If you have a chronic disease such as heart disease…
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If you have a chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, or back or joint pain, exercise can have important health benefits. However, it is important to talk to your doctor before starting an exercise routine. He or she might have advice on what exercises are safe and any precautions you might need to take while exercising.
Opens question #010019 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
If you have a chronic disease|such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma,|or back or joint pain,‖exercise can have important health benefits.‖However,|it is important to talk to your doctor|before starting an exercise routine.‖He or she might have advice|on what exercises are safe‖and any precautions you might need to take|while exercising.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| diabetes | di·a·BE·tes | /daɪəˈbitiz/ |
| precautions | pre·CAU·tions | /priˈkɔʃənz/ |
| exercising | EX·er·cis·ing | /ˈɛksɚsaɪzɪŋ/ |
| important | im·POR·tant | /ɪmˈpɔrtənt/ |
| exercises | EX·er·cis·es | /ˈɛksɚsaɪzəz/ |
| however | how·EV·er | /haʊˈɛvɚ/ |
58 words, aim for 22–26 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after pain, benefits, routine and safe; pause briefly at each comma in the list of conditions.
Where marks are usually lost
EX·er·cis·es and EX·er·cis·ing stress the first syllable; di·a·BE·tes the third; pre·CAU·tions, im·POR·tant, how·EV·er the second. Hesitating before diabetes or asthma. Dropped endings: benefits, exercises, precautions (-s); starting, exercising (-ing).
General tip: asthma is /ˈæsmə/ — the th is silent — and disease ends in /z/; say both once before you begin.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 如果你患有慢性病，如心脏病、糖尿病、哮喘，或背部或关节疼痛，运动会带来重要的健康益处。然而，在开始运动计划之前，与医生谈谈很重要。他或她可能会建议哪些运动是安全的，以及运动时需要采取哪些预防措施。
हिन्दी: यदि आपको कोई पुरानी बीमारी है, जैसे हृदय रोग, मधुमेह, दमा, या पीठ या जोड़ों का दर्द, तो व्यायाम के महत्वपूर्ण स्वास्थ्य लाभ हो सकते हैं। हालाँकि, व्यायाम की दिनचर्या शुरू करने से पहले अपने डॉक्टर से बात करना ज़रूरी है। वह बता सकते हैं कि कौन-से व्यायाम सुरक्षित हैं और व्यायाम करते समय आपको क्या सावधानियाँ बरतनी चाहिए।
नेपाली: तपाईंलाई मुटु रोग, मधुमेह, दम, वा ढाड वा जोर्नी दुखाइजस्ता दीर्घ रोग छ भने, व्यायामले महत्त्वपूर्ण स्वास्थ्य लाभ दिन सक्छ। तर व्यायामको तालिका सुरु गर्नुअघि आफ्नो डाक्टरसँग कुरा गर्नु महत्त्वपूर्ण छ। उहाँले कुन व्यायाम सुरक्षित छन् र व्यायाम गर्दा के-कस्ता सावधानी अपनाउनुपर्छ भन्ने सल्लाह दिन सक्नुहुन्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Nếu bạn mắc bệnh mạn tính như bệnh tim, tiểu đường, hen suyễn, hoặc đau lưng hay đau khớp, tập thể dục có thể mang lại lợi ích sức khỏe quan trọng. Tuy nhiên, điều quan trọng là hãy nói chuyện với bác sĩ trước khi bắt đầu một chế độ tập luyện. Bác sĩ có thể tư vấn bài tập nào an toàn và những điều cần đề phòng khi tập luyện.
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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.