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PTE Notes
Speaking
● Read Aloud
○ 40 seconds for preparation
○ Another 40 seconds for reading the passage
○ Responses will be recorded only once
○ Read the text within 25 seconds
○ There will be 6 or 7 questions
○ Read according to the punctuations ( ,
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Repeat
what you've heard
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And make
sure you say naturally and fluently
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○ Method 8: If you can understand most of the content, skip the
words you don't remember, and repeat 80% of the sentence
clearly and fluently
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○ In conclusion, this is a very informative picture
○ I think that’s enough
○ Thank you so much

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● Retell Lecture
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Task: Retell what you have heard from the lecture
Audio length: Normally 60-90 seconds
Preparation time: 10 seconds
Answer time: 40 seconds
Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2

Template
○ The audio was mainly about Key word 1 & Key word 2
○ And also about Key word 2 & Key word 3
○ And also about Key word 4 & Key word 5
○ And also about Key word 6 & Key word 7
○ And also about Key word 8 & Key word 9
○ I think that’s enough
○ Thank you so much

● Answer Short Question
○ Task: answer just one word or a very simple phrase
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○ Answer time: 15 seconds
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○ Passage length: normally within 300 words
○ Answer word limit: 5 - 75
○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2

Template
1
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2
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● Write Essay
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Task: write an essay
Answer word limit: 200 - 300
Maximum answer time: 20 minutes (individually timed)
Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2

Template
In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the number of
people claiming that TOPIC
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In this essay,
I will examine all the relevant facts to explain why
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The most predominant
one is that it has made people's lives better than ever
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Moreover, it brings about many
advantages in almost every aspect of life as well
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However, there's a downside too
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In addition to this, when one does not follow this idea,
it's tough to learn and grow
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From what has been discussed above, it can unarguably be concluded
that TOPIC
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Reading

● Fill in Blanks (Reading & Writing)
○ Task: Fill in the blanks
○ Maximum answer time: 2 minutes for each question
○ A passage will be shown, which includes roughly 120 to 200
words
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○ For each blank, there are 4 to 5 options, included in a
drop-down box
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● MC Multiple Answers (Reading)
○ Test takers will see a textual passage of 200 to 300 words,
together with a question and 5 to 7 choices, and are required to
answer the question by choosing the correct choice according to
the passage
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5 minutes for each question
○ Multiple answers are there
○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2

● Re-order Paragraphs
○ Task: textual passage consisting of shuffled paragraphs and you
are supposed to re-order the paragraphs
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2
○ Maximum answer time: 1 - 2 minutes for each question

Listening

● Summarize Spoken Text
○ Task: you will hear a lecture / dialogue (60s - 90s) and then they
should write a summary of what you have heard
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The speaker stated
such words as their _______ and their_______
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In addition to
this, the discussion was about their_______and also about
their________Finally, the speaker concluded the lecture by stating the
facts about their_________
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2
○ Maximum answer time: 1
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 2 - 3
○ Maximum answer time: 1
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2
○ Maximum answer time: 1
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2
○ Maximum answer time: 1
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you have to select the correct set of last words of the
audio from given 3 to 5 options
○ Number of questions in the exam: 1 - 2
○ Maximum answer time: 1
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 2 - 3
○ Maximum answer time: 2 minutes for each question

● Write From Dictation
○ Task: you will hear a sentence spoken only once
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○ Number of questions in the exam: 3 - 4
○ Maximum answer time: 3 minutes for each question



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