PTE 准备之 Repeat sentence

Repeat sentence

After listening to a sentence ,repeat the sentence

3-9 seconds

15 seconds

Strategies

Be ready

• The Audio Status box will count down from 3 seconds and then the recording will play

• Be ready to hear, understand and repeat the short sentence (3 to 9 seconds). Stay focused.

Focus on the meaning

• Listen to the way the speaker groups words into meaningful phrases, and copy this phrasing.

• Listen for the speaker's intonation and try to copy it.

• Listen for the grammatical structure to help you to reconstruct what you have heard.

• There isn't time to rite the words

Speak clearly

• Wait until the blue bar that shows the microphone is open, then speak; thers is no tone .Remember, the microphone will close after 3 seconds of silence.

• Take a breath before you speak; this will help you speak clearly.

• Say every word you hear, but if you don't kow a word,say what you think you heard.

• Pronounce the vowels and consonants clearly, and link words together as the speaker didi

• Speak at a normal speed and volume , and don't rush - you have plenty of time.

• Don't try to copy the speaker's accent ; just speak normally

Train your

• Listening then repeat each one

• Practise saying new words tith the correct syllable stress. Check the dictionary if you are not sure.

• Notice where people put the stress in sentences --the important words are stressed and the other words are weak or unstressed. Try to do this when you speak; your score will be hegher if your rhythm,phrasing and stress are smooth and effective.

• Listen to someone giving a talk in a podcast and stop the recording regularly so you can repeat the words you heard. Begin by stopping after 3 or 4 words, then gradually expand until you stop about every 7-9 seconds.

• Listen to podcasts by speakers with different English accents to become familiar with them,