PTE

TEMPLATES
Speaking – Personal introduction:
Be prepared with what you are going to say. This is the first part and delivering a good introduction can boost
your confidence for the rest of the section. You can use the below template as a guideline.

Personal Introduction template:
My name is (your name). I am (enter age) years old and I live in (enter location). I have completed my (enter
education) from (enter college name). I am currently working at (Company name) as a (job title). In my free
time I like to (enter hobby or something unique about you). I am taking this exam as part of the (visa
requirement/university requirement) to assess my English language.

Filled example
My name is Priyamvada Agarwal. I am 31 years old and I live in Kolkata India. I have completed my Masters in
Special Education from University of Cambridge. I am currently working at Education & You helping test-takers
pass the entrance exam to study or work abroad. In my free time, I like to play read or visit café’s. I am taking
this exam as part of the visa requirement to assess my English language.

Speaking – Describe Image:

Describe image template
Introduction:
The given image provides a comprehensive overview of “.............................”

Main Body:
Upon closer examination/inspection, we can see that, “.............................”

Conclusion:
In conclusion, this is a very informative/useful graph that tells us about “..............................”

Completed example: Describe image template example:

Sample answer with template:

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The given image provides a comprehensive overview of global smartphone sales by operating system from
2009 to 2013. Upon closer examination, we see that, 2013. The biggest winner was by far Android. In 2009 the
number of smartphones sold with Android was negligible but by 2013 it was close to 800 million and dwarfed
the other operating systems. In second place, for instance was iOS with a less than 200 million. The biggest
loser over the studied period was Symbian. It 2009 most smartphones were sold with Symbian but by 2013 it
had completely disappeared. In conclusion, this a very informative graph that tells us about, how volatile the
smartphone operating system market is.

Note that this is an ideal answer. You do not need to be as precise on content when you are speaking. Your
answer can be relatively simple and straightforward. Keep the focus on fluency and elimination of
pauses/hesitations.

Speaking – Retell lecture:

Retell lecture template
Introduction:
The lecture was a brief discussion on the subject of.....

Main body:
Another clearly important point covered in the conversation/talk was....
Conclusion:
It can be understood from this conversation/talk....

Completed example: Let’s take the below sample lecture:

I love sports and I like playing sports, games playing games and whenever you know or hear about or think
about cheating. I think most of us say oh you know the knee jerk response you say its terrible. Like people
shouldn‟t cheat and shouldn‟t break the rules. But I got thinking about it and sometimes when I read the
sport session the newspaper particularly seems like three quarters of the article about some version of
cheating. Either contractually or performance enhancing or trying to gain some advantage on the other side
of the rules and I got thinking you know. Maybe we actually like it that way, cheating is just like the
heighten version of wanting to win really really badly. So in a way I kind a admirer the people who cheat to
win. Cheating to lose is different and we punish no one more then people who throw a game, cheating to
loose is really hitting the line. Cheating to win, I think we kinda get it, we say that even if it Alex Rodrigues,
he lives in New York. He when from being one of the, he is still one of the most famous athletes in the last
50 years. But went from being revealed from a unbelievable talent, to one of the most despised athletics. He
cheated over and over again, kept lying about it, kept getting caught in a hand handed way. Even so you
kinda have to respect someone who wants so badly to win and do better that they are willing to give
themselves human growth hormones. So in that way, I kinda think that cheating is like something that we
route for a little bit. We get it, we identify it a little bit.

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Sample answer with template:

The lecture was a brief discussion on the subject of how people think about cheating in sports. Another clearly
important point covered in the talk was that people are obsessed with cheating and in a way, it’s respected
because we respect that an athlete is so dedicated to winning that they are willing to cheat to do it. If people
cheat to lose, however, they are undoubtedly punished severely. This proves that our emphasis is on the
winning aspect of cheating.
As a concluding remark, it can be firmly established that even though we know it’s
wrong, people secretly cheer for and support cheaters because secretly we respect their drive to win.

Writing section - Essay
Essay template
This essay template is best suited for essays which ask for your opinion on a topic and for essays that ask you
to choose between two viewpoints. Question with the below keywords included in them also work well with
this template. ‘advantage/disadvantage | pros/con | boon/curse | positive/negative | good/bad’.
Introduction:
These days, there is an ongoing debate among people about _____________. While it is possible to claim that
_____________, my view is that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. In this essay, I shall explain my
point of view by analysing both sides of the argument.
Paragraph 1:
There are several reasons why _________. One of them is that ___________. It can also be argued that
_________. It should also be taken into account that ________________. For example, ________________.
Paragraph 2:
Those who argue for ______________________ have a different view and say that it can actually be a good
thing. Firstly, it is claimed that _____________. Then, there are concerns about _________.
Conclusion:
While there are strong arguments on both sides of the case, my personal opinion is that _________. I would
strongly recommend that___________.

Filled Essay template example
Question: One in 100 people worldwide are now displaced from their homes and 2015 saw a record 1.3
million asylum seekers to Europe. To what extent should countries accept or reject refugees?
These days, there is an ongoing debate among people about television and if it should be viewed as a
positive or negative impact to society. While it is possible to claim that television provides a source of
entertainment to people, my view is that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. In this essay, I shall
explain my point of view by analysing both sides of the argument
There are several reasons why Television is considered to be disadvantageous to society. One of them is
that viewing of television can be a source of distraction in our lives, turning away our focus from the more
important things in life. It can also be argued that we tend to waste hours in front of the television

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instead of working on our goals and ambitions in life. It should also be taken into account that children at
a young age spending too much time in front of the television. For example, some people spend all their
free time in front of the television instead of working on productive activities.
Those who argue for television have a different view and say that it can actually be a good thing. Firstly, it
can be claimed that Television can be a good source of information to learn new things if used correctly.
Then there are concerns about people not viewing television to be unaware of current events and latest
news around the world.
While there are strong arguments on both sides of the case, my personal opinion is that television usage
is best avoided or minimized as we should focus on other productive tasks instead. I would strongly
recommend that people view how much time they currently spend on watching television and see how
this time can be put to better use.

Note Your score also depends on how well you fill in the blanks with content. You also need to take care of
grammar, vocabulary and spellings while completing this structure to do well.

Listening section – Summarize spoken text

The given lecture talks in considerable details about ....
Another clearly important point is ....
This leads to the conclusion .... 


Note You don't really need a structure for this. I don’t recommend using one unless you struggle to come up with
grammatically correct sentences while writing. 


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