PTE Academic Exam Podcast

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In this episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, UK English teachers Scott and Una share some top tips on the PTE Writing task called Summarize Written Text. 00:32 | Tip #1: Summarize only the most important points 01:27 | Tip #2: Less is more (50 words, three commas max) 02:45 | Tip #3: Practice reading efficiently (What is the main point? What are the key supporting points? What are the topic sentences? What are the supporting points?).

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: swooshenglish.com/pte-free-resources. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In this episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, we share important information on the first writing component of the PTE Writing task called Summarize Written Text. We'll discuss the structure of the task, how it is scored and the types of Summarize Written Text tasks you might get on your exam day! We'll also break down time management strategies, provide tips to read and extract KEY information and fix the structure of your response.

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: swooshenglish.com/pte-free-resources. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In this episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, UK English teachers Scott and Una share some top tips on the PTE Writing section called Write Essay, which can be found on the Writing section of the PTE exam. HIGHLIGHTS 00:38 | Tip #1: Focus on the focus (highlight the keywords, paraphrase the focus of the question) What is that statement? What is the topic? What is the question asking you to do? Agree or disagree? Advantages or disadvantages? 01:55 | Tip #2: Use formal register; 03:52 | Tip #3: Make sure you review (vocabulary, spelling, grammar, word count);

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: swooshenglish.com/pte-free-resources. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In the debut episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, UK English teachers Scott and Una discuss the PTE Writing Essay task. What is this written test all about? How is it scored? What are the types of tasks? These are just a few of the topics that will be tackled today. Also provided within this episode are proven time management tricks that have helped students pass their PTE Writing Essay tasks.

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: swooshenglish.com/pte-free-resources. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In this episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, UK English teachers Scott and Una discuss the PTE Retell Lecture Task within the Speaking section of the PTE exam. They provide three top tips that you can apply to your review to be more prepared on the day of your exam.

HIGHLIGHTS

00:49 Top tip 1: Learn the structure of how you deliver the content of Retell Lecture (use templates for gist, 2 main points, conclusion, use first..., next..., then..., finally...)  

02:40 Top tip 2: Take down notes especially on academic vocabulary

04:25 Top tip 3: Improve your delivery with practice (record yourself and analyze)

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: swooshenglish.com/pte-free-resources. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!

Our Voices in the NHS

A brand new podcast which shares exciting and motivational stories of doctors and nurses from all over the world who now live and work as medical professionals in the UK.

In this episode of the Swoosh English PTE Academic Podcast, UK English teachers Scott and Una discuss the PTE Retell Lecture Task within the Speaking section of the PTE exam. They talk about the usual types of recordings you will encounter, introduce templates for fluency practice and give preparation tips that you can apply in your own review.

HIGHLIGHTS

00:57 What is the PTE Retell Lecture and how is it scored? (Long answer type, scored with content, pronunciation and fluency.)

03:02 Ensure consistent flow

04:58 Types of recordings (interviews, dialogues, academic lectures, reports)

05:53 Preparing (practice the message, look at the picture)

08:12 Listening (get the gist, take notes on key content words, get supporting details)

12:57 Use templates (The speaker discussed..., The lecturer mentioned..., The speaker referred to the topic of..., The reporter focused on the...)

15:38 Oral fluency (intonation, stress, avoiding hesitations, reformulations)

17:02 Have a comfortable speaking speed and keep it simple

19:37 Main takeaway: Practice templates in your own time to accurately and fluently recite them

Make sure you put all of these valuable tips into practice! If you need free preparation materials for your PTE Academic exam, just click here: bit.ly/3l12nQy. You can avail of a FREE course too: bit.ly/3nU67Fz and sign up for a FREE PTE learning model course here: bit.ly/2J8cu9e. For regular PTE Academic news and updates, check out the Swoosh English PTE blog: bit.ly/blogPTE!