Researchers have found that divorce has different kinds of negative…
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Researchers have found that divorce has different kinds of negative impacts on the planet, including higher demand for resources and a lower rate of efficiency in the use of household resources. People have been talking about how to protect the environment and combat climate change, but divorce is an overlooked factor that needs to be considered.
Opens question #010188 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Researchers have found that divorce has different kinds of negative impacts on the planet,‖including higher demand for resources|and a lower rate of efficiency in the use of household resources.‖People have been talking about how to protect the environment|and combat climate change,‖but divorce is an overlooked factor|that needs to be considered.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 22–25 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| environment | en·VI·ron·ment | /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ |
| efficiency | ef·FI·cien·cy | /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/ |
| considered | con·SID·ered | /kənˈsɪdɚd/ |
| including | in·CLUD·ing | /ɪnˈkludɪŋ/ |
56 words in 22–25 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after planet, after the second resources and after change; short pauses after the first resources, after environment and after factor.
Where marks are usually lost
Wrong stress on en·VI·ron·ment, ef·FI·cien·cy or con·SID·ered — all second syllable. Dropping endings in found, kinds, impacts, resources, needs, considered. Hesitating before divorce, which appears twice.
General tip: divorce is /dɪˈvɔːs/ with weight on the second syllable; do not swallow the first one.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 研究人员发现，离婚对地球有多种负面影响，包括对资源的更高需求以及家庭资源使用效率的降低。人们一直在讨论如何保护环境和应对气候变化，但离婚是一个被忽视的、需要考虑的因素。
हिन्दी: शोधकर्ताओं ने पाया है कि तलाक का ग्रह पर कई तरह का नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है, जिसमें संसाधनों की अधिक माँग और घरेलू संसाधनों के उपयोग में कम दक्षता शामिल है। लोग पर्यावरण की रक्षा और जलवायु परिवर्तन से निपटने की बात करते रहे हैं, लेकिन तलाक एक अनदेखा कारक है जिस पर विचार करना ज़रूरी है।
नेपाली: अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले सम्बन्धविच्छेदले पृथ्वीमा विभिन्न किसिमका नकारात्मक असर पार्छ भन्ने पत्ता लगाएका छन्, जसमा स्रोतको बढी माग र घरायसी स्रोत प्रयोगमा कम दक्षता पर्छन्। मानिसहरू वातावरण जोगाउने र जलवायु परिवर्तनसँग लड्ने बारे कुरा गर्दै आएका छन्, तर सम्बन्धविच्छेद एउटा बेवास्ता गरिएको कारक हो जसलाई विचार गर्नुपर्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Các nhà nghiên cứu phát hiện rằng ly hôn có nhiều loại tác động tiêu cực lên hành tinh, bao gồm nhu cầu tài nguyên cao hơn và hiệu quả sử dụng tài nguyên hộ gia đình thấp hơn. Người ta vẫn bàn về cách bảo vệ môi trường và chống biến đổi khí hậu, nhưng ly hôn là một yếu tố bị bỏ qua cần được xem xét.
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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.