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While advances in agricultural science have always been critical to…

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While advances in agricultural science have always been critical to ensuring we help feed the world, its impact and importance is even greater now, as population grows at a rapid rate and the availability of arable land steadily declines. Science and technology solutions are essential to meeting growing demand for food, maintaining market competitiveness and adapting to and mitigating risks.

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While advances in agricultural science|have always been critical to ensuring we help feed the world,‖its impact and importance is even greater now,|as population grows at a rapid rate‖and the availability of arable land steadily declines.‖Science and technology solutions are essential|to meeting growing demand for food,‖maintaining market competitiveness|and adapting to and mitigating risks.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Words to stress correctly

availabilitya·vail·a·BIL·i·ty/əveɪləˈbɪləti/
competitivenesscom·PET·i·tive·ness/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs/
agriculturalag·ri·CUL·tur·al/æɡrəˈkʌltʃɚəl/
populationpop·u·LA·tion/pɑpjəˈleɪʃən/
technologytech·NOL·o·gy/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
maintainingmain·TAIN·ing/meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/

60 words, aim for 23–27 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after world,, after rate, after declines. and after food,. The last sentence lists three -ing phrases: meeting, maintaining, adapting — keep the rhythm even.

Where marks are usually lost

Stress a·vail·a·BIL·i·ty on the fourth syllable, ag·ri·CUL·tur·al and pop·u·LA·tion on the third, tech·NOL·o·gy, com·PET·i·tive·ness, main·TAIN·ing on the second. Keep the -s in advances, grows, declines, solutions, risks. Do not hesitate before availability.

General tip: adapting to and mitigating risks is awkward — read it as one unit, no pause after to.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 尽管农业科学的进步一直对帮助养活世界至关重要,但如今其影响和重要性更大,因为人口快速增长,可耕地的可用面积稳步减少。科技解决方案对于满足不断增长的粮食需求、保持市场竞争力以及适应和减轻风险至关重要。

हिन्दी: हालाँकि कृषि विज्ञान की प्रगति दुनिया को भोजन देने में सहायता के लिए हमेशा महत्वपूर्ण रही है, अब इसका प्रभाव और महत्व और भी अधिक है, क्योंकि जनसंख्या तेज़ी से बढ़ रही है और कृषि योग्य भूमि की उपलब्धता लगातार घट रही है। भोजन की बढ़ती माँग पूरी करने, बाज़ार प्रतिस्पर्धा बनाए रखने और जोखिमों के अनुकूल होने व उन्हें कम करने के लिए विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी समाधान आवश्यक हैं।

नेपाली: यद्यपि कृषि विज्ञानका प्रगति संसारलाई खुवाउन सहयोग गर्न सधैं महत्त्वपूर्ण रहेका छन्, अहिले यसको प्रभाव र महत्त्व अझ बढी छ, किनकि जनसङ्ख्या तीव्र गतिमा बढ्दैछ र खेतीयोग्य जमिनको उपलब्धता निरन्तर घट्दैछ। खाद्यको बढ्दो माग पूरा गर्न, बजार प्रतिस्पर्धात्मकता कायम राख्न र जोखिमसँग अनुकूलन गर्न तथा घटाउन विज्ञान र प्रविधिका समाधान आवश्यक छन्।

Tiếng Việt: Dù những tiến bộ trong khoa học nông nghiệp luôn đóng vai trò then chốt trong việc giúp nuôi sống thế giới, tác động và tầm quan trọng của chúng nay còn lớn hơn, khi dân số tăng nhanh và diện tích đất canh tác sẵn có giảm dần. Các giải pháp khoa học và công nghệ là thiết yếu để đáp ứng nhu cầu lương thực ngày càng tăng, duy trì sức cạnh tranh thị trường, thích ứng và giảm thiểu rủi ro.

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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

How it is scored

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