Practise your PTE Academic Speaking Skills (FutureLearn)

Practise your PTE Academic Speaking Skills (FutureLearn)

Achieve your desired score in the speaking section of PTE Academic. Learn new skills and strategies and build confidence. Practise and improve your speaking skills for PTE Academic. In this course, we will analyse sample responses from the speaking section of PTE Academic based on oral fluency, content and pronunciation to show how understanding these can lead to success.

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In addition to having frequent opportunities to interact with other learners and practise each of the item types, you will develop knowledge of grammar and vocabulary relevant to PTE Academic.
You will build self-assessment skills to identify areas of improvement in your own responses and succeed in your test.

What topics will you cover?

  • Item types in the speaking section of PTE Academic
  • Scoring criteria
  • Analysis of sample responses
  • Main skills needed to perform well in the test
  • Grammar and vocabulary
  • Tips for the speaking section of PTE Academic
  • Practise questions

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Assess responses to identify areas for improvement.
  • Develop strategies and techniques to improve your Oral Fluency, Pronunciation, Grammar and Vocabulary.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the speaking section of PTE Academic and item types.
  • Improve your confidence in speaking and feel better prepared on test day.

Who is the course for?
The course has been designed for people who wish to improve their speaking score in PTE Academic, specifically for those aiming to meet university entry requirements. However, it is also useful for people who need to improve their speaking score for immigration or employment purposes.
To fully benefit from this course, it is suggested that you have an intermediate level of English.

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