The coastal wetlands have environmental and economic importance. Wetlands provide…
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The coastal wetlands have environmental and economic importance. Wetlands provide natural wealth. They have important filtering capabilities. As the runoff water passes, they retain excess nutrients and some pollutants. They maintain water flow during dry periods. Thousands of people depend on groundwater for drinking. They act as natural sponges of flood waters and contain soil erosion. They control floods and save the buildings from collapsing during heavy rains. The hardwood-riparian wetlands along the Mississippi River can store sixty days of floodwater.
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How to read it
The coastal wetlands have environmental and economic importance.|Wetlands provide natural wealth.‖They have important filtering capabilities.|As the runoff water passes,|they retain excess nutrients and some pollutants.‖They maintain water flow during dry periods.|Thousands of people depend on groundwater for drinking.‖They act as natural sponges of flood waters|and contain soil erosion.‖They control floods|and save the buildings from collapsing during heavy rains.‖The hardwood-riparian wetlands along the Mississippi River|can store sixty days of floodwater.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| environmental | en·vi·ron·MEN·tal | /ɪnvaɪrənˈmɛntəl/ |
| capabilities | ca·pa·BIL·i·ties | /keɪpəˈbɪlətiz/ |
| mississippi | mis·sis·SIP·pi | /mɪsɪˈsɪpi/ |
| economic | ec·o·NOM·ic | /ɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ |
| importance | im·POR·tance | /ɪmˈpɔrtəns/ |
| pollutants | pol·LU·tants | /pəˈlutənts/ |
81 words, aim for 31–37 seconds. The only number, sixty, is already a word. Breathe after wealth, pollutants, drinking, erosion and rains; short pauses at the other full stops and after passes and River.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress en·vi·ron·MEN·tal, ca·pa·BIL·i·ties, mis·sis·SIP·pi, ec·o·NOM·ic; im·POR·tance and pol·LU·tants on the second syllable. Nine short sentences tempt you to rush — keep the pace even. Keep every -s: wetlands, capabilities, passes, nutrients, pollutants, periods, Thousands, sponges, floods, buildings, rains, days.
General tip: hardwood-riparian is read as one unit, "HARD-wood ri-PAIR-ian"; don't let the hyphen or the unusual word break your rhythm.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 沿海湿地具有环境和经济重要性。湿地提供自然财富。它们具有重要的过滤能力。当径流水经过时,它们会保留过量的养分和一些污染物。它们在干旱期维持水流。成千上万的人依赖地下水饮用。它们像天然海绵一样吸收洪水并遏制土壤侵蚀。它们控制洪水,使建筑物在暴雨期间免于倒塌。密西西比河沿岸的硬木河岸湿地可以储存六十天的洪水。
हिन्दी: तटीय आर्द्रभूमियाँ पर्यावरणीय और आर्थिक महत्व रखती हैं। आर्द्रभूमियाँ प्राकृतिक संपदा देती हैं। उनमें महत्वपूर्ण छानने की क्षमताएँ होती हैं। जब बहता पानी गुज़रता है, वे अतिरिक्त पोषक तत्व और कुछ प्रदूषक रोक लेती हैं। वे सूखे समय में पानी का प्रवाह बनाए रखती हैं। हज़ारों लोग पीने के लिए भूजल पर निर्भर हैं। वे बाढ़ के पानी के प्राकृतिक स्पंज की तरह काम करती हैं और मिट्टी के कटाव को रोकती हैं। वे बाढ़ नियंत्रित करती हैं और भारी बारिश में इमारतों को ढहने से बचाती हैं। मिसिसिपी नदी के किनारे की हार्डवुड-रिपेरियन आर्द्रभूमियाँ साठ दिनों का बाढ़ का पानी संग्रहित कर सकती हैं।
नेपाली: तटीय सिमसार क्षेत्रहरूको वातावरणीय र आर्थिक महत्व छ। सिमसारले प्राकृतिक सम्पत्ति दिन्छ। तिनमा महत्वपूर्ण छान्ने क्षमता हुन्छ। बगेर आउने पानी जाँदा तिनले अतिरिक्त पोषक तत्व र केही प्रदूषक रोक्छन्। सुक्खा समयमा तिनले पानीको बहाव कायम राख्छन्। हजारौं मानिस पिउनका लागि भूमिगत पानीमा निर्भर छन्। तिनले बाढीको पानीको प्राकृतिक स्पन्जको रूपमा काम गर्छन् र माटोको क्षय रोक्छन्। तिनले बाढी नियन्त्रण गर्छन् र भारी वर्षामा भवनहरूलाई ढल्नबाट जोगाउँछन्। मिसिसिपी नदी किनारका हार्डवुड-रिपेरियन सिमसारले साठी दिनको बाढीको पानी भण्डारण गर्न सक्छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Các vùng đất ngập nước ven biển có tầm quan trọng về môi trường và kinh tế. Đất ngập nước mang lại của cải tự nhiên. Chúng có khả năng lọc quan trọng. Khi nước chảy tràn đi qua, chúng giữ lại chất dinh dưỡng dư thừa và một số chất ô nhiễm. Chúng duy trì dòng chảy trong mùa khô. Hàng nghìn người phụ thuộc vào nước ngầm để uống. Chúng hoạt động như những miếng bọt biển tự nhiên hút nước lũ và ngăn xói mòn đất. Chúng kiểm soát lũ lụt và cứu các tòa nhà khỏi sụp đổ trong mưa lớn. Các vùng đất ngập nước ven sông gỗ cứng dọc sông Mississippi có thể trữ sáu mươi ngày nước lũ.
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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.