Summarize Spoken Text · Part 3: Listening
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3 students marked "I sat this"Added 21 Apr 2022Question #130141
Summarise the lecture in writing.
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Summarize Spoken Text format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Recording of 60–90 seconds |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | 10 minutes to listen and write |
| Skills assessed | Listening, Writing |
| Scored on | Content; Form; Grammar; Vocabulary; Spelling |
How it is scored
- Full Form credit at 50–70 words; under 40 or over 100 words scores zero.
- A response that misses the topic scores zero on every trait.
- Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
- Traits are scored by AI; a human expert also reviews Content before the score is final.
- The recording plays only once.
- You can take notes while you listen.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.