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Understanding the PTE Exam

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  1. The PTE Exam
  2. Why choose the PTE exam?
  3. Test Center
  4. Test center rules
  5. The PTE Score
  6. Introduction Section
  7. Section 1: Speaking and Writing
  8. Section 2: Reading
  9. Section 3: Listening
  10. The test marks
  11. Secondary marks
  12. Spelling Errors
  13. How to register for the exam
  14. What happens on the day of the exam?
  15. PTE for the AU residence
Understanding the PTE Exam The PTE Score
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The PTE Score

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Let’s dig into the key aspects of the PTE Academic exam format, the Overall Score, the Communicative Skills and the Enabling Skills.

  1. PTE Academic exam format:
    • Part 1: Speaking & Writing: begins with a personal introduction and continues with reading aloud, sentence repetition, picture description, retelling of short readings and written essays.
    • Part 2: Reading: Includes multiple choices, paragraph reordering, fill in the blanks, and answering text-based questions.
    • Part 3: Listening: Involves listening to audio or video extracts, answering multiple-choice questions, reordering paragraphs, filling in blanks, and writing a summary based on the audio listened to.

  2. Overall Score: This score ranges from 10 to 90 points and reflects your overall level of English proficiency. The higher the score, the greater your ability to         understand and use the language in different contexts.

  3. Communicative Skills:

    • Listening: Assesses your ability to understand auditory information in different situations, such as lectures, academic discussions or everyday conversations.
    • Reading: Measures your ability to comprehend and analyze written texts in various formats, such as academic articles, reports, letters, and more.
    • Speaking: Assesses your ability to communicate verbally in English, including fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
    • Writing: Measures your ability to express ideas in writing in English, including coherence, organization, grammar and vocabulary.

  4. Enabling Skills:

    • Grammar: Assesses your knowledge and application of English grammar in different contexts.
    • Oral Fluency: Measures your ability to speak fluently and naturally in English.
    • Pronunciation: Assesses your ability to pronounce English words and phrases clearly and understandably.
    • Spelling: Evaluates your accuracy in spelling English words correctly.

Each section of the PTE Academic exam contributes significantly to your overall score, reflecting your overall level of English language proficiency. Mastering both communicative and enabling skills is essential to scoring high and achieving your academic and career goals.

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