Have you ever picture a world without light? Just think…
Read the text aloud.
Have you ever picture a world without light? Just think how much we rely on man-made light sources in our lives, without engineers, we wouldn’t be able to live the way we do. No street lights, no TV, no computer displays, no house light, engineers design and build all these things.
Opens question #010225 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Have you ever pictured a world without light?‖Just think how much we rely on man-made light sources in our lives,‖without engineers,|we wouldn’t be able to live the way we do.‖No street lights,|no TV,|no computer displays,|no house lights,‖engineers design and build all these things.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 20–23 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| computer | com·PU·ter | /kəmˈpjutɚ/ |
| displays | dis·PLAYS | /dɪsˈpleɪz/ |
| without | with·OUT | /wɪˈθaʊt/ |
| design | de·SIGN | /dɪˈzaɪn/ |
51 words, aim 20–23 seconds. No numbers; say TV as the two letters. Breathe after light?, lives, do and house lights; the four no items get short, even pauses.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: com·PU·ter, dis·PLAYS, de·SIGN, with·OUT. Keep -s on sources, lives, lights, displays, things and the -d in pictured and man-made. Don't let wouldn't collapse into 'won't'.
General tip: The opening question rises at light?; the list of four no items should rise on the first three and fall on house lights.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 你有没有想象过一个没有光的世界？想想看，我们的生活多么依赖人造光源；没有工程师，我们就无法像现在这样生活。没有路灯，没有电视，没有电脑显示器，没有家里的灯——这一切都是工程师设计和建造的。
हिन्दी: क्या आपने कभी बिना रोशनी की दुनिया की कल्पना की है? ज़रा सोचिए, हम अपने जीवन में मानव-निर्मित प्रकाश स्रोतों पर कितना निर्भर हैं; इंजीनियरों के बिना हम ऐसे नहीं जी पाते जैसे आज जीते हैं। न सड़क की बत्तियाँ, न टीवी, न कंप्यूटर स्क्रीन, न घर की रोशनी—ये सब इंजीनियर ही डिज़ाइन करके बनाते हैं।
नेपाली: के तपाईंले कहिल्यै उज्यालोविनाको संसार कल्पना गर्नुभएको छ? सोच्नुहोस् त, हामी जीवनमा मानवनिर्मित प्रकाश स्रोतहरूमा कति भर पर्छौँ; इन्जिनियरहरू नभए हामी अहिलेजस्तो बाँच्न सक्दैनथ्यौँ। सडकबत्ती छैन, टिभी छैन, कम्प्युटर स्क्रिन छैन, घरको बत्ती छैन—यी सबै इन्जिनियरहरूले नै डिजाइन गरेर बनाउँछन्।
Tiếng Việt: Bạn đã bao giờ hình dung một thế giới không có ánh sáng chưa? Hãy nghĩ xem chúng ta dựa vào các nguồn sáng nhân tạo nhiều thế nào; không có kỹ sư, ta không thể sống như hiện nay. Không đèn đường, không TV, không màn hình máy tính, không đèn trong nhà — tất cả đều do kỹ sư thiết kế và xây dựng.
More Read Aloud questions
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.