PTE TIPS & TRICKS

MOST IMPORTANT
WRITE FROM DICTION
REPEAT SENTENCE
READING-DROP DOWN BLANKS
READ ALOUD

IMPORTANT
RETELL LECTURE
ESSAY
REORDER PARAGRAPH
SST
LISTENING-FILL IN THE BLANKS
HIGHLIGHT INCORRECT WORDS
SWT
DESCRIBE IMAGE

LEAST IMPORTANT
ANSWER SHORT QUESTIONS
READING MCQ-SINGLE
READING MCQ-MULTIPLE
LISTENING MCQ-SINGLE
LISTENING MCQ-MULTIPLE
SELECT MISSING WORD
HIGHLIGHT CORRECT SUMMARY
READ ALOUD
NOTES:
 A TEXT THAT CAN BE 60 WORDS LONG
 30-40 SECONDS TO PREPARE
 40 SECONDS TO READ THE TEXT
 MARKS FOR READING AS WELL AS SPEAKING
 ORAL FLUENCY, PRONUNCIATION & CONTENT
MARKS
FLUENCY 5 POINTS
PRONUNCIATION 5 POINTS
CONTENT DEPENDS ON LENGTH OF THE TEXT
TIPS
FLUENCY
 SPEAK FLUENTLY
 NATURAL PACE
 NO HESITATIONS
 NO REPETITIONS
 NO CORRECTIONS
PRONUNCIATION
 CLEAR
 LOUD
 STAY WITH NATURAL ACCENT
CONTENT
 SPEAK EVERY WORD
 DON’T SKIP ANY WORD
TRICKS
  IN THE PREPARATION TIME, MAKE SURE TO GO THROUGH THE TEXT TWICE
TO HV IDEA OF ALL DIFFICULT WORDS
 ONCE THE RECORDING STARTS, START STRAIGHTAWAY
 THREE COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID: HESITATIONS, REPETITIONS AND
CORRECITONS
 GIVE A SLIGHT PAUSE AT PUNCTUATIONS SUCH AS COMMAS, SEMICOLONS
AND FULL STOPS
 ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED RECORDING THE GIVEN TEXT, DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE RECORDER TO STOP AND STRAIGHTWAY PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON
 PRONOUNCE CONTRACTIONS PROPERLY: I’VE AND ISN’T

REPEAT SENTENCE
NOTES:
 SENTENCE CAN BE UP TO 7-14 WORDS LONG
 ONCE RECORDING STARTS, WE WILL HAVE AROUND 7-8 SECONDS TO
REPEAT THE SENTENCE
 IT CONTRIBUTES TO SPEAKING AS WELL AS LISTENING
 SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS NO START TONE
(BEEP)
 ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED RECORDING THE GIVEN TEXT, DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE RECORDER TO STOP AND STRAIGHTWAY PRESS THE NEXT BUTTON
 IN ANY CASE GO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS
MARKS
 FLUENCY 5 POINTS
 PRONUNCIATION 5 POINTS
 CONTENT 3 POINTS
ONE REPEAT SENTENCE CARRIES 13 POINTS
TIPS
FLUENCY
 SPEAK FLUENTLY
 NATURAL PACE
  NO HESITATIONS
 NO REPETITIONS
 NO CORRECTIONS
PRONUNCIATION
 CLEAR
 LOUD
 STAY WITH NATURAL ACCENT
CONTENT
100% REPEAT ALL SENTENCES 3 POINTS
50% OF WORDS IN CORRECT SEQUENCE 2 POINTS
<50% OF WORDS IN CORRECT SEQUENCE 1 POINTS
NOTHING 0 POINTS
TRICKS
 IN CASE, YOU CANNOT RECALL A COMPLETE SENTENCE, REPEAT THE PART
OR WORDS WHICH YOU REMEMBERAND ADD FILLERS AT THE END.
 DO NOT FOCUS TOO MUCH ON CONTENT, FOCUS ON MAINTAINING
FLUENCY AND PRONUNCIATION

