Speaking
Read Aloud — practice #ra-006
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Read this aloud
Untimed practiceRivers have shaped human civilisation for thousands of years, providing water for agriculture, routes for transport, and fertile soil for growing crops. Many of the world's earliest cities developed along their banks, where reliable flooding renewed the land each season. Today, however, growing demand and changing rainfall patterns place increasing pressure on these vital and often shared waterways.
Your turn
Record yourself, play it back, then reveal the model answer to compare.
This practice is self-marked
There is no score on this page. You compare your answer with the model and judge it yourself, which is the fastest way to fix one task type. For an actual score, with the real clock and every trait marked, sit a timed mock.
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