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Summarize Written Text PTE
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- 2. Summarize Written TextPTE You see the first task of the PTE Writing section after you complete the PTE Speaking part: SummarizeWritten Text. Despite PTE Speaking and Writing being combined in one section, they are separately scored and you willreceive a breakdownfor both skills. Therefore, when you see SummarizeWritten Text on the screen, it showsa reading text that you must summarize into a single sentence between five and seventyfive words. There is a 150 to 200 word reading passage, which isallocated 10 minutes. The overall time for the PTE writing section dependson the number of questionsyou receive on the test. For example, if you get 2 SummarizeWritten Text questions and 1 Write Essay questions, then in total you will have 40 minutes to complete the writing section. Therefore, your focus should be on summarizing the given passage into one complex sentence. SummarizeWritten Text PTE requiresthe studentto make a single sentence that uses compound structure and iscomplex, meaning thatit will have a main clause and one or more supporting clauses. If you don'thave good reading skills, you should first practice improving them. To SummarizeWritten Text, you mustbe able to read fast and understand the passage well, which means you must improve your reading skills. Next, you must make good notes from your reading, in which you should note down 6-8 keywords and key phrases. Other than the keywords, you also need to note down the centralor main idea of the passage, the theme on which the topic is based. SummarizeWritten Text Tips Step 2 is to combine these phrasesand keywordsinto one sentence. Normally, we encourage testtakersto follow their own style of writing, butif you are unsure aboutyour ability to understand the English language, you may also apply one of our Templates. You can choose between two typesof SummarizeWritten Text Templates, depending on how capable you are in English and whatare your targetscores. The first is for people who need an English proficiency of 40 to 60; the second is intended for those who need 60 to 80. We recommend studentswith good English language skills to write their own sentence following our strategy, asit will help them to maximize their writing scores, regardlessof the approach you choose, you should still have your answerschecked by an experienced PTE examiner.
- 3. Regardless, Edutrainexprovidesa lotof SummarizeWritten Text Practice Questions, and on top of that, you also get detailed feedback and evaluation of each response. This includes a breakdown of each area of scoring thatyou need to improve as well as suggestionson how to improve it. As you practice and see your feedback in each area, you will be able to recognize where you need work and where you are strong, which improves your overallperformance. Whatmakesa test taker perfectis practice, so the Summarize Written Text practice questionsare designed at a similar difficulty level to the actualPTE exam. In the EdutrainexPTElearning platform, you willalso find a lot of SummarizeWritten Text Examples that are provided for you to read and learn, after you attemptthe Summarize Written Text Examples, you will see a modelanswer thatexplains how to attempt the question correctly. The main purpose of the SummarizeWritten Text Examples is for you to go through them and understand exactly how to answer thatparticular question properly. They were carefully crafted to addressallthe four scoring areasof the Summarize Written Task so you will find that the answersare grammatically accurate, between 5 and 75 words, wellsummarized and employ appropriate vocabularyaswell. The test takers need to gradually improve and then practice the new questionsagain in order to enhance the overall approach and quality of the answers. Our PTE experts can also give your personalattention if you are struggling with the SummarizeWritten Text task, so that you can get the best results. Just remember thattutors'help is notenough to improve. You and the tutors both need to put in the time and effortto do so.