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PTE Home: a new way to make your dreams a reality
Are you from a non-English speaking country? Are you planning on living in the UK? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you will need to show that you are able to speak English to at least a basic level before you can apply to become a legal resident in the...
PTE Exams now recognised as Secure English Language Tests (SELT)
With everything that has been happening in the news recently, you could be forgiven for not having realised that a new opportunity became available in December of 2019: Pearson was recognised by the UK Home Office as an official provider of SELT (Secure English...
PTE Academic: Making the most of your UK-university studies
When you think of what makes for a successful UK-university experience, it is natural, first of all, to reflect on being able to speak and understand English; after all, if you can’t follow lectures or give presentations, your university experience is unlikely to be...
PTE Academic Tests Officially Approved for UK Immigration
Pearson has just scored a massive win in the UK. The company announced on December 16th that the UK Home Office granted Pearson commercial agreements to provide Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) to people applying to work or live in the country. This means that...
PTE Speaking Practice: A Guide to Describe Image
Does speaking in English fill you full of dread? How about discussing technical graphs and images in detail for a long period of time? That is exactly what PTE’s Describe Image requires from you and, due to the technical subject matter, many students have problems...
Summarize Spoken Text – A PTE Listening Guide For Success
Summarise Spoken Text in the PTE Listening section is one of those tasks that tend to bring on a flurry of panic. But with plenty of PTE test preparation, writing practice and mock questions you will be feeling ready to tackle this question head-on. Today’s blog...
Select Missing Words – A PTE Listening Task Guide
The PTE Listening task Select Missing Word has a lot going on, including listening for gist and key words and putting your analysis all in context with correct and incorrect word options. Thankfully, there are proven methods for this task that will allow you to get...
A Guide to PTE Academic Reading and Writing – Fill in the Blanks
Let’s reflect on some questions to consider our readiness for this Guide to PTE Academic Reading/Writing: Fill in the Blanks. Do you read on a regular basis? Are you able to understand how different vocabulary fits into its context? Do you have good knowledge of...
A Guide to PTE Reading Test: Multiple Choice – Single Answer
How do you feel about reading academic texts in English? Are you skimming and scanning skills up to scratch? Moreover, are you able to utilize your time management skills to read a chunk of text and pick your answer accurately within two minutes? The PTE Reading Test...