PTE Listening -- SUMMARIZE SPOKEN TEXT -- Scoring Technique
Good at shorthand, aren’t you? You would be required to listen to an audio clip, anywhere between 60 to 90 seconds, and then convey the same message by writing a few sentences between 50 to 70 words (overall) in 10 minutes. Shorthand, by the way, is a technique of accelerated handwriting used for taking notes of the facts, sometimes the main idea of the speech, to later refer back and present your own form of the story in a concise manner. There will be 2 such questions and a lot of practice is required to get the maximum scores from this section. A fairly big notepad and a pen are the two weapons provided to all test takers. You now know that the war is about to begin :) Even though you have 10 minutes to respond to 1 question, you should start taking notes as soon as the speaker begins. Don’t wait to understand the context initially. Cannot skip taking notes as it would be quite difficult to remember all the points described in the audio lecture. It’s very impo...