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In every cultivated language there are two great classes of…

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In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words with which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn from the members of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use even if we could not read or write.

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In every cultivated language|there are two great classes of words|which,|taken together,|comprise the whole vocabulary.‖First,|there are those words|with which we become acquainted|in daily conversation,‖which we learn from the members|of our own family|and from our familiar associates,‖and which we should know and use|even if we could not read or write.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Aim for 23–28 seconds.

Words to stress correctly

vocabularyvo·CAB·u·lar·y/voʊˈkæbjəlɛri/
conversationcon·ver·SA·tion/kɑnvɚˈseɪʃən/
associatesas·SO·ci·ates/əˈsoʊsiəts/
cultivatedCUL·ti·va·ted/ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
acquaintedac·QUAINT·ed/əˈkweɪntɪd/
togetherto·GETH·er/təˈɡɛðɚ/

61 words in 23–28 seconds, with no figures. Breathe after 'whole vocabulary.', after 'daily conversation,' and after 'familiar associates,'. The commas around 'taken together' are short pauses only, not breaths.

Where marks are usually lost

Keep CUL·ti·va·ted on the first syllable, and vo·CAB·u·lar·y, con·ver·SA·tion, as·SO·ci·ates, ac·QUAINT·ed, to·GETH·er as shown. Sound the -s in classes, words, members, associates and the -ed in cultivated, acquainted.

General tip: which comes four times — keep it short and unstressed so the long sentence keeps moving.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 在每一种有教养的语言中,都有两大类词语,合在一起构成全部词汇。首先,是那些我们在日常交谈中熟悉起来的词,是我们从自己家庭成员和熟悉的伙伴那里学来的词,也是即使我们不会读写也应当知道并使用的词。

हिन्दी: हर परिष्कृत भाषा में शब्दों के दो बड़े वर्ग होते हैं, जो मिलकर पूरी शब्दावली बनाते हैं। पहले, वे शब्द हैं जिनसे हम रोज़मर्रा की बातचीत में परिचित होते हैं, जिन्हें हम अपने परिवार के सदस्यों और अपने जाने-पहचाने साथियों से सीखते हैं, और जिन्हें हमें जानना तथा प्रयोग करना चाहिए, चाहे हम पढ़-लिख भी न सकें।

नेपाली: प्रत्येक परिष्कृत भाषामा शब्दका दुई ठूला वर्ग हुन्छन्, जो मिलेर पूरै शब्दभण्डार बनाउँछन्। पहिलो, त्यस्ता शब्दहरू छन् जससँग हामी दैनिक कुराकानीमा परिचित हुन्छौं, जो हामी आफ्नै परिवारका सदस्य र परिचित सँगीहरूबाट सिक्छौं, र जो पढ्न-लेख्न नसकेको भए पनि हामीले जान्नु र प्रयोग गर्नुपर्छ।

Tiếng Việt: Trong mọi ngôn ngữ đã được bồi đắp đều có hai lớp từ lớn, hợp lại tạo nên toàn bộ từ vựng. Thứ nhất, đó là những từ ta làm quen trong hội thoại hằng ngày, những từ ta học từ các thành viên trong gia đình và từ những người thân quen, và những từ ta nên biết và dùng ngay cả khi ta không biết đọc hay viết.

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Read Aloud format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; 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.