The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will search for signs of…
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life, which will advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover has a drill to collect core samples of Martian rock and soil, then store them in sealed tubes for pickup by a future mission that would ferry them back to Earth for detailed analysis. Perseverance will also test technologies to help pave the way for future human exploration of Mars.
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How to read it
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover|will search for signs of ancient microbial life,‖which will advance NASA's quest|to explore the past habitability of Mars.‖The rover has a drill|to collect core samples of Martian rock and soil,‖then store them in sealed tubes|for pickup by a future mission‖that would ferry them back to Earth|for detailed analysis.‖Perseverance will also test technologies|to help pave the way|for future human exploration of Mars.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| perseverance | per·se·VER·ance | /pɝsəˈvɪrəns/ |
| technologies | tech·NOL·o·gies | /tɛkˈnɑlədʒiz/ |
| exploration | ex·plo·RA·tion | /ɛksplɚˈeɪʃən/ |
| microbial | mi·CRO·bi·al | /maɪˈkroʊbiəl/ |
| analysis | a·NAL·y·sis | /əˈnæləsəs/ |
77 words, aim for 30–35 seconds. Say 2020 as "twenty twenty" and NASA's as "NASSA's". Breathe after life, Mars, soil, mission and analysis.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress per·se·VER·ance and ex·plo·RA·tion on the third syllable, but tech·NOL·o·gies, mi·CRO·bi·al and a·NAL·y·sis on the second. Keep the -s on signs, samples, tubes and technologies, and the -d on sealed. Do not pause before 2020.
General tip: habitability is five syllables with the stress on -BIL-; practise it slowly before reading at speed.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 火星 2020 毅力号探测车将寻找古代微生物生命的迹象，推进 NASA 探索火星过去宜居性的任务。探测车配有钻头，可采集火星岩石和土壤的岩芯样本，然后封存在密封管中，等待未来任务取回并运回地球进行详细分析。毅力号还将测试多项技术，为未来人类探索火星铺路。
हिन्दी: मार्स 2020 पर्सिवियरेंस रोवर प्राचीन सूक्ष्मजीवी जीवन के संकेत खोजेगा, जिससे मंगल की पुरानी रहने-योग्यता की खोज में NASA का अभियान आगे बढ़ेगा। रोवर में एक ड्रिल है जो मंगल की चट्टान और मिट्टी के कोर नमूने लेकर सीलबंद ट्यूबों में रखेगी, ताकि भविष्य का मिशन उन्हें विस्तृत विश्लेषण के लिए पृथ्वी पर ला सके। पर्सिवियरेंस ऐसी तकनीकों का परीक्षण भी करेगा जो मंगल पर भविष्य की मानव खोज का रास्ता बनाएँगी।
नेपाली: मार्स 2020 पर्सिभियरेन्स रोभरले प्राचीन सूक्ष्मजीवी जीवनका संकेत खोज्नेछ, जसले मंगल ग्रहको विगतको बसोबासयोग्यता बुझ्ने NASA को अभियानलाई अगाडि बढाउनेछ। रोभरमा एउटा ड्रिल छ जसले मंगलको चट्टान र माटोका कोर नमुना सङ्कलन गरी सिल गरिएका ट्युबमा राख्छ, जसलाई भविष्यको मिसनले विस्तृत विश्लेषणका लागि पृथ्वीमा फिर्ता ल्याउनेछ। पर्सिभियरेन्सले मंगलमा भविष्यको मानव अन्वेषणको बाटो खोल्ने प्रविधिहरूको परीक्षण पनि गर्नेछ।
Tiếng Việt: Xe tự hành Perseverance của sứ mệnh Mars 2020 sẽ tìm kiếm dấu hiệu của sự sống vi sinh cổ đại, thúc đẩy nỗ lực của NASA nhằm khám phá khả năng từng có sự sống trên Sao Hỏa. Xe có một mũi khoan để lấy mẫu lõi đá và đất Sao Hỏa, rồi cất vào các ống kín để một sứ mệnh tương lai thu hồi và đưa về Trái Đất phân tích chi tiết. Perseverance cũng sẽ thử nghiệm các công nghệ mở đường cho con người khám phá Sao Hỏa trong tương lai.
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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 |
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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.