First-year university students have designed and built a groundbreaking electric…
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First-year university students have designed and built a groundbreaking electric car that recharges itself. Fifty students from the University of Sydney‘s Faculty of Engineering spent five months working together bits of plywood, foam and fiberglass to build the ManGo concept car. They developed the specifications and hand built the car. It's a pretty radical design: a four-wheel drive with a motor in each wheel.
Opens question #010195 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
First-year university students have designed and built|a groundbreaking electric car that recharges itself.‖Fifty students from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering|spent five months working together|bits of plywood, foam and fiberglass‖to build the ManGo concept car.‖They developed the specifications|and hand built the car.‖It's a pretty radical design:|a four-wheel drive with a motor in each wheel.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 25–29 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| specifications | spec·i·fi·CA·tions | /spɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz/ |
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty | /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| developed | de·VEL·oped | /dɪˈvɛləpt/ |
| electric | e·LEC·tric | /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/ |
| together | to·GETH·er | /təˈɡɛðɚ/ |
64 words, aim 25–29 seconds. The numbers are spelt out: Fifty and five. Breathe after itself, fiberglass and car (twice); pause briefly at the comma after plywood, and at the colon before a four-wheel drive.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress spec·i·fi·CA·tions and u·ni·VER·si·ty late, and e·LEC·tric, de·VEL·oped, to·GETH·er on the second syllable. Keep the -ed in designed, developed and the -s in students, months, bits, recharges. Don't hesitate at ManGo or Sydney’s.
General tip: University appears twice; read both the same way, and let the colon before a four-wheel drive be a short, confident pause.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 大学一年级学生设计并制造了一辆能自行充电的开创性电动汽车。来自悉尼大学工程学院的五十名学生花了五个月，用胶合板、泡沫和玻璃纤维拼装出了ManGo概念车。他们制定了技术规格，并手工造出了这辆车。这是一个相当激进的设计：四轮驱动，每个轮子里都有一台电机。
हिन्दी: विश्वविद्यालय के प्रथम वर्ष के छात्रों ने एक अभूतपूर्व इलेक्ट्रिक कार डिज़ाइन कर बनाई है जो खुद को रिचार्ज करती है। सिडनी विश्वविद्यालय के इंजीनियरिंग संकाय के पचास छात्रों ने पाँच महीने तक प्लाईवुड, फोम और फाइबरग्लास के टुकड़ों को जोड़कर ManGo कॉन्सेप्ट कार बनाई। उन्होंने विनिर्देश तैयार किए और कार हाथ से बनाई। यह काफी क्रांतिकारी डिज़ाइन है: फोर-व्हील ड्राइव, जिसके हर पहिये में एक मोटर है।
नेपाली: विश्वविद्यालयका प्रथम वर्षका विद्यार्थीहरूले आफैँ रिचार्ज हुने एउटा अभूतपूर्व विद्युतीय कार डिजाइन गरी बनाएका छन्। सिड्नी विश्वविद्यालयको इन्जिनियरिङ संकायका पचास विद्यार्थीले पाँच महिना लगाएर प्लाइउड, फोम र फाइबरग्लासका टुक्राहरू जोडेर ManGo कन्सेप्ट कार बनाए। उनीहरूले विशिष्टताहरू तयार पारे र कार हातैले बनाए। यो निकै क्रान्तिकारी डिजाइन हो: फोर-ह्वील ड्राइभ, जसको प्रत्येक पाङ्ग्रामा एउटा मोटर छ।
Tiếng Việt: Sinh viên năm nhất đại học đã thiết kế và chế tạo một chiếc xe điện đột phá có thể tự sạc. Năm mươi sinh viên Khoa Kỹ thuật, Đại học Sydney đã dành năm tháng ghép các mảnh ván ép, xốp và sợi thủy tinh để chế tạo xe ý tưởng ManGo. Họ xây dựng thông số kỹ thuật và tự tay làm chiếc xe. Đây là thiết kế khá táo bạo: dẫn động bốn bánh, mỗi bánh có một động cơ.
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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.