By this time, however, paleontological momentum had moved to England.…
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By this time, however, paleontological momentum had moved to England. In 1812, at Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast, an extraordinary child named Mary Anning - aged 11, 12 or 13, depending on whose account you read - found a strange fossilized sea monster, 17 feet long and now known as the ichthyosaurus, embedded in the steep and dangerous cliffs along the English Channel.
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How to read it
By this time, however,|paleontological momentum had moved to England.‖In 1812,|at Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast,|an extraordinary child named Mary Anning‖- aged 11, 12 or 13,|depending on whose account you read -‖found a strange fossilized sea monster,|17 feet long|and now known as the ichthyosaurus,‖embedded in the steep and dangerous cliffs|along the English Channel.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 25–29 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| extraordinary | ex·tra·OR·di·na·ry | /ɛkstrəˈɔrdənɛri/ |
| depending | de·PEND·ing | /dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ |
| momentum | mo·MEN·tum | /moʊˈmɛntəm/ |
| embedded | em·BED·ded | /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/ |
| however | how·EV·er | /haʊˈɛvɚ/ |
| fossilized | FOS·sil·ized | /ˈfɑsəlaɪzd/ |
64 words, aim 25–29 seconds. 1812 = 'eighteen twelve', 11 = 'eleven', 12 = 'twelve', 13 = 'thirteen', 17 = 'seventeen'. Breathe after England, after Anning, after read (end of the dash section) and after ichthyosaurus.
Where marks are usually lost
Freezing at paleontological or ichthyosaurus—say them once and keep moving. Stress ex·tra·OR·di·na·ry, mo·MEN·tum, em·BED·ded, how·EV·er, de·PEND·ing; FOS·sil·ized is front-stressed. Keep -ed in moved, named, fossilized, embedded and -s in cliffs.
General tip: Drop your voice for the aside 'aged 11, 12 or 13, depending on whose account you read', then lift it again at found so the main sentence stays clear.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 然而到这时，古生物学的势头已转移到了英格兰。1812年，在多塞特海岸的莱姆里吉斯，一个名叫玛丽·安宁的非凡女孩——根据你读的是谁的记述，她当时11岁、12岁或13岁——在英吉利海峡沿岸陡峭危险的悬崖中发现了一只奇怪的海怪化石，长17英尺，如今被称为鱼龙。
हिन्दी: लेकिन इस समय तक जीवाश्म-विज्ञान की गति इंग्लैंड की ओर बढ़ चुकी थी। 1812 में, डॉर्सेट तट पर लाइम रेजिस में, मैरी ऐनिंग नाम की एक असाधारण बच्ची ने—जिसकी उम्र 11, 12 या 13 थी, यह इस पर निर्भर है कि आप किसका विवरण पढ़ते हैं—इंग्लिश चैनल के किनारे खड़ी और खतरनाक चट्टानों में धँसा हुआ एक अजीब जीवाश्म समुद्री राक्षस पाया, जो 17 फ़ीट लंबा था और अब इक्थियोसॉरस के नाम से जाना जाता है।
नेपाली: तर यति बेलासम्म जीवाश्मविज्ञानको गति इङ्गल्यान्डतिर सरिसकेको थियो। सन् 1812 मा, डोर्सेट तटको लाइम रेजिसमा, मेरी एनिङ नामकी एक असाधारण बालिकाले—जसको उमेर 11, 12 वा 13 थियो, कसको विवरण पढ्नुहुन्छ त्यसमा भर पर्छ—इङ्ग्लिस च्यानलछेउका ठाडा र खतरनाक भीरमा गाडिएको एउटा अनौठो जीवाश्म समुद्री राक्षस भेट्टाइन्, जो 17 फिट लामो थियो र अहिले इक्थियोसरस भनेर चिनिन्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Tuy nhiên, đến lúc này động lực của ngành cổ sinh vật học đã chuyển sang nước Anh. Năm 1812, tại Lyme Regis trên bờ biển Dorset, một cô bé phi thường tên Mary Anning—11, 12 hay 13 tuổi tùy theo bạn đọc tường thuật của ai—đã tìm thấy một quái vật biển hóa thạch kỳ lạ, dài 17 feet và nay được gọi là ngư long, nằm kẹt trong những vách đá dốc và nguy hiểm dọc eo biển Manche.
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| 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.