PTE Practice

7/25/2019 PTE Practice

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Introduction 30 seconds

Name, experience of learning English,

future plan.

Read aloud Grasp the meaning and tone of

speaker.start speaking after beep.Collect ords that !ou easil! read

incorrectl!.

Read it ith stress and intonation is !ou

can, but if not, "ust read it ith natural

#o. $ther ise !ou ma! get ner%ous and

make mistakes.Repeat the sentence &peak immediatel! after speaker stop.

'e careful hen there are (might, ma!, is

likel! to...etc.

Imagine !ou are the speaker

)escribe the image Identif! the t!pe of image, hat is

measured, units.

*he extreme %alues. +se %ariet! of ords

)o not stop for more than 3 seconds

&peak after beep

*here should be a conclusion or

implication at the end.

'e careful about numbers, if !ou read it

incorrectl!, there are serious deduction in

marks.

Re tell lectures rite don ke! ords, like names,

numbers, dates, time and ords and

phrases that are stressed or repeated.

$%erall purpose of the lecture, and its

conclusion

-fter the lecture, !ou ha%e 0 seconds to

re%ie !our notes.*hen ,after !ou hear a

tone/begin speaking/, !ou ha%e 0

seconds to complete the task.

)o not repeat !ourself , do not correct

!our anser.hen !ou prepare, use structure and links

for short.

Identif! the logic of the speech..and use

prepared con"unctions.-nser short 1uestions Immediatel!.

&a! 2a ,the,s/ based on anser

4ultiple choice55single anser and

multiple

5.6 minute, read important things

aloud, use !our padRe order paragraph


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7ill in the blanks Choose the right ords from options

and drag to the position7ill in the blanks $ptions from drop don box

&ummari8e paragraph Identif! the t!pe of

paragraph9explanation, or

argument:

Get the ke! points

Generall! use past tense.

Each paragraph has its on idea.

9lea%e out examples: and co%er all

the the three idea again.

Each statement is tr!ing to anser

a 1uestion,;nd that anser.rite essa!


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@istening

&ummari8e a lecture heard rite 605A0 ords for a fello

students ho as not present.

0min for the task

&omebod! is doing sth....Be...does...

Be feels...

4ultiple choices5 multiple ansers *here are A second before it begins,

take notes hile listening7ill in missing ords *here are A second before it

begins,+se pen to rite don ;rstBighlight the correct summar! @isten ,make notes, and read

summar!4ultiple choice5single anserChoose the missing ords *he missing ords are replaced b!

a beep.Bighlight incorrect ords 0seconds before, *hose that are

dier from hat as spoken*!pe the sentence heard @isten carefull! ;rst

*here is a trend toards e1ual tourism. It aims to protect and acti%el! promote

en%ironment and cultures. *he go%ernment has such concerns such as the lack

of ade1uate scienti;c foundations and lack of solutions. *he %aried forms are

basicall! nothing more than marking hich threats local econom! and natural

resources, including ad%enturous tourism, green tourism. Etc. *ourists shouldmake the right choices hen confront such t!pes of marketing.

*he lecturer focused on climate change and hether it is the result of human

acti%ities. &he belie%ed there as e%idence. *he temperature of land and sea

increased since


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Rising intonation( it communicate uncertaint! or lack of ;nalit!.

Erik pla!s the #ute, clarinet, and saxophone. IsnDt that great

*hursda!, A )ecember


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4athematics has similarities as ell as dierences compared ith other

sciences.

&cientists ha%e made the orld a better place to li%e in.

e need an education s!stem that fosters 1uestioning and debate.


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*he eect of the problem

Bo it is no after re%olution

problem

It is natural , butP.here introduce the topic

*he general picture, most peoplePbut some*he facts, the a%erage

Not ell knoell knon

*he fact, from the main, to the less important. -la!s statementsand then details

'art ! of the 'T- $cademic test is *peaking. This part tests your ability to produce spoken and written

-nglish in an academic environment

%-$"+/ 0 !n the test, there are 2 tasks. For each task, you read the te(t

aloud into the microphone

%-'-$T *-3T-34- 0 !n the test, there are 1 1 tasks. For each task, you listen and repeat the

sentence you hear into the microphone.

