This study tracked about 1,000 adults in the United States…
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This study tracked about 1,000 adults in the United States, and they ranged in age from 34 to 93, and they started the study by asking, ‘How much stress have you experienced in the last year?’ They also asked, ‘How much time have you spent helping out friends, neighbors and people in your community?’ And then they used public records for the next five years to find out who died.
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How to read it
This study tracked about 1,000 adults in the United States,‖and they ranged in age from 34 to 93,‖and they started the study by asking,|‘How much stress have you experienced in the last year?’‖They also asked,|‘How much time have you spent helping out friends,|neighbors and people in your community?’‖And then they used public records for the next five years|to find out who died.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 27–32 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| experienced | ex·PE·ri·enced | /ɪkˈspɪriənst/ |
| community | com·MU·ni·ty | /kəˈmjunəti/ |
| united | u·NIT·ed | /juˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| adults | a·DULTS | /əˈdʌlts/ |
70 words, aim 27–32 seconds. Numbers: 1,000 = “one thousand”, 34 = “thirty-four”, 93 = “ninety-three”. Breathe after United States, 93, last year? and community?. Rise on the two quoted questions.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: ex·PE·ri·enced, com·MU·ni·ty, u·NIT·ed, a·DULTS. Don't hesitate before 1,000 or 34 to 93; decide the words in advance. Keep the -ed on tracked, ranged, started, asked, used and the -s on adults, friends, neighbors, years.
General tip: tracked and asked end in /kt/; say the final t lightly but do say it, or the past tense disappears.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 这项研究追踪了美国约 1,000 名成年人，年龄从 34 岁到 93 岁不等。研究开始时他们问：“过去一年你经历了多少压力？”他们还问：“你花了多少时间帮助朋友、邻居和社区里的人？”然后他们利用接下来五年的公共记录，查明哪些人去世了。
हिन्दी: इस अध्ययन ने संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में लगभग 1,000 वयस्कों पर नज़र रखी, जिनकी उम्र 34 से 93 वर्ष के बीच थी। अध्ययन की शुरुआत इस प्रश्न से हुई, ‘पिछले एक साल में आपने कितना तनाव अनुभव किया?’ उन्होंने यह भी पूछा, ‘आपने दोस्तों, पड़ोसियों और अपने समुदाय के लोगों की मदद करने में कितना समय बिताया?’ फिर उन्होंने अगले पाँच वर्षों के सार्वजनिक रिकॉर्ड देखकर पता लगाया कि किसकी मृत्यु हुई।
नेपाली: यस अध्ययनले संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाका करिब 1,000 वयस्कहरूलाई पछ्यायो, जसको उमेर 34 देखि 93 वर्षसम्म थियो। अध्ययन यो प्रश्नबाट सुरु भयो, ‘गत वर्ष तपाईंले कति तनाव अनुभव गर्नुभयो?’ उनीहरूले यो पनि सोधे, ‘साथीभाइ, छिमेकी र आफ्नो समुदायका मानिसहरूलाई सहयोग गर्न तपाईंले कति समय खर्च गर्नुभयो?’ त्यसपछि उनीहरूले अर्को पाँच वर्षका सार्वजनिक अभिलेख प्रयोग गरेर को-को मरे भनेर पत्ता लगाए।
Tiếng Việt: Nghiên cứu này theo dõi khoảng 1.000 người trưởng thành ở Hoa Kỳ, tuổi từ 34 đến 93. Họ bắt đầu nghiên cứu bằng câu hỏi: ‘Trong năm qua bạn đã trải qua bao nhiêu căng thẳng?’ Họ cũng hỏi: ‘Bạn đã dành bao nhiêu thời gian giúp đỡ bạn bè, hàng xóm và mọi người trong cộng đồng?’ Rồi họ dùng hồ sơ công cộng trong năm năm tiếp theo để tìm ra ai đã qua đời.
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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.