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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.

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Scores and Results

PTE Score: Sections, CEFR Levels and Requirements for 2026

PTE scores run 10-90 overall and per skill. See which tasks feed each skill, Pearson's CEFR levels, the IELTS concordance per skill and visa scores.

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.

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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.

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PTE Listening

PTE Summarize Spoken Text: Word Limit, Structure and Tips

PTE Summarize Spoken Text: 50-70 words in Academic, 20-30 in Core, zero-score limits, Score Guide points, a summary structure and 10 practice talks.

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PTE Writing

PTE Summarize Written Text: Rules, Topics and Templates

PTE Summarize Written Text rules from Pearson: one sentence of 5-75 words in PTE Academic, 25-50 words in PTE Core, 10 minutes, four factors, an example.

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PTE Writing

PTE Write Essay: Rules, Scoring, Sample and Tips

PTE Write Essay: 200-300 words in 20 minutes, 7 traits worth 26 points, Pearson's zero rules, the four-paragraph format and a worked model essay.

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PTE Listening

PTE Write From Dictation: 50 Questions with Answers

PTE Write from Dictation: 3-4 sentences, 1 point per correct word spelled correctly, a worked scoring example and 50 practice sentences with answers.

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PTE Writing

PTE Writing: Format, Scoring, Question Types and Tips

PTE Writing for PTE Academic and PTE Core: Pearson's word limits, item counts and trait scales, every task that feeds the Writing score, and worked models.

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