/-*4%!- !6$7- 0 !n the test, there are 2 tasks. For each task, you look at the image and

describe it into the microphone.

%-T-"" "-4T%- 0 !n the test, there are 89 tasks. For each task, you see an image on the screen.

listen to the lecture and then speak into the microphone. The lecture is : seconds long.

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The study showed that people=s mood can be affected by the news and weather reports.

/etailed analysis of population growth has revealed some alarming predictions.

'lease note that the college.

/escribe the graph

Test 1

The line graph compares the population in $sia and -urope as the percentage to the world population

from 125 to . !t is obvious that the percentage in $sia was almost 8 times of that in -urope.

/uring the period between 125 and 1>5, For the former, the line stayed above ? while the latter

stabled around ? until 1: when it started to decline. This fall accelerated from 1:5 and ended

at #ust below 1? at the end of the period. !nterestingly, For $sia, the trend is opposite.

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This pie graph compares the reasons why people drop school by different gender catalogue.

!t is obvious that more than half of both male and female completed school with ? and 5?

respectively. Then the main reason for &uitting are obtaining employment. ;owever, the percentage

figure for male is two times of that of female. +ther reasons include personal or family , illness and

other. 3oticeably, There are more girls drop school for personal or family reason, which is 11?.

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The bar chart illustrate the percentage of * citiAens over 5 compared with total population from

1 current year 15 and the pro#ected figure to 85. +verall there is an obvious increasing trend

during the whole period. *tarting from 18? in 1, it is e(pected that growth rate can be kept to

8 where it may starts to slow down, finally, the figure is forecasted to reach ? in 85.$t thattime, $merica may face social problems caused by aging population if the trend continues as

e(pected.

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This line graph compares two company, B and C=s revenue growth from to 9.

For company B, it started from 8 million dollars in and en#oyed a stable growth since then.

+n the other hand, 4ompany C starts from nothing and recorded a 15 million revenue figure in 15

where the growth accelerated. !t is e(pected that it will overpass company B in 9 at the point of

1> million. This is a typical situation where a high growth new company catch up a maturing

company.

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This line graph illustrate how students reading fluency can be improved during the time from grade

one to grade three. For successful reader, there is an obvious upward trend ,with words per

minutes to 1 words per minute in grade 8 spring. ;owever, for struggling readers, the figures

fluctuated. From spring to fall each year, their reading literacy declines. This may be a reason of

school holiday. *till, struggle readers can improve their reading speed by three times at the end.

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Test

The plan shows the rooms and contents in a student accommodation. -ntering from the entrance atthe east , we can see a big living room with the windows and desk on the north part and dining sets


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,sofa on the south part. Then there is a bathroom, kitchen and bedroom from south to north. The siAe

of the bed room is almost twice as much as that of the kitchen. !n it , we can see two windows on the

north, a bed and a wardrobe. +verall, ! guess it covers around s&uare meters and it contains

sufficient appliance and furniture for a single or a couple to live in.

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This diagram demonstrates the rainfall and temperature changes in 7reat "ake $rea, *$ during the

year. *tarting from millimeters in Danuary, the first half year sees a gradual rise until peaking at #ust

below 1mm. $fter that ,there is a steady fall. !n regard to temperature, its pattern is similar, even

though the changes are much more dramatic.The lowest and highest temperature record at minus 15

centigrade and 1> centigrade respectively. ! guess Duly is probably the hottest and most humid month

in a year.

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This diagram compares energy usage as a percentage of total in 2 for 3orth and *outh $merica. !t

is obvious that oil is the biggest source of energy for both area, recording at 91 and 95 percent

respectively. -(cept that, natural gas, coal, nuclear and hydroelectric are other ma#or sources. !t is

noticeable that *outh $merica use hydroelectric power 5 times as much as that in 3orth $merica.+verall, ! guess the variance in energy consumption is due to the difference in natural resource supply

and technology advancement.

