In an attempt to lure new students, leading business schools…
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In an attempt to lure new students, leading business schools - including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago and Wharton - have moved away from the unofficial missions and prerequisite of four years' work experience and instead have set their sights on recent college graduates and so-called early career professionals with only a couple years of work under their belt.
Opens question #010015 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
In an attempt to lure new students,|leading business schools -|including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago and Wharton -‖have moved away from the unofficial admissions prerequisite|of four years' work experience‖and instead have set their sights|on recent college graduates‖and so-called early career professionals|with only a couple years of work under their belt.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty | /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| professionals | pro·FES·sion·als | /prəˈfɛʃənəlz/ |
| prerequisite | pre·REQ·ui·site | /priˈrɛkwəzət/ |
| unofficial | un·of·FI·cial | /ʌnəˈfɪʃəl/ |
| experience | ex·PE·ri·ence | /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ |
| admissions | ad·MIS·sions | /ædˈmɪʃənz/ |
59 words in one sentence, aim for 23–27 seconds. No digits; four is already a word. Breathe after the second dash (after Wharton), after experience and after graduates.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: pre·REQ·ui·site, un·of·FI·cial, ad·MIS·sions, ex·PE·ri·ence, pro·FES·sion·als, u·ni·VER·si·ty. Don't stall at the dashes — keep moving. Keep -s on students, schools, admissions, sights, graduates, professionals; -ed on moved, so-called.
General tip: treat the dash section as an aside — slightly lower pitch for the four names, then lift your voice again at have moved away.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 为了吸引新学生，包括哈佛、斯坦福、芝加哥大学和沃顿在内的顶尖商学院已经放弃了"四年工作经验"这一非正式的录取前提条件，转而把目标投向应届大学毕业生以及只有两三年工作经验的所谓"早期职业人士"。
हिन्दी: नए छात्रों को आकर्षित करने के प्रयास में, हार्वर्ड, स्टैनफ़ोर्ड, शिकागो विश्वविद्यालय और व्हार्टन सहित प्रमुख बिज़नेस स्कूल चार साल के कार्य-अनुभव की अनौपचारिक प्रवेश-शर्त से हट गए हैं और इसके बजाय हाल के कॉलेज स्नातकों और केवल दो-एक साल के कार्य-अनुभव वाले तथाकथित शुरुआती-करियर पेशेवरों पर नज़र टिकाई है।
नेपाली: नयाँ विद्यार्थी तान्ने प्रयासमा, हार्वर्ड, स्ट्यानफोर्ड, शिकागो विश्वविद्यालय र ह्वार्टनलगायत अग्रणी बिजनेस स्कूलहरू चार वर्षको कामको अनुभव चाहिने अनौपचारिक भर्ना-सर्तबाट पछि हटेका छन् र बरु भर्खरै कलेज सकेका स्नातकहरू र केवल दुई-तीन वर्षको कामको अनुभव भएका तथाकथित प्रारम्भिक-करियर पेशेवरहरूलाई लक्ष्य बनाएका छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Trong nỗ lực thu hút sinh viên mới, các trường kinh doanh hàng đầu – gồm Harvard, Stanford, Đại học Chicago và Wharton – đã từ bỏ điều kiện tuyển sinh không chính thức là bốn năm kinh nghiệm làm việc, và thay vào đó nhắm tới sinh viên mới tốt nghiệp đại học cùng những người được gọi là chuyên gia đầu sự nghiệp chỉ với vài năm kinh nghiệm làm việc.
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; Pronunciation; Oral fluency |
How it is scored
- Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
- If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
- You can record your response only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.