge, one of the world’s most famous megalithic monuments. The remains of Stonehenge consist of a series of stone structures arranged in layers of circular and horseshoe-lie patterns. Theories and …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: Snow-makers IELTS reading passage Snow-Makers Skiing is a big business nowadays. But what can ski resort owners do if the snow doesn’t come? A. Ski slopes had become an extremely profitable business with the growing popularity of skiing in the early to mid-twentieth century. However, ski …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage : Sheet glass manufacture the float process Sheet glass manufacture the float process Glass, which has been assembled since the time of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians, is little more than a blend of sand, soda ash and lime. When heated to about 1500 …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS reading passage – Roller Coaster Roller Coaster A.The technological advancements that have led to the creation of modern roller coasters are beyond the wildest dreams of those who built the first coasters 600 years ago. King Daka in New Jersey is the tallest and fastest …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS reading passage – Reed Bed Reed Bed Recent studies have shown that plants—or more precisely, roots—play a critical role in cleaning up contaminated water before it enters seas and rivers. In the 15th century, wetlands in Britain were used to clean contaminated water. People started …
The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS reading passage – Raising the Mary Rose Raising the Mary Rose On 19 july 1545, English and French expeditions were busy in a naval combat off the seaboard of southern England in the zone of aqua called the solent, amid Portsmouth and the Isle …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage: Quiet Roads Ahead Quiet Roads Ahead Road noise is becoming increasingly problematic. Automobile engineers have made great strides in reducing engine noise, but they have had less luck in other areas. More than half of the noise that automobiles make comes from the …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Test – Migratory beekeeping Migratory beekeeping Taking Wing To eke out a permanent living from their honey bees, about fifty percent of the nation’s 2,000 trade apiarists stop post each spring, wandering north to find more flowers for their bees. Apart from turning floral …
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The Blog post contains the following IELTS Reading Questions: IELTS Reading Passage – Keep a watchful eye on the bridges Keep a watchful eye on the bridges Most road and rail bridges are only inspected visually, if at all. Every few months, engineers have to clamber over the structure in an attempt to find problems …
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