Introduction This article will introduce you to our free online PTE mock test which is designed to closely imitate the real PTE Academic test. This uncanny similarity in our mock tests and our PTE practice…
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How is your PTE test overall score (average) calculated?
PTE Academic Test Centers issue a score report for every candidate who finishes the test successfully. Usually, this report card will be in the candidates’ email within 12 to 72 hours after the exam is…
200 most repeated Write from Dictation sentences of the PTE academic test
Write from Dictation The last section of the PTE academic test is Write from Dictation, where a fairly long sentence is played once and the candidates are supposed to type the sentence in the space…
Use the closest to the real PTE test practice platform ever with a free PTE mock test
When it all started It took thePTE.com’s software developing team headed by Farshad Ghazanfari a year to plan and produce the best PTE practice platform ever. For getting the website the closest to the real…
A short introduction to the Describe Image section of the PTE academic test
Describe Image Describe Image is the 3rd part of the Speaking module. It is the 6th highest point contributor in the PTE Academic Test. In this part, PTE candidates are given an image/map/graph/process … with…
A concise introduction to the Repeat Sentence section of the PTE Academic test
Repeat Sentence Repeat Sentence is the 2nd part of the Speaking module. Each PTE candidate gets 10-12 of these items in their PTE academic test. This part of the Speaking Section is a top point…
What a candidate is expected to do in a Read Aloud part of the PTE Speaking section
Introduction Your PTE Academic test starts with the Read Aloud items of the Speaking section. You will get 6-7 of these in your test. This part of the Speaking section is the 4th point contributor…
A broad breakdown of the types of question candidates may have in a Reading & Writing; Fill in the Blanks Reading section of the PTE Academic test
Introduction R&WFIB is the first part of the Reading section of the PTE test. This section takes the lion’s share of the points in the Reading section. Each candidate will have 4-6 pages of R&WFIB…
Online PTE coaching Vs. face to face one
Introduction I have been teaching English face to face for the past 30 years and I rarely gave online teaching a second thought. Five years ago, when I started coaching Pearson test of English Academic…
How close can thepte.com’s free PTE mock test predict your result in the PTE Academic Test?
Introduction The good news is that the results from thepte.com mock tests are quite comparable to the score you will achieve in the real PTE Test. All of the candidates who took our standardized free…
After almost 10 years, the Pearson Test of English has introduced a new look for its users’ dashboard and score reports
Recently, Pearson Test of English has sent an email to everyone who has opened an account with them before May, 2020 and asked the recipients to reset their password of their existing accounts. This is…
Do different PTE test centres have different sets of questions?
No. All PTE Test Centers in the world share almost 90% of their questions with each other. This post will discuss this issue. A standardized, reliable test should render more or less the same results…
The effect of the outbreak of the COVID 19 on the online PTE coaching
The outbreak of the coronavirus has almost brought a lot of outdoor and social activities to a halt which is totally unprecedented. This means that a lot of classes got cancelled due to social distancing…
The importance of a candidate’s typing speed in the PTE Academic test performance
Since the PTE Academic is a computerized test, candidates are expected to be familiarized with using a computer, especially being able to type fairly fast and accurate. This skill will certainly give you a head-start…
Why you should never practice typing your PTE essays in the Microsoft Word
Most PTE candidates, when it comes to actual writing and practicing PTE essay topics, use the Microsoft word as a tool for typing. They tend to forget that the Microsoft auto-correction software automatically corrects their…
What is Personal Introduction in the PTE Academic test?
At the start of the Pearson Test of English Academic and just before the Speaking section kicks off, candidates are asked to record their voice for 30 seconds. This part is called “Personal Introduction” and…
How to effectively use markers in the PTE Academic test
PTE candidates will face a particular problem using markers when they are doing the PTE-A test. To avoid this problem, watch our YouTube video link below or read the following post. When preparing for the…
Use the noise cancellers provided by the PTE test centres, but …
Some PTE test centres offer noise cancelers (single or multiple use ones) to the PTE test takers. In Melbourne, most candidates may not either be aware of them or know how useful they are. They…
Where to put the microphone in the Speaking Section of the PTE Academic Test
The best position of the microphone is NOT to have it right in front of your mouth. This post will discuss the best place for placing the microphone based on actual results. A lot of…
Can the Pearson test of English Academic recognize my accent?
No, there is no software that can pick up accent or even worse mark it. This issue will be discussed in this post. The PTE Academic test, unlike IELTS in which the examiner is a…
PTE or IELTS, that is the question!
The PTE test is definitely better than IELTS for the following reasons: 1. Fast results The result of the PTE test will be out in less than 12 hours in 80% of the cases. This…
Should I use British or American spelling in my PTE Academic test?
American spelling is preferred in the PTE test because of the following reasons. The answer to this question depends on whom you ask. If you ask this question from the Pearson officials, they would certainly…