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PTE Academic (Pearson Test)

Mastering Listening - Score79+

By: Sabrina Elai

Verb Suggestions For Summarize Spoken Text

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Verbs Suggestions for Summarize Spoken Text Question

She/ the lecturer/ the speaker/ the presenter …


 Believed  Reckoned
 Believed … is a result of …  Recommended
 Commented on  Referenced to …
 Discussed … in details  Remarked
 Elaborated on …  Responded
 Emphasised  Said
 Explained the reasons why …  Shared the latest advances in …
 Firmly believed  Sided with those scientists who
 Gave a speech on believe …
 Highlighted  Suggested
 Indicated that  Supported the fact that …
 Lectured about  Talked about …
 Mentioned  Was biased towards the idea that …
 Mentioned the reasons for …  Was optimistic/ pessimistic about the
 Predicted the future of … to be … future of …

* If you start with past tense, like these examples, the whole content should be in
past tense; Don’t mix up tenses.
* These are just examples, add more to this list and you’ll memorize and learn
them better.

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