
About Speaking
Speaking tests your ability to produce spoken English in an academic environment.
The speaking skills tested in PTE Academic include the following:Speaking Skills
speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) and pronunciations that are easily understandable to most of regular speakers
supporting an opinion with details, examples and explanations and correct inotations, stress and pronunciations
using words and phrases appropriate to the context and reading a text aloud and speaking at a natural rate
organizing an oral presentation in a logical way and speaking under timed conditions
developing complex ideas within a spoken discourse and using correct grammar and producing fluent speech
speaking at a natural rate and using correct sress and using correct pronunciation
About Speaking & Exam FormatSpeaking Details

Overview of Speaking items
Speaking item types require you to respond orally using fluent speech, correct intonation, stress and pronunciation that are easily understandable to most regular speakers of the language. PTE Academic recognizes regional and national varieties of English pronunciation to the degree that they are understandable to most regular speakers of the language. Speaking item types are not timed individually.
Effective speaking, in both everyday and test situations, requires attention to the five areas listed below.
Speaking Item types5 Item Types
Read Aloud
Read Aloud is a long-answer speaking item type. It tests your ability to read a short text aloud using correct pronunciation and intonation. It assesses both speaking and reading skills. Your score on Read aloud is based on the three factors:
Read aloud is an integrated skills item type that tests both your speaking and reading skills in an academic environment.
Your listening and writing skills are not tested by this item type.
Repeat Sentence
Repeat Sentence is a short-answer speaking item type. It tests your ability to understand and remember a sentence, and then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it using correct pronunciation. It assesses both your speaking and listening skills.Your score on repeat sentence is based on the three factors:
Repeat Sentence is an integrated skills item type that tests both your listening and speaking skills in an academic environment.
Describe image
An image will be displayed that must be described. Organise all points which need to be said first before speaking out loud, as this will lead to a better score. An organised answer has a better chance of covering the main information and additional details; it will highlight implications and draw conclusions based on the information.Your score on Describe image is based on the three factors:
The type of image will vary by item. the image may be a graph, picture, map, chart or table.The type of the image will be stated in the instruction.
Re-tell lecture
Re-tell lecture is a long answer speaking item type.It tests your ability to give a presentation on information from a lecture on information from a lecture on an academic.It assesses both speaking and listening skills.The lecture may be accompanied by an image.Your score on Re-tell lecture is based on the three factors:
The type of image will vary by item. the image may be a graph, picture, map, chart or table.The type of the image will be stated in the instruction.
Answer short question
Answer short question is a short-answer speaking item type with a single correct response.It tests your ability to understand a question presented in the recording, and provide a brief and accurate response.It assesses both speaking and listening skills.The question may also be accompanied by an image.Your response is scored as either correct or incorrect.No credit is given for no response or an incorrect response.
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