In the fast-changing world of modern healthcare, the job of…
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In the fast-changing world of modern healthcare, the job of a doctor is more and more like the job of a chief executive. The people who run hospitals and physicians' practices don’t just need to know medicine. They must also be able to balance budgets, motivate a large and diverse staff and make difficult marketing and legal decisions.
Opens question #010034 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
In the fast-changing world of modern healthcare,|the job of a doctor is more and more|like the job of a chief executive.‖The people who run hospitals and physicians' practices|don’t just need to know medicine.‖They must also be able to balance budgets,|motivate a large and diverse staff‖and make difficult marketing and legal decisions.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| executive | ex·EC·u·tive | /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ |
| physicians | phy·SI·cians | /fəˈzɪʃənz/ |
| decisions | de·CI·sions | /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ |
| hospitals | HOS·pi·tals | /ˈhɑspɪtəlz/ |
| practices | PRAC·ti·ces | /ˈpræktəsəz/ |
| difficult | DIF·fi·cult | /ˈdɪfəkəlt/ |
58 words, aim for 22–26 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after executive, medicine and staff; the last sentence lists three duties, so pause lightly after budgets and staff.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress ex·EC·u·tive, phy·SI·cians, de·CI·sions on the second syllable but HOS·pi·tals, PRAC·ti·ces, DIF·fi·cult on the first. Keep the -s in hospitals, physicians', practices, budgets, decisions. Don't hesitate at physicians' practices — two -s sounds back to back.
General tip: more and more and large and diverse use a weak 'and' (/ən/); link them smoothly rather than stressing 'and'.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 在快速变化的现代医疗世界里，医生的工作越来越像首席执行官的工作。管理医院和医生诊所的人不仅需要懂医学。他们还必须能够平衡预算、激励庞大而多元的员工队伍，并做出艰难的市场营销和法律决策。
हिन्दी: आधुनिक स्वास्थ्य सेवा की तेज़ी से बदलती दुनिया में, डॉक्टर का काम अधिकाधिक एक मुख्य कार्यकारी के काम जैसा होता जा रहा है। अस्पताल और चिकित्सकों के क्लिनिक चलाने वाले लोगों को केवल चिकित्सा जानना ही काफ़ी नहीं है। उन्हें बजट संतुलित करने, बड़े और विविध स्टाफ़ को प्रेरित करने और कठिन विपणन व क़ानूनी निर्णय लेने में भी सक्षम होना चाहिए।
नेपाली: आधुनिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाको छिटो बदलिँदो संसारमा, डाक्टरको काम झन्झन् प्रमुख कार्यकारी अधिकृतको कामजस्तै हुँदै गएको छ। अस्पताल र चिकित्सकहरूका क्लिनिक चलाउने मानिसहरूलाई चिकित्सा जान्नु मात्र पर्याप्त छैन। उनीहरू बजेट सन्तुलन गर्न, ठूलो र विविध कर्मचारी समूहलाई उत्प्रेरित गर्न र कठिन बजार तथा कानुनी निर्णयहरू लिन पनि सक्षम हुनुपर्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Trong thế giới y tế hiện đại thay đổi nhanh chóng, công việc của bác sĩ ngày càng giống công việc của một giám đốc điều hành. Những người điều hành bệnh viện và phòng khám bác sĩ không chỉ cần biết y khoa. Họ còn phải biết cân đối ngân sách, tạo động lực cho đội ngũ nhân viên đông và đa dạng, và đưa ra những quyết định khó khăn về tiếp thị và pháp lý.
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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.