Your body is nearly two-thirds water. And so it is…
Read the text aloud.
Your body is nearly two-thirds water. And so it is really important that you consume enough fluid to stay hydrated and healthy. If you don't get enough fluid you may feel tired, get headaches, and not perform at your best.
Opens question #010470 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Your body is nearly two-thirds water.‖And so it is really important|that you consume enough fluid to stay hydrated and healthy.‖If you don't get enough fluid you may feel tired,|get headaches,|and not perform at your best.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 15–18 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| important | im·POR·tant | /ɪmˈpɔrtənt/ |
| two-thirds | two-·THIRDS | /tuˈθɝdz/ |
| hydrated | HY·dra·ted | /ˈhaɪdreɪtəd/ |
| consume | con·SUME | /kənˈsum/ |
| perform | per·FORM | /pɚˈfɔrm/ |
| enough | e·NOUGH | /ɪˈnʌf/ |
40 words, aim 15–18 seconds. The only figure is written out: two-thirds, said as one word with stress on THIRDS. Breathe after water and healthy; short pauses after important, tired, headaches.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress im·POR·tant, two-·THIRDS, con·SUME, per·FORM, e·NOUGH on the second syllable; HY·dra·ted on the first. Finish the endings in two-thirds (/dz/), headaches (/ks/), hydrated (/ɪd/). The passage is short — don't speed up and swallow don't.
General tip: thirds and tired have different vowels: /ɜː/ in thirds, /aɪə/ in tired — don't let both drift to the same sound.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 你的身体近三分之二是水。因此，摄入足够的液体以保持水分和健康非常重要。如果你摄入的液体不足，可能会感到疲倦、头痛，并且无法发挥最佳状态。
हिन्दी: आपका शरीर लगभग दो-तिहाई पानी है। इसलिए यह वाकई ज़रूरी है कि आप हाइड्रेटेड और स्वस्थ रहने के लिए पर्याप्त तरल पदार्थ लें। अगर आपको पर्याप्त तरल नहीं मिलता, तो आप थकान महसूस कर सकते हैं, सिरदर्द हो सकता है, और अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रदर्शन नहीं कर पाएँगे।
नेपाली: तपाईंको शरीर झन्डै दुई-तिहाइ पानी हो। त्यसैले हाइड्रेटेड र स्वस्थ रहन पर्याप्त तरल पदार्थ सेवन गर्नु साँच्चै महत्त्वपूर्ण छ। पर्याप्त तरल नपाए तपाईं थकित महसुस गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ, टाउको दुख्न सक्छ, र आफ्नो उत्कृष्ट प्रदर्शन गर्न सक्नुहुन्न।
Tiếng Việt: Cơ thể bạn gần hai phần ba là nước. Vì vậy, việc uống đủ nước để giữ cơ thể đủ nước và khỏe mạnh là thực sự quan trọng. Nếu không nạp đủ nước, bạn có thể thấy mệt mỏi, bị đau đầu và không thể làm việc tốt nhất.
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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.