Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing

Unity

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Read the text aloud.

The findings of modern research support the view that the evolution of primitive men and its culture should be regarded as “unity.” Yet this unity is exceedingly complex, and future research will doubtless enable us to make finer distinctions between the periods that people composed it.

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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.