Summarize Spoken Text · Part 3: Listening

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0 students marked "I sat this"Added 5 Dec 2021Question #130261

Summarise the lecture in writing.

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Summarize Spoken Text format (Pearson)

PromptRecording of 60–90 seconds
Time to answer10 minutes to listen and write
Skills assessedListening, Writing
Scored onContent; 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.