PTE Study Plan
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Our recommended lesson plans below are tailored to help you achieve your goals in the fastest, easiest way possible, guided by our expert PTE teachers.
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Beginner - PTE Academic Score: 30-42
Recommended e-English lessons: 10
Recommended duration: 5 weeks
- Build foundational English skills
- Understand the new PTE format (effective from 7 August 2025)
- Master key high-weight tasks to push your score
- Be fully prepared to advance to the next level (43+)
Smart Strategy:
Focus only on the 8 highest-scoring and easiest-to-master PTE tasks, which together account for 80%+ of the total exam score.
| Skills | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Speaking | ✅ Read Aloud ✅ Describe Image ✅ Repeat Sentence |
| Writing | ✅ Summarize Written Text ✅ Write Essay |
| Reading | ✅ Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown + Drag & Drop) |
| Listening | ✅ Write from Dictation ✅ Highlight Incorrect Words |
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Guided Lessons | 10 1:1 lessons (50 minutes each) Focused on the 8 core tasks above |
| Lesson Breakdown | 4x Speaking 2x Writing 2x Reading 2x Listening |
| Self-Practice | 20–30 hours total (recommended) Includes: - Homework & review after each lesson - AI practice on e-English's one month unlimited PTE testing and review site - Dictation, grammar, paraphrasing drills |
| Duration | Plan |
|---|---|
| Course length | 5 weeks |
| Weekly Commitment | 2 live lessons/week + self-practice |
| Total Hours Required | 10 hours of guided learning 20 hours of self-practice Total Hours Required: 30 hours |
Intermediate - PTE Academic Score: 43-58
Recommended e-English lessons: 20
Recommended duration: 5 weeks
- Strengthen core skills and apply test strategies effectively
- Improve performance in both AI and human-scored tasks
- Boost fluency, accuracy, and time management
- Increase score from 30+ to 43+
Smart Strategy
Combine mastery of:
- 8 high-weight beginner tasks
- 6 supporting advanced tasks
Together, these tasks cover all major scoring areas across Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening
| Skills | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Speaking | ✅ Read Aloud ✅ Describe Image ✅ Repeat Sentence ✅ Re-tell Lecture ✅ Summarize Group Discussion ✅ Respond to a Situation |
| Writing | ✅ Summarize Written Text ✅ Write Essay |
| Reading | ✅ Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown + Drag & Drop) ✅ Reorder Paragraphs ✅ Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers) |
| Listening | ✅ Write from Dictation ✅ Highlight Incorrect Words ✅ Summarize Spoken Text |
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Guided Lessons | 20 1:1 lessons (50 minutes each) |
| Lesson Breakdown | 6x Speaking 4x Writing 4x Reading 4x Listening 2x Review & Mock Test |
| Self-Practice | 50 hours over 4–5 weeks Includes: - Post-lesson assignments - AI practice on e-English's one month unlimited PTE testing and review site - 1 mock test per week + error analysis - Vocabulary building, paraphrasing, dictation - Timed practice simulating real exam conditions |
| Duration | Plan |
|---|---|
| Course length | 5 weeks |
| Weekly Lessons | 4 lessons/week + daily self-practice |
| Total Hours Required | 20 hours of guided learning 50 hours of self-practice Total Hours Required: 70 hours |
Upper Intermediate - PTE Academic Score: 59-75
Recommended e-English lessons: 30
Recommended duration: 6 weeks
- Increase score from 43+ to 59+
- Master all question types, from high-weight core tasks to low-weight but high-difficulty ones
- Attain near-perfect accuracy in both AI-scored and human-scored tasks
- Develop advanced strategies, time management, and exam stamina
Smart Strategy
- Retain all core high-weight tasks (yellow)
- Include all supplementary tasks (orange)
- Add remaining low-weight but tricky tasks (blue) for full coverage
| Skills | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Speaking | ✅ Read Aloud ✅ Describe Image ✅ Repeat Sentence ✅ Re-tell Lecture ✅ Summarize Group Discussion ✅ Respond to a Situation ✅ Answer Short Question |
| Writing | ✅ Summarize Written Text ✅ Write Essay |
| Reading | ✅ Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown + Drag & Drop) ✅ Reorder Paragraphs ✅ Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers & Single Answer) |
| Listening | ✅ Write from Dictation ✅ Highlight Incorrect Words ✅ Summarize Spoken Text ✅ Select Missing Word ✅ Highlight Correct Summary ✅ Multiple Choice – Multiple Answers ✅ Multiple Choice – Single Answer |
