Summerhill School was regarded with considerable suspicion by the educational…
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Summerhill School was regarded with considerable suspicion by the educational establishment. Lessons were optional for pupils at the school, and the government of the school was carried out by a School Council, of which all the pupils and staff were members, with everyone having equal voting rights.
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How to read it
Summerhill School was regarded with considerable suspicion|by the educational establishment.‖Lessons were optional for pupils at the school,|and the government of the school‖was carried out by a School Council,|of which all the pupils and staff were members,‖with everyone having equal voting rights.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| considerable | con·SID·er·a·ble | /kənˈsɪdɚəbəl/ |
| educational | ed·u·CA·tion·al | /ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/ |
| establishment | es·TAB·lish·ment | /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ |
| suspicion | sus·PI·cion | /səˈspɪʃən/ |
| regarded | re·GARD·ed | /rɪˈɡɑrdɪd/ |
| summerhill | SUM·mer·hill | /ˈsʌmɚhɪl/ |
47 words, aim for 18–21 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after establishment., after school (the second one, before was carried out) and after members,. The first sentence is short — do not rush it.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress re·GARD·ed, con·SID·er·a·ble, sus·PI·cion and es·TAB·lish·ment on the second syllable, ed·u·CA·tion·al on the third, SUM·mer·hill on the first. Say the -ed in regarded and carried, and the -s in Lessons, pupils, members, rights.
General tip: School Council is a name — stress both words evenly and do not drop the /l/ in Council.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 夏山学校曾受到教育界的高度怀疑。学校的课程对学生是自愿参加的，学校的管理由一个学校委员会负责，所有学生和教职工都是委员会成员，每个人都拥有平等的投票权。
हिन्दी: समरहिल स्कूल को शैक्षिक प्रतिष्ठान द्वारा काफ़ी संदेह की दृष्टि से देखा जाता था। स्कूल में छात्रों के लिए पाठ वैकल्पिक थे, और स्कूल का शासन एक स्कूल परिषद द्वारा चलाया जाता था, जिसके सदस्य सभी छात्र और कर्मचारी थे, और सबके पास समान मतदान अधिकार थे।
नेपाली: समरहिल स्कुललाई शैक्षिक प्रतिष्ठानले निकै शङ्काको दृष्टिले हेर्थ्यो। स्कुलमा विद्यार्थीका लागि पाठ ऐच्छिक थिए, र स्कुलको शासन एउटा स्कुल परिषद्ले चलाउँथ्यो, जसका सदस्य सबै विद्यार्थी र कर्मचारी थिए, र सबैसँग समान मतदान अधिकार थियो।
Tiếng Việt: Trường Summerhill từng bị giới giáo dục chính thống nhìn với nhiều nghi ngờ. Các giờ học là tùy chọn với học sinh, và việc quản lý trường do một Hội đồng Trường đảm nhiệm, trong đó toàn bộ học sinh và nhân viên đều là thành viên, mọi người có quyền bỏ phiếu ngang nhau.
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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.