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This timetable aims to indicate new students in language college what to do from /ay 1 to /ay 2.

!n the morning session ,starting from : am to 1, there will be tour and morning tea in day 1 and

english language class from day to day 9.

The afternoon arrangements start from 1pm to 9 pm, and cover activities like social activities on site,

and visit to senior school. For the whole day 5, students can freely choose activities like tennis,

gaming. Then, the ne(t two days students can stay with homestay families and rela(.

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This diagram show where do $ustralian originally born as a percentage of total from to 1. $t

first glance, there are around 5 to percent of people was born in E which far e(ceeds the second

country 3ew ealand. +ther countries include 4hina, !ndia, !taly, Gietnam, 'hillippines, *outh $frica,

6alaysia and 7ermany. /uring the period, there are less people came from E and more people

came from 4hina than before. !n the future, there can be more $sian in $ustralia rather than -uropean

people.

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This diagram illustrates the life cycle of painted lady butterfly$t a glance, there are four stages.

!nitially, it starts as a egg that has a siAe of pin head. Then, the body becomes larger and turn intolava with yellowgreen stripes on its body. 7radually, it forms shell and its color changes to reddish

brown. This means it forms 'upa. $fter a while, 'upa emerges to butter fly ,which will lay eggs to start

another life cycle. !t seems that the form of adult butter fly is &uite interesting and uni&ue.

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"ook at both a(es.

!f there are two graph, compare the similarities and difference.

$fter looking at the overall idea or pattern, go in to main points.


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/evelop your own idea, implication, or conclusion, or even causes at the end

!f it describe a method of doing things, add your comment like is it effective ,simpleH +r time

consuming , complicated, hard to follow,.

$lways rephrase title.

6ust read the relevant year correctly.

!f these are forecast, must demonstrate Ie(pectedJ.

%etell the lecture0

'rovide tips on doing to help withKensure that

;ow to do 0

%ecommend that...

3eed to figure out,

'oint

6ake sure that,

!t is important that something can be done

To achieve this,

y doing,

Focus on

Lhich means,

!t important to doM

"ogic0 facts, concept, concept definition, e(ample

Topic and people=s opinion, ;istory, turning point, nowadays, opinion

'ropose a &uestion based on a conte(t, suggestion to the &uestion, details and actions, result.

4onference top, its related parties, important to register

Topic as a tip, definition,recommendations, result Nfocus groupO

Topic as a tip, goal, recommendations,

*ummariAe written te(t

*trategy0

*kim the te(t and identify gist, written the key words and important points down

Then use these key words to construct short notes or phrases that sum up the main arguments

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>e! ords( ne report on anthropogenic climate change ;nds include the

a%erage surface temperature has increased

&ea5le%el rise ha%e narroed ,shrinking sea ice,

&no co%er has decreased

Changes in precipitation

-n +N report ;nds that increasing surface temperature around the orld are

causing rising sea le%els ,shrinking sea ice and sno co%er , and changes in

precipitation.

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change &'

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4editerranean sea turtles la! egges on the shore of southern @ebanon

*o protect the endangered 4editerranean sea turtles,4ona >halil and Babiba

7a!ed opened a bed5and5breakfast to ;nance their eorts to bur!ing an iron grid

in the sand abo%e the eggs.

-fter millions of !ears of being endangered in ar5torn coast of southern

@ebanon, 4editerranean sea turtles ere ;nall! protected b! to omen, 4ona

>halil and Babiba 7a!ed , ho opened a bed5and5breakfast and ith the help of

the guests, protected turtlesD eggs b! bur!ing an iron grid in the sand abo%e the

eggs.

Q()*+ part!, ,-%./012345

6%7 -fter, ith, b! doing....

89:;?@ABC ha%e been largel! ignored until to

omen set out to protect them , until:#DE-fter7inall!...F

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*echnolog! nature is a techni1ue that use the technolog! to build a picture of

natural scene.hether it aect peopleDs health and elfare as the real scene has

been tested. *he conclusion is that to release stress, real scene help patients

reco%er faster than simpl! a %irtual %ie. In this sense, these to are dierent.

