PTE Listening summarize spoken text practice sample
PTE listening summarize spoken text practice sample.PTE summarize spoken text template.You may get 2-3 summarize spoken text in the exam.You will hear a short lecture.Write a summary of the lecture using 50-70 words.You will have 10 minutes to finish the task.written transcript of audio is provided for practice purpose.
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Transcript (for practice purpose only)
Shortly after 8 o’clock on Sunday evening, October 30, 1938, many Americans became anxious or even panic-stricken while listening to a live one-hour radio play realistically depicting a fictitious Martian landing at the farm in the tiny hamlet of Grovers Mill, New Jersey.The broadcast could be heard in all regions of the continental United States but those living in the immediate vicinity of the bogus invasion appeared to have been most frightened.
The play included references to real places, buildings, highways, and streets. The broadcast also contained prestigious speakers, convincing sound effects, and realistic special bulletins. The drama was produced by a 23-year-old theatrical prodigy named George Orson Welles , who was accompanied by a small group of actors and musicians in a New York City studio.The actual broadcast script was loosely based on the 1898 book The War of the Worlds by acclaimed science fiction writer Herbert George (H.G.) Wells.
In the original Wells novel, the Martians had landed in nineteenth century England. Even today the 1938 broadcast remains arguably the most widely known deception in the history of United States, if not the world and many radio stations around the world continue to broadcast the original play each Halloween.
The panic produced by the fictional Martian Landing demonstrates the enormous credibility that the media enjoys in contemporary society.Moreover, in an ironic twist, there is a growing consensus among sociologists that the extent of the panic, was greatly exaggerated. The irony is that for many years the public may have been misled by the media to believe that the panic was far more extensive and intense than it actually was. However, there is little doubt that many Americans were genuinely frightened and some did try to flee the Martian gas raids and heat rays, depicted in the drama.
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Current conventional wisdom holds that Canada has a two-sided real estate market. On one side, the Toronto and Vancouver markets are moving at a breakneck pace, driven by strong economies and foreign investment. But they’re also facing high demand and a woeful lack of supply. On the other side is the rest of Canada, which isn’t faced with the same affordability concerns but still has challenges unique to individual regions. Every market offers opportunities for savvy developers and investors, and that is the main message from this year’s survey: despite concerns, there is room to grow—as long as you keep your finger on the pulse of your future buyers’ needs.
Investors and developers have continued to turn their attention to Eastern Canada, and Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City appear to be the principal beneficiaries of this shift in the commercial space. Calgary, still dealing with the impact of the oil sector’s downturn, is holding its own as developers and investors bide their time until better conditions return. While Edmonton’s market has softened, infrastructure projects and downtown redevelopment have mitigated oil’s impact. Halifax is seeing a boom in multi residential, although worries exist about the “hollowing out” of its commercial core. And in Vancouver, everyone is waiting to see what the long-term fallout from the British Columbia government’s additional 15 percent property transfer tax on foreign buyers will be. At the time of writing, Vancouver real estate had begun softening, although it is not clear how much is attributable to the new tax, and experts anticipate that investors will turn their focus to Toronto.
PTE Listening summarize spoken text practice sample
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