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No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of Pearson Education Ltd 2011.  \nImportant Test Tips  \nDo  \nUse correct punctuation for writing tasks: full stops, capital letters, commas, etc  \nAnswer the question. If the question asks you to write or speak about sport, write or speak about ‘sport’NOT ‘science’  \nKeep strictly within the word limit given for writing tasks  \nRespond quickly and keep speaking during speaking tasks. The microphone will close after 3 seconds of silence and stop recording  \nDon’t  \nWrite ENTIRELY in capital letters. Only use capitals when needed: at the beginning of sentences, names, etc  \nClick Next before you have completed the task and are ready to move on  \nContents  \nSection Skills Item Type Page  \nOverview Test Overview 1  \nItem Overview 2-4  \nTest Introduction 5-6  \nSpeaking and Writing Part 1 Overview 7  \nSpeaking Personal introduction 8  \nSpeaking & Reading Read aloud 9  \nSpeaking & Listening Repeat sentence 10  \nSpeaking Describe image 11  \nSpeaking & Listening Re-tell lecture 12  \nSpeaking & Listening Answer short question 13  \nWriting Summarize written text 14  \nWriting Write essay 15  \nReading Part 2 Overview 16  \nReading Multiple-choice, choose single answer 17  \nReading Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers 18  \nReading Re-order paragraphs 19  \nReading Fill in the blanks 20  \nReading & Writing Fill in the blanks 21  \nOptional Break 22  \nListening Part 3 Overview 23  \nListening & Writing Summarize spoken text 24  \nListening Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers 25  \nListening & Writing Fill in the blanks 26  \nListening & Reading Highlight correct summary 27  \nListening Multiple-choice, choose single answer 28  \nListening Select missing word 29  \nListening & Reading Highlight incorrect words 30  \nListening & Writing Write from dictation 31  \nPTE Academic: Glossary  \nRecording status box Audio status box  \nCurrent status Volume control bar Progress bar  \nResponse box  \nPTE Academic: Test Overview  \nPTE Academic is designed to test your English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.  \nThe test takes approximately three hours to complete. 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