PTE NEW Read Aloud Practice Questions | Long & Hard Read Aloud | Part-2
PTE NEW Read Aloud Practice Questions | Long & Hard Read Aloud | Part-2
PTE SPEAKING: Read aloud
Use punctuation to help you decide where to pause when you read
You have 30-40 seconds to look at the text before the microphone opens, so use this time to break the text up into meaningful
chunks, using the punctuation as a guide. This will show you the places where you can make a tiny pause and alter your
intonation – going up when you begin reading a chunk and falling a little when you end a chunk.
Read Aloud Tips and Trick 2019
Using appropriate pausing helps you to read more fluently and give the full meaning of the text. This will improve your score. Look at
where the pauses / are indicated in the example:
Photography’s gaze widened during the early years of the twentieth century / and, / as the snapshot camera became increasingly popular, / the making of photographs became increasingly available / to a wide cross-section of the public. / The British people grew costumed to, / and were hungry for, / the photographic image.
Stress the words that carry important information
When you read the text, stress the words that help to convey meaning, by reading them in a slightly louder voice and adding emphasis to key syllables, e.g., development. Also use rising and falling intonation patterns to show how the ideas are linked or are coming to an end.