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But they did find something that had a much bigger…

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But they did find something that had a much bigger impact on wildlife: habitat quality. The best predictor of wildlife abundance was not human activity, but factors like forest connectivity, nearby housing density, and the amount of adjacent agriculture. The results were published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

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But they did find something|that had a much bigger impact on wildlife:|habitat quality.‖The best predictor of wildlife abundance|was not human activity,|but factors like forest connectivity,|nearby housing density,|and the amount of adjacent agriculture.‖The results were published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Words to stress correctly

connectivitycon·nec·TIV·i·ty/kənɛkˈtɪvɪti/
activityac·TIV·i·ty/ækˈtɪvəti/
ecologye·COL·o·gy/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/
agricultureAG·ri·cul·ture/ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃɚ/
predictorpre·DIC·tor/prɪˈdɪktɚ/
abundancea·BUN·dance/əˈbʌndəns/

49 words, aim for 19–22 seconds. No numbers. Pause briefly at the colon before habitat quality, then breathe after quality and after agriculture. Read the three list items with a rising tune on connectivity and density, falling on agriculture.

Where marks are usually lost

connectivity stresses the third syllable (con·nec·TIV·i·ty), while activity, ecology, predictor, abundance stress the second and agriculture the first. Don't hesitate before Journal of Applied Ecology. Keep the -s on factors, results and the -ed on published.

General tip: wildlife appears twice — one word, stress on WILD, no break before life.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 但他们确实发现了一个对野生动物影响更大的因素:栖息地质量。预测野生动物数量最好的指标不是人类活动,而是森林连通性、附近住房密度以及邻近农业面积等因素。研究结果发表在《应用生态学杂志》上。

हिन्दी: लेकिन उन्हें कुछ ऐसा मिला जिसका वन्यजीवों पर कहीं बड़ा असर था: आवास की गुणवत्ता। वन्यजीवों की संख्या का सबसे अच्छा संकेतक मानवीय गतिविधि नहीं, बल्कि जंगल की जुड़ाव-क्षमता, आसपास के घरों का घनत्व और निकटवर्ती कृषि की मात्रा जैसे कारक थे। परिणाम Journal of Applied Ecology में प्रकाशित हुए।

नेपाली: तर उनीहरूले वन्यजन्तुमा धेरै ठूलो प्रभाव पार्ने अर्को कुरा भेट्टाए: बासस्थानको गुणस्तर। वन्यजन्तुको प्रचुरताको सबैभन्दा राम्रो सूचक मानव गतिविधि थिएन, बरु वनको जोडिएको अवस्था, नजिकका घरहरूको घनत्व र छेउछाउको कृषिको मात्रा जस्ता कारक थिए। नतिजाहरू Journal of Applied Ecology मा प्रकाशित भए।

Tiếng Việt: Nhưng họ đã tìm ra một yếu tố có tác động lớn hơn nhiều đến động vật hoang dã: chất lượng môi trường sống. Yếu tố dự báo tốt nhất về mức độ phong phú của động vật hoang dã không phải là hoạt động của con người, mà là những yếu tố như độ kết nối của rừng, mật độ nhà ở gần đó và diện tích nông nghiệp liền kề. Kết quả được công bố trên tạp chí Journal of Applied Ecology.

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Read Aloud format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; Pronunciation; Oral fluency

How it is scored

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  • If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.