PTE GENERAL LEVEL 3 UPPER-INTERMEDIATE PREPARATION & PRACTICE TESTS STUDENT’S

Preparation & 10 Practice Tests for PTE General (Formerly known as the London Tests of English) Levels 2-5 include:

a detailed overview of the new examination.
extensive preparation for each section of the examination.
ten complete practice tests.

Preparation Section:

Vocabulary development based around and expanding on the three themes the students will encounter in each test as well as assisting them in the writing section.
Examination skills, which develop students’ ability to deal confidently with all sections of the new examination.
Exam-style practice, giving students preparation for the practice test, in a miniature form.
Language awareness exercises designed to enrich students’ structural and syntactical knowledge (Levels 2 & 3 only).

Key Features:

Extensive listening practice based on tasks similar to those used in the examination sections 1 and 3.
Dictation and spelling practice to help candidates cope with the dictation task in section 2.
Reading skills and practice to familiarise students with the demands of the various task types in sections 4-7.
Writing skills for all the writing tasks encountered in sections 8 and 9 of the examination.
Sample answers for the writing tasks in section 8.
A separate Speaking skills section, with vocabulary and structures for all topics likely to be encountered. This will enable students to gain the accuracy and fluency they need in sections 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the examination.
Writing guides for all task types at the back of the book.
A Functional Language section, with ways of expressing opinions, feelings, suggestions, etc., to help students improve their writing and speaking skills.
An Idiomatic Language section designed to enrich students’ knowledge of everyday expressions (Levels 4 & 5 only).
A Grammar Review at the back of the book, which provides students with a quick revision of level-appropriate grammatical and structural items. These are tested through error correction, and will help students especially in the writing and speaking sections (Levels 2 & 3 only).

PREPARATION & 10 PRACTICE TESTS for PTE General – Levels 2-5 have been designed to provide students with ample practice and thorough coverage of all the sections in the examination. They also includes a wide range of exercises which cover all possible weaknesses in students’ knowledge, whether grammatical, lexical or structural, ensuring they will be well prepared to succeed at each level.