Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing

Goods and Services

7 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Jun 2022Question #010383

Read the text aloud.

Quite obviously, a significant rise in the number of people in a given area or country will affect the demand for a whole host of goods and services. Note that a change in the structure of the population will Increase the demand for some goods but reduce the demand for others.

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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

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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.