A mental illness is a health problem that significantly affects…
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A mental illness is a health problem that significantly affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people. People who experience mental illnesses and their family and friends suffer a great deal due to these illnesses. According to the World Health Organisation, depression will be one of the biggest health problems worldwide by the year 2020.
Opens question #010219 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
A mental illness is a health problem|that significantly affects how a person feels,|thinks, behaves,|and interacts with other people.‖People who experience mental illnesses|and their family and friends|suffer a great deal due to these illnesses.‖According to the World Health Organisation,|depression will be one of the biggest health problems worldwide‖by the year 2020.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 23–27 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| significantly | sig·NIF·i·cant·ly | /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ |
| organisation | or·gan·i·SA·tion | /ɔrɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| experience | ex·PE·ri·ence | /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ |
| depression | de·PRES·sion | /dɪˈprɛʃən/ |
| interacts | in·ter·ACTS | /ɪntɚˈækts/ |
| according | ac·CORD·ing | /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ |
59 words, aim 23–27 seconds. Say 2020 as "twenty twenty". Breathe after other people., these illnesses. and worldwide; short pauses at the commas in the list feels, thinks, behaves, and after Organisation,.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress sig·NIF·i·cant·ly, ex·PE·ri·ence, de·PRES·sion, ac·CORD·ing; last syllable in in·ter·ACTS, fourth in or·gan·i·SA·tion. Don't pause before 2020. Keep the -s on affects, feels, thinks, behaves, interacts, illnesses, friends, problems.
General tip: the four-verb list feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts should rise on the first three and fall on the last.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 精神疾病是一种显著影响人的感受、思维、行为以及与他人互动方式的健康问题。患有精神疾病的人及其家人和朋友因这些疾病而承受巨大痛苦。根据世界卫生组织的说法，到 2020 年，抑郁症将成为全球最严重的健康问题之一。
हिन्दी: मानसिक रोग एक स्वास्थ्य समस्या है जो व्यक्ति के महसूस करने, सोचने, व्यवहार करने और दूसरों से मेलजोल करने के तरीके को काफ़ी प्रभावित करती है। मानसिक रोग झेलने वाले लोग और उनके परिवार व मित्र इन रोगों के कारण बहुत कष्ट उठाते हैं। विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के अनुसार, वर्ष 2020 तक अवसाद दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी स्वास्थ्य समस्याओं में से एक होगा।
नेपाली: मानसिक रोग एउटा स्वास्थ्य समस्या हो जसले व्यक्तिले कसरी महसुस गर्छ, सोच्छ, व्यवहार गर्छ र अरूसँग अन्तरक्रिया गर्छ भन्ने कुरालाई उल्लेखनीय रूपमा असर गर्छ। मानसिक रोग भोग्ने मानिस र उनीहरूका परिवार तथा साथीहरूले यी रोगका कारण धेरै दुःख पाउँछन्। विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनका अनुसार, सन् 2020 सम्ममा डिप्रेसन विश्वभरका सबैभन्दा ठूला स्वास्थ्य समस्यामध्ये एक हुनेछ।
Tiếng Việt: Bệnh tâm thần là một vấn đề sức khỏe ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến cách một người cảm nhận, suy nghĩ, hành xử và tương tác với người khác. Những người mắc bệnh tâm thần cùng gia đình và bạn bè của họ chịu nhiều đau khổ vì những bệnh này. Theo Tổ chức Y tế Thế giới, đến năm 2020, trầm cảm sẽ là một trong những vấn đề sức khỏe lớn nhất trên toàn thế giới.
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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.