Written by ten eminent professors, it had been updated to…
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Written by ten eminent professors, it had been updated to reflect the shifts of sociological thought in the last five years, making it the most comprehensive, authoritative, and contemporary dictionary available. It was essential reading for all students and teachers of sociologies and other related courses, and also for the general reader.
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Written by ten eminent professors, / it had been updated / to reflect the shifts of sociological thought / in the last five years, // making it the most comprehensive, / authoritative, / and contemporary dictionary available. // It was essential reading / for all students and teachers of sociologies / and other related courses, // and also for the general reader.
52 words, aim for 20–24 seconds. ten and five are already written as words. Breathe after years, available and courses. Give each of the three adjectives comprehensive, authoritative, and contemporary its own small pause.
Words to practise
| Word | Stress |
|---|---|
| sociological | so·ci·o·LO·gi·cal /soʊsiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ |
| authoritative | au·THO·ri·ta·tive /əˈθɔrəteɪtɪv/ |
| contemporary | con·TEM·po·ra·ry /kənˈtɛmpɚɛri/ |
| comprehensive | com·pre·HEN·sive /kɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv/ |
| available | a·VAI·la·ble /əˈveɪləbəl/ |
| professors | pro·FES·sors /prəˈfɛsɚz/ |
RealPTE numbers
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What is the answer to PTE Read Aloud #010419?
Read it in sense groups: pause briefly at the single slashes and a little longer at the double slashes in the plan above. Practise sociological, authoritative, contemporary, comprehensive 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.
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How to read it
Written by ten eminent professors,|it had been updated|to reflect the shifts of sociological thought|in the last five years,‖making it the most comprehensive,|authoritative,|and contemporary dictionary available.‖It was essential reading|for all students and teachers of sociologies|and other related courses,‖and also for the general reader.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| sociological | so·ci·o·LO·gi·cal | /soʊsiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ |
| authoritative | au·THO·ri·ta·tive | /əˈθɔrəteɪtɪv/ |
| contemporary | con·TEM·po·ra·ry | /kənˈtɛmpɚɛri/ |
| comprehensive | com·pre·HEN·sive | /kɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv/ |
| available | a·VAI·la·ble | /əˈveɪləbəl/ |
| professors | pro·FES·sors | /prəˈfɛsɚz/ |
52 words, aim for 20–24 seconds. ten and five are already written as words. Breathe after years, available and courses. Give each of the three adjectives comprehensive, authoritative, and contemporary its own small pause.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress so·ci·o·LO·gi·cal on the fourth syllable and com·pre·HEN·sive on the third; au·THO·ri·ta·tive, con·TEM·po·ra·ry, a·VAI·la·ble and pro·FES·sors are stressed on the second. Keep the -s on professors, shifts, students, teachers, courses and the -ed on updated, related.
General tip: The three long adjectives are where most people slow down; practise them as one rhythmic group before the test.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 这本书由十位杰出教授撰写，经过更新以反映过去五年社会学思想的变化，成为当时最全面、最权威、最具时代性的词典。它是所有社会学及相关课程的学生和教师的必读书，也适合普通读者。
हिन्दी: दस प्रतिष्ठित प्रोफ़ेसरों द्वारा लिखी गई इस पुस्तक को पिछले पाँच वर्षों में समाजशास्त्रीय विचार के बदलावों को दर्शाने के लिए अद्यतन किया गया था, जिससे यह सबसे व्यापक, प्रामाणिक और समकालीन उपलब्ध शब्दकोश बन गई। यह समाजशास्त्र और अन्य संबंधित पाठ्यक्रमों के सभी छात्रों और शिक्षकों के लिए, और सामान्य पाठक के लिए भी, आवश्यक पठन थी।
नेपाली: दस प्रतिष्ठित प्राध्यापकहरूले लेखेको यो पुस्तक विगत पाँच वर्षमा समाजशास्त्रीय चिन्तनमा आएका परिवर्तनहरू झल्काउन अद्यावधिक गरिएको थियो, जसले यसलाई उपलब्धमध्ये सबैभन्दा व्यापक, आधिकारिक र समसामयिक शब्दकोश बनायो। यो समाजशास्त्र र अन्य सम्बन्धित पाठ्यक्रमका सबै विद्यार्थी र शिक्षकका लागि, र सामान्य पाठकका लागि पनि अत्यावश्यक पठन सामग्री थियो।
Tiếng Việt: Được viết bởi mười giáo sư danh tiếng, cuốn sách đã được cập nhật để phản ánh những thay đổi trong tư tưởng xã hội học suốt năm năm gần đây, khiến nó trở thành cuốn từ điển toàn diện, uy tín và đương đại nhất hiện có. Đây là tài liệu đọc thiết yếu cho mọi sinh viên và giảng viên ngành xã hội học và các khóa học liên quan, cũng như cho độc giả phổ thông.
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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.