The PTE exam assessess the four main components of the English language; speaking and writing, reading, and listening. The entire test should last 3 hours with a 10-minutes break between the sectors and an untimed introduction for each sector.
You’ll be given between 77 and 95 minutes to complete the listening section which is the second part of the test. The main challenge with the listening assessment is the foreign accents you may not be familiar with. Here are tips to help you prepare for this part of the exam.
Practice Your Listening Skills
Use online PTE listening practice courses or textbooks and CDs to practice regularly. Work through the questions and check your answers with the answer key. Listen for the second time to check your understanding if you still got time on your hands.
Pro Tip: Take an online or classroom-based listening course. This will allow proficiency level and focus on your requirements. You’ll therefore get listening practice that is tailored to your needs.
Practice Predicting What Will Come Next When You Are Listening
During your listening comprehension practice, think about how you predict what you will hear when you are listening in your first language. Then try it out in English. Pause the audio recording in the middle of a sentence. Ask yourself what might come next. Then play the recording to check.
Pro Tips for Listening
Be prepared to guess
Guess the meanings of unfamiliar words using context clues. You can get a general idea of what is said without understanding everything you hear. The speakers will most likely be native speakers and will therefore have an accent. Online
PTE practice courses can help you to get used to the accents. But sometime even when you’re using to the accent some words can still pass you. Don’t concentrate too much on the word you didn’t hear, because time is also of essence.
Use clarification and confirmation techniques.
Use clarification techniques to check for information. For example, “What time did you say?” or “Can you repeat the population figures?” Ask specifically for the information you need.
Use confirmation techniques to ensure that you are getting the message correctly. For example, in making arrangements, you might say “Right, that’s lunch at 12:30:’ this gives you and your conversation partner the chance to confirm that you have understood correctly.
As part of your PTE preparation, attend discussion sessions, lectures and face-to-face presentations offered in English. Observe keenly how the speaker organizes their message delivery and how they give a response to questions from the audience.
Conclusion
In addition to the
PTE listening practice courses, you can also take advantage of internet listening resources offered for free, Listen or watch internet or TV programs which will give you a wider exposure to how native speakers use their language. Also observe their mannerisms, informal gestures and expressions, and body language.
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