PTE Summarize Group Discussion: how to keep track of three speakers
Three people talk, they disagree, and then you have to summarise it all. The problem is not your English. It is your notes.
In this newer PTE Academic task you hear a discussion between several speakers, lasting up to 3 minutes. You get 10 seconds to prepare, then you speak for up to two minutes to summarise it. It counts towards both Listening and Speaking, and you are scored on content, pronunciation and oral fluency. A good summary gives the topic, each speaker's main view, and how the discussion ended.
Look at two summaries
A discussion about a four day working week.
A note routine
- Draw three columns before the audio starts, one per speaker.
- Write only key words: for or against, one reason each.
- Mark the outcome at the end with a star.
- Speak in the same order: topic, speaker 1, 2, 3, outcome.
- Use 60 to 90 seconds well rather than filling two minutes with repeats.
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