Do something you are very passionate about and do not…
Read the text aloud.
Do something you are very passionate about and do not try to chase what is considered the hot passion of the day. People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing, and it’s totally true. You have to do it over a sustained period of time. So, if you don’t love it, you’re going to give up.
Opens question #010360 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Do something you are very passionate about|and do not try to chase|what is considered the hot passion of the day.‖People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing,|and it’s totally true.‖You have to do it over a sustained period of time.‖So,|if you don’t love it,|you’re going to give up.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| considered | con·SID·ered | /kənˈsɪdɚd/ |
| passionate | PAS·sion·ate | /ˈpæʃənət/ |
| sustained | sus·TAINED | /səˈsteɪnd/ |
| totally | TO·tal·ly | /ˈtoʊtəli/ |
| period | PE·ri·od | /ˈpɪriəd/ |
62 words, aim for 24–28 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after day., true. and time.; short pauses after about, chase, doing,, So, and it,.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress PAS·sion·ate on the first syllable, con·SID·ered and sus·TAINED on the second. Read the contractions you’re, it’s, don’t as written — don't expand them. Keep the -ed on considered and sustained as a single /d/ sound.
General tip: This is spoken, conversational text — let the content words (passionate, chase, love, give up) carry the stress and keep to, of, a short and weak.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 去做你非常热爱的事，不要去追逐当下被认为最热门的事。人们说你必须对自己做的事充满热情，这完全正确。你必须在一段持续的时间里坚持去做。所以，如果你不热爱它，你就会放弃。
हिन्दी: कुछ ऐसा करें जिसके लिए आप बहुत जुनूनी हों, और उस चीज़ के पीछे न भागें जिसे आजकल का सबसे चर्चित जुनून माना जाता है। लोग कहते हैं कि आप जो कर रहे हैं उसके लिए आपमें बहुत जुनून होना चाहिए, और यह पूरी तरह सच है। आपको इसे लंबे समय तक लगातार करना होगा। इसलिए, अगर आप इसे प्यार नहीं करते, तो आप हार मान लेंगे।
नेपाली: तपाईंलाई साँच्चै मन पर्ने काम गर्नुहोस्, र आजकल सबैभन्दा चर्चित मानिने कुराको पछि नलाग्नुहोस्। मानिसहरू भन्छन् तपाईंले गरिरहेको कामप्रति धेरै जोश हुनुपर्छ, र यो पूरै सत्य हो। तपाईंले यो लामो समयसम्म निरन्तर गर्नुपर्छ। त्यसैले, यदि तपाईंलाई यो मन पर्दैन भने, तपाईंले छोडिदिनुहुनेछ।
Tiếng Việt: Hãy làm điều bạn thực sự đam mê và đừng cố chạy theo thứ được coi là đam mê thời thượng của ngày hôm nay. Người ta nói bạn phải có rất nhiều đam mê với việc mình đang làm, và điều đó hoàn toàn đúng. Bạn phải làm nó trong một khoảng thời gian dài liên tục. Vì vậy, nếu bạn không yêu nó, bạn sẽ bỏ cuộc.
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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.