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40s preparation · 40s speaking

Urban forests are increasingly recognised as essential infrastructure. Beyond their visual appeal, trees reduce surface temperatures, absorb stormwater, and filter air pollutants. For city planners, however, maintaining these benefits requires long-term funding, careful species selection, and regular inspection of aging trees.

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70Overall
Fluency72
Pronunciation58
Content80
Fluency
Natural pace with sensible pauses and no full restarts.
Pronunciation
Some multi-syllable words are stressed in the wrong place, and final consonants are dropped.
Content
The main points of the passage were covered with no obvious omissions.

Overall 70 / 90

What went wrong

The response is complete, but some words are not clearly pronounced. Focus on syllable stress and final consonants.

  • infrastructure

    Stress lands on the second syllable, which makes the word sound flat.

    Break it into four beats: in-fra-STRUC-ture, then rebuild the word.

  • pollutants

    The final /ts/ is not released, so it sounds like pollutant.

    Drill the ending alone: pollutant → pollutants, then return to the sentence.

  • species

    The first vowel is too short, so it can sound like spices.

    Hold /ˈspiː/ for one extra beat before joining /ʃiːz/.

Next step: targeted pronunciation training

Shadow the three words above, then score the same passage again to check whether pronunciation improves.

  • Record each of the three words and replay the endings
  • Re-record the same passage and compare the pronunciation score
  • Log the issue in your review notes and work on one point next round

The sample is based on a real practice report with identifying details removed. Scores illustrate presentation only; they are not an official Pearson result and do not promise score improvement.

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What this scoring sample helps you judge

Most products describe AI scoring in the abstract. This page shows an anonymised Read Aloud report in full, so you can judge the level of feedback before creating an account.

The report separates fluency, pronunciation and content, then names the words that caused the problem. In this sample, pronunciation lags behind because stress and final consonants are unclear, which is more actionable than a single total.

The dimensions follow the PTE Academic speaking criteria, but the scores here only illustrate how feedback is presented. They are not an official Pearson result and do not promise any score improvement.

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Is this a real AI scoring result?

The report structure matches the signed-in practice report, and the scores and diagnosis come from a real practice record with identifying details removed. They are shown to illustrate presentation only.

Why is pronunciation only 58?

The sample keeps a real weakness instead of showing a perfect report. Stress placement and final consonants are the main issues, so you can see how a diagnosis maps to specific words rather than one number.

What should I do after viewing the sample?

Registered accounts can try three AI scorings for free, shared across speaking and writing. You can also start a free Read Aloud practice first to learn the recording flow.

Do these scores match the real exam?

No. They are not an official Pearson result and only demonstrate how feedback is organised.

Official PTE speaking sources

Read Aloud instructions and speaking criteria are based on Pearson's current public format pages.

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