DESCRIBE IMAGE
NOTES:
 LINE GRAPH, BAR GRAPH, PIE CHART, DATA TABLE, PROCESS CYCLE,
PICTURE OR MAP
 25 SECONDS PREPARE
 40 SECONDS TO DESCRIBE THE IMAGE
 IT CONTRIBUTES ONLY TO SPEAKING
MARKS
 FLUENCY 5 POINTS
 PRONUNCIATION 5 POINTS
 CONTENT 5 POINTS
TRICKS
 START WITH THE INTRODUCTION THEN MAIN BODY
 ALSO, NEED TO PROVIDE CONCLUSION
BAR CHART
 IN 6-7 SECONDS OF PREPARATION, GO THROUGH TITLE AND X AND Y AXIS
OF THE IMAGE
 NEXT 15-18 SECONDS CONCENTRATE ON THE KEY ATTRICBUTES OF THE
IMAGE LIKE MAX. AND MIN.
SENTENCE FORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
THE GIVEN --------- GIVES US LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE (TITLE)
TRANSITION SENTENCE:
THE INFORMATION REPRESENTED IN THE IMAGE INCLUDES………………….
FOR PROCESS CYCLE THE TRANSITION SENTENCE CAN BE “ THIS PROCESS CYCLE
INVOLVES AROUND ----- NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAGES”
BODY:
NEED TO PROVIDE TWO KEY FEATURES, FEATURE 1: MIN & MAX., FEATURE 2: ANY
OTHER ASPECT OF THE IMAGE.
FEATURE 1:
WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE…………..
IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR FROM THE IMAGE THAT THE
FUTHERMORE IT CAN ALSO BE SEEN THAT THE
CONCLUSION:
IT SHOULD BE SUGGESTION OR PREDICTION (OR)
IN CONCLUSION, THE PICTURE GIVES LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE TITLE.
MAPS
  DIRECTIONS ARE THE KEYWORDS IN THE DESCRIPTION OF A MAP
SENTENCE FORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
 THE GIVEN IMAGE IS A MAP OF (TITLE)
TRANSITION SENTENCE:
 THE MAP REPRSENTS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REGIONS, WHICH INCLUDE
(----------)
BODY:
FEATURE 1:
IT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN THAT ------- REGION 1 ------- LIES IN THE (NORTH)
DIRECTION WHEREAS ------- REGION 2 ------- IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN
REGION
FEATURE 2:
FURTHERMORE THE ------- REGION 3 ------- IS SITUATED IN THE (NORTH EAST)
PART OF THE GIVEN MAP.
CONCLUSION:
OVERALL, THE MAP PROVIDES ALL THE CRUCIAL DETAILS RELATED TO THE GIVEN
REGIONS
VENN DIAGRAMS
 DIRECTIONS ARE THE KEYWORDS IN THE DESCRIPTION OF A MAP
SENTENCE FORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
 THE GIVEN VENN DIAGRAM GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE (CONTENT)
TRANSITION SENTENCE:
THE IMAGE REPRESENTS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN (-------------)
BODY:
FEATURE 1:
THE MAJOR KEY DIFFERENCES AMONG ------- INCLUDE -------
FEATURE 2:
FURTHERMORE, THE SIMILARITIES REPRESENTED WITHIN THE VENN DIAGRAM
INCLUDES THAT BOTH THE ELEMENTS INVOLVE ---------.
CONCLUSION:
OVERALL, THE VENN DIAGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE KEY DIFFERENCES AND
SIMILARITIES RELATED TO THE (--------------SUBJECT)
PICTURES
 DIRECTIONS ARE THE KEYWORDS IN THE DESCRIPTION OF A MAP
SENTENCE FORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
 THE GIVEN VENN DIAGRAM GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE (CONTENT)
TRANSITION SENTENCE:
THE IMAGE REPRESENTS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN (-------------)
BODY:
FEATURE 1:
THE MAJOR KEY DIFFERENCES AMONG ------- INCLUDE -------
FEATURE 2:
FURTHERMORE, THE SIMILARITIES REPRESENTED WITHIN THE VENN DIAGRAM
INCLUDES THAT BOTH THE ELEMENTS INVOLVE ---------.
CONCLUSION:
OVERALL, THE VENN DIAGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE KEY DIFFERENCES AND
SIMILARITIES RELATED TO THE (--------------SUBJECT)
RE-TELL LECTURE
NOTES:
 AUDIO LECTURE FOR 60-90 SECONDS
 MAKE AS MANY NOTES AS U CAN
 ONCE AUDO STOPS, U WILL HAVE 10 SECONDS BEORE RECRDING STARTS
 RETELL THE LECTURE IN 40 SECONDS
 2-4 RETELL LECTURES IN THE EXAM
MARKS
 FLUENCY 5 POINTS
 PRONUNCIATION 5 POINTS
 CONTENT 5 POINTS
TIPS
 WRITE DOWN 6-7 BROKEN LINES OR GRP OF WORDS
 HIT IMP NAMES, DATES, PLACES, THINGS

SENTENCE FORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
 THE LECTURE WAS ABOUT (-----------) AND SEVERAL POINTS WERE
MENTIONED
TRANSITION SENTENCE:
A NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES/CAUSES/AFFECTS WERE
DISCUSSED IN THE LECTURE (-------------)
BODY:
SENTENCE 1:
IN THE BEGINNING THE LECTURE DISCUSSED CRUCIAL DETAILS ABOUT -------
SENTENCE 2:
MOREOVER ANOTHER KEY ASPECT DISCUSSED IN THE LECTURE WAS ---------.
SENTENCE 2:
ADDITIONALLY, SOME LIGHT WAS ALSO THROWN ON ---------.
CONCLUSION:
IN CONCLUSION THE LECTURE INDICATED THAT (--------------SUBJECT)

RE-ORDER PARAGRAPHS
FIVE FINGER STRATEGY
1. INTRODUCE THE TOPIC
2. PRONOUN SHLD