A national study into fraud by bookkeepers employed at small…
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A national study into fraud by bookkeepers employed at small and medium-sized businesses has uncovered 65 instances of theft in more than five year, with more than $31 million stolen. Of the cases identified by the research, 56 involved women and nine instances involved men. However, male bookkeepers who defrauded their employer stole three times, on average, the amount that women stole.
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How to read it
A national study into fraud by bookkeepers|employed at small and medium-sized businesses‖has uncovered 65 instances of theft|in more than five years,‖with more than $31 million stolen.‖Of the cases identified by the research,|56 involved women|and nine instances involved men.‖However,|male bookkeepers who defrauded their employer|stole three times, on average,‖the amount that women stole.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| identified | i·DEN·ti·fied | /aɪˈdɛntəfaɪd/ |
| uncovered | un·COV·ered | /ənˈkʌvɚd/ |
| defrauded | de·FRAUD·ed | /dɪˈfrɔdɪd/ |
| employer | em·PLOY·er | /ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/ |
| however | how·EV·er | /haʊˈɛvɚ/ |
| bookkeepers | BOOK·keep·ers | /ˈbʊkkipɚz/ |
62 words, aim for 24–28 seconds. Say 65 as "sixty-five", $31 million as "thirty-one million dollars", 56 as "fifty-six", and nine as "nine". Breathe after businesses, years, stolen, men and average.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress un·COV·ered, i·DEN·ti·fied and de·FRAUD·ed on the second syllable, but BOOK·keep·ers on the first. Don't pause before 65 or $31 million. Keep the endings in employed, involved, instances, businesses.
General tip: Both stole and stolen appear; keep the long vowel /əʊ/ in each so they don't collapse into "stol".
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 一项关于中小型企业所雇用的簿记员欺诈行为的全国性研究，发现五年多来有65起盗窃案件，被盗金额超过3100万美元。在研究识别出的案件中，56起涉及女性，9起涉及男性。然而，欺诈雇主的男性簿记员所盗金额平均是女性的三倍。
हिन्दी: छोटे और मध्यम आकार के व्यवसायों में कार्यरत बुककीपरों द्वारा धोखाधड़ी पर हुए एक राष्ट्रीय अध्ययन में पाँच वर्षों से अधिक समय में चोरी के 65 मामले सामने आए, जिनमें 31 मिलियन डॉलर से अधिक चुराए गए। शोध में पहचाने गए मामलों में से 56 में महिलाएँ और नौ में पुरुष शामिल थे। हालाँकि, अपने नियोक्ता को ठगने वाले पुरुष बुककीपरों ने औसतन महिलाओं से तीन गुना राशि चुराई।
नेपाली: साना र मझौला व्यवसायमा काम गर्ने बुककिपरहरूले गरेको ठगीबारे एक राष्ट्रिय अध्ययनले पाँच वर्षभन्दा बढी अवधिमा चोरीका 65 घटना पत्ता लगायो, जसमा 31 मिलियन डलरभन्दा बढी चोरी भएको थियो। अनुसन्धानले पहिचान गरेका घटनामध्ये 56 मा महिला र नौवटामा पुरुष संलग्न थिए। तर आफ्नो रोजगारदातालाई ठग्ने पुरुष बुककिपरहरूले औसतमा महिलाले चोरेको भन्दा तीन गुणा रकम चोरेका थिए।
Tiếng Việt: Một nghiên cứu toàn quốc về gian lận của nhân viên kế toán sổ sách làm việc tại các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ đã phát hiện 65 vụ trộm cắp trong hơn năm năm, với hơn 31 triệu đô la bị đánh cắp. Trong số các vụ được nghiên cứu xác định, 56 vụ liên quan đến phụ nữ và chín vụ liên quan đến nam giới. Tuy nhiên, các nhân viên kế toán nam lừa đảo chủ của mình đã lấy trung bình gấp ba lần số tiền mà phụ nữ lấy.
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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.