What we found is that the plant is actually damaged…
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What we found is that the plant is actually damaged by herbivores like most plants are in nature. And in response to that it secretes sugar from the wound edges where the herbivores have damaged the plant." Tobias Lortzing is a graduate student at Freie University Berlin and one of the study authors.
Opens question #010067 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
What we found is that the plant is actually damaged by herbivores|like most plants are in nature.‖And in response to that|it secretes sugar from the wound edges|where the herbivores have damaged the plant."‖Tobias Lortzing is a graduate student|at Freie University Berlin|and one of the study authors.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 20–24 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty | /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| actually | AC·tu·al·ly | /ˈæktʃuəli/ |
| tobias | to·BI·as | /təˈbaɪəs/ |
| response | re·SPONSE | /rɪˈspɑns/ |
| graduate | GRAD·u·ate | /ˈɡrædʒəwət/ |
| berlin | ber·LIN | /bɚˈlɪn/ |
53 words, aim 20–24 seconds, no numbers. Breathe after nature and after plant (end of the quote), then finish the name sentence in one breath.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress to·BI·as, ber·LIN (not BER·lin), re·SPONSE, u·ni·VER·si·ty; AC·tu·al·ly and GRAD·u·ate are front-stressed. Keep -s on herbivores, plants, secretes, edges, authors. Don't stall at Lortzing or Freie—say them once and keep going.
General tip: Say secretes with a clear final /ts/ and don't confuse it with 'secrets'; wound here is the noun, pronounced 'woond'.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: “我们发现，这种植物其实和自然界中大多数植物一样会被食草动物啃食。作为回应，它会从被食草动物咬伤的伤口边缘分泌糖分。”托比亚斯·洛尔青是柏林自由大学的研究生，也是该研究的作者之一。
हिन्दी: "हमने पाया कि यह पौधा वास्तव में शाकाहारी जीवों से उसी तरह नुकसान पाता है जैसे प्रकृति में ज़्यादातर पौधे। और उसके जवाब में यह घाव के किनारों से, जहाँ शाकाहारी जीवों ने पौधे को नुकसान पहुँचाया है, चीनी स्रावित करता है।" टोबियास लॉर्ट्ज़िंग फ़्राइए यूनिवर्सिटी बर्लिन में स्नातक छात्र और अध्ययन के लेखकों में से एक हैं।
नेपाली: "हामीले के पायौँ भने यो बिरुवा प्रकृतिका धेरैजसो बिरुवाजस्तै शाकाहारी जनावरबाट वास्तवमै क्षतिग्रस्त हुन्छ। र त्यसको प्रतिक्रियामा यसले घाउका किनाराबाट, जहाँ शाकाहारी जनावरले बिरुवालाई क्षति पुर्याएका छन्, चिनी निकाल्छ।" टोबियास लोर्ट्जिङ फ्राइए युनिभर्सिटी बर्लिनका स्नातक विद्यार्थी र अध्ययनका लेखकमध्ये एक हुन्।
Tiếng Việt: "Điều chúng tôi phát hiện là cây này thực sự bị động vật ăn cỏ gây hại, giống như hầu hết các loài cây trong tự nhiên. Và để phản ứng lại, nó tiết đường từ mép vết thương nơi động vật ăn cỏ đã làm hỏng cây." Tobias Lortzing là nghiên cứu sinh tại Đại học Tự do Berlin và là một trong các tác giả của nghiên cứu.
More Read Aloud questions
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.