An industry or workplace often has its own terms for…
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An industry or workplace often has its own terms for certain items, places, or groups of people, and university is no different. Here we have attempted to explain some of the terms you may come across on our websites that are specific to higher education.
Pause plan and hard words
Pause plan (/ short pause, // longer pause)
An industry or workplace / often has its own terms / for certain items, places, or groups of people, // and university is no different. // Here we have attempted / to explain some of the terms / you may come across on our websites // that are specific to higher education.
45 words, aim for 17–20 seconds; no numbers. Breathe after people, different and websites. Let your voice fall on different to mark the end of the first sentence.
Words to practise
| Word | Stress |
|---|---|
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| education | e·du·CA·tion /ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ |
| attempted | at·TEMP·ted /əˈtɛmptɪd/ |
| specific | spe·CI·fic /spəˈsɪfɪk/ |
| different | DIF·fe·rent /ˈdɪfɚənt/ |
| industry | IN·dus·try /ˈɪndəstri/ |
RealPTE numbers
- Student reports: Common (3 reports)
From RealPTE practice records and students’ “I sat this” reports, counted weekly (last count 2026-10-21). Reports are what students tell us; predictions are not guaranteed.
Questions about this question
What is the answer to PTE Read Aloud #010416?
Read it in sense groups: pause briefly at the single slashes and a little longer at the double slashes in the plan above. Practise university, education, attempted, specific first.
How do I get full marks on this Read Aloud question?
Read every word as written, pause at the sense-group boundaries and stress the right syllables. Content counts the words you read correctly; fluency and pronunciation are scored too.
Can I practise #010416 with scoring?
Yes. The practice button on this page opens question #010416 in the RealPTE practice screen, where your answer is scored when you finish.
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How to read it
An industry or workplace|often has its own terms|for certain items, places, or groups of people,‖and university is no different.‖Here we have attempted|to explain some of the terms|you may come across on our websites‖that are specific to higher education.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty | /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| education | e·du·CA·tion | /ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ |
| attempted | at·TEMP·ted | /əˈtɛmptɪd/ |
| specific | spe·CI·fic | /spəˈsɪfɪk/ |
| different | DIF·fe·rent | /ˈdɪfɚənt/ |
| industry | IN·dus·try | /ˈɪndəstri/ |
45 words, aim for 17–20 seconds; no numbers. Breathe after people, different and websites. Let your voice fall on different to mark the end of the first sentence.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress IN·dus·try and DIF·fe·rent on the first syllable, but u·ni·VER·si·ty and e·du·CA·tion on the third. Keep the -s on terms, items, places, groups, websites and the -ed on attempted.
General tip: items, places, or groups is a short list: a tiny lift on each, then fall on people.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 一个行业或工作场所通常对某些物品、地点或人群有自己的专用术语，大学也不例外。在这里，我们尝试解释一些你可能在我们网站上遇到的、高等教育特有的术语。
हिन्दी: किसी उद्योग या कार्यस्थल के पास अक्सर कुछ वस्तुओं, स्थानों या लोगों के समूहों के लिए अपने शब्द होते हैं, और विश्वविद्यालय भी इससे अलग नहीं है। यहाँ हमने उन कुछ शब्दों को समझाने का प्रयास किया है जो आपको हमारी वेबसाइटों पर मिल सकते हैं और जो उच्च शिक्षा के लिए विशिष्ट हैं।
नेपाली: कुनै उद्योग वा कार्यस्थलमा प्रायः केही वस्तु, स्थान वा मानिसका समूहका लागि आफ्नै शब्दावली हुन्छ, र विश्वविद्यालय पनि त्यसभन्दा फरक छैन। यहाँ हामीले हाम्रा वेबसाइटहरूमा तपाईंले भेट्न सक्ने, उच्च शिक्षासँग मात्र सम्बन्धित केही शब्दहरू व्याख्या गर्ने प्रयास गरेका छौं।
Tiếng Việt: Một ngành nghề hay nơi làm việc thường có những thuật ngữ riêng cho một số đồ vật, địa điểm hoặc nhóm người, và trường đại học cũng không khác. Ở đây chúng tôi đã cố gắng giải thích một số thuật ngữ bạn có thể gặp trên các trang web của chúng tôi, những thuật ngữ đặc thù của giáo dục đại học.
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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.