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Previous research has offered circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, the largest…

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Previous research has offered circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, contains more water than all of Earth's oceans. However, temperatures there are so cold that water on the surface is frozen solid. Ganymede's ocean would reside roughly 100 miles below the crust; therefore, the water vapor would not represent the evaporation of this ocean

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Previous research has offered circumstantial evidence|that Ganymede,|the largest moon in the solar system,‖contains more water than all of Earth's oceans.‖However,|temperatures there are so cold|that water on the surface is frozen solid.‖Ganymede's ocean would reside roughly 100 miles below the crust;‖therefore,|the water vapor would not represent|the evaporation of this ocean.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Aim for 23–27 seconds.

Words to stress correctly

evaporatione·vap·o·RA·tion/ɪvæpɚˈeɪʃən/
circumstantialcir·cum·STAN·tial/sɝkəmˈstænʃəl/
representrep·re·SENT/rɛprɪˈzɛnt/
howeverhow·EV·er/haʊˈɛvɚ/
temperaturesTEM·pera·tures/ˈtɛmprətʃɚz/
previousPRE·vi·ous/ˈpriviəs/

59 words, aim 23–27 seconds. Say 100 as "one hundred". Breathe after system, oceans, solid and crust; short pauses after However and therefore.

Where marks are usually lost

Late stress: e·vap·o·RA·tion, cir·cum·STAN·tial, rep·re·SENT; but TEM·pera·tures and PRE·vi·ous stress the first syllable, how·EV·er the second. Keep -s on temperatures, oceans, miles and -ed on offered. Ganymede appears twice — practise it so you don't stall.

General tip: The semicolon before therefore is a real stop: let your voice fall on crust, breathe, then start therefore fresh.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 先前的研究提供了间接证据,表明太阳系中最大的卫星木卫三(盖尼米得)所含的水比地球所有海洋加起来还多。然而,那里温度极低,表面的水冻成了固体。木卫三的海洋大约位于地壳下方100英里处;因此,这些水蒸气并不代表该海洋的蒸发。

हिन्दी: पिछले शोध ने परिस्थितिजन्य प्रमाण दिए हैं कि सौरमंडल का सबसे बड़ा चंद्रमा गैनीमीड पृथ्वी के सभी महासागरों से अधिक पानी रखता है। हालाँकि, वहाँ का तापमान इतना ठंडा है कि सतह पर पानी ठोस रूप में जमा हुआ है। गैनीमीड का महासागर भूपर्पटी से लगभग 100 मील नीचे होगा; इसलिए, जलवाष्प इस महासागर के वाष्पीकरण को नहीं दर्शाता।

नेपाली: अघिल्लो अनुसन्धानले सौर्यमण्डलको सबैभन्दा ठूलो चन्द्रमा ग्यानिमिडमा पृथ्वीका सबै महासागरभन्दा बढी पानी छ भन्ने परिस्थितिजन्य प्रमाण दिएको छ। तर त्यहाँको तापक्रम यति चिसो छ कि सतहको पानी ठोस रूपमा जमेको छ। ग्यानिमिडको महासागर भू-पर्पटीभन्दा करिब १०० माइल तल रहेको हुनुपर्छ; त्यसैले, त्यो जलवाष्पले यस महासागरको वाष्पीकरणलाई जनाउँदैन।

Tiếng Việt: Nghiên cứu trước đây đã đưa ra bằng chứng gián tiếp rằng Ganymede, mặt trăng lớn nhất trong hệ Mặt Trời, chứa nhiều nước hơn tất cả các đại dương của Trái Đất. Tuy nhiên, nhiệt độ ở đó lạnh đến mức nước trên bề mặt bị đóng băng rắn. Đại dương của Ganymede có lẽ nằm cách lớp vỏ khoảng 100 dặm bên dưới; do đó, hơi nước này không đại diện cho sự bốc hơi của đại dương đó.

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Read Aloud format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; 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.