Synopses & Reviews
Pearson Test of English: Academic (PTE Academic) is a new computer-based academic English language test that delivers real-life measures of test-takers’ language abilities. Endorsed by the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), PTE Academic delivers an authentic and accurate measure of academic English language proficiency. For more information on PTE Academic, please visit www.pearsonpte.com [pls add link to http://www.pearsonpte.com, to open in a new window]
The Official Guide to PTE Academic provides all of the most important information about the test.
Features:
- Explains the features, format, and scoring of PTE Academic, giving test-takers a clear idea of what to expect when they take the test.
- Covers a range of practical areas such as registering for the PTE Academic test.
- Practice questions are taken from the PTE Academic item bank and cover all item question types so test-takers can practice using authentic questions found nowhere else.
- Sample answers are actual student responses from field tests so test-takers can get a clearer idea of how their performance measures up. Scoring rubrics explain the criteria upon which responses are scored.
An accompanying
CD-ROM gives test-takers extensive practice with more than 200 new items written specifically for the Official Guide.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Official Guide
Chapter 1 PTE Academic Introduction
Overview
Key features
Structure
Scoring
Chapter 2 PTE Academic Preparation
Test preparation
Resources
Registration and scheduling
On test day
Chapter 3 PTE Academic Speaking
Speaking skills
Overview
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Improving general speaking skills
Chapter 4 PTE Academic Writing
Writing skills
Overview
Summarize written text
Write essay
Improving general writing skills
Chapter 5 PTE Academic Reading
Reading skills
Overview
Multiple-choice, choose single answer
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
Re-order paragraphs
Reading: Fill in the blanks
Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
Improving general reading skills
Chapter 6 PTE Academic Listening
Listening skills
Overview
Summarize spoken text
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
Fill in the blanks
Highlight correct summary
Multiple-choice, choose single answer
Select missing word