As the Delta variant of coronavirus sweeps the U.S. businesses…
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As the Delta variant of coronavirus sweeps the U.S. businesses, universities and cities such as New York and San Francisco have introduced vaccine mandates to boost uptake of jabs, but vaccine hesitancy remains high and a cottage industry for bogus inoculation cards has emerged to help people get around the rules.
Opens question #010392 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
As the Delta variant of coronavirus sweeps the U.S.‖businesses, universities and cities|such as New York and San Francisco‖have introduced vaccine mandates|to boost uptake of jabs,‖but vaccine hesitancy remains high‖and a cottage industry for bogus inoculation cards has emerged|to help people get around the rules.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| universities | u·ni·VER·si·ties | /junəˈvɝsətiz/ |
| inoculation | in·oc·u·LA·tion | /ɪnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/ |
| introduced | in·tro·DUCED | /ɪntrəˈdust/ |
| francisco | fran·CIS·co | /frænˈsɪskoʊ/ |
| hesitancy | HES·i·tan·cy | /ˈhɛzɪtənsi/ |
| businesses | BUSI·ness·es | /ˈbɪznəsəz/ |
51 words, aim for 20–23 seconds. No numbers; say U.S. as the two letters "U S". Breathe after U.S., Francisco, jabs, high; short pauses after cities, mandates and emerged.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress BUSI·ness·es, u·ni·VER·si·ties, fran·CIS·co, in·tro·DUCED, HES·i·tan·cy, in·oc·u·LA·tion. Don't hesitate before inoculation. Keep -s on sweeps, mandates, jabs, remains, cards, rules.
General tip: the whole passage is one sentence; use the commas as breath points so you don't speed up and crash on inoculation.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 随着新冠病毒德尔塔变种席卷美国，企业、大学以及纽约和旧金山等城市已推出疫苗强制令以提高接种率，但疫苗犹豫情绪依然很高，并且出现了一个制造假接种卡的小型产业，帮助人们规避规定。
हिन्दी: जैसे-जैसे कोरोनावायरस का डेल्टा वेरिएंट अमेरिका में फैल रहा है, व्यवसायों, विश्वविद्यालयों और न्यूयॉर्क व सैन फ्रांसिस्को जैसे शहरों ने टीकाकरण बढ़ाने के लिए वैक्सीन अनिवार्यता लागू की है, लेकिन वैक्सीन के प्रति हिचकिचाहट अब भी ऊँची है और नियमों से बचने में लोगों की मदद के लिए नकली टीकाकरण कार्डों का एक छोटा उद्योग उभर आया है।
नेपाली: कोरोनाभाइरसको डेल्टा भेरियन्टले अमेरिकालाई छोप्दै गर्दा, व्यवसाय, विश्वविद्यालय र न्युयोर्क तथा सान फ्रान्सिस्को जस्ता सहरहरूले खोपको प्रयोग बढाउन खोप अनिवार्यता ल्याएका छन्, तर खोपप्रतिको हिचकिचाहट अझै उच्च छ र नियम छल्न मानिसहरूलाई मद्दत गर्ने नक्कली खोप कार्डको सानो उद्योग देखा परेको छ।
Tiếng Việt: Khi biến thể Delta của virus corona lan khắp nước Mỹ, các doanh nghiệp, trường đại học và các thành phố như New York và San Francisco đã ban hành quy định bắt buộc tiêm vắc-xin để tăng tỷ lệ tiêm, nhưng sự do dự với vắc-xin vẫn cao và một ngành công nghiệp nhỏ làm thẻ tiêm chủng giả đã xuất hiện để giúp mọi người lách luật.
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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.