*echnological nature refers to a computeri8ed picture of a natural scene. *o ;nd

out if this has the same bene;cial eect of a real scene, put a group of people ina room ith a real %ie and another group in a room ith a %irtual %ie.*he

group in the room ith the real %ie ill reco%er more 1uickl! from the stress

than the other group .

*his lecture proposes the 1uestion of hether memor! is reliable hen itness

states in the counts. *he research found that hen ne information and facts

added, peopleDs memor! can be distorted. In the experiment, people tend to

include things that ha%e ne%er been there.

@a!ers rel! on hat their itness can remember of an e%ent in a criminal trial.

If ne information is introduced to a itness, it ma! take their memor!unreliable.*his has been illustrated in research. If sub"ects atch a %ideo of a

crime and then hear an account that includes ne information not shon on the

%ideo, their memor! of the %ideo can also include ne and unreliable

information.

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*cientists indicate that the back ground noise in the ocean has increased and when they are taken

together, they have a sweeping impact on the life in the sea as most sea creatures and marine

animals can respond or even produce sound.

!ndicate byH The e(ample of noise, depend on...

%ecent research as discovered that it is placenta ,the hottest part, that have evolved to help chillies

deal with harmful microbes and mammals, so that the hotter they are, the stronger the defense.

*hould cover all two ideas to the &uestion. $lthough some...., also

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6any ocean creatures are dependent on underwater sound to live and breed, but in the last 5 years

noises made by humans from ship engines, seismic research and military activity have increased

background ocean noise by about 15 decibels, which may have a very negative and disruptive effect

on sealife when its impact is considered altogether.

*cientists are beginning to understand why chillies evolved to be so hot when eaten, and although

many scientists still believe the hotness is to deter mammals from eating the plant, recent researchsuggests it also developed as a defence against harmful microbes.

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The enlarged overall ine&uality becomes preponderantly determined by location as evidenced by the

fact that individuals tend to migrate to wealthier countries,so that a key priority for policy makers

should be aid and support for developing countries to alleviate the pressure of migration.

3ew research reveals that location, rather than class, is now the main factor in determining global

ine&uality and economic migration is the only solution for individuals from developing countries to

improve their standard of living until policy makers support for developing countries.

$s -nglish is the world=s lingua franca, people whose mother language is -nglish are less likely tolearn the second language due to a survey of 5 -uropean nion members, however,there are still

countries where people are bilingual when they learn to speak -nglish for specific need.

/ue to the widespread use of -nglish in many fields, it is one of the most spoken languages and this

probably account for the fact that very few native speakers of -nglish can speak another

language,whereas in non-nglishspeaking countries in -urope over 5 percent of people are

bilingual.

Test 1

eing second most popular beverage in the world, and grown in countries which have tropical climate,

specific geographical features , tea meet the demand of worldwide consumers in areas like health

maintaining.

!t is important to preserve the species of fish,because much larger &uantities of fish are consumed as

an alternative to meat, resulting in parts of the ocean have been overfished, and catches are smaller

that may damage ecosystems if government does not make controls and efforts.


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-ssay

Cou should draw your graph on a separate page.

Leather patterns have changed significantly over the past two hundred years

%epeat sentence

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*tudies suggest there may be a correlation between educational achievements and family siAe.

Tomorrow=s lunchtime seminar on nuclear engineering has been postponed.

/uring that period heavy industry grew rapidly in the north of the country.

*tudents must hand in their assignments by Friday,

6ost students on last year=s course did well in this module.

Tuesday=s lecture on *ocial psychology will now take place in the 4entral ;all

$nyone who has a problem with their accommodation should speak to the Lelfare +fficer.

The fertile plains in the east of the region provide e(cellent land for farming.

+pposition to the government=s ta( policy was widespread across business sectors.

*tudents with &ueries about this term=s timetable must speak to their tutor immediately.

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