Listening & Speaking Practice
What listening & speaking practice means
Strategies and language for the PTE Academic listening and speaking sections.
Before you start
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Worked example
One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.
In “Repeat Sentence”, scoring rewards:
- speed only
- accurate content and fluent delivery
- volume
- accent imitation
Working: Content, fluency and pronunciation are scored.
Curriculum and exam alignment
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Related skills
Other Extended Practice skills in PTE Academic, at the same point in the course.
Other PTE Academic topics
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Exams that assess listening & speaking practice
Senior High work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the PTE Academic topics that appear on it.
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