Historically what has been used to estimate bats has been…
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Historically what has been used to estimate bats has been photographic estimates, visual estimates, mark-recapture estimates, and those have been highly prone to bias. “Newer technology, like thermal imaging cameras is accurate, but expensive. So at a time of epic bat mortality-due to, for example, the fungal white nose syndrome that’s wiping out bats in Canada and the U.S” ---Kloepper says her method might be a cheap, reliable way to determine the most critical caves to save.
Opens question #010071 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Historically what has been used to estimate bats|has been photographic estimates,|visual estimates,|mark-recapture estimates,‖and those have been highly prone to bias.|“Newer technology, like thermal imaging cameras is accurate,|but expensive.‖So at a time of epic bat mortality-due to, for example,|the fungal white nose syndrome that’s wiping out bats in Canada and the U.S”‖---Kloepper says her method might be a cheap, reliable way|to determine the most critical caves to save.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| historically | his·TOR·i·cal·ly | /hɪˈstɔrɪkəli/ |
| photographic | pho·to·GRAPH·ic | /foʊtəˈɡræfɪk/ |
| technology | tech·NOL·o·gy | /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ |
| reliable | re·LI·a·ble | /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/ |
| expensive | ex·PEN·sive | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ |
| determine | de·TER·mine | /dəˈtɝmən/ |
77 words, aim for 30–35 seconds. No digits; say U.S as the letters 'U-S'. Breathe after the third estimates,, after expensive. and after U.S” before Kloepper (roughly 'KLEP-er'). Treat the dashes and quote marks as short pauses only.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress his·TOR·i·cal·ly, tech·NOL·o·gy, re·LI·a·ble, ex·PEN·sive, de·TER·mine on the second syllable, but pho·to·GRAPH·ic on GRAPH. The list estimates… estimates… estimates needs a clear -s each time; also keep -s in bats, cameras, caves. Don't stumble on mortality-due.
General tip: With messy punctuation, follow the grammar not the marks: keep a steady pace and let meaning groups decide your pauses.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 历史上,用来估算蝙蝠数量的方法有照片估算、目测估算和标记重捕估算,而这些方法都极易产生偏差。“更新的技术,比如热成像相机,很准确,但很昂贵。所以在蝙蝠大量死亡的时期——例如由于正在加拿大和美国大面积消灭蝙蝠的真菌性白鼻综合征”——Kloepper 说,她的方法可能是一种廉价、可靠的手段,用来确定最需要保护的关键洞穴。
हिन्दी: ऐतिहासिक रूप से चमगादड़ों की संख्या के अनुमान के लिए फोटोग्राफिक अनुमान, दृश्य अनुमान और मार्क-रीकैप्चर अनुमान इस्तेमाल होते रहे हैं, और ये अत्यधिक पूर्वाग्रह-ग्रस्त रहे हैं। "थर्मल इमेजिंग कैमरों जैसी नई तकनीक सटीक है, लेकिन महंगी। तो चमगादड़ों की भारी मृत्यु के इस समय में — उदाहरण के लिए, फफूंद वाले व्हाइट नोज़ सिंड्रोम के कारण, जो कनाडा और अमेरिका में चमगादड़ों को मिटा रहा है" — Kloepper कहती हैं कि उनकी विधि बचाने योग्य सबसे महत्वपूर्ण गुफाओं को तय करने का एक सस्ता, भरोसेमंद तरीका हो सकती है।
नेपाली: ऐतिहासिक रूपमा चमेराको सङ्ख्या अनुमान गर्न फोटोग्राफिक अनुमान, आँखाले हेरेर गरिने अनुमान र मार्क-रिक्याप्चर अनुमान प्रयोग गरिएका छन्, र ती अत्यन्तै पूर्वाग्रहयुक्त हुने गरेका छन्। "थर्मल इमेजिङ क्यामेराजस्ता नयाँ प्रविधि सही त छन्, तर महँगा। त्यसैले चमेराहरूको ठूलो मृत्युको यस समयमा — उदाहरणका लागि, क्यानडा र अमेरिकामा चमेराहरूलाई सखाप पारिरहेको ढुसीजन्य ह्वाइट नोज सिन्ड्रोमका कारण" — Kloepper भन्छिन् कि उनको विधि बचाउनुपर्ने सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण गुफाहरू पहिचान गर्ने सस्तो, भरपर्दो उपाय हुन सक्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Trước đây, để ước tính số dơi người ta dùng ước tính qua ảnh chụp, ước tính bằng mắt và ước tính đánh dấu–bắt lại, và các cách này rất dễ bị sai lệch. "Công nghệ mới hơn như camera ảnh nhiệt thì chính xác nhưng đắt. Vì vậy, vào thời điểm dơi chết hàng loạt — chẳng hạn do hội chứng mũi trắng từ nấm đang xóa sổ dơi ở Canada và Mỹ" — Kloepper nói phương pháp của bà có thể là cách rẻ và đáng tin cậy để xác định những hang động quan trọng nhất cần cứu.
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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.