Task-by-task strategy for the post-2025 PTE — what the AI scorer actually rewards, minus the templates.
PTE Summarize Written Text is scored on Content, Form, Grammar and Vocabulary. Miss the 5-75 word range and the entire 9-point item scores zero.
PTE Repeat Sentence is scored on Content, Pronunciation and Oral Fluency, and it is the only task on the exam that feeds both Speaking and Listening.
PTE Read Aloud is scored on Content, Pronunciation and Oral Fluency, AI only, no human review, and it feeds Speaking, not Reading. Here is exactly how.
The full PTE score chart explained: what 10-90 means, CEFR bands, IELTS conversion, and the exact scores Australia, Canada and the UK ask for in 2026.
PTE Speaking score stuck or low? The real reasons, verified against the Score Guide: which tasks actually count, and what Pearson says about accent.
Pearson's Score Guide zeroes memorised answers on 7 PTE 2026 tasks. See which tasks carry the highest template risk, and what to practise instead.
PTE Academic and IELTS Academic compared on format, speaking test, scoring and results speed for 2026, with Pearson's own PTE to IELTS conversion table.
PTE Write Essay scored in 2026: the 200-300 word structure, all 7 scoring traits, and why a memorised template scores worse than a genuine one.
The full PTE Academic 2026 exam pattern: 3 parts, 22 question types, 65 to 75 items, timing, scoring, and the 2 new tasks, verified against Pearson.
PTE Superior English is not a flat 79 anymore. Verified against Home Affairs: Listening 69, Reading 70, Writing 85, Speaking 88, and how to hit each one.
Every PTE Academic question type in 2026: all 22 tasks by section, what each one scores, and which to practise first. Includes the 2 new speaking tasks.
Memorised Describe Image templates used to be the cheat code. After the 2025 refresh they're a liability. Here's how to speak fluently about any image, no script required.
