Smoke from Australia's Black Summer bushfires of 2019 to 2020…
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Smoke from Australia's Black Summer bushfires of 2019 to 2020, which burnt through 18 million hectares of land, produced a phytoplankton bloom larger than the entire country of Australia located in the Southern Ocean.
Opens question #010364 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Smoke from Australia's Black Summer bushfires of 2019 to 2020,|which burnt through 18 million hectares of land,‖produced a phytoplankton bloom larger than the entire country of Australia|located in the Southern Ocean.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| phytoplankton | phy·to·PLANK·ton | /faɪtoʊˈplæŋtən/ |
| australia's | aus·TRA·lia's | /ɔsˈtreɪljəz/ |
| australia | aus·TRA·lia | /ɔsˈtreɪljə/ |
| entire | en·TI·re | /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ |
| produced | pro·DUCED | /prəˈdust/ |
34 words, aim for 13–15 seconds. Say 2019 to 2020 as "twenty nineteen to twenty twenty" and 18 million as "eighteen million". Breathe once after land,; short pauses after 2020, and Australia.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress phy·to·PLANK·ton on the third syllable, aus·TRA·lia, en·TI·re, pro·DUCED on the second. Don't hesitate before 2019 or 18 million. Keep the -s on bushfires, hectares and the /t/ ending of burnt and produced.
General tip: This is one long sentence; the subject is Smoke and the verb is produced — keep the clause which burnt … land slightly lower and faster so the main verb stands out.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 澳大利亚 2019 至 2020 年"黑色夏天"山火烧毁了 1800 万公顷土地，其烟雾在南大洋引发了一场面积比整个澳大利亚还大的浮游植物藻华。
हिन्दी: ऑस्ट्रेलिया की 2019 से 2020 की 'ब्लैक समर' झाड़ी-आग, जिसने 1.8 करोड़ हेक्टेयर ज़मीन जला दी, के धुएँ ने दक्षिणी महासागर में पूरे ऑस्ट्रेलिया देश से भी बड़ा फाइटोप्लैंकटन का फैलाव पैदा किया।
नेपाली: अस्ट्रेलियाको २०१९ देखि २०२० को 'ब्ल्याक समर' वन डढेलो, जसले १ करोड ८० लाख हेक्टर जमिन जलायो, त्यसको धुवाँले दक्षिणी महासागरमा सिंगो अस्ट्रेलिया देशभन्दा पनि ठूलो फाइटोप्लांक्टनको फैलावट उत्पन्न गर्यो।
Tiếng Việt: Khói từ các vụ cháy rừng 'Mùa hè Đen' của Úc năm 2019 đến 2020, vốn đã thiêu rụi 18 triệu héc-ta đất, đã tạo ra một đợt bùng phát thực vật phù du ở Nam Đại Dương có diện tích lớn hơn cả nước Úc.
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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.