Urban forests can show pride and community spirit. Trees enhance…
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Urban forests can show pride and community spirit. Trees enhance community economic stability by attracting businesses and tourism. People linger and shop longer along tree-lined streets, apartments and offices in wooded areas, rent more quickly and have higher occupancy rates. Businesses leasing office space and developed developments with trees find their workers are more productive and absenteeism is reduced.
Opens question #010473 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Urban forests can show pride and community spirit.‖Trees enhance community economic stability|by attracting businesses and tourism.‖People linger and shop longer along tree-lined streets,|apartments and offices in wooded areas,‖rent more quickly and have higher occupancy rates.‖Businesses leasing office space and developed developments with trees|find their workers are more productive‖and absenteeism is reduced.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 23–27 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| absenteeism | ab·sen·TEE·i·sm | /æbsənˈtiɪzəm/ |
| developments | de·VEL·op·ments | /dɪˈvɛləpmənts/ |
| community | com·MU·ni·ty | /kəˈmjunəti/ |
| stability | sta·BIL·i·ty | /stəˈbɪlɪti/ |
| economic | ec·o·NOM·ic | /ɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ |
| attracting | at·TRAC·ting | /əˈtræktɪŋ/ |
59 words, aim 23–27 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after spirit, tourism, areas, rates and productive; short pauses after stability, streets and trees.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress ab·sen·TEE·i·sm and ec·o·NOM·ic on the third syllable; de·VEL·op·ments, com·MU·ni·ty, sta·BIL·i·ty, at·TRAC·ting on the second. Keep plural -s in forests, Trees, businesses, streets, offices, rates, workers and the /t/ in reduced. Read developed developments exactly as printed, without stopping.
General tip: The commas around apartments and offices in wooded areas are odd — keep the sentence moving rather than pausing hard at each comma.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 城市森林能够展现自豪感和社区精神。树木通过吸引企业和旅游业来增强社区经济的稳定。人们在绿树成荫的街道上停留和购物的时间更长，树木环绕地区的公寓和办公室出租更快、入住率更高。租用办公场所和有树木的开发项目的企业发现员工更有效率，缺勤率也降低了。
हिन्दी: शहरी वन गर्व और सामुदायिक भावना दर्शा सकते हैं। पेड़ व्यवसायों और पर्यटन को आकर्षित करके समुदाय की आर्थिक स्थिरता बढ़ाते हैं। लोग पेड़ों से घिरी सड़कों पर अधिक देर ठहरते और खरीदारी करते हैं, वृक्षाच्छादित इलाकों के अपार्टमेंट और दफ़्तर जल्दी किराये पर उठते हैं और उनकी ऑक्यूपेंसी दर अधिक होती है। पेड़ों वाले दफ़्तर स्थल और विकसित परियोजनाएँ किराये पर लेने वाले व्यवसाय पाते हैं कि उनके कर्मचारी अधिक उत्पादक हैं और अनुपस्थिति कम होती है।
नेपाली: सहरी वनले गर्व र सामुदायिक भावना देखाउन सक्छन्। रूखहरूले व्यवसाय र पर्यटन आकर्षित गरेर समुदायको आर्थिक स्थिरता बढाउँछन्। मानिसहरू रूखले छाएका सडकमा बढी बस्छन् र लामो समय किनमेल गर्छन्; रूख भएका क्षेत्रका अपार्टमेन्ट र कार्यालयहरू छिटो भाडामा जान्छन् र तिनको अकुपेन्सी दर बढी हुन्छ। रूख भएका कार्यालय स्थल र विकसित परियोजना भाडामा लिने व्यवसायहरूले आफ्ना कामदार बढी उत्पादक भएको र अनुपस्थिति घटेको पाउँछन्।
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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.