PTE-Academic Useful Tips For Speaking Section

Before starting the Speaking section, there is small task to complete. It is 'Personal Introduction' (Not scored). In this Item type you have speak about yourself and your response will be sent together with your Score report to the institutions selected by you. Time for response to record is 30 seconds.

Tips for Personal Introduction:

• Your interests
• Your plans for future study
• Why you want to study abroad
• Why you choose this test
• Why you need to learn English

Speak at least 3topics or more of above mentioned with in 30sec. Over all in speaking section most important is you’re "FLUENCY".

Here it goes the Speaking section; First item type is Read Aloud.

Tips for Read Aloud:

• Fluency is your first priority
• Scan for hard words and Spell it clearly before it starts recording.
• Rising and falling tone for some words is important.
• Be aware of Plurals, don't spell wrongly.
• No long disconnection of sentences.(i.e. Gap to each sentence)
• Uneven words, Irregular Phrasing 
• Beware of Inappropriate stress and incorrect pronunciation to some words.
• Before it starts recording, read once the total sentence.
• Don't be too fast (in recording cannot understand) and too slow.
• Time for this section is more sufficient.
• Don't keep silence more than 3sec.
• And last tip is your tone must be NATURAL. 

Tips for Repeat Sentences:

• Fluency
• Close your eyes and listen to keep concentration on listening.
• No long pauses, Clear voice.
• Be careful of adding new text or omitting Listened text.
• If you can't remember whole sentence at-least give importance to Keywords.

Tips for Describe Image:

Many of them feel it difficult, but it is not that much difficult. Just follow the below tips.

• Use the words like To illustate..., It depicts to show that...,
• Speak about Highest and Lowest figures or keypoints. ( Most Important)
• Fluency, Speak with good voice.
• In describing image use the words - on the left hand side, on the right hand side, next to, above, below or bottom, at the top, foreground, background. Just keep on practicing with these words.
• For graphs you can use -  'X-axis on graphs shows.... range......', and 'Y-axis on graph shows.... range....'
• Use the words like over, about, under... to point out the values on axis. If you use those words no need to be exact value.
• Don't keep silent, speak something about the image you see.

Tips for Retell Lecture:

• Note the keyword by understanding the context of the topic, so you can give your best.
• For name you can use titles. ex: Dr. James Alexandra says.... so you can say just ' dr says...'.
• If possible try to catch 3-5 sentences it's enough to re-tell the lecture.
• While taking notes just omit vowel and note keywords it saves the time. (practice it)
• Use phrases like 'The lecture provides brief information about....' or  'According to the speaker , he said.....' etc... to elaborate the given lecture.
• Fluency is most important, whatever you speak also.
• Don't keep silent, speak something relates to lecture. 

Tips for Short Answer Questions:

• If you don't no the answer, just repeat the words in the question.
• Don't forget the articles a,an,the before some words.
• Below is some questions and answers, whatever I have collected.

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Most helpful and repeated in the PTE-A Exams:

