PTE Preparation Resources | PTE Success Tips

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Benchmark Support Team PTE, PTE Writing, PTE Reading, PTE Speaking, PTE Listening Leave a comment

If there was a simple secret telling us how to score the elusive 79+ in every section of the PTE, we would all be trying our best to uncover it.

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Spelling is often a sticking point when it comes to the PTE write essay test. We are so used to using spell-check these days (even in our mother tongue!) that

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The PTE speaking section of the test can be deceptively difficult. Students with good English proficiency often expect the oral tasks in an English test to be the easiest as

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Pearson offer two different English language tests, the PTE General and the PTE Academic. If you are considering taking one the Pearson English proficiency tests but you are unsure which

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There is no getting past it, taking a test is usually stressful. We tend to worry about test for days, weeks and months before hand; lose sleep the night before;

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Reading comprehension sections of any test are often met with an internal groan. There is always the fear that you won’t understand the texts that you are given, that

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Does the thought of completing a computer-based test make you panic? You are certainly not the only one. Even in our technological age, we can feel more in control with

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The PTE test is not just taken on the computer, it is marked by a computer as well! Some students are skeptical of this and find it hard to understand

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PTE Write Essay Task For the PTE Write Essay task you are expected to write an essay formulating an argument or arguments in response to a prompt. Your essay should

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Tutors are forever telling their students to read through their written work, to check for errors and to edit. This is all well and good but often what happens

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All tests have a time limit. That’s just the way it is. Unlike course work that you can work on at home at your own pace, an exam or

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Unlike some other English tests, all sections of the PTE academic are taken using a computer. This has several benefits and many students prefer the PTE Academic to other

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English grammar can seem very confusing! Some areas come easier than others and sometimes the actual grammar point is not so hard, it is the terminology that confuses us. Articles,

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What skills do I need for the PTE listening section? The PTE listening test assesses your ability to understand a theme or topic and the key points put across by

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We have all had experience writing essays in our studies and this may lead us to think that we can approach the PTE academic writing task without doing much revision

StepUp Your PTE Writing with Creative Writing Prompts

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As any PTE candidate will know, the essay section of the test can be a real challenge. Not only are your English language skills being assessed, you’re are also required

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For the writing section of the PTE test, you will be assessed on two tasks. One section asks you to summarize a written text and the other to write an

PTE 5 Is my typing speed slowing me down

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A problem that candidates for the PTE test often encounter is the speed needed to complete the writing section of the test. This is not only due to the thinking

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The writing section of the PTE test is undoubtedly seen as the most difficult by the majority of students. Often students pass the other sections, but don’t quite make the

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PTE written discourse is one of the main sections of the PTE exam with which students tend to have problems. The unique nature of the task requires that your comprehension

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