It's time for this young loggerhead turtle to go to…
Read the text aloud.
It's time for this young loggerhead turtle to go to work. We can tether turtles in these little cloth harnesses, put them into this tank and a dull swimming place. University of North Carolina biologist Ken Loman studies sea turtles that are programmed from birth for an extraordinary journey. Mother turtles bury the eggs on the beach and then return to the sea, and the eggs hatch about fifty to sixty days later.
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How to read it
It's time for this young loggerhead turtle to go to work.|We can tether turtles in these little cloth harnesses,‖put them into this tank and they'll swim in place.|University of North Carolina biologist Ken Loman‖studies sea turtles that are programmed from birth for an extraordinary journey.‖Mother turtles bury the eggs on the beach and then return to the sea,|and the eggs hatch about fifty to sixty days later.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 28–33 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| extraordinary | ex·tra·OR·di·na·ry | /ɛkstrəˈɔrdənɛri/ |
| university | u·ni·VER·si·ty | /junəˈvɝsəti/ |
| biologist | bi·OL·o·gist | /baɪˈɑlədʒɪst/ |
| carolina | car·o·LI·na | /kɛrəˈlaɪnə/ |
| loggerhead | LOG·ger·head | /ˈlɑɡɚhɛd/ |
| harnesses | HAR·nes·ses | /ˈhɑrnəsəz/ |
73 words, aim 28–33 seconds. The only numbers are already spelled out: fifty to sixty. Breathe after harnesses,, Loman and journey.; short pauses after work., place. and sea,. Say Ken Loman as two clear words.
Where marks are usually lost
Wrong stress on ex·tra·OR·di·na·ry, u·ni·VER·si·ty, car·o·LI·na or bi·OL·o·gist. Dropping the -s in turtles, harnesses, studies, eggs, days, or the -ed in programmed. Hesitating before loggerhead or the proper nouns.
General tip: this is spoken, informal text (It's, they'll); read the contractions as written, not as it is or they will.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 这只年幼的红海龟该去"上班"了。我们可以用这些小布背带把海龟系住，放进这个水箱里，它们就会原地游动。北卡罗来纳大学的生物学家肯·洛曼研究的海龟从出生起就被"编程"去完成一次非凡的旅程。母龟把蛋埋在沙滩上，然后返回大海，大约五十到六十天后蛋孵化。
हिन्दी: इस युवा लॉगरहेड कछुए के काम पर जाने का समय है। हम कछुओं को इन छोटे कपड़े के हार्नेस में बाँधकर इस टैंक में डाल सकते हैं और वे एक ही जगह तैरते रहेंगे। नॉर्थ कैरोलिना विश्वविद्यालय के जीवविज्ञानी केन लोमन ऐसे समुद्री कछुओं का अध्ययन करते हैं जो जन्म से ही एक असाधारण यात्रा के लिए प्रोग्राम किए गए हैं। माँ कछुए अंडे समुद्र तट पर दबाकर समुद्र में लौट जाती हैं, और अंडे लगभग पचास से साठ दिन बाद फूटते हैं।
नेपाली: यो जवान लगरहेड कछुवाको काममा जाने समय भयो। हामी कछुवाहरूलाई यी साना कपडाका हार्नेसमा बाँधेर यो ट्याङ्कीमा राख्न सक्छौं र तिनीहरू एकै ठाउँमा पौडिन्छन्। नर्थ क्यारोलाइना विश्वविद्यालयका जीवविज्ञानी केन लोमन जन्मदेखि नै असाधारण यात्राका लागि प्रोग्राम गरिएका समुद्री कछुवाहरूको अध्ययन गर्छन्। आमा कछुवाहरू समुद्री किनारमा अण्डा गाडेर समुद्रमा फर्कन्छन्, र अण्डा करिब पचासदेखि साठी दिनपछि कोरलिन्छन्।
Tiếng Việt: Đã đến giờ chú rùa quản đồng non này đi làm việc. Chúng tôi có thể buộc rùa vào những bộ đai vải nhỏ này, đặt chúng vào bể và chúng sẽ bơi tại chỗ. Nhà sinh vật học Ken Loman của Đại học North Carolina nghiên cứu những con rùa biển được "lập trình" từ khi sinh ra cho một hành trình phi thường. Rùa mẹ chôn trứng trên bãi biển rồi quay về biển, và trứng nở sau khoảng năm mươi đến sáu mươi ngày.
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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.