Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing
Australian English(Version 2)
139 students marked "I sat this"Added 14 Mar 2020Question #010227
Read the text aloud.
Australian speak English of course, but for many tourists and even some locals. Australian English has only tenuous links with mother tone. Our speech is peppered with words and phrases whose arcane means understood only by the initiate. It is these colorful colloquialisms that Australian slang set to truly explain.
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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.