Exam Prep — IELTS & TCF Canada

The articles below are taken from a variety of English-language media and reflect the type of content tested in IELTS Reading, as well as CELPIP Reading Tasks 3 and 4. Some pieces also involve common Writing topics. A Neglected Protein-Rich Superfood Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210420-the-protein-rich-superfood-most-europeans-wont-eat BBC, 20 April 2021 A Therapeutic Beat Source: University of Melbourne Magazine, 2022https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210420-the-protein-rich-superfood-most-europeans-wont-eat University of Melbourne Magazine, 2022 Airports are Embracing Facial Recognition Software: Should We Be Worried? Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/airports-are-embracing-facial-recognition-should-we-be-worried Discover Magazine, 20 November 2021 An Ancient Ocean Floor, Found in Baltimore Source: https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2021/fall/baltimore-rocks-mantle-ocean-floor/ Johns Hopkins Magazine, Fall 2021 Are There Enough Remote Jobs for Everyone Who Wants One? Source: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220421-are-there-enough-remote-jobs-for-everyone-who-wants-one BBC, 26 May 2022 Birds in Ancient Egypt Source: https://mag.uchicago.edu/arts-humanities/bird-bird University of Chicago Magazine, Nov/Dec 2012 Chile’s Desert Town Built on Mummies Source: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220519-chiles-desert-town-built-on-mummies BBC, 26 May 2022 Classifying Animals by Anatomy Might Not Be Best System, Study Says Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/06/11/animals-evolution-tree/ Washington Post, 11 June 2022 Climate Friendly Diets Could Make a Huge Difference Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/04/meat-diets-climate-emissions-plant-based-vegan The Guardian, 4 June 2022 Could Ants, Termites, and Fishes Make Humans Better Farmers? Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/could-ants-termites-and-fishes-carry-lessons-to-make-humans-better-farmers-180980085/ Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Digitising the Natural World Source: https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/digitising-the-natural-world Oxford Alumni Magazine, 9 May 2022 First Light in the Universe Source: https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/enlightened University of Chicago Magazine, Spring 2022 Harvard Study: Just 1 to 2 Days in Office Per Week Is Most Effective Source: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/04/15/hybrid-work-study-harvard/ Boston.com, 15 April 2022 Have a Green Flight! Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/have-a-green-flight/ Cambridge Alumni Magazine, 24 November 2020 Have Scientists Designed the Perfect Chocolate? Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/have-scientists-designed-the-perfect-chocolate-180980062/ Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2022 Have We Detected Dark Energy? Scientists Say It’s a Possibility Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210915135120.htm Science Daily/University of Cambridge, 15 September 2021 Hidden in Plain Sight (Machine learning, bots, and fake news) Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/hidden-in-plain-sight/ University of Cambridge, 10 July 2020 How Can Canada Fix Its Housing Crisis? Source: https://magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2026/spring-2026/humanities-life/how-can-canada-fix-its-housing-crisis University of British Columbia Alumni Magazine, 6 May 2026 How Driverless Cars Will Change Our World Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211126-how-driverless-cars-will-change-our-world BBC, 29 November 2021 How Our Brains Cope with Speaking More than One Language Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220719-how-speaking-other-languages-changes-your-brain BBC, 19 July 2022 Human or Seal? Who Has the Best Underwater Hearing? Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220524100521.htm Science Daily/University of Southern Denmark, 24 May 2022 Living a Lie: We Deceive Ourselves to Better Deceive Others Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/living-a-lie-we-deceive-ourselves-to-better-deceive-others/ Scientific American, 4 April 2017 Megalodons vs. Great White Sharks? We Know Who Won Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/science/megalodon-great-white-sharks.html New York Times, 31 May 2022 Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Cost Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/zoos-animal-cruelty.html New York Times, 11 June 2021 More Than a Feeling Source: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/stories/magazine/more-than-a-feeling/ Nonesuch (University of Bristol Alumni Magazine), Summer 2022 One Heart-Stopping Moment Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/heart/ Cambridge Alumni Magazine, 1 April 2018 1 Trillion Trees Are Great—Except When They’re Not Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/heart/ Oxford Alumni Magazine, 30 January 2020 Phage Therapy Boosts Fight Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/13/phage-therapy-fight-against-drug-resistant-infections-antibiotics The Guardian, 13 May 2022 Plants May Help Make Your Surroundings Quieter Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/plants-may-help-make-your-surroundings-quieter Discover Magazine, 26 October 2021 Protected Areas Don’t Always Benefit Wildlife Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/20/protected-areas-dont-always-benefit-wildlife-global-study-finds-aoe