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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.

2 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: 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

3 9 Speak ing & List ening Repeat sent ence 10 Speak ing Descr ibe im age 11 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.

4 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 t ex t 24 List en ing Mult iple- ch oice.

5 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.

6 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: 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.

7 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. 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.

8 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.

9 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 . 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.

10 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.