Day 107 IELTS Academic Reading
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, READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are
based on Reading Passage 1 below.
Aphantasia: A life without mental images
Close your eyes and imagine walking along a sandy beach and then gazing over
the horizon as the Sun rises. How clear is the image that springs to mind?
Most people can readily conjure images inside their head – known as their mind‘s eye.
But this year scientists have described a condition, aphantasia, in which some people are
unable to visualise mental images.
Niel Kenmuir, from Lancaster, has always had a blind mind‘s eye. He knew he was
different even in childhood. ―My stepfather, when I couldn‘t sleep, told me to count sheep,
and he explained what he meant, I tried to do it and I couldn‘t,‖ he says. ―I couldn‘t see
any sheep jumping over fences, there was nothing to count.‖
Our memories are often tied up in images, think back to a wedding or first day at school. As
a result, Niel admits, some aspects of his memory are ―terrible‖, but he is very good at
remembering facts. And, like others with aphantasia, he struggles to recognise faces. Yet he
does not see aphantasia as a disability, but simply a different way of experiencing life.
Mind’s eye blind
Ironically, Niel now works in a bookshop, although he largely sticks to the non-fiction
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, READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are
based on Reading Passage 1 below.
Aphantasia: A life without mental images
Close your eyes and imagine walking along a sandy beach and then gazing over
the horizon as the Sun rises. How clear is the image that springs to mind?
Most people can readily conjure images inside their head – known as their mind‘s eye.
But this year scientists have described a condition, aphantasia, in which some people are
unable to visualise mental images.
Niel Kenmuir, from Lancaster, has always had a blind mind‘s eye. He knew he was
different even in childhood. ―My stepfather, when I couldn‘t sleep, told me to count sheep,
and he explained what he meant, I tried to do it and I couldn‘t,‖ he says. ―I couldn‘t see
any sheep jumping over fences, there was nothing to count.‖
Our memories are often tied up in images, think back to a wedding or first day at school. As
a result, Niel admits, some aspects of his memory are ―terrible‖, but he is very good at
remembering facts. And, like others with aphantasia, he struggles to recognise faces. Yet he
does not see aphantasia as a disability, but simply a different way of experiencing life.
Mind’s eye blind
Ironically, Niel now works in a bookshop, although he largely sticks to the non-fiction
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WhatsApp Simiyu Paul_RN on +254 716 192 248 for IELTS, NCLEX-RN, NMC-CBT, NMB-CBT Trainings.