The Guardian, 20 April 2022 Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rechargeable-molten-salt-battery-freezes-energy-in-place-for-long-term-storage/ Scientific American, 6 May 2022 Researchers Use Music to Make Protein Songs More Pleasant to Listen to Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210929112814.htm Science Daily/Cell Press, 29 September 2021 Scientists See “Puzzling” Features Deep in Earth’s Interior Source: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-see-puzzling-features-deep-in-earths-interior University of Cambridge/Nature Communications, 2022 Shared Spaces Source: https://magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2026/spring-2026/health-life/shared-spaces University of British Columbia Alumni Magazine, 4 May 2026 Spain’s Ingenious Water Mazes Source: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220220-valencias-la-huerta-spains-ingenious-water-mazehttps://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220220-valencias-la-huerta-spains-ingenious-water-maze BBC, 21 February 2022 Spiders’ Web Secrets Unraveled Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211101105356.htm Science Daily/Johns Hopkins, 1 November 2021 Soft Robotics Source: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/magazine/issue-51/soft-robotics/ Imperial College Magazine, Winter 2021/22 Stress Lines (earthquake-proofing buildings) Source: https://magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2026/spring-2026/science-technology/stress-lines University of British Columbia Alumni Magazine, 30 April 2026 Sun King Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/king-akhenaten/ Cambridge Alumni Magazine, 30 March 2022 The E-Sports Generation Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/sports/esports-fans-leagues-games.html New York Time, 22 December 2021 The Far-Reaching Benefits of Tiger Sharks Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211007-why-sharks-help-fight-climate-change-in-the-oceans BBC, 7 October 2021 The Fruit that Once Fed Mastodons Source: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220425-the-revival-of-a-forgotten-american-fruit BBC, 26 April 2022 The Humble Battery Could Be the Key to Solving the Climate Emergency Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/of-greatest-benefit-to-humankind/ Cambridge Alumni Magazine, Issue 90, 10 July 2020 The Magical Miniature World of Terrariums Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211130-the-magical-miniature-worlds-of-terrariums BBC, 1 December 2021 The Performing Brain Source: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/magazine/issue-44/the-performing-brain/ Imperial Magazine, Issue 44: Spring 2018 The Route to Carbon Neutral Source: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/turning-convention-on-its-head/ Imperial Magazine, Issue 48, Summer 2020 The Smoke and Mirrors of Unlimited Paid Time Off Source: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220520-the-smoke-and-mirrors-of-unlimited-paid-time-off BBC, 23 May 2022 The Secret Accent Bias Source: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220505-the-regional-accentism-that-secretly-affects-job-prospects BBC, 8 May 2022 The Shocking Gap in Our Knowledge of Deep-Sea Life Source: https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/quad/article/shocking-gap-our-knowledge-deep-sea-life Oxford Alumni Magazine, 30 August 2017 The Sky-High Cost of Returning to the Office Source: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220420-the-sky-high-cost-of-returning-to-the-office BBC, 20 April 2022 The Story Behind Ozempic Source: https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/health/daniel-drucker-story-behind-drug-ozempic/ University of Toronto, 22 April 2026 Tiny Robotic Crab Is Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220525151741.htm Science Daily, 25 May 2022 Tracking Driftwood Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20190524083821/https://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2017/09/20/tracking-driftwood-gives-researchers-insight-into-past-arctic-ocean-changes/ GeoSpace Blog, 20 September 2017 We Are Democratising the Right to Laziness’: the Rise of On-Demand Grocery Deliveries Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/12/the-rise-of-on-demand-grocery-deliveries The Guardian, 12 June 2021 We Need a Radical Approach to Address the Sustainability of Food Production Source: https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/we-need-a-radical-approach-to-address-the-sustainability-of-food-production/ Cambridge Alumni Magazine, Issue 93, 14 July 2021 When Did Humans Domesticate the Horse? Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-did-humans-domesticate-the-horse-180980097/ Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2022 Why Diamonds Are a Geologist’s Best Friend Source: https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/why-diamonds-are-geologists-best-friend Columbia Magazine, Fall 2021 Why Scientists are Turning Molecules into Music Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-scientists-are-turning-molecules-into-music-180980022/ Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Why You Should Read This Out Loud Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200917-the-surprising-power-of-reading-aloud BBC, 17 September 2020 World Population Exposed to Deadly City Heat Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/04/nearly-25-of-world-population-exposed-to-deadly-city-heat The Guardian, 4 October 2021

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