IT may well change the way you live, yet again.…
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IT may well change the way you live, yet again. Welcome to the world mobile commerce, where your hand-held device, it a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or any other wireless application will soon be used for commercial transactions. Skeptical? Consider these facts In Japan, mobile phones are used for location based services where the mobile service providers tie up with a host of other players such as restaurants, car rental companies etc. When the mobile user enters that zone, messages from all these players are flashed on the mobile device. Location base services are proved in several other countries as well.
Opens question #010144 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
IT may well change the way you live,|yet again.‖Welcome to the world of mobile commerce,|where your hand-held device,|be it a mobile phone,|a personal digital assistant (PDA)|or any other wireless application‖will soon be used for commercial transactions.‖Skeptical?|Consider these facts:‖In Japan,|mobile phones are used for location based services|where the mobile service providers tie up with a host of other players‖such as restaurants,|car rental companies etc.‖When the mobile user enters that zone,|messages from all these players are flashed on the mobile device.‖Location based services are provided in several other countries as well.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| application | ap·pli·CA·tion | /æpləˈkeɪʃən/ |
| transactions | trans·AC·tions | /trænˈzækʃənz/ |
| commercial | com·MER·cial | /kəˈmɝʃəl/ |
| assistant | as·SIS·tant | /əˈsɪstənt/ |
| providers | pro·VID·ers | /prəˈvaɪdɚz/ |
| consider | con·SID·er | /kənˈsɪdɚ/ |
106 words, aim for 41–48 seconds, so keep a steady pace. Say IT as "I-T", PDA as "P-D-A", and etc. as "et cetera". Breathe after again, application, transactions, facts, players, etc. and device.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress ap·pli·CA·tion on the third syllable, and trans·AC·tions, com·MER·cial, as·SIS·tant, pro·VID·ers, con·SID·er on the second. Keep -s on transactions, facts, phones, providers, players, messages, and -ed on used, flashed, provided. Don't stumble on the list after be it.
General tip: Skeptical? is a one-word question—rise in pitch on it, then fall firmly on Consider these facts. The list a mobile phone, a PDA or any other wireless application needs a small rise on each item.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 信息技术可能会再一次改变你的生活方式。欢迎来到移动商务的世界,在这里,你的手持设备——无论是手机、个人数字助理(PDA)还是其他无线应用——很快就会被用于商业交易。不信?看看这些事实:在日本,手机被用于基于位置的服务,移动服务提供商与餐厅、租车公司等众多其他参与者合作。当手机用户进入该区域时,来自所有这些参与者的信息就会显示在移动设备上。其他一些国家也提供基于位置的服务。
हिन्दी: IT आपके जीने का तरीका एक बार फिर बदल सकती है। मोबाइल कॉमर्स की दुनिया में आपका स्वागत है, जहाँ आपका हाथ में पकड़ा जाने वाला उपकरण—चाहे मोबाइल फ़ोन हो, पर्सनल डिजिटल असिस्टेंट (PDA) हो या कोई अन्य वायरलेस एप्लिकेशन—जल्द ही व्यावसायिक लेन-देन के लिए इस्तेमाल होगा। संदेह है? ये तथ्य देखें: जापान में मोबाइल फ़ोन स्थान-आधारित सेवाओं के लिए इस्तेमाल होते हैं, जहाँ मोबाइल सेवा प्रदाता रेस्तराँ, कार किराया कंपनियों आदि कई अन्य पक्षों से जुड़ते हैं। जब मोबाइल उपयोगकर्ता उस क्षेत्र में प्रवेश करता है, इन सभी के संदेश मोबाइल पर दिखते हैं। कई अन्य देशों में भी ऐसी सेवाएँ उपलब्ध हैं।
नेपाली: IT ले तपाईंको जीवनशैली फेरि एकपटक बदल्न सक्छ। मोबाइल वाणिज्यको संसारमा स्वागत छ, जहाँ तपाईंको हातमा समात्ने उपकरण—चाहे मोबाइल फोन होस्, पर्सनल डिजिटल असिस्टेन्ट (PDA) होस् वा अन्य कुनै वायरलेस एप्लिकेसन—चाँडै व्यापारिक कारोबारका लागि प्रयोग हुनेछ। शंका छ? यी तथ्यहरू हेर्नुहोस्: जापानमा मोबाइल फोन स्थान-आधारित सेवाका लागि प्रयोग हुन्छन्, जहाँ मोबाइल सेवा प्रदायकहरू रेस्टुरेन्ट, कार भाडा कम्पनी आदि धेरै अन्य पक्षहरूसँग जोडिन्छन्। मोबाइल प्रयोगकर्ता त्यो क्षेत्रमा प्रवेश गर्दा यी सबैका सन्देशहरू मोबाइलमा देखिन्छन्। अरू धेरै देशमा पनि यस्ता सेवाहरू उपलब्ध छन्।
Tiếng Việt: IT có thể lại một lần nữa thay đổi cách bạn sống. Chào mừng đến với thế giới thương mại di động, nơi thiết bị cầm tay của bạn—dù là điện thoại di động, trợ lý số cá nhân (PDA) hay bất kỳ ứng dụng không dây nào khác—sẽ sớm được dùng cho giao dịch thương mại. Hoài nghi ư? Hãy xem các sự thật này: Ở Nhật, điện thoại di động được dùng cho dịch vụ theo vị trí, nơi các nhà cung cấp dịch vụ di động hợp tác với nhiều bên khác như nhà hàng, công ty cho thuê xe v.v. Khi người dùng vào khu vực đó, tin nhắn từ tất cả các bên này hiện lên thiết bị. Dịch vụ theo vị trí cũng có ở nhiều nước khác.
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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.