Read AloudDifficulty 2/5
Read Aloud — Câu đơn
Duolingo English Test practice questions in the real exam format and timing.
Questions
Question 120s to prepare · 20s to speak
Read the sentence aloud, clearly and naturally.
Model answer
Written by 8020 teachers. Do not memorise it — take the structure and the way ideas are developed, then speak about your own life.
KHUNG Read Aloud — DET (DUOLINGO ENGLISH TEST)
Format DET Read Aloud:
- 1 cau hien thi 3-5 giay
- Doc to trong 20 giay
- Cau thay doi do kho tu de → kho
NGUYEN TAC DOC DET READ ALOUD:
1. Quet nhanh toan bo cau truoc khi noi — xac dinh tu kho
2. Doc voi nhip tu nhien, khong phai tu-tung-tu
3. Nhan manh tu chinh (noun + verb + adjective quan trong), doc nhe tu noi
VI DU CAC CAU THUONG GAP:
DO KHO TRUNG BINH:
"The museum offers free entry on the first Sunday of every month."
Kho: "museum" /mjuːˈzɪəm/ trong am thu 2; "entry" am cuoi /ɪ/ nhe
"Researchers found that short walks improve concentration more than coffee."
Kho: "researchers" /rɪˈsɜːtʃəz/ am /r/ dau; "concentration" trong am thu 4
"The city council approved funding for three new bicycle lanes."
Kho: "council" /ˈkaʊnsl/ khong co am /ɪ/ o giua; "approved" am cuoi /d/
DO KHO CAO:
"Most students underestimate how long the assignment will actually take."
Kho: "underestimate" /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/ 5 am tiet trong am thu 3
"Learning a language as an adult requires patience more than talent."
Kho: "requires" /rɪˈkwaɪəz/ am /r/ dau + within; "patience" /ˈpeɪʃns/ 2 am
"The findings challenge assumptions about how quickly habits can be changed."
Kho: "assumptions" /əˈsʌmpʃənz/ trong am thu 2; "challenge" am cuoi /dʒ/
AM CUOI THUONG MAT:
-ed: "approved", "walked", "changed", "found" — phai ro rang
-s: "researchers", "lanes", "walks" — phai ro rang
-tion/-sion: "concentration", "assumptions" — /ʃən/
Vocabulary you can use today
- underestimate
- danh gia thap hon thuc te — /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪt/ trong am thu 3
- concentration
- su tap trung — /ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/ trong am thu 4
- council
- hoi dong — /ˈkaʊnsl/, khong co am /ɪ/ giua
- assumptions
- gia dinh, gia thiet — /əˈsʌmpʃənz/ trong am thu 2
- patience
- su kien nhan — /ˈpeɪʃns/ 2 am tiet, khong phai 3
- approved
- phe duyet, dong y — am cuoi /d/ phai ro rang
Common traps for Vietnamese speakers
DET Read Aloud ngan hon PTE (1 cau thay vi 1 doan) nhung cham phat am rat chat. Chien luoc: quet nhanh → xac dinh tu kho → trong am chuan → doc lien ke voi nhip. Diem so DET Read Aloud phu thuoc nhieu vao: am cuoi (d/t/s/z), trong am, va nhip tu nhien. Ba dieu nay cai thien duoc bang luyen tap 15 phut moi ngay.
/r/ trong 'researchers', 'requires', 'concentration'am cuoi /d/ trong 'approved', 'changed', 'found'am cuoi /s,z/ trong 'walks', 'researchers', 'lanes'trong am dai tu 'underEStimate', 'concentRAtion', 'asSUMPtions'
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