Major breeding areas, and breeding islands, are shown as dark…
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Major breeding areas, and breeding islands, are shown as dark green areas or darts. Open darts shown no-breeding records on islands, and are also used for offshore sightings, that is from ships or boats. Other areas where species is not meant to be seen are plain pale green, with pale green hatching where records are usually sparse.
Opens question #010159 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Major breeding areas,|and breeding islands,|are shown as dark green areas or darts.‖Open darts show non-breeding records on islands,|and are also used for offshore sightings,‖that is from ships or boats.‖Other areas where species is not meant to be seen|are plain pale green,‖with pale green hatching where records are usually sparse.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 22–26 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| usually | U·su·al·ly | /ˈjuʒəwəli/ |
57 words, aim 22–26 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after darts, sightings, boats and pale green. Short pauses at the commas around and breeding islands.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: U·su·al·ly. Keep the -s on areas, islands, darts, sightings, ships, boats; the -n on shown and seen. Say non-breeding as one linked word with no gap.
General tip: that is means “in other words”; say it slightly lower and quicker, then return to normal volume on from ships or boats.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 主要繁殖区和繁殖岛屿以深绿色区域或箭头标示。空心箭头表示岛屿上的非繁殖记录，也用于离岸目击记录，即来自船只的记录。该物种预计不会出现的其他区域为纯淡绿色，而记录通常稀少的地方则用淡绿色阴影线表示。
हिन्दी: मुख्य प्रजनन क्षेत्र और प्रजनन द्वीप गहरे हरे क्षेत्रों या तीरों के रूप में दिखाए गए हैं। खुले तीर द्वीपों पर गैर-प्रजनन रिकॉर्ड दिखाते हैं, और तट से दूर देखे जाने, यानी जहाज़ों या नावों से देखे जाने, के लिए भी उपयोग होते हैं। अन्य क्षेत्र जहाँ प्रजाति के दिखने की उम्मीद नहीं है, सादे हल्के हरे हैं, और जहाँ रिकॉर्ड आमतौर पर कम हैं वहाँ हल्की हरी रेखाएँ हैं।
नेपाली: मुख्य प्रजनन क्षेत्र र प्रजनन टापुहरू गाढा हरियो क्षेत्र वा तीरका रूपमा देखाइएका छन्। खुला तीरले टापुहरूमा गैर-प्रजनन अभिलेख देखाउँछन्, र तटबाट टाढा, अर्थात् जहाज वा डुङ्गाबाट देखिएका घटनाका लागि पनि प्रयोग हुन्छन्। प्रजाति देखिने अपेक्षा नगरिएका अन्य क्षेत्र सादा फिक्का हरियो छन्, र अभिलेख प्रायः विरल भएका ठाउँमा फिक्का हरियो रेखाङ्कन छ।
Tiếng Việt: Các vùng sinh sản chính và các đảo sinh sản được thể hiện bằng vùng xanh đậm hoặc mũi tên. Mũi tên rỗng thể hiện ghi nhận không sinh sản trên đảo, và cũng dùng cho các lần quan sát ngoài khơi, tức là từ tàu hoặc thuyền. Các vùng khác nơi loài này không được cho là xuất hiện có màu xanh nhạt trơn, với gạch chéo xanh nhạt ở nơi ghi nhận thường thưa thớt.
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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.