Dolphins, whales and porpoises are all social animals, but some…
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Dolphins, whales and porpoises are all social animals, but some species are more sociable than others. This depends on the environment because a species adopts the lifestyle most suitable for this. Among dolphins, forming groups makes it easier for them to find food, reproduce and gain knowledge. They are safer, too, because dolphins can communicate danger when there are threats around.
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How to read it
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are all social animals,|but some species are more sociable than others.‖This depends on the environment|because a species adopts the lifestyle most suitable for this.‖Among dolphins,|forming groups makes it easier for them to find food,|reproduce and gain knowledge.‖They are safer, too,|because dolphins can communicate danger when there are threats around.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| environment | en·VI·ron·ment | /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ |
| communicate | com·MU·ni·cate | /kəˈmjunəkeɪt/ |
| reproduce | re·pro·DUCE | /riprəˈdus/ |
| porpoises | POR·poi·ses | /ˈpɔrpəsəz/ |
| sociable | SO·cia·ble | /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/ |
| suitable | SUIT·a·ble | /ˈsutəbəl/ |
61 words, aim for 23–28 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after others, after for this and after knowledge; short pauses at the commas, before because (twice) and after Among dolphins.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: en·VI·ron·ment, com·MU·ni·cate, re·pro·DUCE, POR·poi·ses, SO·cia·ble, SUIT·a·ble. Very many -s endings: dolphins, whales, porpoises, animals, species, others, adopts, groups, makes, threats. Don’t stall before porpoises.
General tip: species is pronounced “SPEE-sheez” and is the same in singular and plural; porpoises has three syllables, POR·poi·ses.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 海豚、鲸和鼠海豚都是群居动物,但有些物种比其他物种更喜欢群居。这取决于环境,因为每个物种都会采用最适合该环境的生活方式。对海豚来说,结群使它们更容易觅食、繁殖和获取知识。它们也更安全,因为当周围有威胁时,海豚能够传递危险信号。
हिन्दी: डॉल्फ़िन, व्हेल और पोरपॉइज़ सभी सामाजिक जानवर हैं, लेकिन कुछ प्रजातियाँ दूसरों की तुलना में अधिक मिलनसार होती हैं। यह पर्यावरण पर निर्भर करता है क्योंकि हर प्रजाति उसके लिए सबसे उपयुक्त जीवनशैली अपनाती है। डॉल्फ़िनों में समूह बनाने से उन्हें भोजन ढूँढना, प्रजनन करना और ज्ञान प्राप्त करना आसान हो जाता है। वे अधिक सुरक्षित भी रहती हैं, क्योंकि आसपास ख़तरा होने पर डॉल्फ़िन एक-दूसरे को ख़तरे की सूचना दे सकती हैं।
नेपाली: डल्फिन, ह्वेल र पोर्पोइज सबै सामाजिक जनावर हुन्, तर केही प्रजातिहरू अरूभन्दा बढी मिलनसार हुन्छन्। यो वातावरणमा भर पर्छ किनभने प्रजातिले त्यसका लागि सबैभन्दा उपयुक्त जीवनशैली अपनाउँछ। डल्फिनहरूमा समूह बनाउँदा खाना खोज्न, प्रजनन गर्न र ज्ञान प्राप्त गर्न सजिलो हुन्छ। तिनीहरू बढी सुरक्षित पनि हुन्छन्, किनभने वरिपरि खतरा हुँदा डल्फिनले खतराको सङ्केत एकअर्कालाई दिन सक्छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Cá heo, cá voi và cá heo chuột đều là động vật sống theo bầy, nhưng một số loài hòa đồng hơn những loài khác. Điều này phụ thuộc vào môi trường vì mỗi loài chọn lối sống phù hợp nhất với môi trường đó. Ở cá heo, việc lập nhóm giúp chúng dễ tìm thức ăn, sinh sản và học hỏi hơn. Chúng cũng an toàn hơn, vì cá heo có thể báo hiệu nguy hiểm khi có mối đe dọa xung quanh.
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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.