The role of women in promoting voluntary medical male circumcision…
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The role of women in promoting voluntary medical male circumcision uptake: research reveals the important role played by women in influencing men to undergo circumcision. Women are also motivated to convince men to undergo male circumcision because of the benefits associated with them such as reduction of HIV transmission and cervical cancer.
Opens question #010438 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
The role of women in promoting voluntary medical male circumcision uptake:|research reveals the important role played by women‖in influencing men to undergo circumcision.‖Women are also motivated to convince men to undergo male circumcision‖because of the benefits associated with them|such as reduction of HIV transmission|and cervical cancer.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 20–24 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| associated | as·SO·ci·at·ed | /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/ |
| circumcision | cir·cum·CI·sion | /sɝkəmˈsɪʒən/ |
| transmission | trans·MIS·sion | /trænˈsmɪʃən/ |
| influencing | IN·flu·en·cing | /ˈɪnfluənsɪŋ/ |
| promoting | pro·MO·ting | /prəˈmoʊtɪŋ/ |
| voluntary | VOL·un·ta·ry | /ˈvɑləntɛri/ |
52 words, aim 20–24 seconds; no numbers. Breathe after women, after the first circumcision, and after male circumcision; short pauses at the colon and before such as.
Where marks are usually lost
Mis-stressing cir·cum·CI·sion (said three times) or as·SO·ci·at·ed. Hesitating before HIV or rushing VOL·un·ta·ry. Dropping endings in reveals, benefits, associated, motivated.
General tip: Treat the colon as a short pause, then keep flowing—never restart the sentence.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 女性在推动自愿医学男性包皮环切术接受率中的作用：研究揭示了女性在影响男性接受包皮环切术方面发挥的重要作用。女性也有动力劝说男性接受包皮环切术，因为这与她们相关的好处，例如减少HIV传播和宫颈癌。
हिन्दी: स्वैच्छिक चिकित्सीय पुरुष खतना को अपनाने में महिलाओं की भूमिका: शोध बताता है कि पुरुषों को खतना कराने के लिए प्रभावित करने में महिलाएँ महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाती हैं। महिलाएँ पुरुषों को खतना कराने के लिए मनाने के लिए इसलिए भी प्रेरित होती हैं क्योंकि इससे जुड़े लाभ हैं, जैसे HIV संक्रमण और गर्भाशय-ग्रीवा कैंसर में कमी।
नेपाली: स्वेच्छिक चिकित्सकीय पुरुष खतना अपनाउनमा महिलाको भूमिका: अनुसन्धानले पुरुषहरूलाई खतना गराउन प्रभावित पार्नमा महिलाहरूले खेलेको महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका देखाउँछ। महिलाहरू पुरुषहरूलाई खतना गराउन मनाउन यसकारण पनि उत्प्रेरित हुन्छन् किनभने यससँग जोडिएका फाइदाहरू छन्, जस्तै HIV सङ्क्रमण र पाठेघरको मुखको क्यान्सरमा कमी।
Tiếng Việt: Vai trò của phụ nữ trong việc thúc đẩy nam giới tự nguyện cắt bao quy đầu vì mục đích y tế: nghiên cứu cho thấy phụ nữ đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc tác động để nam giới đi cắt bao quy đầu. Phụ nữ cũng có động lực thuyết phục nam giới cắt bao quy đầu vì những lợi ích liên quan, như giảm lây truyền HIV và ung thư cổ tử cung.
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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.