PTE Academic Tutorial

1 1 PTE Academ ic Tut or ial Sept em ber 2011 Ver sion 7 Pear son Educat ion Lt d 2011. No par t of t his publicat ion m ay be r epr oduced w it hout t he pr ior per m ission of Pear son Educat ion Lt d 2011. 2 I m p or t a n t Te st Tip s D o U se cor r e ct p u n ct u a t ion for w r it ing t ask s: full st ops, capit al let t er s, com m as, et c An sw e r t h e q u e st ion . I f t he quest ion ask s y ou t o w r it e or speak about spor t , w r it e or speak about spor t NOT science Ke e p st r ict ly w it h in t h e w or d lim it giv en for w r it ing t ask s Re sp on d q u ick ly a n d k e e p sp e a k in g dur ing speak ing t ask s. The m icr ophone w ill close aft er 3 seconds of silence and st op r ecor ding D on t W r it e EN TI RELY in ca p it a l le t t e r s. Only use capit als w hen needed.

2 At t he beginning of sent ences, nam es, et c Click N e x t b e f or e y ou h a v e com p le t e d t h e t a sk and ar e r eady t o m ov e on 3 Con t e n t s Se ct ion Sk ills I t e m Ty p e Pa g e Ov e r v ie w Te st Ov e r v ie w 1 I t e m Ov e r v ie w 2- 4 Te st I n t r od u ct ion 5- 6 Sp e a k in g a n d W r it in g Pa r t 1 Ov e r v ie w 7 Speak ing Per sonal in t r oduct ion 8 Speak ing & reading Read aloud 9 Speak ing & List ening Repeat sent ence 10 Speak ing Descr ibe im age 11

3 Speak ing & List ening Re- t ell lect ur e 12 Speak ing & List ening Answ er shor t quest ion 13 Wr it ing Sum m ar ize w r it t en t ex t 14 Wr it ing Wr it e essay 15 Re a d in g Pa r t 2 Ov e r v ie w 16 Readin g Mult iple- ch oice, choose single answ er 17 Readin g Mult iple- ch oice, choose m u lt iple answ er s 18 reading Re- or der par agr aphs 19 Readin g Fill in t he blank s 20 Readin g & Wr it in g Fill in t he blank s 21 Op t ion a l Br e a k 22 List e n in g Pa r t 3 Ov e r v ie w 23 List en ing & Wr it ing Sum m ar ize spok en

4 T ex t 24 List en ing Mult iple- ch oice, choose m u lt iple answ er s 25 List en ing & Wr it ing Fill in t he blank s 26 List ening & reading Highlight cor r ect sum m ar y 27 List en ing Mult iple- ch oice, choose single answ er 28 List en ing Select m issing w or d 29 List en ing & reading Highlight incor r ect w or ds 30 List en ing & Wr it ing Wr it e fr om dict at ion 31 PTE Aca d e m ic: Glossar y 1 Recording st at us box Audio st at us box Current st at us Volume cont rol bar Progress bar Response box Cut , Copy, Past e but t ons Word Count Timer Next but t on PTE Aca d e m ic.

5 Test Ov er v iew PTE Academ ic is designed t o t est y our English r eading, w r it ing, list ening and speak ing sk ills. The t est t ak es appr ox im at ely t h r e e h ou r s t o com plet e. This includes an un- t im ed int r oduct ion t o t he t est and one opt ional scheduled br eak of u p t o 1 0 m in u t e s. Ther e ar e t h r e e t im e d p a r t s: Speak ing and w r it ing reading List ening Each par t m ay cont ain a num ber of sect ions. Each sect ion is indiv idually t im ed. 1 2 PTE Aca d e m ic: Speak ing and Wr it ing I t em Ov er v iew I t e m Ta sk Sk ills a sse sse d Pr om p t le n g t h Tim e t o a n sw e r Re a d a lou d A t ex t appear s on scr een. Read t he t ex t aloud r eading an d speak ing t ex t up t o 60 w or ds v ar ies by it em , depending on t he lengt h of t ex t Re p e a t se n t e n ce Aft er list en ing t o a r ecor ding of a sent ence, r epeat t he sent ence list ening and speak ing 3- 9 secon ds 15 seconds D e scr ib e im a g e An im age appear s on scr een.

