This week's sessions
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- Speaking warm-up: every taskRead this week's lesson, then record one answer for each speaking task. Keep it relaxed: the aim is smooth delivery before the mock.
- Full mock test: Speaking & WritingStart a new full mock test and do Part 1, Speaking & Writing, with a headset. Before you start, press Share this test and save the link, so you can open the same test tomorrow.
- Full mock test: Reading and ListeningOpen yesterday's saved link and do Reading, then Listening. Note every question you weren't sure about while you go.
- Review: green, amber, redReview your mock with the checklist in this week's lesson. Mark each speaking task green, amber or red, and group your other mistakes.
- Compare official scores with the targetsIf you have an official PTE result or an official Pearson practice-test score, enter it in the score checker. Choose the skill furthest from its minimum and repeat that week.
This week's lesson: one full test, and an honest review
You've worked on every task that matters most for Proficient English. This week you'll take a full mock test under real conditions, review it task by task, and decide what to do in the final days before your test.
Take the mock like the real test
- One sitting, about 2 hours, in the official order: Speaking & Writing, then Reading, then Listening.
- Use a headset and speak at a normal volume, as you will in the test centre.
- No pausing between tasks unless you must. The value of a mock is practising concentration over two hours.
What our mock can and can't tell you
Our mock marks your answers on our questions. It shows which tasks lose you marks, but it is not a PTE score. To see how close you are to Listening 58, Reading 59, Writing 69 and Speaking 76, use your real result or an official Pearson practice test, and type those scores on your plan home.
Review speaking first
Listen to every speaking answer and check:
- Fluency: any restarts or long pauses? Did any answer stop early?
- Pronunciation: are long words stressed clearly? Can you hear the -s and -ed endings?
- Content: in Describe Image and Retell Lecture, the main point and two details; in Summarize Group Discussion, every speaker and the outcome; in Respond to a Situation, every detail and the right tone.
Mark each speaking task green (no problems), amber (one problem) or red (two or more). Red tasks are your daily practice for the next week.
Then writing
For your essay:
- Is it 200 to 300 words, with your position in the introduction?
- Does each body paragraph have a reason and a specific example?
- How many spelling and grammar errors are there? Compare with your error list from week 4.
For Summarize Written Text, check that it's one sentence with one full stop. For Summarize Spoken Text, check 50 to 70 words.
Then listening and reading
Group your mistakes:
- Dictation: missing small words, wrong endings or spelling?
- Wrong clicks or choices in Highlight Incorrect Words and multiple-answer questions?
- Collocations in the fill-in-the-blanks tasks?
The group with the most mistakes is your focus.
If one skill is still far from its target
Repeat that skill's week, with one change: do every task twice. The second attempt, after you read the model answer, is where most of the learning happens. For speaking, that usually means weeks 1 and 3 again.
The last week before your test
- Speak every day, even on busy days: five Repeat Sentence and two Describe Image answers take ten minutes.
- Write one timed essay three or four days before the test, then review your error list instead of writing more.
- Don't change your technique now. Use the structures you've practised.
- Prepare the practical details: ID, the test centre address, timing, and sleep.
On the day
Start every speaking answer straight away and keep going through small slips. Plan your essay for 3 minutes. In multiple-answer questions, choose only what you're sure of.
What's next
If your official scores meet every Proficient minimum, well done. If you're aiming higher, the PTE 79 strategy guide explains what Superior English needs.
Weekly check: Full PTE mock test
All 22 task types in one sitting. Our marking shows which tasks to work on; it isn't a PTE score.
When you finish, come back to your plan home: your dashboard updates with the new score.
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