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Repeat Sentence-PTE Speaking

Repeat Sentence-PTE Speaking

In this task, you must repeat a sentence that is being played to you. You are given 3-9 seconds to read the sentence and prepare.

Remember: 

  • Speak clearly in your normal tone.
  • Say your entire response before the progress bar is completed. 
  • You can only record your response once, so be as accurate as you can. 

Importance of understanding the sentence

  • When you listen to the sentence, listen to how it is phrased and its tonality. Since it is a short sentence, and not a paragraph, try to remember as much of the sentence such as how it was said, where the pauses were and copy it exactly to the best of your ability.
  • Understanding the sentence can be made easier if you divide the sentences into smaller phrases. This is a good way to practice repeat sentence tasks as well. 
  • If you are able to understand these smaller phrases, then your response will be a lot more accurate. 
  • Instead of comprehending the sentence as a whole, look for meaning in the phrases that you divide the sentence in. This will improve your chances of repeating the sentence accurately. 
  • Try to imitate the different stresses and pausing patterns of the sentence. Repeating the words exactly is the main goal, and copying the speaker’s intonation and use of stress on words can help you do that. 

Tips and tricks for Repeat Sentence in PTE

  • The most important thing to do is to practice with PTE mock tests daily 
  • Another simple tip is to watch and listen to English movies, music, shows, and videos from all across the world. Watching real life content allows you to get used to different accents and develops your English. 
  • Create a mental picture when the sentence is presented to you. When you start giving your response, picture that image. This will help you recollect the meaning of the sentence, and making some notes as well will improve your accuracy. 

Scoring

Repeat Sentence scores are based on 3 factors:

Content

  • Your response must include all the words in the text and must not include any additional words.
  • You get points for every correct word in your response. If you miss a word, change a word or add new words, it will reduce your score.

Oral fluency

  • Your response must be smooth, fluent and natural. 
  • Your tone, rhythm, accuracy, pauses and stresses are going to determine your score on this standard. 

Pronunciation

  • Your speech must be similar to the natural way English speakers sound. 
  • Pronunciation scores will be determined by observing if what you’re saying will be understood by the majority of the regular English speakers.

Notes

  • For Repeat Sentence, partial credit is given. No credit is granted for no response or a response that is irrelevant. 
  • Your writing skills and reading skills are not being graded in this question. 

For PTE Repeat Sentence mock tests, practice questions and practice tests online, please visit https://oneaustraliagroup.com/pte-coaching/. 

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Write Essay-PTE Writing

  • In the PTE Write Essay task, you must write an essay based on the topic that is given to you. You will be given 20 minutes to submit your essay response.
  • There is word count on your screen that will help you keep track of how many words you have written. You must write a 200-300 words
  • You can also use the cut, copy, and paste options to help you create your essay.

Strategies and test tips

  • Research the issue and determine what crucial elements you should focus on in order to answer the question, as well as any points of view you want to convey and explore.
  • Examine the essay prompt to figure out how to respond. Prompts for essays can be written in a variety of ways. For example, in this statement you need to highlight points that you agree or disagree with. 

  • Do not exceed the 300-word limit for the essay. 
  • Use academic English to the best of your ability, divide your entire essay into medium sized paragraphs. Bullet points are not a good idea either and do not extend your paragraphs to be too long either.
  • Avoid using technical jargon and short forms. Make sure your essay has a variety of sentence types including simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences. 
  • Use essay templates available online to practice your writing skills, so you will be prepared for when you actually have to write in the exam. 

Scoring

Content

The best responses stay on topic, provide logical and clear information. They also back up their claims with specifics, examples, and/or explanations.

Development, structure and coherence

Having several paragraphs and a clear introduction, body, and conclusion that are all related to the essay’s topic will get you the best marks.

Form

  • You are given the highest score under form if you follow the 200-300 word limit.
  • Any response that is fewer than 200 words or greater than 300 words will lead to point deductions. 
  • Any response that is fewer than 120 words or greater than 380 words will lead to a score of zero.

General linguistic range

The greatest response is one that emphasises the most crucial points, communicates perspectives innovatively, and promotes clear communication.

Grammar usage and mechanics

Your response must include grammatically logical simple, complex, and compound sentences that are relevant to the idea of the essay. 

Vocabulary range

Scores are deducted for repetition of words. Using accurate terms, synonyms and idioms will improve your score.

Spelling

English spellings from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada are recognised by PTE Academic. In a particular response, however, one spelling convention should be utilised consistently.

Note

  • The Write Essay task has a partial credit system. No credit is granted for no response or a response that is irrelevant. 
  • Writing, vocabulary and written discourse, grammar, spelling scores are affected by this task
  • Your listening, reading and speaking skills are not tested by this question type.

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