The shuttle was designed to be a space truck; it’s…
Read the text aloud.
The shuttle was designed to be a space truck; it’s a multi-purpose vehicle. We’ve done a tremendous member of different things with it. It’s the most versatile space vehicle that has ever been built. We’ve used it to launch satellites. We’ve used it to repair satellites in orbit and put them back into orbit. We’ve used it capture satellites and bring them back to Earth for repair.
Opens question #010115 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
The shuttle was designed to be a space truck;|it’s a multi-purpose vehicle.‖We’ve done a tremendous number of different things with it.|It’s the most versatile space vehicle that has ever been built.‖We’ve used it to launch satellites.|We’ve used it to repair satellites in orbit|and put them back into orbit.‖We’ve used it to capture satellites|and bring them back to Earth for repair.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 26–31 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| tremendous | tre·MEN·dous | /trəˈmɛndəs/ |
| satellites | SAT·el·lites | /ˈsætəlaɪts/ |
| different | DIF·fer·ent | /ˈdɪfɚənt/ |
| versatile | VER·sa·tile | /ˈvɝsətəl/ |
| designed | de·SIGNED | /dɪˈzaɪnd/ |
| vehicle | VE·hi·cle | /ˈvihɪkəl/ |
68 words, aim 26–31 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after vehicle, built and the second orbit; short pauses at the semicolon and each full stop. Say We’ve as one syllable, 'weev'.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress SAT·el·lites, VER·sa·tile, VE·hi·cle, DIF·fer·ent on the first syllable and tre·MEN·dous, de·SIGNED on the second. Keep the -s on satellites (three times) and things, and the -ed in designed. Don't let the four parallel We’ve used it sentences go flat and identical.
General tip: contractions it’s and We’ve must stay contracted; expanding them to 'it is' or 'we have' changes the words.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 航天飞机被设计成一辆“太空卡车”，是一种多用途运载工具。我们用它做过数量惊人的各种事情。它是有史以来建造的最多功能的太空飞行器。我们用它发射卫星；用它在轨道上修理卫星并将其送回轨道；还用它捕获卫星并带回地球维修。
हिन्दी: शटल को एक “स्पेस ट्रक” के रूप में डिज़ाइन किया गया था; यह बहुउद्देशीय वाहन है। हमने इससे बहुत-सी अलग-अलग चीज़ें की हैं। यह अब तक बना सबसे बहुमुखी अंतरिक्ष वाहन है। हमने इससे उपग्रह प्रक्षेपित किए। हमने इससे कक्षा में उपग्रहों की मरम्मत की और उन्हें वापस कक्षा में रखा। हमने इससे उपग्रहों को पकड़कर मरम्मत के लिए पृथ्वी पर वापस लाया।
नेपाली: शटललाई “अन्तरिक्ष ट्रक” का रूपमा डिजाइन गरिएको थियो; यो बहुउद्देश्यीय सवारी हो। हामीले यसबाट धेरै किसिमका कामहरू गरेका छौं। यो अहिलेसम्म बनेको सबैभन्दा बहुमुखी अन्तरिक्ष यान हो। हामीले यसबाट उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण गर्यौं। हामीले यसबाट कक्षमा उपग्रह मर्मत गरेर फेरि कक्षमा राख्यौं। हामीले यसबाट उपग्रह समातेर मर्मतका लागि पृथ्वीमा फिर्ता ल्यायौं।
Tiếng Việt: Tàu con thoi được thiết kế như một “xe tải vũ trụ”; đó là phương tiện đa mục đích. Chúng tôi đã làm vô số việc khác nhau với nó. Đây là phương tiện vũ trụ linh hoạt nhất từng được chế tạo. Chúng tôi đã dùng nó để phóng vệ tinh. Chúng tôi đã dùng nó để sửa vệ tinh trên quỹ đạo rồi đưa chúng trở lại quỹ đạo. Chúng tôi đã dùng nó để bắt vệ tinh và đưa về Trái Đất sửa chữa.
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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.