History rubs shoulders and often overlaps with many other areas…
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History rubs shoulders and often overlaps with many other areas of research, from myths and epics to the social sciences, including economics, politics, biography, demography, and much else besides. Some histories are almost pure narratives, while others go in for detailed, tightly-focused analyses of, for example, the parish records of a Cornish village in the 16th century.
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How to read it
History rubs shoulders and often overlaps|with many other areas of research,‖from myths and epics to the social sciences,|including economics, politics, biography, demography,|and much else besides.‖Some histories are almost pure narratives,|while others go in for detailed, tightly-focused analyses of,‖for example,|the parish records of a Cornish village|in the 16th century.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 22–26 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| demography | de·MOG·ra·phy | /dɪˈmɑɡrəfi/ |
| economics | e·co·NOM·ics | /ɛkəˈnɑmɪks/ |
| biography | bi·OG·ra·phy | /baɪˈɑɡrəfi/ |
| analyses | a·NAL·y·ses | /əˈnæləsiz/ |
| including | in·CLUD·ing | /ɪnˈkludɪŋ/ |
| example | ex·AM·ple | /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ |
57 words in 22–26 seconds. One number: 16th = "sixteenth" century. Breathe after research,, besides and analyses of,; take short pauses at each comma in the economics, politics, biography, demography list and after for example,.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: de·MOG·ra·phy, bi·OG·ra·phy, a·NAL·y·ses, in·CLUD·ing, ex·AM·ple on the second syllable, but e·co·NOM·ics on the third. Hesitating inside the four-word list. Dropping the -s in rubs, shoulders, overlaps, myths, epics, narratives, records.
General tip: analyses here is the plural noun, ending -seez; keep the final syllable long so it doesn't sound like the verb.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 历史与许多其他研究领域并肩而行并常常重叠，从神话、史诗到社会科学，包括经济学、政治学、传记、人口学等等。有些历史几乎是纯粹的叙事，而另一些则进行细致、高度聚焦的分析，例如对16世纪一个康沃尔村庄教区记录的分析。
हिन्दी: इतिहास अनुसंधान के कई अन्य क्षेत्रों के साथ कंधे से कंधा मिलाता है और अक्सर उनसे जुड़ जाता है — मिथकों और महाकाव्यों से लेकर सामाजिक विज्ञानों तक, जिनमें अर्थशास्त्र, राजनीति, जीवनी, जनसांख्यिकी और बहुत कुछ शामिल है। कुछ इतिहास लगभग शुद्ध कथाएँ हैं, जबकि अन्य विस्तृत, सूक्ष्म-केंद्रित विश्लेषण करते हैं, जैसे 16वीं सदी के किसी कॉर्निश गाँव के पैरिश अभिलेखों का।
नेपाली: इतिहास अनुसन्धानका अन्य धेरै क्षेत्रसँग सँगसँगै हिँड्छ र प्रायः तिनीहरूसँग मिसिन्छ — मिथक र महाकाव्यदेखि सामाजिक विज्ञानसम्म, जसमा अर्थशास्त्र, राजनीति, जीवनी, जनसांख्यिकी र अरू धेरै पर्छन्। केही इतिहास लगभग शुद्ध कथा हुन्छन्, भने अरूले विस्तृत, केन्द्रित विश्लेषण गर्छन्, जस्तै 16औँ शताब्दीको कुनै कर्निश गाउँको पेरिस अभिलेखको।
Tiếng Việt: Lịch sử kề vai và thường chồng lấn với nhiều lĩnh vực nghiên cứu khác, từ thần thoại và sử thi đến các ngành khoa học xã hội, gồm kinh tế học, chính trị, tiểu sử, nhân khẩu học và nhiều thứ khác nữa. Một số sử liệu gần như thuần túy là tự sự, trong khi số khác đi sâu vào những phân tích chi tiết, tập trung chặt chẽ, ví dụ như hồ sơ giáo xứ của một ngôi làng ở Cornwall vào thế kỷ 16.
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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.