Tourism is a challenging sector on which divides statistics since…
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Tourism is a challenging sector on which divides statistics since businesses serving tourists, also service local people. Therefore, it is not straightforward to estimate how much business sectors' revenues and how many jobs are due to tourist expenditures.
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How to read it
Tourism is a challenging sector|on which to derive statistics‖since businesses serving tourists,|also service local people.‖Therefore,|it is not straightforward to estimate|how much business sectors' revenues‖and how many jobs are due to tourist expenditures.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| expenditures | ex·PEN·di·tures | /ɪkˈspɛndətʃɚz/ |
| statistics | sta·TIS·tics | /stəˈtɪstɪks/ |
| challenging | CHAL·len·ging | /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ |
| businesses | BUSI·ness·es | /ˈbɪznəsəz/ |
| estimate | ES·ti·mate | /ˈɛstəmət/ |
39 words, aim for 15–18 seconds. There are no numbers. Breathe after statistics, after people and after revenues; take short pauses at the commas.
Where marks are usually lost
Put the stress on the second syllable in sta·TIS·tics and ex·PEN·di·tures, but on the first in CHAL·len·ging, BUSI·ness·es and ES·ti·mate. Sound every plural ending: businesses, tourists, sectors', revenues, jobs, expenditures. Don't stumble on the odd comma after tourists – pause briefly and continue.
General tip: estimate is a verb here, so say the last syllable fully as 'mate'; read the whole first sentence without slowing down before statistics.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 旅游业是一个难以得出统计数据的行业，因为为游客服务的企业也为当地人服务。因此，要估算各商业部门有多少收入和多少工作岗位源于游客的消费，并不简单。
हिन्दी: पर्यटन एक ऐसा क्षेत्र है जिसके आँकड़े निकालना चुनौतीपूर्ण है, क्योंकि पर्यटकों की सेवा करने वाले व्यवसाय स्थानीय लोगों की भी सेवा करते हैं। इसलिए यह अनुमान लगाना सीधा नहीं है कि व्यावसायिक क्षेत्रों का कितना राजस्व और कितनी नौकरियाँ पर्यटकों के खर्च के कारण हैं।
नेपाली: पर्यटन यस्तो क्षेत्र हो जसको तथ्याङ्क निकाल्न गाह्रो छ, किनभने पर्यटकलाई सेवा दिने व्यवसायहरूले स्थानीय मानिसहरूलाई पनि सेवा दिन्छन्। त्यसैले व्यावसायिक क्षेत्रहरूको कति आम्दानी र कति रोजगारी पर्यटकको खर्चका कारण हो भनी अनुमान गर्न सजिलो छैन।
Tiếng Việt: Du lịch là một lĩnh vực khó thống kê vì các doanh nghiệp phục vụ khách du lịch cũng phục vụ người dân địa phương. Do đó, không dễ để ước tính bao nhiêu doanh thu của các ngành kinh doanh và bao nhiêu việc làm là nhờ chi tiêu của khách du lịch.
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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.