About PTE Part 1 (Speaking and writing)

PTE Part 1 Item type 7 – Summarise a written text – practice exercise 3

May 15, 2020

PTE Part 1 Summarise a written text practice exercise 3. Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your...

PTE Listening Highlight incorrect words exercise 1

May 12, 2020

Now test your skills with PTE Listening Highlight incorrect words exercise 1. To simulate the real PTE test, you should only play the audio ONCE. You will hear a recording about. Below is a transcript of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what...

PTE Listening Summarise spoken text practice exercise 1

Apr 22, 2020

In PTE Listening summarise spoken text practice exercise 1, you will hear a short recording. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50-70 words. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on...

Item (8 in total)	What you have to do	How many times do I do it?
1 . Personal introduction	Read the prompts and give personal information about yourself. This section is NOT scored, but it is sent to institutions you choose as well as your PTE report.	This is only done once.
2. Read aloud	A short text will appear on the screen, which you need to read out loud.	You will have to read either 6 or 7 texts aloud. You will be given 30 to 40 seconds to prepare, then you will need to speak.
3. Repeat a sentence	You will hear a sentence which you then have to repeat.	You will have to repeat between 10 and 12 sentences. Each sentence is between 3 and 9 seconds long.
4. Describe an image	You will see an image on the screen and will then need to describe in some detail.	You will need to describe 6 or 7 images in total. You will have 25 seconds to study the image then 40 seconds to talk about it before you are moved on to the next image.
5. Re-tell a lecture	You will hear a part of a lecture and will then need to summarise what you heard.	You will need to summarise either 3 or 4 lectures. For each one, you will listen for up to 90 seconds, have 10 seconds to prepare and then 40 seconds to give your summary.
6. Answer a short question	You will be asked a question and will need to give a short answer.	You will be asked between 10 and 12 questions. The question is between 3 and 9 seconds long, and you are then given 10 seconds to answer.
7. Summarise a written text	You need to read a text which can be up to 300 words long. You then need to write a single-sentence summary of what you read (no more than 75 words)	You will be asked to summarise either 2 or three written texts. For each text, you are given 10 minutes to read AND write your summary sentence.
8. Write an essay	Write an essay of between 200 and 300 words on a given topic.	Commonly you only need to write one essay, but there are tests where you need to write two. For each essay, you are given 20 minutes to read the topic, plan your answer and write your response.