What is PTE? What's the use? And if so, can you study abroad? Has anyone taken the exam? What is the difference between TOEFL and IELTS?

PTE academic English test started late in China, and its development in China is not mature in recent years, so there are not many test sites. Only in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chongqing and other cities 13. The PTE exam is fast and flexible, so students studying abroad can consider PTE in addition to TOEFL and IELTS.

Examination content:

First, the oral part

There are six kinds of small questions in the oral part, of which the self-introduction in the first part is not included in the grade, and the total time for answering questions in the oral part is about 30 minutes to 35 minutes.

1, introduce yourself: These students have 25 seconds to prepare and then 30 seconds to answer. This part is not included in the grade, but will be sent to the applicant institution or school together with the student's grade report.

2. Read the text aloud: This part has 30-40 seconds to prepare. After the preparation time, the microphone will be turned on and read aloud. Don't start talking until the microphone is turned on, because the sound at that time will not be recorded. During recording, if you remain silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording will stop.

3. Repeatedly heard sentence: The audio starts to play automatically. At the end of audio, the microphone is turned on, and the recording status box shows "Recording". Speak into the microphone immediately and repeat exactly what you hear.

4. Describe an image: This part has 25 seconds to study the image and prepare your own answers. Turn on the microphone and describe the image you see.

5, lecture retelling: first listen to a listening material about 1 minute, and then tell the main content of the material. This part has 10 second preparation.

6. Answer short questions: First listen to a question and then answer it.

Second, the writing part.

There are two kinds of small questions in the writing part, and the answer time in the writing part is about 50 minutes to 60 minutes.

1, paragraph summary: after reading an article, summarize the main ideas and details of the article.

2. Argumentative writing: write a paper on a controversial topic according to the requirements shown in the title, and give personal opinions and corresponding explanations and examples in the article.

Third, the reading part.

Reading part ***5 questions. The total answering time for the reading section is about 33-4 1 minute.

1, single choice: after reading a text, answer multiple-choice questions about the content or tone of the text by choosing the answer.

2. Multiple choice: Read an article and choose two or more correct answers according to the content or tone of the article.

3. Paragraph sorting: Reorder five sentences out of order into a logically correct and fluent paragraph.

4. Fill in the blanks by reading: choose the right word from the alternative words given in the title and fill in the blanks.

5. Fill in the blanks in reading and writing: choose the right word from the alternative words given in the title and fill in the blanks.

Fourth, the listening part.

There are 8 kinds of questions in the listening section, and the answering time is ***23-28 minutes. You can only listen to each audio once, and you can take notes when you listen. You can adjust the volume yourself.

1, written summary: listen to a listening material for about 1 minute, and put the main contents of the material.

2. Single choice: Listen to a listening material and choose the correct answer according to a question.

3. Multiple choice: Listen to a listening material and choose two or more correct answers according to a question.

4. Fill in the blanks: Fill in the blanks while listening to the listening materials.

5. Choose the correct summary: Listen to a listening material and choose the answer that best summarizes the information of the material.

6. Choose missing words: Listen to a piece of listening material. The words before the end of the material will be covered by a "bee", and ask the candidates to choose the original words covered by the noise.

7. Choose the wrong words: while listening to a listening material of about 1 minute, point out several words in the written material that are inconsistent with the listening material.

8. Dictation: Listen to a sentence first, and then write the heard sentence into the computer.