PTE (Pearson Test of English) is an English certificate organized and operated by Pearson, the world’s leading educational corporation.
PTE Helper representative (white shirt) awarded certificates to candidates.
The three main types of PTE tests are the academic PTE Academic, used to prove English for admission, study abroad, work and settlement applications;
PTE is usually valid for two years on student visas.
Exam structure
The PTE test is divided into three main sections: Speaking and Writing, Reading, Listening, lasting about two hours.
Part one tests speaking and writing skills
Contest
Request
Time
Personal introduction
No points counted.
1 minute
Read aloud
Read out loud what appears on the screen.
54 – 67 minutes
Repeat sentence
Repeat the audio you heard.
Describe image
Briefly describe the image that appears on the screen
Retell lecture
Listen and memorize the audio in the lesson, then paraphrase it according to your understanding.
Answer short question
Answer the question briefly after listening to the question from the audio.
Summarize written text
Write a summary of the content appearing in the topic.
Essay
Write content about 200 – 300 words long according to the given topic.
Part two tests reading skills
Contest
Request
Time
Read & Write: fill in the blank
Fill in the blanks with suitable words and phrases and write a short sentence that describes the content of the passage in general.
29 – 30 minutes
Multiple choices, multiple answers
Choose the correct answers
Reorder paragraphs
Rearrange random sentences into meaningful and logical content
Reading: fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks with suitable words and phrases.
Multiple choices, single answer
Choose the best answer
Part three tests listening skills
Contest
Request
Time
Summarize spoken Text
Summarize the content of the listening passage
30 – 43 minutes
Multiple choices, multiple answers
Choose only answer
Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blank
Highlight correct summary
Underline the correct summary
Multiple choices, single answer
Choose only answer
Select missing
Select the missing word in the text
Highlight incorrect words
Underline incorrect words
Write from dictation
Listen to a sentence and then write it down correctly
Advantage
High applicability.
Flexible scoring system.
Study and exam time is fast.
Wide level of recognition.
Things to know about PTE English certificate
The difference of PTE certificate.
How to register for the exam
PTE exam is held daily.
In Vietnam, the exam organizers are EMG Education and Duc Anh.
Pearson plans to open many new testing locations across provinces and cities to make it more convenient for candidates.