At the end of this year, we will launch the…
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At the end of this year, we will launch the Cup Class boats. So these will be about twice the power. The sailors are down in cockpits, unlike today. A lot of the power is being generated by these four grinders that are providing hydraulic power, and that energy is being used to control the flying surface, the hydrofoil...and is also being used to control the wing and the flaps, effectively the engine, of what we have.
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How to read it
At the end of this year,|we will launch the Cup Class boats.‖So these will be about twice the power.|The sailors are down in cockpits, unlike today.‖A lot of the power is being generated by these four grinders|that are providing hydraulic power,‖and that energy is being used to control the flying surface,|the hydrofoil...and is also being used to control the wing and the flaps,‖effectively the engine, of what we have.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| effectively | ef·FEC·tive·ly | /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/ |
| generated | GEN·er·at·ed | /ˈdʒɛnɚeɪtəd/ |
| providing | pro·VID·ing | /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ |
| hydraulic | hy·DRAU·lic | /haɪˈdrɔlɪk/ |
| control | con·TROL | /kənˈtroʊl/ |
| unlike | un·LIKE | /ənˈlaɪk/ |
77 words, aim for 30–35 seconds. No digits: four and twice are already words. Breathe after boats., today., power, and flaps,; at hydrofoil...and make only a short pause, not a stop.
Where marks are usually lost
Keep GEN·er·at·ed on the first syllable but hy·DRAU·lic, pro·VID·ing, ef·FEC·tive·ly, con·TROL and un·LIKE on the second. Don't drop -s in boats, sailors, cockpits, grinders, flaps. Avoid stalling at the ellipsis before and.
General tip: Spoken-style passages tempt you to sound flat; keep a natural sentence tune and finish each short sentence with a clear fall.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 今年年底，我们将推出“杯赛级”船只。这些船的功率大约是现在的两倍。与今天不同，水手们坐在下方的驾驭舱里。大部分动力由这四台绞盘机产生，它们提供液压动力，这些能量用于控制飞行面——水翼……也用于控制机翼和襟翼，实际上就是我们这套系统的发动机。
हिन्दी: इस साल के अंत में हम कप क्लास नावें लॉन्च करेंगे। तो इनमें लगभग दुगुनी शक्ति होगी। आज के विपरीत, नाविक नीचे कॉकपिट में होते हैं। बहुत-सी शक्ति इन चार ग्राइंडरों से बनती है जो हाइड्रोलिक शक्ति देते हैं, और उस ऊर्जा का उपयोग उड़ने वाली सतह — हाइड्रोफ़ॉइल — को नियंत्रित करने में... और विंग तथा फ्लैप्स को नियंत्रित करने में भी होता है, जो असल में हमारे पास जो है उसका इंजन है।
नेपाली: यस वर्षको अन्त्यमा हामी कप क्लास डुङ्गाहरू सार्वजनिक गर्नेछौँ। यिनीहरूमा झन्डै दोब्बर शक्ति हुनेछ। आजको जस्तो नभई नाविकहरू तल ककपिटमा बस्छन्। धेरैजसो शक्ति यी चार ग्राइन्डरहरूबाट उत्पन्न हुन्छ जसले हाइड्रोलिक शक्ति दिन्छन्, र त्यो ऊर्जा उड्ने सतह — हाइड्रोफोइल — नियन्त्रण गर्न... अनि पखेटा र फ्ल्यापहरू नियन्त्रण गर्न पनि प्रयोग हुन्छ, जुन वास्तवमा हामीसँग भएको यस प्रणालीको इन्जिन हो।
Tiếng Việt: Cuối năm nay, chúng tôi sẽ ra mắt các thuyền hạng Cup. Những chiếc này sẽ có công suất gấp khoảng hai lần. Khác với hôm nay, các thủy thủ ngồi thấp trong buồng lái. Phần lớn công suất được tạo ra bởi bốn máy quay tay này, chúng cung cấp lực thủy lực, và năng lượng đó được dùng để điều khiển bề mặt bay — cánh ngầm… và cũng để điều khiển cánh buồm cứng và các cánh tà, thực chất là động cơ của hệ thống chúng tôi có.
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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
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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.