Scientists have recommended actions the government of Madagascar's recently elected…
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Scientists have recommended actions the government of Madagascar's recently elected president Andry should take to turn around the precipitous decline of biodiversity and help put Madagascar on a trajectory towards sustainable growth. Madagascar's protected areas, some of the most important for biodiversity in the world, have suffered terribly in recent years from illegal mining, logging, and collection of threatened species for the pet trade.
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How to read it
Scientists have recommended actions|the government of Madagascar's recently elected president Andry should take‖to turn around the precipitous decline of biodiversity|and help put Madagascar on a trajectory towards sustainable growth.‖Madagascar's protected areas,|some of the most important for biodiversity in the world,‖have suffered terribly in recent years|from illegal mining, logging, and collection of threatened species for the pet trade.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 25–29 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| biodiversity | bi·o·di·VER·si·ty | /baɪoʊdaɪˈvɝsəti/ |
| recommended | rec·om·MEN·ded | /rɛkəˈmɛndɪd/ |
| precipitous | pre·CIP·i·tous | /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ |
| sustainable | sus·TAIN·a·ble | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ |
| madagascar | mad·a·GAS·car | /mædəˈɡæskɚ/ |
| trajectory | tra·JEC·to·ry | /trəˈdʒɛktɚi/ |
64 words, aim 25–29 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after take, growth, world and years; short pauses at the commas in the final list.
Where marks are usually lost
bi·o·di·VER·si·ty and mad·a·GAS·car take late stress; pre·CIP·i·tous, tra·JEC·to·ry, sus·TAIN·a·ble take the second syllable. Keep -ed in recommended, elected, protected, suffered, threatened. Do not slow down before Madagascar's.
General tip: Madagascar appears three times—fix its rhythm (mad-a-GAS-car) once so each repeat is automatic.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 科学家们建议了马达加斯加新当选总统安德里的政府应采取的行动，以扭转生物多样性的急剧下降，并帮助马达加斯加走上可持续增长的轨道。马达加斯加的保护区是世界上对生物多样性最重要的地区之一，近年来因非法采矿、伐木以及为宠物贸易采集濒危物种而遭受严重破坏。
हिन्दी: वैज्ञानिकों ने ऐसे कदम सुझाए हैं जो मेडागास्कर के हाल ही में चुने गए राष्ट्रपति एंड्री की सरकार को जैव विविधता की तीव्र गिरावट को पलटने और मेडागास्कर को सतत विकास की राह पर लाने के लिए उठाने चाहिए। मेडागास्कर के संरक्षित क्षेत्र, जो दुनिया में जैव विविधता के लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हैं, हाल के वर्षों में अवैध खनन, कटाई और पालतू व्यापार के लिए संकटग्रस्त प्रजातियों के संग्रह से बुरी तरह प्रभावित हुए हैं।
नेपाली: वैज्ञानिकहरूले मडागास्करका भर्खरै निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति आन्द्रीको सरकारले जैविक विविधताको तीव्र ह्रासलाई उल्ट्याउन र मडागास्करलाई दिगो वृद्धिको बाटोमा लैजान चाल्नुपर्ने कदमहरू सिफारिस गरेका छन्। विश्वमै जैविक विविधताका लागि सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्णमध्ये पर्ने मडागास्करका संरक्षित क्षेत्रहरूले पछिल्ला वर्षहरूमा अवैध खानी, रूख कटान र पाल्तु व्यापारका लागि संकटापन्न प्रजाति सङ्कलनबाट ठूलो क्षति भोगेका छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Các nhà khoa học đã đề xuất những hành động mà chính phủ của tổng thống mới đắc cử Andry của Madagascar nên thực hiện để đảo ngược sự suy giảm nghiêm trọng của đa dạng sinh học và giúp Madagascar đi vào quỹ đạo tăng trưởng bền vững. Các khu bảo tồn của Madagascar, thuộc hàng quan trọng nhất thế giới về đa dạng sinh học, đã chịu tổn thất nặng nề trong những năm gần đây do khai thác mỏ, chặt gỗ trái phép và thu gom các loài bị đe dọa cho ngành buôn bán thú cưng.
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| 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
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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.