It’s not that human activities didn’t impact wildlife at all…
Read the text aloud.
It’s not that human activities didn’t impact wildlife at all of course. Heavily hunted species, like white-tailed deer, grey squirrels, and raccoons, were photographed somewhat less often in hunted areas. Coyotes showed up more often in hunted areas. While most species didn’t avoid hiking trails, the predators actually preferred them.
Opens question #010092 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
It’s not that human activities didn’t impact wildlife at all of course.‖Heavily hunted species,|like white-tailed deer, grey squirrels, and raccoons,‖were photographed somewhat less often in hunted areas.‖Coyotes showed up more often in hunted areas.‖While most species didn’t avoid hiking trails,|the predators actually preferred them.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 19–23 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| activities | ac·TIV·i·ties | /ækˈtɪvətiz/ |
| actually | AC·tu·al·ly | /ˈæktʃuəli/ |
| coyotes | coy·O·tes | /kaɪˈoʊtis/ |
| photographed | PHO·to·graphed | /ˈfoʊtəɡræft/ |
| predators | PRED·a·tors | /ˈprɛdətɚz/ |
| preferred | pre·FERRED | /prəˈfɝd/ |
50 words, aim 19–23 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after course, raccoons, and both areas; short pauses after species (first), at the commas in the animal list, and after trails.
Where marks are usually lost
ac·TIV·i·ties, coy·O·tes and pre·FERRED take second-syllable stress; AC·tu·al·ly, PHO·to·graphed and PRED·a·tors take the first. Keep the past-tense endings: hunted, white-tailed, photographed (/ft/), showed, preferred. Say didn’t with a clear final /t/ both times.
General tip: The animal list has three items — rise on deer and squirrels, fall on raccoons, then carry straight on to were photographed.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 当然，这并不是说人类活动完全不影响野生动物。白尾鹿、灰松鼠和浣熊等被大量猎杀的物种，在狩猎区被拍到的次数略少一些。郊狼则在狩猎区更常出现。虽然大多数物种并不回避徒步小径，但捕食者反而更偏爱这些小径。
हिन्दी: ऐसा नहीं है कि मानवीय गतिविधियों का वन्यजीवों पर बिल्कुल असर नहीं पड़ा। भारी शिकार वाली प्रजातियाँ, जैसे सफ़ेद पूँछ वाले हिरण, भूरी गिलहरियाँ और रैकून, शिकार वाले इलाकों में कुछ कम बार फ़ोटो में आईं। कोयोट शिकार वाले इलाकों में ज़्यादा बार दिखे। जहाँ अधिकांश प्रजातियों ने पैदल रास्तों से परहेज़ नहीं किया, वहीं शिकारी जानवरों ने वास्तव में उन्हें पसंद किया।
नेपाली: मानव गतिविधिले वन्यजन्तुलाई कुनै असर नै गरेन भन्ने होइन। धेरै शिकार गरिने प्रजातिहरू, जस्तै सेतो पुच्छर भएका मृग, खैरा लोखर्के र र्याकुन, शिकार हुने क्षेत्रमा अलि कम पटक फोटोमा परे। कोयोटहरू भने शिकार हुने क्षेत्रमा बढी देखिए। अधिकांश प्रजातिले हाइकिङ बाटो छलेनन्, तर सिकारी जनावरहरूले त ती बाटालाई झन् मन पराए।
Tiếng Việt: Tất nhiên không phải hoạt động của con người hoàn toàn không ảnh hưởng tới động vật hoang dã. Các loài bị săn bắn nhiều, như hươu đuôi trắng, sóc xám và gấu mèo, được chụp ảnh ít hơn đôi chút ở những khu vực có săn bắn. Sói đồng cỏ (coyote) xuất hiện nhiều hơn ở những khu vực có săn bắn. Trong khi hầu hết các loài không tránh đường mòn đi bộ, thì các loài săn mồi thực ra lại thích chúng.
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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.