Globalization has affected what we eat in ways. We are…
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Globalization has affected what we eat in ways. We are only beginning to understand. More and more food production no longer related to our biological needs, but is indirectly conflict with them. The relationship between diet and our fertility, our cancer, heart diseases and mental illness is becoming clear, yet much of our food is nutritionally bankrupt.
Opens question #010181 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Globalization has affected what we eat in ways.‖We are only beginning to understand.‖More and more food production|no longer related to our biological needs,‖but is indirectly conflict with them.‖The relationship between diet and our fertility,|our cancer, heart diseases and mental illness|is becoming clear,‖yet much of our food is nutritionally bankrupt.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 22–26 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| globalization | glo·bal·i·ZA·tion | /ɡloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| nutritionally | nu·TRI·tion·al·ly | /nuˈtrɪʃənəli/ |
| biological | bi·o·LOG·i·cal | /baɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ |
| relationship | re·LA·tion·ship | /riˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ |
| indirectly | in·di·RECT·ly | /ɪndɚˈɛktli/ |
| fertility | fer·TIL·i·ty | /fɚˈtɪləti/ |
57 words in 22–26 seconds. No numbers to say. Breathe after ways, understand, needs, them and clear. The full stop after ways is odd; pause briefly and carry on without restarting.
Where marks are usually lost
Wrong stress on glo·bal·i·ZA·tion, bi·o·LOG·i·cal or nu·TRI·tion·al·ly. Hesitating at indirectly conflict (read it exactly as printed). Dropping endings in affected, related, needs, diseases.
General tip: keep the unstressed vowels short in re·LA·tion·ship and fer·TIL·i·ty; only the capitalised syllable gets length and pitch.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 全球化以我们才刚开始理解的方式影响了我们的饮食。越来越多的食品生产不再与我们的生理需求相关,而是间接与之冲突。饮食与我们的生育能力、癌症、心脏病和精神疾病之间的关系正变得清晰,然而我们的许多食物在营养上是贫乏的。
हिन्दी: वैश्वीकरण ने हमारे खाने को ऐसे तरीकों से प्रभावित किया है जिन्हें हम अभी समझना शुरू ही कर रहे हैं। अधिकाधिक खाद्य उत्पादन अब हमारी जैविक ज़रूरतों से जुड़ा नहीं है, बल्कि परोक्ष रूप से उनके विरुद्ध है। आहार और हमारी प्रजनन क्षमता, कैंसर, हृदय रोग और मानसिक बीमारी के बीच संबंध स्पष्ट होता जा रहा है, फिर भी हमारा अधिकांश भोजन पोषण की दृष्टि से खोखला है।
नेपाली: भूमण्डलीकरणले हाम्रो खानालाई यस्ता तरिकाले असर गरेको छ जुन हामी भर्खरै बुझ्न थाल्दैछौं। बढ्दो मात्रामा खाद्य उत्पादन अब हाम्रा जैविक आवश्यकतासँग सम्बन्धित छैन, बरु अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा तिनीसँग बाझिन्छ। आहार र हाम्रो प्रजनन क्षमता, क्यान्सर, मुटुरोग र मानसिक रोगबीचको सम्बन्ध स्पष्ट हुँदै गएको छ, तैपनि हाम्रो धेरै खाना पोषणका हिसाबले रित्तो छ।
Tiếng Việt: Toàn cầu hóa đã ảnh hưởng đến những gì chúng ta ăn theo những cách mà chúng ta chỉ mới bắt đầu hiểu. Ngày càng nhiều hoạt động sản xuất thực phẩm không còn liên quan đến nhu cầu sinh học của chúng ta, mà gián tiếp xung đột với chúng. Mối quan hệ giữa chế độ ăn và khả năng sinh sản, ung thư, bệnh tim và bệnh tâm thần đang trở nên rõ ràng, nhưng phần lớn thực phẩm của chúng ta lại nghèo nàn về dinh dưỡng.
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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.