"Thompson recognized and exploited all the ingredients of a successful…
Read the text aloud.
"Thompson recognized and exploited all the ingredients of a successful amusement ride," writes Judith A. Adams in The American Amusement Park Industry. "His coasters combined an appearance of danger with actual safety, thrilled riders with exhilarating speed, and allowed the public to intimately experience the Industrial Revolution’s new technologies of gears, steel, and dazzling electric lights."
Opens question #010051 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
"Thompson recognized and exploited all the ingredients of a successful amusement ride,"‖writes Judith A. Adams in The American Amusement Park Industry.‖"His coasters combined an appearance of danger with actual safety,|thrilled riders with exhilarating speed,‖and allowed the public to intimately experience the Industrial Revolution’s new technologies|of gears, steel, and dazzling electric lights."
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| exhilarating | ex·HIL·a·ra·ting | /ɪɡˈzɪlɚeɪtɪŋ/ |
| technologies | tech·NOL·o·gies | /tɛkˈnɑlədʒiz/ |
| ingredients | in·GRE·di·ents | /ɪnˈɡridiənts/ |
| revolutions | rev·o·LU·tions | /rɛvəˈluʃənz/ |
| experience | ex·PE·ri·ence | /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ |
| industrial | in·DUS·tri·al | /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ |
56 words, aim for 22–25 seconds. No numbers; say A. as the letter "A". Breathe after ride, after Industry, and after speed; the last clause runs to lights with only a short pause after technologies.
Where marks are usually lost
ex·HIL·a·ra·ting, tech·NOL·o·gies, in·GRE·di·ents, ex·PE·ri·ence and in·DUS·tri·al all stress the second syllable; rev·o·LU·tions the third. Four past-tense verbs need their endings: recognized, exploited, combined, thrilled, allowed. Do not stall on the capitalised book title.
General tip: The quotation marks are not read aloud; just a slight change of tone marks where the quote begins and ends.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: "汤普森认识并利用了一次成功游乐设施的全部要素，"朱迪思·A·亚当斯在《美国游乐园产业》中写道。"他的过山车把危险的外观与真实的安全结合起来，用令人振奋的速度让乘客兴奋不已，并让公众近距离体验工业革命的新技术——齿轮、钢铁和耀眼的电灯。"
हिन्दी: "थॉम्पसन ने एक सफल मनोरंजन सवारी के सभी तत्वों को पहचाना और उनका उपयोग किया," जूडिथ ए. एडम्स 'द अमेरिकन अम्यूज़मेंट पार्क इंडस्ट्री' में लिखती हैं। "उनके कोस्टरों ने ख़तरे के आभास को वास्तविक सुरक्षा के साथ जोड़ा, रोमांचक गति से सवारों को उत्साहित किया, और जनता को औद्योगिक क्रांति की नई तकनीकों — गियर, स्टील और चमचमाती बिजली की रोशनियों — का निकट अनुभव करने दिया।"
नेपाली: "थम्प्सनले सफल मनोरञ्जन सवारीका सबै तत्त्वहरू पहिचान गरे र तिनको उपयोग गरे," जुडिथ ए. एडम्स 'द अमेरिकन अम्युजमेन्ट पार्क इन्डस्ट्री' मा लेख्छिन्। "उनका कोस्टरहरूले खतराको आभासलाई वास्तविक सुरक्षासँग जोडे, रोमाञ्चक गतिले सवारहरूलाई उत्साहित बनाए, र जनतालाई औद्योगिक क्रान्तिका नयाँ प्रविधि — गियर, स्टिल र चमकिला बिजुली बत्तीहरू — नजिकबाट अनुभव गर्न दिए।"
Tiếng Việt: "Thompson đã nhận ra và khai thác mọi yếu tố của một trò chơi giải trí thành công," Judith A. Adams viết trong cuốn The American Amusement Park Industry. "Những tàu lượn của ông kết hợp vẻ nguy hiểm với sự an toàn thực sự, làm người chơi phấn khích bằng tốc độ nghẹt thở, và cho công chúng trải nghiệm gần gũi những công nghệ mới của Cách mạng Công nghiệp — bánh răng, thép và những ngọn đèn điện rực rỡ."
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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.