PTE Speaking

Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture and Answer Short Question.

Task types in this section

Read a short text aloud, clearly and naturally, within the time limit.

Contributes to: pronunciation, oralFluency, content

Listen to a sentence and repeat it exactly as you heard it.

Contributes to: pronunciation, oralFluency, listening, content

Study the image and describe what it shows in detail.

Contributes to: oralFluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, content

Listen to a lecture and retell it in your own words.

Contributes to: oralFluency, pronunciation, content, listening

ASQ

Answer a short question in one or a few words.

Contributes to: listening, vocabulary, content

SGD

Listen to three speakers discuss a topic, then summarise the discussion in your own words.

Contributes to: oralFluency, pronunciation, content, listening, vocabulary

RTS

Listen to an everyday scenario and give an appropriate spoken response.

Contributes to: oralFluency, pronunciation, content, listening

Begin speaking within the first second of the recording — silence at the start is counted against fluency.
A steady 140–170 words per minute reads as natural. Rushing costs pronunciation marks; drifting costs content.
Never stop and restart. A self-correction mid-sentence damages fluency more than the original slip.

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