INTRODUCTION

The PTE Academic Testbuilder is more than a

book of practice tests; it offers students 'tests
that teach'. This teaching function is achieved
in part through sections of Further Practice
and Guidance. These sections review the exam
tasks and provide information about each exam
section, tips on completing that section of the
exam, and detailed study of various aspects
of the tasks. The exam tasks are designed to
reflect the actual PTE Academic exam as closely
as possible. The PTE Academic is a computerbased
exam, and so some adaptation has been
made to some tasks for them to appear in printed
form. The On-Screen feature which appears on
some pages explains how the printed task differs
from the computer-based version.

Using the PTE Academic Testbuilder

Either:

Do each part of the exam under exam

conditions'. This means not allowing yourself
to use a dictionary and making sure that you
stick to any time limits. Then either check
your answers, or look at the relevant Further
Practice and Guidance section. When you
have completed that section, you can go back
and think about your answers again before
checking your final answers against the key.
Or:

Before doing an exam section, particularly

for the first time, you may like to look at
the Further Practice and Guidance section
first. Read the What's Tested section and the
Tips. They will help you understand what is
required in that part of the exam. You might
then do the A Detailed Study section before
attempting the exam task. Then check your
final answers against the key.
PTE {Pearson Test of English) Academic
PTE Academic is a computer-based test of English.
It is designed to measure the academic English
abilities of candidates who wish to demonstrate
their level of achievement to professional
and government organizations and education
institutions.

Part 1: Speaking and Writing

(approximately 77-93 minutes)
Section 1: Personal introduction
In this section, you are given a prompt and are
asked to introduce yourself orally. You speak about
yourself for up to 30 seconds. This is not assessed
but is sent to institutions along with your score
report.

Section 2: Read aloud

In this section, you are given a text (up to 60
words) and are asked to read the text aloud. You
do six to seven of these items, depending on the
combination of items in your test.
Section 2: Repeat sentence
In this section, you hear a sentence. You are asked
to repeat the sentence exactly as you heard it. You
do ten to twelve of these items, depending on the
combination of items in your test.
Section 2: Describe image
In this section, you are given an image (picture,
graph, table, etc.). You are asked to describe
in detail what the image is showing. You do
six to seven of these items, depending on the
combination of items in your test.
Section 2: Re-tell lecture
In this section, you hear a lecture. You are asked
to retell the lecture in your own words. You do
three to four of these items, depending on the
combination of items in your test.
Section 2: Answer short question
In this section, you are asked a question, the
answer to which is a word or short phrase. You
do ten to twelve of these items, depending on the
combination of items in your test.
Sections 3-4: Summarize written text
In these sections, you read a text (up to 300
words). You are then asked to summarize the text
in one sentence. You are given ten minutes to
write each summary sentence.
Section 5: Summarize written text 1 Write essay
This section is either a Summarize written
text task or a Write essay task (see Section 6),
depending on the combination of items in your
test.
Section 6: Write essay
In this section, you are given a prompt to read.
You are then asked to write an essay (200-300
words). You are given twenty minutes to write
your essay.