The PTE pattern for speaking tests confuses many candidates. There are several details that pupils should know if they appear for PTE. Thus, this article covers all those details. It tells you from scratch what the task is about, how to appear, the skills it judges, and tips to perform best. So, in a nutshell, it is a complete guide for a beginner. If a candidate has any questions related to the speaking section, the next section will clear it.

Get to Know the Main Parts of the IELTS Speaking Test in Detail!

Want to know what every part of the speaking section entails? If yes, read the points mentioned below to get an overview of how every task takes place for the speaking test in PTE.

Personal Introduction

The personal introduction task is a brief introduction about yourself. You will have a prompt and 25 seconds to prepare your response. So, when a beep sound buzzes you get 30 seconds to record your response. The personal introduction part does not count any scores.

Read Aloud

In this task, a short text(up to 60 words) appears on the screen. You read it aloud on your microphone.

Skills Assessed

When you read a short text, the test taker assesses your speaking and reading skills. So, they see your ability to read short text with correct pronunciation.

How to Answer

The recording status box shows a countdown until the microphone opens. Thus, you get 30-40 seconds to read the text silently. Also, keep track of whether the microphone is on or off. One thing to note is if you speak when the microphone is not on, your response will not get recorded.

Tips to Follow

• Speak smoothly without making any extra effort. Also, try to start with a rising tone and end with a falling tone to make the sentences realistic.
• If you misspell a word, do not panic to repeat or stop. Instead, continuing forward brings fluency to the short text.
• One way to perform better at the read-aloud task of the PTE pattern is to practice and listen to your recordings. It helps you analyse your fluency, pronunciation, speed, and tone of your voice. So, when you improve on all such factors, you can perform better at the final task.

Repeat Sentence

In this task, you will hear a sentence and repeat it exactly as spoken.

Skills Assessed

This test assesses your listening and speaking skills. Thus, it tests your ability to remember a sentence and repeat it word by word with correct pronunciation.

How to Answer

When the audio stops and you see the microphone open with the recording status box with “Recording” start to repeat the sentence with accuracy and correct pronunciation.

Tips to Follow

• If you do not remember the entire sentence, focus on the keywords and repeat them.
• Listen carefully, however, you think you can concentrate. It can be closed or open eyes.
• In contrast to the personal introduction, you will not hear a beep sound here. Thus, wait for no sound and start to speak as soon as the sentence is finished.

Describe Image

According to the PTE pattern of speaking test, describing an image is the fourth task. In it, you will see an image on the screen. So, it can be a pie chart, bar chart, line graph, or picture. You have to describe it.

Skills Assessed

This task assesses your ability to observe, collect, and present information in descriptive language. Thus, it analyses your observation power and to what extent you can speak at length.

How to Answer

Once you see the picture on the screen, you get 25 seconds to prepare your response. Thus, after you hear the tone, start to speak.

Tips to Follow

• You should know how to cover the main points and details, as a good response should contain both.
• Try to finish your speech in 30-35 seconds.
• As the images are in the form of a chart or a graph, the use of words such as left, right, foreground, background, at the top, and next to above are useful.
• Start your speech with words such as describe, elucidate, or illustrate to leave a good impression.

Re-Tell Lecture

According to the PTE pattern, re-telling lectures is the last task. In it, you hear a lecture either in audio or video for 90 seconds and you have to describe it in your own words.

Skills Assessed

This test assesses your speaking and listening skills. It analyses how you deliver the speech after listening to the lecture.

How to Answer

As the lecture ends, you get 10 seconds to think. Thus, start to speak when the microphone opens and the box shows the recording status.

Tips to Follow

• Take notes of the keyword to speak on the topic without forgetting.
• Do not take full names instead, remember details or the profession.
• Try to remember the best 2-3 lines from the lecture.

Wrapping U

The above section tells about the PTE pattern of speaking tests. Thus, it clarifies everything about this test. If you have more doubts in any section, do not hesitate to get in touch with experts. They guide you in every detail. Other than that, they help you with PTE exam registration dates and choose the one appropriate for you according to the preparation levels. Thus, wait no more and seek help for a better future!