Speaking & writing — 9 task types
- Read Aloud
- Repeat Sentence
- Describe Image
- Retell Lecture
- Answer Short Question
- Summarize Group Discussion
- Respond to a Situation
- Summarize Written Text
- Write Essay
Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced → Exam preparation
PTE Academic: learn, practise and prepare
This route prepares for PTE Academic, including Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation introduced in August 2025. PTE Core and PTE Home use different formats. These stages are a learning route, not an official Pearson score prediction.
ඔබේ මට්ටමෙන් ආරම්භ කර පාඩම් ඉගෙනගෙන පුහුණු වන්න. නව වැඩපත්‍රවල සාම්පල පිටු 3ක් පමණක් නොමිලේ. සම්පූර්ණ වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp හරහා විමසන්න. ගාස්තු අය කෙරේ.
A–Z syllabus map
This map shows the full range to work towards. The EWS units and focused workbooks build skills; use the linked official practice for a complete test-format check. A checklist entry does not mean a full mock has been produced for that task.
Reading — 5 task types
- Fill in the Blanks (dropdown)
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Reorder Paragraph
- Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop)
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Listening — 8 task types
- Summarize Spoken Text
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Fill in the Blanks
- Highlight Correct Summary
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
- Select Missing Word
- Highlight Incorrect Words
- Write from Dictation
Beginner
Start here if you need help with short sentences and everyday vocabulary. Read each explanation, study the worked example, then attempt the matching workbook task.
Read meaningful phrases aloud
වචන තනි තනිව නොව අර්ථවත් කොටස් ලෙස පැහැදිලිව කියවන්න.
Reading aloud begins with understanding. Read a short sentence silently and identify the main message before you speak. Group words that belong together: The new library / opens next Monday. A short pause at a natural boundary makes the message easier to follow. Pausing after every word can break the meaning, while speaking too fast can hide endings and small grammatical words. Aim for steady, understandable speech rather than copying another person's accent.
Check common problems one at a time. Say the final sounds in words such as books, worked and students when they belong in the sentence. Notice word stress in familiar vocabulary and let punctuation guide your pace. Record a short attempt if your device permits it, then listen for one specific feature. Do not restart every sentence because of a small slip. First develop accurate short phrases; later extend the passage and practise the actual Read Aloud instructions. A device recording is a learning aid, not a Pearson score or a substitute for its test microphone.
Worked examples
- The students / submitted their reports / before Friday. Each group has a useful meaning; the final -s in students and reports still matters.
- Clear meaning: The library is closed today. A change in speed should not make is closed sound like is open.
Remember meaning before repeating a sentence
වාක්‍යයේ ප්‍රධාන අදහස අසා කෙටි අර්ථ කොටස් මතක තබා නැවත කියන්න.
When you hear a sentence once, first identify its meaning: who is involved, what happened and any important time or place. Store it in short meaningful groups rather than as separate letters. For example, Please return / the borrowed books / by Friday has three useful chunks. Repeat the whole message with the original word order as accurately as possible. Do not replace a negative instruction with a positive one simply because the positive phrase is more familiar.
Start practice with five or six words, then gradually use longer sentences. Listen without looking at a transcript, repeat, and only then compare your version with the original. Record omissions, changed words and word-order errors separately. If you remember only part, practise recovering a complete meaningful group rather than inventing unrelated material. For dictation, the same meaning-first approach can help, but you must also check spelling and grammar in the written result. A written transcript used during an attempt turns the activity into reading; it is not evidence of listening ability.
Worked examples
- Original: The workshop has been moved to Friday. Changed version: The workshop was cancelled. This changes the message and is not an accurate repeat.
- Original: Please submit the form before noon. Meaning chunks: submit the form / before noon. The deadline must stay in the response.
Summarise a small text without copying everything
ප්‍රධාන අදහස සහ වැදගත් සහාය තොරතුර පමණක් සම්බන්ධ කර සාරාංශ කරන්න.
A summary keeps the main message and the most useful support. Read the text, identify its topic and ask what the writer wants the reader to understand. Separate that point from an example, a minor number or an extra description. If a paragraph explains both a benefit and a limitation, a fair summary should not report only the benefit. Do not invent a conclusion that sounds stronger than the source.
Build a short accurate sentence before trying a complex one. You can connect a contrast with but or although, and a cause with because when the source supports that relationship. Check that your sentence has a subject and a main verb. In later PTE Summarize Written Text practice, follow the official one-sentence and word-limit rules; foundation activities may use shorter texts to teach the underlying skill. For spoken summaries, explain the content clearly rather than reciting a general template. Your own words should preserve the source meaning, not simply exchange every word for an unfamiliar synonym.
