Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing
Grand Canyon
30 students marked "I sat this"Added 14 Mar 2020Question #010209
Read the text aloud.
Few things in the world produce such amazement as one's first of clippers of Grand Canyon; it took around more than 2 billion years to create this vast wonder- in some places 17 miles wide, largely through the relentless force of Colorado River, which runs 277 miles along its length, a mile beneath its towering rims.
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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.