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8 Best Tips and Strategies for PTE Speaking

Eight PTE Speaking tips built on what Pearson scores, Content, Pronunciation and Oral Fluency, plus one tip per speaking task and a daily practice loop.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Answer Short Question: Strategies, Tips and Examples

PTE Answer Short Question: 5-6 items, a 3-9 second question, 10 seconds to answer, 1 point each. Pearson's 3-second rule, scoring and 104 practice items.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Describe Image: Strategies, Templates and Examples

PTE Describe Image gives you 25 seconds to study an image and 40 to speak. See Pearson's Score Guide scales, a flexible structure and 10 sample answers.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Personal Introduction: Topics, Samples and Tips

The PTE Personal Introduction gives you 25 seconds to prepare and 30 seconds to record, and it isn't scored. See what to say, a frame, samples and tips.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Repeat Sentence: Format, Scoring and Examples

PTE Repeat Sentence: 10-12 items, a 3-9 second sentence played once. Academic vs Core rules, Pearson's 0-3 and 0-5 scales, and 36 practice sentences.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Respond to a Situation: Format, Sample Answers and Tips

PTE Respond to a Situation gives 10 s (Academic) or 20 s (Core) to prepare and 40 s to speak. See scoring, an answer structure, a sample answer and tips.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Retell Lecture: Format, Scoring and Answer Structure

PTE Retell Lecture plays a lecture of up to 90 seconds and gives you 40 seconds to retell it. See the timings, scoring, notes and an answer structure.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Speaking Read Aloud: Rules, Questions and Answers

PTE Read Aloud: up to 60 words, 30-40 seconds to prepare, 6-7 items. Pearson's scoring scales, six marked practice passages and a step-by-step method.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Speaking: Format, Scoring, Question Types and Tips

PTE Speaking has 7 scored tasks in PTE Academic and 5 in PTE Core, inside a 76-84 or 50-65 minute Part 1. See each task, Pearson's scoring traits and tips.

By EasyEnglish Team

PTE Speaking

PTE Summarize Group Discussion: Strategies and Examples

PTE Summarize Group Discussion plays three speakers for up to 3 minutes; you get up to 2 minutes to summarize. Timing, scoring, notes and a sample answer.

By EasyEnglish Team