Worked examples
- Source: A trial saved water, but some taps needed repair. Summary: The trial reduced water use, although repairs were still necessary.
- Weak summary: Technology solves all problems. This is too general when the source describes only one limited trial.
Practise, review and move forward
- Read the lesson and make two examples of your own.
- Complete the worksheet without viewing an answer guide. For listening, use an actual recording or a helper reading the supplied prompt while you cannot see it.
- Keep an error record: your answer, evidence, correction and one new example.
- Repeat a new task and move forward when you can explain your choices and complete responses independently. At exam stage, use an official timed practice test as well.
Lessons, videos, worksheets and papers
EWS videos: choose a lesson on our channelEWS video-linked worksheets and papersEWS-curated course video playlist — original creators creditedBritish Council A1 listening: audio + tasksBritish Council worksheets: choose a skill and levelBritish Council videosYouTube video: Pearson PTE: Respond to a SituationOfficial exam sample papers and preparation
British Council links support general English skills. Pearson provides the exam-specific format and official samples. External worksheet downloads and published answer keys keep their original free access; some provider preparation products require payment.
EWS-PTE-L1-01 · Full workbook: 6 pages · Separate answer guide: 3 pages
The public download contains only the first three student pages, marked COPY. The full workbook, separate answer explanations and additional worksheet workbooks carry charges; papers stay free. Send the code on WhatsApp for availability, fees and delivery. No payment is taken here.
WhatsApp: request this workbook, answers or extra worksheetsIntermediate
Study the three units in sequence. Each unit contains three explained lessons, examples and practice. Use the workbook to apply and review these skills.
PTE foundations and accurate spoken reproduction
- Understand the current PTE Academic pathway
- Read Aloud: meaning groups and clear delivery
- Repeat Sentence: retain the sentence structure
Describe, retell and answer precisely
- Describe Image: select and relate key information
- Retell Lecture: preserve the main argument
- Answer Short Question: identify the required concept
New speaking tasks and responsive communication
- Summarize Group Discussion: keep perspectives distinct
- Respond to a Situation: address the listener and purpose
- Fluency, pronunciation and content under time limits
Practise, review and move forward
- Read the lesson and make two examples of your own.
- Complete the worksheet without viewing an answer guide. For listening, use an actual recording or a helper reading the supplied prompt while you cannot see it.
- Keep an error record: your answer, evidence, correction and one new example.
- Repeat a new task and move forward when you can explain your choices and complete responses independently. At exam stage, use an official timed practice test as well.
Lessons, videos, worksheets and papers
EWS videos: choose a lesson on our channelEWS video-linked worksheets and papersEWS-curated course video playlist — original creators creditedBritish Council B1 listening: audio + tasksBritish Council worksheets: choose a skill and levelBritish Council videosYouTube video: Pearson PTE: Respond to a SituationOfficial exam sample papers and preparation
British Council links support general English skills. Pearson provides the exam-specific format and official samples. External worksheet downloads and published answer keys keep their original free access; some provider preparation products require payment.
EWS-PTE-L2-01 · Full workbook: 6 pages · Separate answer guide: 3 pages
The public download contains only the first three student pages, marked COPY. The full workbook, separate answer explanations and additional worksheet workbooks carry charges; papers stay free. Send the code on WhatsApp for availability, fees and delivery. No payment is taken here.
WhatsApp: request this workbook, answers or extra worksheetsAdvanced
Study the three units in sequence. Each unit contains three explained lessons, examples and practice. Use the workbook to apply and review these skills.
Written summaries and essays
- Summarize Written Text: one controlled sentence
- Write Essay: answer the prompt with developed reasoning
- Edit written responses for form and language
Reading: grammar, collocation and organisation
- Dropdown fill in the blanks: grammar plus meaning
- Drag-and-drop gaps: use the whole word bank
- Reorder Paragraph: build a logical chain
Reading: evaluate answer options
- Multiple choice, single answer: locate support
- Multiple answers: select each option independently
- Inference, tone and efficient reading decisions
Practise, review and move forward
- Read the lesson and make two examples of your own.
- Complete the worksheet without viewing an answer guide. For listening, use an actual recording or a helper reading the supplied prompt while you cannot see it.
- Keep an error record: your answer, evidence, correction and one new example.
- Repeat a new task and move forward when you can explain your choices and complete responses independently. At exam stage, use an official timed practice test as well.
