PTE Academic study plan
PTE Academic · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Speaking & Writing
Diagnose baseline by completing one full untimed Speaking & Writing practice set and logging errors by task type
Memorize the scoring criteria for Read Aloud and Repeat Sentence and self-rate five recordings against them
Establish a daily 15-minute routine of recording and replaying one Read Aloud response
Set up a personal error log template tracking task type, error cause, and fix
Your checkpoint
A completed baseline error log covering at least 30 Speaking & Writing task attempts, sorted by task type
Speaking & Writing
Drill Read Aloud fluency by recording ten 60-word passages and timing each to finish within the preparation window
Practice Repeat Sentence with 20 audio prompts, targeting accurate content-word capture
Build a template bank of five Describe Image structures (line, bar, pie, process, map)
Apply the templates aloud to ten different image descriptions without reading from notes
Your checkpoint
A folder of ten timed Describe Image recordings scored against a self-made rubric
Speaking & Writing & Reading
Draft and time five Summarize Written Text responses within the 10-minute limit
Write two essays under the 20-minute limit and self-assess against coherence, grammar, and vocabulary criteria
Complete 30 Reading Fill in the Blanks items and categorize each error as vocabulary, collocation, or grammar
Reduce Speaking filler words by re-recording three responses and comparing counts
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays plus five Summarize Written Text responses with a written self-assessment of each
Reading
Complete 40 Re-order Paragraphs items and log the logical connectors that determine each order
Practice skimming by summarizing five 300-word passages in one sentence each within two minutes
Drill 50 Reading Multiple Choice items with strict timing to build pacing discipline
Review the error log and re-attempt the ten most frequently missed item types
Your checkpoint
A timed full Reading section completed with a score report and error breakdown
Listening
Complete 30 Write from Dictation items and analyze errors by spelling, grammar, and memory
Practice Summarize Spoken Text with ten short lectures, targeting the 50-70 word range
Train note-taking shorthand on five academic audio clips and transcribe the notes afterward
Drill Highlight Correct Summary with 20 items to improve main-idea extraction
Your checkpoint
Ten Summarize Spoken Text responses plus 30 transcribed dictation sentences with an error tally
Listening & Speaking & Writing
Practice Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blanks listening items under full section timing
Rehearse the full Speaking section in one unbroken sitting to build stamina
Refine two weakest Speaking task types based on the week 1-5 error log
Shadow five native-speaker audio clips to improve stress and intonation
Your checkpoint
A complete timed Listening section attempt with a scored breakdown by task type
Speaking & Writing & Reading & Listening
Take two full-length mock exams under real timing and record every section score
Isolate the three lowest-scoring task types across all domains and drill 20 items each
Tighten time management by rehearsing the Speaking section with a strict per-task clock
Rebuild the error log into a prioritized fix list of no more than ten items
Your checkpoint
Two full mock exam score reports with a prioritized top-ten fix list
Speaking & Writing & Reading & Listening
Take one final full-length mock exam and compare scores against week 7
Re-drill the top-ten fix list until each item is cleared twice consecutively
Rehearse test-day logistics including timing checkpoints and section transitions
Complete a light review of templates and connectors without introducing new material
Your checkpoint
A final mock exam score report showing improvement over week 7 with all top-ten fixes cleared
Milestones
Week 2: All five Describe Image templates applied aloud to ten images with no note-reading, and a baseline Speaking score recorded
Week 4: Full timed Reading section completed with an error breakdown identifying the three weakest item types
Week 6: Full timed Listening section completed and all three domains rehearsed at least once under real timing
Week 8: Final mock exam score exceeds the week 7 mock on at least two of three domains