Despite a number of events in recent years devoted to…
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Despite a number of events in recent years devoted to language diversity, language endangerment, and multilingualism, such as the International Year of Languages, public awareness of the issues is still remarkably limited. Only one in four of the population know that half the languages of the world are so seriously endangered that they are unlikely to survive the present century.
Opens question #010420 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Despite a number of events in recent years|devoted to language diversity,|language endangerment,|and multilingualism,‖such as the International Year of Languages,‖public awareness of the issues|is still remarkably limited.‖Only one in four of the population know|that half the languages of the world|are so seriously endangered‖that they are unlikely to survive the present century.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| international | in·ter·NA·tion·al | /ɪntɚˈnæʃənəl/ |
| endangerment | en·DAN·ger·ment | /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚmənt/ |
| remarkably | re·MAR·ka·bly | /rɪˈmɑrkəbli/ |
| population | po·pu·LA·tion | /pɑpjəˈleɪʃən/ |
| diversity | di·VER·si·ty | /dɪˈvɝsɪti/ |
| endangered | en·DAN·gered | /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/ |
60 words, aim for 23–27 seconds. one in four and half are already words. Breathe after multilingualism, Languages, limited and endangered. The first sentence is long, so keep the three language… items light and even.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress in·ter·NA·tion·al and po·pu·LA·tion on the third syllable; en·DAN·ger·ment, en·DAN·gered, re·MAR·ka·bly and di·VER·si·ty on the second. Keep the -s on events, years, issues, languages and the -ed on devoted, limited, endangered; don't stall before multilingualism.
General tip: Break multilingualism into multi + lingual + ism in your head so it comes out in one go.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 尽管近年来举办了许多关注语言多样性、语言濒危和多语现象的活动，例如国际语言年，公众对这些问题的认识仍然非常有限。只有四分之一的人知道，世界上一半的语言正处于严重濒危状态，很可能无法延续到本世纪末。
हिन्दी: हालाँकि हाल के वर्षों में भाषा विविधता, भाषा संकट और बहुभाषिकता को समर्पित कई आयोजन हुए हैं, जैसे अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भाषा वर्ष, फिर भी इन मुद्दों के बारे में जन-जागरूकता उल्लेखनीय रूप से सीमित है। जनसंख्या में केवल चार में से एक व्यक्ति जानता है कि दुनिया की आधी भाषाएँ इतनी गंभीर रूप से संकटग्रस्त हैं कि वे इस सदी के अंत तक शायद जीवित नहीं रहेंगी।
नेपाली: हालका वर्षहरूमा भाषिक विविधता, भाषा लोपोन्मुखता र बहुभाषिकतासम्बन्धी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय भाषा वर्षजस्ता धेरै कार्यक्रम भए पनि, यी विषयबारे जनचेतना अझै उल्लेखनीय रूपमा सीमित छ। जनसंख्याका चारमध्ये एक जनालाई मात्र थाहा छ कि संसारका आधा भाषाहरू यति गम्भीर रूपमा लोपोन्मुख छन् कि तिनीहरू यो शताब्दी पार गर्न नसक्ने सम्भावना छ।
Tiếng Việt: Dù những năm gần đây đã có nhiều sự kiện dành cho sự đa dạng ngôn ngữ, nguy cơ ngôn ngữ bị tuyệt chủng và hiện tượng đa ngữ, như Năm Quốc tế về Ngôn ngữ, nhận thức của công chúng về các vấn đề này vẫn còn rất hạn chế. Chỉ một trong bốn người dân biết rằng một nửa số ngôn ngữ trên thế giới đang bị đe dọa nghiêm trọng đến mức khó có thể tồn tại qua thế kỷ này.
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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.