The climate for doing business improved in Egypt more than…
Read the text aloud.
The climate for doing business improved in Egypt more than in any other country last year, according to a global study that revealed a wave of company-oriented reforms across the Middle East. The World Bank rankings, which look at business regulations, also showed that the pace of business reforms in Eastern Europe was overtaking East Asia.
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How to read it
The climate for doing business|improved in Egypt|more than in any other country last year,‖according to a global study|that revealed a wave of company-oriented reforms|across the Middle East.‖The World Bank rankings,|which look at business regulations,‖also showed that the pace of business reforms in Eastern Europe|was overtaking East Asia.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| regulations | reg·u·LA·tions | /rɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/ |
| according | ac·CORD·ing | /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ |
| improved | im·PROVED | /ɪmˈpruvd/ |
| revealed | re·VEALED | /rɪˈvild/ |
| reforms | re·FORMS | /rəˈfɔrmz/ |
56 words, aim for 22–25 seconds. No numbers to say. Breathe after year, East and regulations; take short pauses at the other commas and before more than.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress ac·CORD·ing, im·PROVED, re·VEALED and re·FORMS on the second syllable, and reg·u·LA·tions on the third. Keep the endings of improved, revealed, reforms, rankings and regulations. Don't slow down before company-oriented.
General tip: The second sentence has a relative clause (which look at business regulations); drop your pitch slightly inside it, then lift again on also showed.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 根据一项全球研究，去年埃及的营商环境改善幅度超过任何其他国家，该研究揭示了中东地区出现了一波以企业为导向的改革浪潮。考察商业法规的世界银行排名还显示，东欧的商业改革步伐正在超越东亚。
हिन्दी: एक वैश्विक अध्ययन के अनुसार, पिछले साल मिस्र में व्यापार करने का माहौल किसी भी अन्य देश की तुलना में अधिक सुधरा; इस अध्ययन ने मध्य पूर्व में कंपनी-उन्मुख सुधारों की एक लहर उजागर की। व्यापारिक नियमों को देखने वाली विश्व बैंक की रैंकिंग ने यह भी दिखाया कि पूर्वी यूरोप में व्यापार सुधारों की गति पूर्वी एशिया से आगे निकल रही थी।
नेपाली: एक विश्वव्यापी अध्ययनका अनुसार, गत वर्ष इजिप्टमा व्यापार गर्ने वातावरण अन्य कुनै पनि देशभन्दा बढी सुध्रियो; उक्त अध्ययनले मध्यपूर्वभरि कम्पनीमुखी सुधारहरूको लहर देखायो। व्यापारिक नियमहरू हेर्ने विश्व बैंकको वरीयताक्रमले पूर्वी युरोपमा व्यापार सुधारको गति पूर्वी एसियालाई उछिन्दै गएको पनि देखायो।
Tiếng Việt: Theo một nghiên cứu toàn cầu, môi trường kinh doanh ở Ai Cập năm ngoái đã cải thiện nhiều hơn bất kỳ quốc gia nào khác; nghiên cứu này cho thấy một làn sóng cải cách hướng tới doanh nghiệp trên khắp Trung Đông. Bảng xếp hạng của Ngân hàng Thế giới, vốn xem xét các quy định kinh doanh, cũng cho thấy tốc độ cải cách kinh doanh ở Đông Âu đang vượt qua Đông Á.
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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.