Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic…
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Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions.
Pause plan and hard words
Pause plan (/ short pause, // longer pause)
Aquaculture, / also known as aquafarming, / is the farming of aquatic organisms // such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. // Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations / under controlled conditions.
29 words, aim for 11–13 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after organisms and after plants.; short pauses after Aquaculture,, aquafarming, and before under.
Words to practise
| Word | Stress |
|---|---|
| populations | pop·u·LA·tions /pɑpjəˈleɪʃənz/ |
| aquaculture | A·qua·cul·ture /ˈækwəkʌltʃɚ/ |
| crustaceans | crus·TA·ceans /krəˈsteɪʃənz/ |
| cultivating | CUL·ti·va·ting /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
| conditions | con·DI·tions /kənˈdɪʃənz/ |
| organisms | OR·ga·ni·sms /ˈɔrɡənɪzəmz/ |
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What is the answer to PTE Read Aloud #010377?
Read it in sense groups: pause briefly at the single slashes and a little longer at the double slashes in the plan above. Practise populations, aquaculture, crustaceans, cultivating first.
How do I get full marks on this Read Aloud question?
Read every word as written, pause at the sense-group boundaries and stress the right syllables. Content counts the words you read correctly; fluency and pronunciation are scored too.
Can I practise #010377 with scoring?
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How to read it
Aquaculture,|also known as aquafarming,|is the farming of aquatic organisms‖such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants.‖Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations|under controlled conditions.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| populations | pop·u·LA·tions | /pɑpjəˈleɪʃənz/ |
| aquaculture | A·qua·cul·ture | /ˈækwəkʌltʃɚ/ |
| crustaceans | crus·TA·ceans | /krəˈsteɪʃənz/ |
| cultivating | CUL·ti·va·ting | /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
| conditions | con·DI·tions | /kənˈdɪʃənz/ |
| organisms | OR·ga·ni·sms | /ˈɔrɡənɪzəmz/ |
29 words, aim for 11–13 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after organisms and after plants.; short pauses after Aquaculture,, aquafarming, and before under.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: A·qua·cul·ture, OR·ga·ni·sms, crus·TA·ceans, CUL·ti·va·ting, pop·u·LA·tions, con·DI·tions. Hesitating before crustaceans and molluscs. Dropping the -s in organisms, crustaceans, molluscs, plants, populations, conditions.
General tip: short passage, so one stumble costs a lot—read the list fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants evenly without speeding up.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 水产养殖，也称水产农业，是对鱼类、甲壳类、软体动物和水生植物等水生生物的养殖。水产养殖包括在受控条件下培育淡水和咸水种群。
हिन्दी: जलीय कृषि, जिसे एक्वाफार्मिंग भी कहते हैं, मछली, क्रस्टेशियन, मोलस्क और जलीय पौधों जैसे जलीय जीवों की खेती है। जलीय कृषि में नियंत्रित परिस्थितियों में मीठे पानी और खारे पानी की आबादियों को पालना शामिल है।
नेपाली: जलकृषि, जसलाई एक्वाफार्मिङ पनि भनिन्छ, माछा, क्रस्टेसियन, मोलस्क र जलीय वनस्पति जस्ता जलीय जीवहरूको खेती हो। जलकृषिमा नियन्त्रित अवस्थामा मीठो पानी र नुनिलो पानीका जीव-समूहहरू हुर्काउने काम पर्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Nuôi trồng thủy sản, còn gọi là canh tác thủy sản, là việc nuôi các sinh vật thủy sinh như cá, giáp xác, nhuyễn thể và thực vật thủy sinh. Nuôi trồng thủy sản bao gồm việc nuôi dưỡng các quần thể nước ngọt và nước mặn trong điều kiện được kiểm soát.
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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.