We’ve outfitted it with the space lab built by our…
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We’ve outfitted it with the space lab built by our European partners and used it before the era of the space station to do scientific research. We used it as part of our partnership with the Russians, which is still continuing, first as part of the Mir space station, where we actually prolonged the useful life of Mir by several years through logistical supply visits with the shuttle. And now, of course, we’re using it to build the new international space station, which is a huge international partnership
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How to read it
We’ve outfitted it with the space lab built by our European partners|and used it before the era of the space station|to do scientific research.‖We used it as part of our partnership with the Russians,|which is still continuing,‖first as part of the Mir space station,|where we actually prolonged the useful life of Mir by several years‖through logistical supply visits with the shuttle.‖And now, of course,|we’re using it to build the new international space station,‖which is a huge international partnership
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| international | in·ter·NA·tion·al | /ɪntɚˈnæʃənəl/ |
| scientific | sci·en·TIF·ic | /saɪənˈtɪfɪk/ |
| continuing | con·TIN·u·ing | /kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ/ |
| logistical | lo·GIS·ti·cal | /ləˈdʒɪstɪkəl/ |
| european | eu·ro·PE·an | /jʊrəˈpiən/ |
| actually | AC·tu·al·ly | /ˈæktʃuəli/ |
88 words, aim for 34–40 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after research, continuing, years, shuttle and station. The passage ends without a full stop, so finish partnership with falling intonation anyway.
Where marks are usually lost
Third-syllable stress on in·ter·NA·tion·al, sci·en·TIF·ic and eu·ro·PE·an; second on con·TIN·u·ing and lo·GIS·ti·cal; first on AC·tu·al·ly. Keep the endings in outfitted, partners, Russians, prolonged, years, visits. Do not pause before logistical.
General tip: the second sentence is very long; the comma breaths after continuing and years are what keep it under control.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 我们给它装上了欧洲合作伙伴建造的空间实验室，并在空间站时代之前用它做科学研究。我们把它用于与俄罗斯仍在持续的合作，最初是作为和平号空间站的一部分，我们通过航天飞机的后勤补给访问，实际上把和平号的使用寿命延长了好几年。而现在，当然，我们正用它建造新的国际空间站，这是一个巨大的国际合作项目。
हिन्दी: हमने इसमें अपने यूरोपीय साझेदारों द्वारा बनाई गई स्पेस लैब लगाई और स्पेस स्टेशन के युग से पहले वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान के लिए इसका उपयोग किया। हमने इसे रूसियों के साथ अपनी साझेदारी के हिस्से के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया, जो अब भी जारी है, पहले मीर स्पेस स्टेशन के हिस्से के रूप में, जहाँ शटल से लॉजिस्टिक आपूर्ति यात्राओं के ज़रिये हमने मीर का उपयोगी जीवन कई वर्षों तक बढ़ाया। और अब, बेशक, हम इसे नए अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्पेस स्टेशन के निर्माण में इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं, जो एक विशाल अंतरराष्ट्रीय साझेदारी है।
नेपाली: हामीले यसमा हाम्रा युरोपेली साझेदारहरूले बनाएको स्पेस ल्याब जडान गर्यौं र स्पेस स्टेसनको युग अघि वैज्ञानिक अनुसन्धान गर्न यसको प्रयोग गर्यौं। हामीले रुसीहरूसँगको साझेदारीको हिस्साका रूपमा यसको प्रयोग गर्यौं, जुन अझै जारी छ, पहिले मिर स्पेस स्टेसनको हिस्साका रूपमा, जहाँ शटलबाट लजिस्टिक आपूर्ति भ्रमणहरू गरेर हामीले मिरको उपयोगी आयु धेरै वर्ष लम्ब्यायौं। अनि अब, अवश्य नै, हामी यसलाई नयाँ अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्पेस स्टेसन बनाउन प्रयोग गर्दैछौं, जुन एउटा विशाल अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय साझेदारी हो।
Tiếng Việt: Chúng tôi đã trang bị cho nó phòng thí nghiệm không gian do các đối tác châu Âu chế tạo và dùng nó để nghiên cứu khoa học trước thời kỳ trạm không gian. Chúng tôi dùng nó trong khuôn khổ hợp tác với người Nga, vẫn đang tiếp diễn, đầu tiên là với trạm không gian Mir, nơi chúng tôi thực sự kéo dài tuổi thọ hữu ích của Mir thêm vài năm nhờ các chuyến tiếp tế hậu cần bằng tàu con thoi. Và giờ, dĩ nhiên, chúng tôi đang dùng nó để xây trạm không gian quốc tế mới, một dự án hợp tác quốc tế rất lớn.
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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.