1. Paying at the counter after shopping – check out

2. First story of the basement/building – basement

3. Fed up – Negative feeling

4. Who do you call in case of leaking pipeline – plumber

5. Microscope is used to see – Micro-organism  

6. Transfer quickly from computer to computer – virus, Downloading

7. Democratic government – people vote

8. What do you get when you buy something – receipt 

9. Agriculture based country – farming economy

10. Stars or planet – astronomy

11. Dead remains of plants – fossils

12. Business and advertising PR means – public relation

13. What do you need to see thing which are far away – Binoculars

14. Magnify minimal objects - microscope

15. Who to visit if you have fear of crowd – psychologist

16. Means of travelling in developed countries – public transport 

17. Washing clothes – laundry

18. Who is more playing football – men

19. Living things – Biology

20. Month between September and November – October

21. Thing most people use in their home – Bed

22. Main difference between a wrist watch and a clock – Size

23. Where we store meat – Freezer

24. Most important document while driving – Driving license

25. Where we can buy floor – Supermarket

26. For X-ray – radiology

27. Volume of water – liters

28. Hand joint with arm – wrist

29. wall clock and hand watch - their relative sizes

30. City –   Urban area

31. When moon covers sun -solar eclipse

32. Orbits the sun  -  Planet

33. Football in-charge - referee 

34. cardiologists - heart

35. event placed in time order  - a timeline

36. sea water different from fresh water  - Salt

37. University courses - orally or written assessment

38. washing clothes  - in the bathroom

39. protect motor bike rider's - Helmet

40. leap year   -  366 days

41. fitness  - more exercise

42. Europe is home to - United kingdom

43. arrival at hotel  - reception or check-in

44. job title building designer - architecture

45. watches a sport event - spectator

46. climb to roof  - ladder

47. don't feel like eating - appetite

48. improve health n fitness - diet and more physical exercise

49. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army

50. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind

51. What do you call the middle of something? – Center

52. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital? – Doctor

53. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education

54. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? – Autobiography

55. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood

56. What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization called? – scholarship

57. What is piece of paper with official information written on it? – document

58. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? – library

59. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – baker

60. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? – brain

61. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling? – compass

62. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? – dream

63. What is that person belongs to an organization called? – member

64. Who cuts men’s hair? – barber

65. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? – conversation

66. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – war

67. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? – population

68. What do you call a person that can’t hear? – deaf

69. What is the day that someone is born? – birthday

70. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? – budget

71. What is the name of a system of government in which the people elect their leaders? – democracy

72. What planet do we live on? – earth

73. What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums? – dentist

74. What is the time period before noon is called? – ante meridian

75. What is the time after noon called? – post meridian

76. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – Heart

 From Mc Millen:

1.     Which section of news paper gives the editor an opinion? – editorial

2.     what instrument used to examine very small thing – microscope

3.     What is the destructive program that spread from comp to comp – a virus

4.     what term used for animals that gives birth to – mammals

5.     System of government where people vote for people – democracy

6.     piece of paper that you bought an item – a receipt

7.     What you call the document that tells your qualification and work exp? – CV, curriculum vitae, resume

8.     How would you describe economy largely based on farming? – agricultural, rural

9.     What is the study of stars and planet called? – astronomy

10. In business and davit what is PR stand for? – public relations

11. What emergency service called at see? – coastguard

12. Name a month fall bet April and June? – May

13. what word describe moving a website from internet to your comp – downloading / download

14. What is called a picture doctor take to see inside body? – an X-ray

15. What crime has someone stealing from shop committed? – shoplifting

16. If someone feeling ill they will say ‘they are feeling under the ___’ what? – weather

17. [under the weather – Feel sick, poor health, tired or exhausted]

18. Who is person in-charge of a football match? – the referee

19. Last game in sporting competition that decide champ? – the final

20. What is the general term for painting at country side or natural view? – landscape

21. Found in office (a printer and other two options)? – a printer

22. There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and other is ___? – professional

23. Where would you find the whale (tropical forest, ocean)? – ocean

24. Coat had a stain on it where would they take? – a dry cleaner’s

25. What are the things that ‘hens lay’ called? – eggs

26. The people who use ___ to obey the rules and protect the public from criminals are called? – the police

27. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is surrounded by water on all side? – an island

28. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – a sunrise

29. [Part of the Day: “Dawn–Twilight–Sunrise, Morning, Daylight / midday-afternoon, Evening, Sunset–Twilight–Dusk, Night”]

30. What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known as? – farmers

31. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use to put it back on? – a needle and thread

32. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing from spoiling? – fridge

33. To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using boat, what is usually required? – a bridge

34. What is a painting of a person’s head is called? – a portrait

35. Where do we find urban area in a city or country side? – in a city

36. What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? – a solar eclipse / an eclipse

37. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – west

38. Where does u pay for your purchases at the super market? – (at the) till / checkout

39. What does u call an apartment that is beyond ground level (a basement apartment or a penthouse apartment)? – a basement apartment

40. What features do pianos and computers have in common? – a keyboard

41. If you are feeling ‘fed up’ it is positive or negative feeling? – a negative feeling

42. “I am fed up with being put down and made to feel stupid”]

43. What we call a period of ten years? – a decade

44. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a ___? plumber 

45. A famous canal links the meditation sea with the Indian Ocean, is it the Curran or Suez Canal? – the Suez canal

46. Where would you keep the meat you wish to keep frozen at home? – in a freezer

47. What is the most imp doc you would have to show if you would to hire a car? – a driving license

48. Where would you go to work out on a trade mill? – a gym / gymnasium

49. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in a sea, an aquaplane or an aqualung? – an aqualung [ aqualung – a portable breathing apparatus for divers ; aquaplane – a board for riding on water, pulled by a speedboat]

50. Where would you most likely go to buy some flowers (a bakery, a florist or a super market)? – a supermarket

51. which hospital dept you go for x-ray (radiology or cardio) – a radiology

52. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculptures? – to an art gallery / to a museum

53. Would you measure volume of water in liters or kilos? – liters

54. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? – the (or your) wrist 

Offline Practice PTE-A Exam:

1.     What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – (the) heart / hearts

2.     If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed to magnify minuscule objects? – (electron) microscope / microscopes

3.     Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or community service? – community service

4.     How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? – two

5.     Which is the longest: a decade, a millennium or a century? – a millennium

6.     A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important safety measure for workers at this plant – ensuring good ventilation, or appropriate footwear? – (ensuring good) ventilation

7.     A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? – a chronology / a timeline

8.     If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? – six

9.     What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? – salt

10. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide? – (it’s) (the purpose is) (to) hide

 If you learn these questions and answers you can answer most of the questions in exam and you will boost with the confidence.

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