Writing
Summarize Written Text: a one-sentence method that holds up
How to turn a PTE reading passage into one clear, correct sentence: find the main ideas, join them with connectors, then check the grammar.
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Writing
Summarize Written Text: the mistakes that cost marks
Eight common slips in PTE Summarize Written Text, from run-on sentences to copied phrases, shown on one weak summary and its repair.
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Writing
Write Essay: a structure for 200 to 300 words
A time plan and paragraph plan for the PTE essay: about two minutes to plan, fifteen to write and three to check, with a worked outline.
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Writing
Essay introductions and conclusions that do their job
How to open and close a PTE essay in about 40 words each: restate the prompt in your own words, state a position and avoid memorised templates.
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Writing
Essay ideas for common PTE topics, and how to use them
Arguments, counter-arguments and example types for seven common essay topics, plus a one-minute method for finding ideas on any prompt.
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Writing
Grammar for PTE writing: the points that matter most
Seven grammar points that cost marks in PTE writing, with before-and-after corrections and a 60-second self-check you can use on any answer.
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Writing
Spelling and punctuation: the easy marks people lose
Choose one spelling style, learn twenty tricky academic words, fix capitals, commas and its/it's, and use a 60-second proofreading routine.
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