Lecturer
PTE Academic Offline
Practice Test
Part 1: Speaking
V1 June 2011
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Pearson Education Ltd 2011. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written permission of Pearson Education Ltd.
PTE Academic Offline
Practice Test
Part 1: Speaking
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Part 1: Speaking
This part of the test consists of some questions where an audio is listened to and then a spoken response given. In the actual PTE Academic test a personal introduction is given, but this is not included in this practice test.
Section
Section 1
Section 2
Item type
Personal introduction
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Time allowed
1 minute
30-35 minutes
The practice items are on pages 2-36 and the Answer Key and Transcripts on pages 37-52.
Audio prompts are provided in the folder Prompts and filed by item type, e.g., Answer short question and by item number, e.g., Answer short question_Item 1.
Audio sample responses are provided at B1, B2 and C1 levels in the folder Sample responses and filed by item type Re-tell lecture and by item number Re-tell lecture_1. It is important to record responses for comparison with these samples.
Commentaries on the sample responses are provided in the Answer Key.
This offline test does not have the same functionality as the actual online test. Recorded answer and audio countdowns are not included so if timing the test, only approximations can be applied.
1
Read aloud – Item 1
Read the text aloud and record your response.
2
Read aloud – Item 2
Read the text aloud and record your response.
3
Read aloud – Item 3
Read the text aloud and record your response.
4
Read aloud – Item 4
Read the text aloud and record your response.
5
Read aloud – Item 5
Read the text aloud and record your response.
6
Read aloud – Item 6
Read the text aloud and record your response.
7
Repeat sentence – Item 1
Play audio
Practice Test
Part 1: Speaking
V1 June 2011
1
Pearson Education Ltd 2011. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written permission of Pearson Education Ltd.
PTE Academic Offline
Practice Test
Part 1: Speaking
2
Part 1: Speaking
This part of the test consists of some questions where an audio is listened to and then a spoken response given. In the actual PTE Academic test a personal introduction is given, but this is not included in this practice test.
Section
Section 1
Section 2
Item type
Personal introduction
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Time allowed
1 minute
30-35 minutes
The practice items are on pages 2-36 and the Answer Key and Transcripts on pages 37-52.
Audio prompts are provided in the folder Prompts and filed by item type, e.g., Answer short question and by item number, e.g., Answer short question_Item 1.
Audio sample responses are provided at B1, B2 and C1 levels in the folder Sample responses and filed by item type Re-tell lecture and by item number Re-tell lecture_1. It is important to record responses for comparison with these samples.
Commentaries on the sample responses are provided in the Answer Key.
This offline test does not have the same functionality as the actual online test. Recorded answer and audio countdowns are not included so if timing the test, only approximations can be applied.
1
Read aloud – Item 1
Read the text aloud and record your response.
2
Read aloud – Item 2
Read the text aloud and record your response.
3
Read aloud – Item 3
Read the text aloud and record your response.
4
Read aloud – Item 4
Read the text aloud and record your response.
5
Read aloud – Item 5
Read the text aloud and record your response.
6
Read aloud – Item 6
Read the text aloud and record your response.
7
Repeat sentence – Item 1
Play audio