Sonny English Pte Template

SONNY ENGLISH

PTE

IELTS & PTE COACH

PTE ACADEMIC RETELL LECTURE PTE Academic You are given 10 seconds to prepare. You have 40 seconds to retell in your own words the information in a 60-90 second lecture. You will have 3 to 4 Retell Lecture tasks. The microphone turns off automatically if there is no sound for three seconds.

The

lecture / speaker

talks about

(state main idea with noun phrase) .

Identify and provide the main idea of the lecture and briefly state it as an introduction. Study the picture if there is one. It will give you a general idea about the context of the lecture.

According to the

lecture / speaker , he / she

mentions that

(simple sentence) .

Provide one key point that supports the main idea. Use the provided discourse to buy time to structure your thoughts. Names, numbers and dates are not crucial. 

In addition, the

lecture / speaker

also indicates that

(simple sentence) .

Provide another key point that supports the main idea. Identify the overall purpose of the lecture and not the specific details. 

The

lecture / speaker

concludes that

(simple sentence) .

Identify and state the conclusion if provided. Otherwise, provide the third key point that supports the main idea. Keep talking, saying something - anything - is better than saying nothing.

Retell Lecture Template Revised March 2017 Page 1 of 1

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