Changes in climate affect, for example, the plant and animal…
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Changes in climate affect, for example, the plant and animal life of a given area. The presence of coal beds in North America and Europe along with evidence of glaciation in these same areas indicates that they must have experienced alternately warmer and colder climates than they now possess.
Opens question #010412 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Changes in climate affect, for example,|the plant and animal life of a given area.‖The presence of coal beds in North America and Europe|along with evidence of glaciation in these same areas‖indicates that they must have experienced|alternately warmer and colder climates‖than they now possess.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 19–22 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| experienced | ex·PE·ri·enced | /ɪkˈspɪriənst/ |
| glaciation | gla·ci·A·tion | /ɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ |
| america | a·MER·i·ca | /əˈmɛrəkə/ |
| example | ex·AM·ple | /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ |
| indicates | IN·di·cates | /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/ |
49 words, aim 19–22 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after area, areas and climates; short pauses after example, Europe and experienced.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress gla·ci·A·tion on the third syllable, ex·PE·ri·enced, a·MER·i·ca, ex·AM·ple on the second, and IN·di·cates on the first. Keep the -s in changes, beds, areas, indicates, climates and the -ed in experienced (/t/). Don't stall before glaciation.
General tip: the second sentence has a long subject—keep your pitch level through areas and only drop it at possess.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 例如，气候变化会影响某一地区的动植物。北美和欧洲存在煤层，同时这些地区又有冰川作用的证据，这表明它们曾经交替经历过比现在更暖和更冷的气候。
हिन्दी: जलवायु में परिवर्तन, उदाहरण के लिए, किसी क्षेत्र के पौधों और जीवों को प्रभावित करते हैं। उत्तरी अमेरिका और यूरोप में कोयले की परतों की उपस्थिति, और उन्हीं क्षेत्रों में हिमनदीकरण के प्रमाण, यह संकेत देते हैं कि उन्होंने अपनी वर्तमान जलवायु की तुलना में बारी-बारी से अधिक गर्म और अधिक ठंडी जलवायु का अनुभव किया होगा।
नेपाली: जलवायुमा हुने परिवर्तनले, उदाहरणका लागि, कुनै क्षेत्रका वनस्पति र जनावरलाई असर गर्छ। उत्तर अमेरिका र युरोपमा कोइलाका तह हुनु, साथै तिनै क्षेत्रमा हिमनदीकरणका प्रमाण भेटिनुले देखाउँछ कि ती क्षेत्रले अहिलेको भन्दा पालैपालो बढी न्यानो र बढी चिसो जलवायु भोगेका हुनुपर्छ।
Tiếng Việt: Chẳng hạn, những thay đổi về khí hậu ảnh hưởng đến đời sống thực vật và động vật của một khu vực nhất định. Sự hiện diện của các vỉa than ở Bắc Mỹ và châu Âu, cùng với bằng chứng về băng hà ở chính những khu vực đó, cho thấy chúng hẳn đã luân phiên trải qua những khí hậu ấm hơn và lạnh hơn so với hiện nay.
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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.