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A Guide to PTE Listening Sub-test: Write From Dictation

Writing from dictation is a PTE listening item test that assesses examinees’ listening and writing skills. As an exam taker, it is vital that you hone these skills in a review center and check out their PTE packages that can help you ace this listening item test.

For instance, instructors from PTE Review Manila suggest exam takers to look for various listening tips and strategies that can help them get their PTE listening score goal. To help boost your preparation even more, read and follow this exam taker’s guide to the PTE listening section – Write from Dictation:

Test format: For this test, you will be asked to listen to an audio recording, specifically a sentence, and then you need to write the sentence exactly as you heard it. There are 3–4 items that you will encounter in this listening item test.

 Prompt length: 3–5 seconds.

Purpose of the test: The test measures how well a candidate is able to listen and recall the things that he/she has heard.

Scoring: There are three essential scoring categories in the PTE listening test: write from dictation. These are:
  • understanding academic vocabulary;
  • following an oral sequencing of information; and
  • use of correct spelling.
For each word correctly spelled, you will be scored 1 point. All points will be counted in both PTE listening and writing tests.

Tips for PTE Listening Sub-test: Write from Dictation

To do well in this Pearson Test of English listening test item, check out these five practical tips to ace the write from dictation:

Tip 1: While listening to the recording, you must be completely focused and unconscious of everything else around you.

 Tip 2: Try to repeat each and every word that the speaker says in the recording.

 Tip 3: After hearing the whole sentence, repeat the sentence again and again until it is retained in your memory.

Tip 4: As you type your answer in the box provided, check for grammatical, punctuation, spelling and capitalization errors that you may have committed while typing and correct them.

Tip 5: Read your answer and double check for any mistakes.

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    References:
    • Kaia. “The PTE Listening Test: Tips for a PTE 90” E2 LanguageBlog. April 06, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2018. https://blog.e2language.com/pte-listening-test-90/
    • “Listening Section.” Pearson | PTE Academic. Accessed May 18, 2018. https://pearsonpte.com/the-test/format/english-listening/
    • Singh, I. “Write From Dictation—How to Get the Scores You Need in One Attempt.” PTE Preparation Blog. March 03, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2018. https://www.pte-preparation.com/pte-blog-reader.html.php?blogid=31

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