PTE Speaking Practice Free: All Tasks, Tips & Templates

What PTE listens for

Most speaking tasks are scored on three things:

• Content: did you say the right things, in your own words?
• Pronunciation: are your sounds and word stress easy for most English speakers to understand? You don't need a native accent.
• Oral fluency: do you speak smoothly at a natural pace, without long pauses, repeats or restarts?

Fluency is the one people underestimate. A smooth answer with a small mistake usually scores better than a hesitant answer that's perfectly correct.

Practise each task

• Read AloudA text of up to 60 words appears on screen. You get 30–40 seconds to prepare, then read it aloud…
• Describe Image examplesEvery common Describe Image type, each with a model answer you can listen to. Learn the pattern, then…
• Describe ImageYou get 25 seconds to study an image and 40 seconds to describe it. A clear structure does most of the…
• Repeat SentenceHear a short sentence, then say it back exactly. It's one of the most valuable PTE speaking tasks, because it…
• Summarize Group DiscussionYou hear three people discuss a topic for up to three minutes, then summarise it out loud for two…
• Respond to a Situation examplesRespond to a Situation is one of the newest PTE tasks. Here are 7 realistic situations, each with a sample…
• Respond to a SituationThis task, added in August 2025, tests whether you can handle an everyday situation in natural, appropriate…
• Retell LectureListen to a short lecture, take notes, then retell it in your own words. A simple structure makes this task…
• Answer Short QuestionHear a simple question and answer with one or a few words. Quick, but easy marks if you know the common…

Record yourself

The fastest way to improve is to hear yourself as the examiner would. Our speaking practice recorder uses the real preparation and speaking times for each task, then plays your answer back. The recording stays on your device.

Five habits that lift speaking scores

1. Start speaking as soon as the microphone opens. Three seconds of silence can end the recording.
2. Keep going after a mistake. Correcting yourself costs fluency points. Just carry on.
3. Speak at a steady, natural pace. Rushing hurts pronunciation; slowing down too much hurts fluency.
4. Use a simple structure for open tasks: overview, main points, conclusion.
5. Practise with a headset, as you'll use one on test day. Keep the microphone near your chin, not in front of your mouth, to avoid breathing noise.

Working on clarity? See our pronunciation guides by first language for Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Filipino and Arabic speakers, with listen-and-repeat practice.