6 Descr ibe t he im age in det ail speak ing N/ A 40 seconds Re - t e ll le ct u r e Aft er list en ing t o or w at ching a lect ur e, r e- t ell t h e lect u r e in y our ow n w or ds list ening and speak ing up t o 90 seconds 40 seconds An sw e r sh or t q u e st ion Aft er list ening t o a quest ion, answ er w it h a sin gle w or d or a few w or ds list ening and speak ing 3- 9 secon ds 10 seconds Su m m a r iz e w r it t e n t e x t Aft er r eading a t ex t , w r it e a one- sent ence sum m ar y of t he passage r eading and w r it ing t ex t up t o 300 w or ds 10 m inut es W r it e e ssa y Wr it e a 20 0 30 0 w or d essay on a giv en t opic w r it ing 2- 3 sent en ces 20 m inut es 3 PTE Aca d e m ic: reading I t em Ov er v iew I t e m Ta sk Sk ills a sse sse d Pr om p t le n g t h M u lt ip le - ch oice , ch oose sin g le a n sw e r Aft er r eading a t ex t , answ er a m ult iple- choice quest ion on t he cont ent or t one of t he t ex t by select ing one r esponse r eading t ex t up t o 110 w or ds M u lt ip le - ch oice , ch oose m u lt ip le a n sw e r s Aft er r eading a t ex t , answ er a m ult iple- choice quest ion on t he cont ent or t one of t he t ex t by select ing m or e t han on e r espon se r eading t ex t up t o 300 w or ds Re - or d e r p a r a g r a p h s Sev er al t ex t box es appear on scr een in a r andom or der.

7 Pu t t h e t ex t box es in t he cor r ect or der r eading t ex t up t o 150 w or ds Re a d in g : Fill in t h e b la n k s A t ex t appear s on scr een w it h sev er al gaps. Dr ag w or ds fr om t he box below t o fill t he gaps r eading t ex t up t o 80 w or ds Re a d in g a n d W r it in g : Fill in t h e b la n k s A t ex t appear s on scr een w it h sev er al gaps. Fill in each gap fr om a dr op- dow n list of r esponse opt ions r eading an d w r it ing t ex t up t o 300 w or ds 4 PTE Aca d e m ic: List ening I t em Ov er v iew I t e m Ta sk Sk ills a sse sse d Pr om p t le n g t h Su m m a r iz e sp ok e n t e x t Aft er list en ing t o a r ecor ding, w r it e a 50- 7 0 w or d su m m ar y list ening and w r it ing 60- 90 seconds M u lt ip le ch oice , ch oose m u lt ip le a n sw e r s Aft er list ening t o a r ecor ding, answ er a m ult iple- choice quest ion on t he cont ent or t one of t he r ecor ding by select ing mor e t han one r espon se list ening 40- 90 seconds Fill in t h e b la n k s A t r anscr ipt of a r ecor ding appear s on scr een w it h sev er al gaps.

8 Aft er list ening t o t he r ecor ding, t y pe t he m issing w or d in each gap list ening and w r it ing 30- 60 seconds H ig h lig h t cor r e ct su m m a r y Aft er list ening t o a r ecor ding, select t he par agr aph t hat best sum m ar izes t he r ecor ding list ening and r eading 30- 90 seconds M u lt ip le ch oice , ch oose sin g le a n sw e r Aft er list ening t o a r ecor ding, answ er a m ult iple- choice quest ion on t he cont en t or t one of t he r ecor ding by select ing one r espon se list ening 30- 60 seconds Se le ct m issin g w or d Aft er list en ing t o a r ecor ding, select t he m issin g w or d t hat com plet es t he r ecor ding fr om a list of opt ions list ening 20- 70 seconds H ig h lig h t in cor r e ct w or d s The t r anscr ipt of a r ecor ding appear s on scr een.

9 While list ening t o t he r ecor ding, ident ify t he w or ds in t he t r anscr ipt t hat differ fr om w hat is said list ening and r eading 15- 50 seconds W r it e f r om d ict a t ion Aft er list en ing t o a r ecor ding of a sen t ence, t y pe t he sent en ce list ening and w r it ing 3- 5 secon ds PTE Aca d e m ic: Test I nt r oduct ion Ther e is an u n t im e d Test I nt r oduct ion at t he st ar t of t he t est . N D A Re m in d e r You ar e r em inded of t he non- disclosur e agr eem ent y ou signed as par t of t he t er m s and condit ions of t he t est . 5 6Eq u ip m e n t Ch e ck You hav e an oppor t unit y t o check y ou hav e t he cor r ect k e y b oa r d and t hat t he h e a d se t and m icr op h on e ar e w or k ing. Te st I n f or m a t ion You r eceiv e fur t her infor m at ion about w hat t o ex pect dur ing t he t est in t he Te st I n t r od u ct ion.

10 7Pa r t 1 : Ov er v iew I n Pa r t 1 y ou a r e t e st e d m a in ly on y ou r Sp e a k in g a n d W r it in g sk ills. You ar e r em inded of w hat t o and w hat not t o do in t he t est . Pa y close a t t e n t ion t o t h is or y ou w ill lose scor e p oin t s or scor e z e r o in som e ca se s. Sp e a k in g se ct ion 1 cont ains t he Per sonal int r oduct ion. Sp e a k in g se ct ion 2 cont ains a num ber of it em t y pes w her e y ou fir st list en t o an audio, t hen r espond int o t he m icr ophone. List ening: The Cur r ent St at us count s dow n unt il t he audio clip begins t o play . When t he pr ogr ess bar r eaches t he r ight hand side t he audio clip st ops play ing. Speak ing: The Cur r ent St at us count s dow n unt il t he m icr ophone opens. St ar t speak ing w hen t he st at us changes t o Recor ding.