Shrimp farmers used to hold animals in nursery ponds for…
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Shrimp farmers used to hold animals in nursery ponds for 30 to 60 days; now they try to move them into grow-out ponds in less than 30 days. This reduces stress on the animals and dramatically increases survivals in the grow-out ponds. Many farms that abandoned nursery ponds have gone back to them, and the results have been surprisingly positive. They're using the old, uncovered, earthen, nursery ponds.
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How to read it
Shrimp farmers used to hold animals in nursery ponds|for 30 to 60 days;‖now they try to move them into grow-out ponds|in less than 30 days.‖This reduces stress on the animals|and dramatically increases survivals in the grow-out ponds.‖Many farms that abandoned nursery ponds have gone back to them,‖and the results have been surprisingly positive.‖They're using the old,|uncovered,|earthen,|nursery ponds.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 26–31 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| dramatically | dra·MAT·i·cally | /drəˈmætɪkli/ |
| surprisingly | sur·PRIS·ing·ly | /sɚˈpraɪzɪŋli/ |
| increases | in·CREAS·es | /ɪnˈkrisəz/ |
| abandoned | a·BAN·doned | /əˈbændənd/ |
| uncovered | un·COV·ered | /ənˈkʌvɚd/ |
| reduces | re·DUC·es | /rəˈdusəz/ |
68 words, aim 26–31 seconds. Say 30 as "thirty" and 60 as "sixty". Breathe after days (twice), ponds, them and positive; the final list needs a short pause at each comma.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress dra·MAT·i·cally, sur·PRIS·ing·ly and in·CREAS·es on the second syllable. Keep the -s in reduces, increases, survivals, results and the -ed in abandoned, uncovered. Don't hesitate before 30 to 60.
General tip: The semicolon after days is a real stop; drop your voice, breathe, then start now fresh.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 虾农过去把虾苗放在育苗池里养30到60天；现在他们尽量在不到30天内把虾苗移入养成池。这减少了虾的应激，并显著提高了养成池里的存活率。许多曾放弃育苗池的养殖场又重新启用了它们，结果出人意料地好。他们用的是旧的、无遮盖的土质育苗池。
हिन्दी: झींगा पालक पहले जानवरों को नर्सरी तालाबों में 30 से 60 दिन रखते थे; अब वे उन्हें 30 दिन से कम में ग्रो-आउट तालाबों में ले जाने की कोशिश करते हैं। इससे जानवरों पर तनाव कम होता है और ग्रो-आउट तालाबों में जीवित रहने की दर नाटकीय रूप से बढ़ती है। जिन कई फ़ार्मों ने नर्सरी तालाब छोड़ दिए थे, वे फिर उनकी ओर लौट आए हैं, और नतीजे आश्चर्यजनक रूप से सकारात्मक रहे हैं। वे पुराने, खुले, मिट्टी के नर्सरी तालाब इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं।
नेपाली: झिँगा पालकहरूले पहिले जनावरहरूलाई नर्सरी पोखरीमा 30 देखि 60 दिनसम्म राख्थे; अहिले उनीहरू तिनलाई 30 दिनभन्दा कममा ग्रो-आउट पोखरीमा सार्ने कोसिस गर्छन्। यसले जनावरहरूमा तनाव घटाउँछ र ग्रो-आउट पोखरीमा बाँच्ने दर उल्लेखनीय रूपमा बढाउँछ। नर्सरी पोखरी छोडेका धेरै फार्महरू फेरि तिनैमा फर्केका छन्, र नतिजा अचम्मलाग्दो रूपमा सकारात्मक भएको छ। उनीहरूले पुराना, खुला, माटाका नर्सरी पोखरीहरू प्रयोग गरिरहेका छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Trước đây người nuôi tôm giữ tôm trong ao ương từ 30 đến 60 ngày; nay họ cố gắng chuyển chúng sang ao nuôi thương phẩm trong chưa đầy 30 ngày. Điều này giảm stress cho tôm và tăng mạnh tỷ lệ sống trong ao nuôi thương phẩm. Nhiều trại từng bỏ ao ương đã quay lại dùng chúng, và kết quả tích cực đến bất ngờ. Họ đang dùng những ao ương cũ bằng đất, không che phủ.
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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.