Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test

Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test | Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test

Reading Passage: Could urban engineers learn from dance 

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Reading Passage: Driverless cars 

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Reading Passage: Environmental practices of big businesses 

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Reading Passage: Henry Moore 

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Reading Passage: Nutme- a valuable spice 

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Reading Passage: Should we try to bring extinct species back to life 

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Reading Passage: Silbo Gomero 

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Reading Passage: The Desolenator 

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Reading Passage: The findings of psychological scientists reveal the importance of humour 

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Reading Passage: The return of the huarango 

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Reading Passage: What is exploration 

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Reading Passage: Why fairy tales are really scary tales 

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How to Speed Read

All speed reading techniques have one thing in common: you avoid pronouncing and “hearing” each word in your head as you read it, a process known as as “sub-vocalization.” Instead, you “skim” lines or groups of words, as you can understand words more quickly than you can say them.

One way to stop yourself from sub-vocalizing is to focus on blocks of words rather than on individual ones. Do this by relaxing your face and “softening” or expanding your gaze on the page, so that you stop seeing words as single, distinct units. As you practice this, your eyes will skip faster across the page.

Then, when you approach the end of a line, allow your peripheral vision to take your eye to the final set of words. This will help to stop pauses in your reading (often at full points), meaning that you scan across and down to the next line more quickly.

Now let’s look at three methods to boost your reading speed: