Japan is the world's calculator superpower. Japanese manufacturers have led…
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Japan is the world's calculator superpower. Japanese manufacturers have led sales of calculators for over 30 years in many countries. Even in the age of personal computers, calculators are still essential in accounting jobs. In addition, calculators with graphing capabilities have begun to be used in education.
Opens question #010430 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Japan is the world's calculator superpower.‖Japanese manufacturers|have led sales of calculators|for over 30 years in many countries.‖Even in the age of personal computers,|calculators are still essential|in accounting jobs.‖In addition,|calculators with graphing capabilities|have begun to be used in education.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 18–21 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| manufacturers | ma·nu·FAC·tur·ers | /mænjəˈfæktʃɚɚz/ |
| capabilities | ca·pa·BIL·i·ties | /keɪpəˈbɪlətiz/ |
| education | ed·u·CA·tion | /ɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ |
| calculators | CAL·cu·la·tors | /ˈkælkjəleɪtɚz/ |
| calculator | CAL·cu·la·tor | /ˈkælkjəleɪtɚ/ |
47 words in 18–21 seconds. Read 30 as 'thirty'. Breathe at each full stop — three breaths in all. Inside the last sentence take only a short pause after 'In addition,'.
Where marks are usually lost
Keep CAL·cu·la·tors on the first syllable all four times. Keep ma·nu·FAC·tur·ers, ca·pa·BIL·i·ties and ed·u·CA·tion stressed as shown. Don't drop the -s on manufacturers, calculators, computers and jobs.
General tip: Don't stop before 30; say 'for over thirty years' as one smooth group.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 日本是世界上的计算器超级大国。三十多年来，日本制造商在许多国家的计算器销量中一直领先。即使在个人电脑时代，计算器在会计工作中仍然必不可少。此外，具有绘图功能的计算器已开始用于教育。
हिन्दी: जापान दुनिया की कैलकुलेटर महाशक्ति है। जापानी निर्माता 30 से अधिक वर्षों से कई देशों में कैलकुलेटर की बिक्री में अग्रणी रहे हैं। पर्सनल कंप्यूटर के युग में भी, लेखांकन के कामों में कैलकुलेटर अभी भी आवश्यक हैं। इसके अलावा, ग्राफ़ बनाने की क्षमता वाले कैलकुलेटर शिक्षा में उपयोग होने लगे हैं।
नेपाली: जापान संसारको क्यालकुलेटर महाशक्ति हो। जापानी उत्पादकहरूले ३० वर्षभन्दा बढी समयदेखि धेरै देशमा क्यालकुलेटर बिक्रीमा अग्रता लिएका छन्। व्यक्तिगत कम्प्युटरको युगमा पनि लेखा सम्बन्धी कामहरूमा क्यालकुलेटर अझै अपरिहार्य छन्। यसबाहेक, ग्राफ बनाउने क्षमता भएका क्यालकुलेटरहरू शिक्षामा प्रयोग हुन सुरु भएका छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Nhật Bản là siêu cường máy tính cầm tay của thế giới. Các nhà sản xuất Nhật Bản đã dẫn đầu doanh số máy tính cầm tay ở nhiều nước trong hơn 30 năm. Ngay cả trong thời đại máy tính cá nhân, máy tính cầm tay vẫn rất cần thiết trong công việc kế toán. Ngoài ra, máy tính cầm tay có khả năng vẽ đồ thị đã bắt đầu được dùng trong giáo dục.
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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.