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Guided Lessons | 30 1:1 lessons (50 minutes each) |
| Lesson Breakdown | 8x Speaking 8x Writing 6x Reading 6x Listening 2x Review & Mock Test |
| Self-Practice | 70 hours over 6 weeks Includes: - Post-lesson assignments - Advanced drills for all tasks - AI practice on e-English's one month unlimited PTE testing and review site - 2 mock test per week + error analysis - Vocabulary building, paraphrasing, dictation - Timed practice simulating real exam conditions |
| Duration | Plan |
|---|---|
| Course length | 6 weeks |
| Weekly Lessons | 5 lessons/week + daily self-practice |
| Total Hours Required | 30 hours of guided learning 70 hours of self-practice Total Hours Required: 100 hours |
Advanced - PTE Academic Score: 76–90
Recommended e-English lessons:Â 20
Recommended duration:Â 4 weeks
- Excel on high-impact, content-marked tasks to push into 79+
- Perfect academic language, structure, and delivery under time pressure
- Sharpen note-taking and coherence for human-scored items
- Convert strong fundamentals into top-band performance with expert feedback
Smart Strategy
- Focus exclusively on the content-marked, high-leverage tasks. Use targeted templates (where relevant), advanced note-taking (where applicable), and repeated timed practice to maximise scoring on the toughest items.
| Skills | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Speaking |
✅ Summarize Group Discussion ✅ Respond to a Situation ✅ Re-tell Lecture ✅ Describe Image |
| Writing | ✅ Summarize Written Text ✅ Write Essay |
| Listening | ✅ Summarize Spoken Text |
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Guided Lessons | 20 1:1 lessons (50 minutes each) |
| Lesson Breakdown | 8x Speaking 6x Writing 4x Listening 2x Review & Mock Test |
| Self-Practice | 70 hours over 6 weeks Includes: - Post-lesson assignments - Advanced drills for all tasks - Unlimited practice with ALFA PTE for AI scoring and between-class repetition - 2 mock test per week + error analysis - Vocabulary building, paraphrasing, dictation - Timed practice simulating real exam conditions |
| Resources |
- High-scoring templates & C1/C2 model answers (for relevant question types) - Advanced note-taking frameworks (where applicable) |
| Duration | Plan |
|---|---|
| Course length | 4 weeks |
| Weekly Lessons | 5 lessons/week + daily self-practice |
| Total Hours Required | 20 hours of guided learning 50 hours of self-practice Total Hours Required: 70 hours |
FOR EACH LEVEL:
Listening Section
Develop Active Listening Skills – Learn to focus on key information in spoken texts.
Improve Note-Taking Techniques – Capture essential details from lectures and conversations.
Recognize Key Ideas and Supporting Details – Identify main arguments, conclusions, and examples.
Practice Accuracy in Fill-in-the-Blanks – Strengthen your ability to predict and recognize missing words.
Enhance Memory for Sentence Retention – Improve your ability to recall and repeat complex sentences.
Reading Section
Improve Reading Speed and Comprehension – Skim and scan texts efficiently while understanding key details.
Expand Your Academic Vocabulary – Learn essential words and phrases commonly tested in the PTE exam.
Recognize Text Structures and Logical Flow – Understand how ideas connect in paragraphs and passages.
Master Reordering Sentences – Develop skills to arrange jumbled paragraphs into a logical sequence.
Strengthen Critical Thinking for Multiple-Choice Questions – Identify the best answers and avoid distractors.
Speaking Section
Boost Pronunciation and Fluency – Speak naturally and confidently with clear articulation.
Master Intonation and Stress – Use rhythm and pitch to sound more natural in English.
Develop Quick Thinking for Responses – Train your brain to answer short questions instantly.
Summarize Spoken Content Effectively – Improve your ability to identify key points and structure responses.
Enhance Descriptive and Analytical Speaking – Perfect your skills for describing images and re-telling lectures.
Writing Section
Write Well-Structured Essays – Learn the difference between argumentative and persuasive essays.
Master Sentence Variety and Cohesion – Use connectors and transitions to create logical, engaging texts.
Improve Summarization Skills – Practice condensing long passages into concise, well-structured summaries.
Enhance Grammar and Syntax for Clear Writing – Avoid common mistakes and refine sentence structure.
Manage Time Effectively – Develop strategies to write high-scoring essays under exam conditions.
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