Lessons, videos, worksheets and papers
EWS videos: choose a lesson on our channelEWS video-linked worksheets and papersEWS-curated course video playlist — original creators creditedBritish Council B2 listening: audio + tasksBritish Council worksheets: choose a skill and levelBritish Council videosYouTube video: Pearson PTE: Respond to a SituationOfficial exam sample papers and preparation
British Council links support general English skills. Pearson provides the exam-specific format and official samples. External worksheet downloads and published answer keys keep their original free access; some provider preparation products require payment.
EWS-PTE-L3-01 · Full workbook: 6 pages · Separate answer guide: 3 pages
The public download contains only the first three student pages, marked COPY. The full workbook, separate answer explanations and additional worksheet workbooks carry charges; papers stay free. Send the code on WhatsApp for availability, fees and delivery. No payment is taken here.
WhatsApp: request this workbook, answers or extra worksheetsExam preparation
Study the three units in sequence. Each unit contains three explained lessons, examples and practice. Use the workbook to apply and review these skills.
Listening: summarise and capture detail
- Summarize Spoken Text: retain argument and support
- Listening fill in the blanks: follow the transcript
- Listening multiple choice: distinguish gist and detail
Listening: recognise summaries, endings and mismatches
- Highlight Correct Summary: compare whole meanings
- Select Missing Word: follow the final direction
- Highlight Incorrect Words: compare sound with print
Dictation, integrated review and test readiness
- Write from Dictation: hear, hold and reconstruct
- Review integrated tasks by their real demands
- Prepare for the full test without false score claims
Practise, review and move forward
- Read the lesson and make two examples of your own.
- Complete the worksheet without viewing an answer guide. For listening, use an actual recording or a helper reading the supplied prompt while you cannot see it.
- Keep an error record: your answer, evidence, correction and one new example.
- Repeat a new task and move forward when you can explain your choices and complete responses independently. At exam stage, use an official timed practice test as well.
Lessons, videos, worksheets and papers
EWS videos: choose a lesson on our channelEWS video-linked worksheets and papersEWS-curated course video playlist — original creators creditedBritish Council C1 listening: audio + tasksBritish Council worksheets: choose a skill and levelBritish Council videosYouTube video: Pearson PTE: Respond to a SituationOfficial exam sample papers and preparation
British Council links support general English skills. Pearson provides the exam-specific format and official samples. External worksheet downloads and published answer keys keep their original free access; some provider preparation products require payment.
EWS-PTE-L4-01 · Full workbook: 6 pages · Separate answer guide: 3 pages
The public download contains only the first three student pages, marked COPY. The full workbook, separate answer explanations and additional worksheet workbooks carry charges; papers stay free. Send the code on WhatsApp for availability, fees and delivery. No payment is taken here.
WhatsApp: request this workbook, answers or extra worksheetsPTE Academic written-skills model pack 01
Six original Summarize Written Text and Write Essay practice tasks. This is written-skills practice only, not a full PTE Academic mock. For each summary use one sentence of 5–75 words and up to 10 minutes. For each essay use 200–300 words and up to 20 minutes.
Full pack: 6 student pages. Separate answer guide: 6 pages with complete illustrative writing responses and explanations. The first three pages contain the model tasks; the paid full pack includes any remaining model questions and three application pages from the exam-stage workbook (labelled with its original workbook code). Only those first three student pages are public.
නියැදි පිටු 3ක් බලන්න. සම්පූර්ණ පත්‍රය නොමිලේ ඉල්ලන්න. වෙනම පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයට ගාස්තු අය විය හැක.
Practice papers and exam readiness
The four new EWS workbooks contain 104 questions and response tasks for this course. They are focused learning and exam-practice packs, not full-length mocks. Their separate guides explain correct answers, evidence and response planning. Writing plans are labelled as plans, not full-length model essays.
For a complete mock, follow the official test order, task counts and timings, use all required audio and images, and attempt the whole test before checking the key. EWS practice results are not official bands or scaled scores.
All offered papers are free. Separate paper guides and extra worksheet material may carry charges when listed. All offered papers are free. Separate paper guides and extra worksheet material may carry charges when listed. All offered papers are free. Separate paper guides and extra worksheet material may carry charges when listed. All offered papers are free. Separate paper guides and extra worksheet material may carry charges when listed. All offered papers are free. Separate paper guides and extra worksheet material may carry charges when listed. Current scope checked against the official provider format on 29 October 2026. EWS is independent and is not endorsed by IELTS, British Council, Pearson or ETS.