Hi

With the news last week of a nine-day traffic jam in China, I thought I’d have a look around for some related resources that would be useful for your IELTS preparation.

This is the best of what I found:

1. ‘Urban planning could cut air pollution woes‘ is an article about how city planners could help reduce air pollution caused by traffic.
2. ‘The world’s worst traffic jams‘ is an article about traffic in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

I chose these articles because they illustrate how some texts in the IELTS Academic Reading test (and Section 3 of the General Training Reading test) are organised, i.e. they start by describing a problem and then go on to suggest solutions.

The two articles also cover four topics that commonly occur in the IELTS test: transport, health and fitness, environmental issues, and politics (i.e. the role of government).

In your IELTS Reading test, if you notice how each of the texts is organised, you may have a better idea of where to find the answers to some of the questions.

Have a good weekend.

Pete

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