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PTE Academic Guides 2026
If you are sitting PTE Academic in 2026, start here. The test format changed in August 2025 (two extra speaking tasks, more items overall), and Australia's visa English scores also moved on 7 August 2025. These guides cover the full exam, each skill section, Write from Dictation, and the mistakes that quietly wipe points. Official timings, item counts and scoring rules are tied to Pearson's score guide. Weightings and many tactics come from coaches and teachers, and the posts say so when that is the case.
New to the test? Open the complete guide first. Already practising a weak skill? Jump straight to Speaking, Writing, Reading or Listening. Every article links back to the others so you can move around the hub without hunting through the main blog.
PTE Academic 2026: The Complete Guide to Scoring 90
PTE Academic in 2026: the 2-hour format, all 22 question types including the August 2025 tasks, how scoring works, the new Australian visa scores and a 90-day plan.
PTE Speaking 2026: The 7 Speaking Tasks, Including SGD and RTS
PTE Speaking tips for 2026: Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Answer Short Question, plus Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation, added August 2025.
PTE Writing 2026: Master SWT and Essay for Maximum Scores
PTE Writing in 2026: Summarize Written Text and Write Essay rules from Pearson's score guide, the Listening tasks that feed your Writing score, template safety and a practice routine.
PTE Reading 2026: Score 90 with These Proven Strategies
PTE Reading tips for 2026: coaches estimate Fill in the Blanks is about 45% of your Reading score. Grammar clues, Reorder Paragraphs, negative marking and a time plan for the 23 to 30 minute section.
PTE Listening 2026: The Complete Guide to All 8 Listening Tasks
PTE Listening tips for 2026: Summarize Spoken Text, Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blanks, Highlight Correct Summary, Select Missing Word, Highlight Incorrect Words and Write from Dictation, with scoring rules and a time plan.
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Master PTE Write from Dictation with phrase mapping. Coaches estimate WFD is about 23% of your Writing score and 13% of Listening. Scoring rules, spelling traps and a daily routine.
10 Critical PTE Mistakes That Kill Your Score (And How to Fix Them)
Avoid the PTE mistakes that cost points: memorised templates, self-correcting, 3 seconds of silence, essay and summary word counts, guessing on negative-marking tasks and more. Fixes inside.
Every Way to Self-Practise for PTE Academic in 2026, From Free to Paid
Official Pearson tests, APEUni, Alfa, Gurully, E2 and free methods compared with dated prices, ratings and sources. Plus free and budget plans.