One of the major factors influencing future home design will…
Read the text aloud.
One of the major factors influencing future home design will be the probable change in climate, with hotter summers, colder winters, and the possibility of floods . Consequently, houses will be built with better insulation and will also need ways of keeping cool in hot weather, whether that’s air conditioning or more shading of windows.
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How to read it
One of the major factors influencing future home design|will be the probable change in climate,‖with hotter summers, colder winters,|and the possibility of floods.‖Consequently, houses will be built with better insulation|and will also need ways of keeping cool in hot weather,‖whether that’s air conditioning|or more shading of windows.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 21–25 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| possibility | pos·si·BIL·i·ty | /pɑsəˈbɪləti/ |
| conditioning | con·DI·tion·ing | /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ |
| insulation | in·su·LA·tion | /ɪnsəˈleɪʃən/ |
| consequently | CON·se·quent·ly | /ˈkɑnsəkwəntli/ |
| influencing | IN·flu·enc·ing | /ˈɪnfluənsɪŋ/ |
| probable | PROB·a·ble | /ˈprɑbəbəl/ |
54 words, aim 21–25 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after climate, after floods, and after weather.
Where marks are usually lost
Three words keep stress on the first syllable: IN·flu·enc·ing, PROB·a·ble, CON·se·quent·ly; in·su·LA·tion and pos·si·BIL·i·ty move it to the third. Keep plurals: factors, summers, winters, floods, houses, ways, windows. Don't hesitate at Consequently.
General tip: hotter summers, colder winters, and the possibility of floods is a list — rise, rise, fall.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 影响未来住宅设计的主要因素之一将是可能的气候变化：夏天更热、冬天更冷，还可能发生洪水。因此，房屋将采用更好的隔热材料建造，并且还需要在炎热天气中保持凉爽的方法，无论是空调还是给窗户增加更多遮阳。
हिन्दी: भविष्य के घर के डिज़ाइन को प्रभावित करने वाले प्रमुख कारकों में से एक जलवायु में संभावित बदलाव होगा — ज़्यादा गर्म गर्मियाँ, ज़्यादा ठंडी सर्दियाँ और बाढ़ की संभावना। परिणामस्वरूप, घर बेहतर इन्सुलेशन के साथ बनाए जाएँगे और गर्म मौसम में ठंडा रखने के तरीके भी चाहिए होंगे, चाहे वह एयर कंडीशनिंग हो या खिड़कियों की ज़्यादा छाया।
नेपाली: भविष्यको घरको डिजाइनलाई प्रभाव पार्ने प्रमुख कारकमध्ये एक जलवायुमा हुने सम्भावित परिवर्तन हुनेछ — झन् तातो गर्मी, झन् चिसो जाडो र बाढीको सम्भावना। फलस्वरूप, घरहरू राम्रो इन्सुलेसनसहित बनाइनेछन् र तातो मौसममा चिसो राख्ने उपायहरू पनि चाहिनेछन्, चाहे त्यो एयर कन्डिसनिङ होस् वा झ्यालमा थप छाया।
Tiếng Việt: Một trong những yếu tố chính ảnh hưởng đến thiết kế nhà ở tương lai sẽ là sự thay đổi khí hậu có thể xảy ra, với mùa hè nóng hơn, mùa đông lạnh hơn và khả năng lũ lụt. Do đó, nhà sẽ được xây với lớp cách nhiệt tốt hơn và cũng cần cách giữ mát khi trời nóng, dù là điều hòa hay che nắng cửa sổ nhiều hơn.
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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.