During Part 3: Listening in PTE Academic, you will need to know pronunciation in order to understand what the speakers are saying. Pronunciation When completing PTE Academic, you will hear a variety of accents from both native and non-native speakers, as you would in the real world. Don’t worry, the accents will be clear and regular users of English do not have trouble understanding […]
The last part of PTE Academic, Part 3: Listening, requires a large combination of core skills. The very first skill you will need to develop involves how you listen (listening methods). Below, is information on different types of listening and where you may need to use them during PTE Academic. Listening Methods Predicting One of the listening methods you will need to […]
Once you have practiced and improved your grammar and vocabulary for Part 2: Reading in you will need to learn reading methods and the different styles of writing. As the PTE Academic is an integrated skills test, the skills developed will be applicable to most sections of the test. Firstly, the reading methods you will need to learn and develop are: Skim Reading By […]
In PTE Academic Part 2: Reading, you will be required to read a text in each question to understand what it means in order to answer the question. To identify and develop your reading skills we’ve put together some information to help you. Grammar Grammar skills are important as they help you understand what you are reading. In Part 2: Reading you need to […]
There are many core English skills that are required for the PTE Academic. The writing questions in the test require spelling, grammar and vocabulary skills in order to score well. In addition to this, you will need to understand written discourse. Written Discourse Written discourse involves the structure, coherence, logical development and range of linguistic resources in a written text. Linguistic […]
Part 1 of PTE Academic includes a variety of speaking and writing question types. For writing questions, you may need to improve your skills, such as grammar, spelling and vocabulary. To help practice these skills, we’ve put together some tips on how to improve for this part of the test. Grammar To help improve grammar, get into the habit of […]
In Part 1 of the PTE Academic test, you require certain skills to answer the questions within the test to the best of your ability. We’ve put together some tips and advice on how to practice and improve your core skills. Oral Fluency Oral fluency applies to the Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image and Re-tell Lecturequestion types. To improve your oral […]
If you have completed PTE Academic, you would know by now that it is scored against the Global Scale of English and that you need to practice many skills for each part of the test: Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening. After completing PTE Academic you will receive an email notification that your results are available online. Typically within 5 days. Learn how to […]
Most test scores are now returned within just 2 days During 2018 students, migrants and professionals that sat PTE Academic received their scores in even less time than ever before. In fact, during 2018, 85.7% of PTE Academic test takers received their results within just 2 days. Why could my score take longer than 2 days? There are a number of reasons why […]
Prepare for success with our two-part webinar series Preparing for PTE Academic, like any exam, is easier when you know what to expect. Watch the videos below to gain a detailed understanding of PTE Academic and give yourself the best chance of performing well on test day. Part one provides and introduction to PTE Academic, detailing the key features of the test […]