How quickly is the world’s population growing? In the United…
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How quickly is the world’s population growing? In the United States and other developed countries, the current growth rate is very low. In most developing countries, the human population is growing at 3 people per second. Because of this busting growth rate, human population is grown to reach 9 billion within your lifetime.
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How to read it
How quickly is the world’s population growing?‖In the United States and other developed countries,|the current growth rate is very low.‖In most developing countries,|the human population is growing at 3 people per second.‖Because of this bursting growth rate,|human population is going to reach 9 billion within your lifetime.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 20–24 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| population | pop·u·LA·tion | /pɑpjəˈleɪʃən/ |
| developing | de·VEL·o·ping | /dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/ |
| developed | de·VEL·oped | /dɪˈvɛləpt/ |
| united | u·NI·ted | /juˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| because | be·CAUSE | /bɪˈkɔz/ |
| within | with·IN | /wɪˈðɪn/ |
53 words, aim 20–24 seconds. Say 3 as "three" and 9 billion as "nine billion". Breathe after growing?, after low, and after second; let the pitch fall at the question mark.
Where marks are usually lost
Second-syllable stress in both de·VEL·oped and de·VEL·o·ping, third in pop·u·LA·tion. Don't pause before 3 people per second or 9 billion. Say the -ed in developed as /t/ and keep the -s in countries, States, world's.
General tip: Read How quickly is the world's population growing? with the pitch falling at the end — it is a wh-question, not a yes/no question.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 世界人口增长得有多快？在美国和其他发达国家，目前的增长率非常低。在大多数发展中国家，人口正以每秒3人的速度增长。由于这种爆炸式的增长速度，人口将在你的有生之年达到90亿。
हिन्दी: दुनिया की आबादी कितनी तेज़ी से बढ़ रही है? संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका और अन्य विकसित देशों में वर्तमान वृद्धि दर बहुत कम है। अधिकांश विकासशील देशों में मानव आबादी प्रति सेकंड 3 लोगों की दर से बढ़ रही है। इस विस्फोटक वृद्धि दर के कारण, मानव आबादी आपके जीवनकाल में ही 9 अरब तक पहुँच जाएगी।
नेपाली: विश्वको जनसंख्या कति छिटो बढिरहेको छ? संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका र अन्य विकसित देशहरूमा वर्तमान वृद्धिदर धेरै कम छ। अधिकांश विकासोन्मुख देशहरूमा मानव जनसंख्या प्रति सेकेन्ड 3 जनाका दरले बढिरहेको छ। यही विस्फोटक वृद्धिदरका कारण, मानव जनसंख्या तपाईंको जीवनकालमै 9 अर्ब पुग्नेछ।
Tiếng Việt: Dân số thế giới đang tăng nhanh đến mức nào? Ở Hoa Kỳ và các nước phát triển khác, tốc độ tăng hiện tại rất thấp. Ở hầu hết các nước đang phát triển, dân số loài người đang tăng 3 người mỗi giây. Vì tốc độ tăng bùng nổ này, dân số loài người sẽ đạt 9 tỷ ngay trong đời bạn.
More Read Aloud questions
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.