The history of geology witnessed one of the most heated debates of the 20th century when Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift was dismissed as a baseless joke. Decades later, the serendipitous discovery of symmetrical magnetic stripes on the ocean floor by Fred Vine and Drummond Matthews truly “turned the tide,” making the theory of plate tectonics an accepted truth. The reading passage An Earth Shaking Discovery will take you back in time to explore this historical milestone, while also delving into valuable exercise types found in the IELTS Reading test. Join ECE as we analyze and decipher this reading passage!

Reading Passage

An Earth Shaking Discovery

The discovery of seafloor spreading is earth-shaking, yet those responsible are forgotten, says Anna Grayson.

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