Study Resources
PTE Core learning materials — organized by skill and task type
Each task type has one evolving master resource containing a clear task explanation, official Pearson timing and scoring, a step-by-step answering method, strategies and teaching tips, flexible templates, worked examples, practice activities, and a review checklist. Resources are built in the agreed order: Speaking → Writing → Reading → Listening.
Speaking
Production tasks that assess pronunciation, fluency, and the ability to respond to images, situations, and questions in real time.
Read Aloud
Read a short text aloud clearly and at a natural pace with correct pronunciation and intonation.
Repeat Sentence
Listen to a sentence and repeat it exactly, matching words, stress, and intonation.
Describe Image
Describe an image (graph, map, diagram, or photo) in 25–40 seconds of speech.
Respond to a Situation
Hear and read a situation, then respond to it appropriately in 1–2 spoken sentences.
Answer Short Question
Listen to a question and answer with a single word or short phrase.
Writing
Tasks that measure your ability to summarize spoken input and produce a well-structured, appropriately toned email.
Summarize Spoken Text
Listen to a short lecture or talk and write a one-sentence summary.
Write Email
Write a 50–120 word email responding to a prompt using an appropriate tone and structure.
Reading
Integrated tasks testing vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension across single and multiple-response formats.
Reading — Fill in the Blanks
Drag words or type to fill gaps in a text using grammar and context.
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Read a text and choose the one best response to a question.
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer
Read a text and choose all responses that apply.
Reorder Paragraph
Restore the correct order of shuffled paragraphs in a text.
Reading & Writing — Fill in the Blanks
Read a text and choose the correct word for each gap from a dropdown.
Listening
Tasks that assess comprehension of spoken English, from summaries and multiple choice to transcription and error detection.
Summarize Spoken Text
Listen to a talk and write a one-sentence summary of the key point.
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Listen to a recording and choose the one best response.
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Listen to a recording and choose all responses that apply.
Fill in the Blanks
Listen to a recording and complete a transcript with the missing words.
Highlight Correct Summary
Listen to a recording and select the summary that best captures it.
Select Missing Word
Listen to a recording and choose the word that completes the final beep.
Highlight Incorrect Words
Listen to a recording and click words in a transcript that are wrong.
Write from Dictation
Listen to a sentence and type it out exactly as spoken.