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PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 1
PTE AcademicRecommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1Pearson Longman, 2010
April 2012 V2 © Pearson Education Ltd 2012. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of Pearson Education Ltd.
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 1
IntroductionThis resource provides guidance for teachers preparing learners for PTE Academic. It maps each Unit of Academic Connections Level 1 to subskills and communicative skills tested in PTE Academic. Using this guide, you can feel confident that you are providing targeted skills development and item type-focused practice for your test takers.
The map has the following features:
The page numbers are in approximately sequential order, but where a subskill is practiced at several points in one Unit these pages are usually grouped.
The content of each Unit of Academic Connections has been designed so that learners will develop their language across the four skills, and the integrated task (Speaking or Writing) that concludes each Unit builds on and synthesizes information and skills from the entire Unit. Extracting individual activities or sub-sections in isolation is therefore not recommended, as the input material will often be located earlier in the Unit.
A full description of the Academic Connections course books is available at the publisher’s website: www.longmanhomeusa.com
Academic Connections Level 1 can be purchased at: www.amazon.com
Each level of Academic Connections is supported and extended online, using the Access Code supplied with the book and the Course Code provided to learners by you, the teacher. Learners and teachers register and login at www.MyAcademicConnectionsLab.com. Each Unit has an online Checkpoint at regular intervals, extra practice activities, quizzes, and homework. You can login to the Instructor section of the site and assign materials to the course schedule that reinforce the subskills taught. Students login and complete the activities according to the schedule. Learners may also use MyAcademicConnectionsLab for self-study.
Unit 1
Psychology: First impressions and attraction
Main ideas and supporting details
Pages
2-3
3-7
7-8
PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
identifying supporting points or examples (Reading)
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
Unit name and skill focus
Page location of practice activities Item types where the subskill is tested
Subskills and communicative skills tested in PTE Academic
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 2
To supplement the materials in Academic Connections Level 1, you will find helpful material in the following publications:
FocusonGrammar:anintegratedskillsapproach, Level 3. Marjorie Fuchs, Margaret Bonner, Miriam Westheimer, 3rd ed. Pearson Longman, 2005
ContemporaryTopics.Introductory. Cynthia Lennox, Jeanette Clement, 3rd ed. Pearson Longman, 2009
FirstStepsinAcademicWriting.LongmanAcademicWritingSeries,Level2. Ann Hogue, Pearson Education ESL 2008
FromReadingtoWriting1. Lynn Bonesteel, Pearson Longman 2010
FocusonGrammar:anintegratedskillsapproach,Level2. Irene E. Schoenberg, Pearson Longman 2005
Howtoteachlistening. JJ Wilson, Pearson Longman, 2008
Howtoteachspeaking. Scott Thornbury, Pearson Longman, 2005
TipsforTeachingPronunciation:APracticalApproach. Linda Lane, Pearson ESL, 2010
Note: The indicated levels of the Academic Connections course books follow the publisher’s suggested levels.
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 3
Overview of PTE AcademicPTE Academic is a computer-based test of academic English, designed to provide information about the English language level of test takers who wish to study or work in an English-speaking environment. It takes approximately three hours to complete, and is administered in a single session. Test takers respond to between 70 and 91 individual tasks, across 20 different item types, in the four communicative skills of speaking, writing, reading and listening.
Test takers register for a test and can view their results online. However, they must go to a test center to sit the test, under secure conditions. PTE Academic uses automated scoring, providing greater reliability. Scores are usually available within five days, and test takers indicate the programs that they wish their results to be sent to, after which the recognizing institutions securely download the PTE Academic scores.
PTE Academic has three parts, with an introduction and optional break:
Speaking
Readaloud
Repeatsentence
Describeimage
Re-telllecture
Answershortquestion
Reading
Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers
Re-orderparagraphs
Reading:Fillintheblanks
Readingandwriting:Fillintheblanks
Writing
Summarizewrittentext
Writeessay
Listening
Summarizespokentext
Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers
Fillintheblanks
Highlightcorrectsummary
Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
Selectmissingword
Highlightincorrectwords
Writefromdictation
Part Content Time allowed
Intro Personal Introduction Not scored
Part 1 Speaking & Writing 77 – 93 minutes
Part 2 Reading 32 – 41 minutes
Optional Break Break 10 minutes
Part 3 Listening 45 – 57 minutes
The item types in PTE Academic are:
The score on each individual item contributes to the overall score as well as to scores on relevant communicative skills. For speaking and writing tasks, scores also contribute to the enabling skills scores (grammar, oral fluency, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, written discourse). A typical score report gives detailed information to test takers and recognizing institutions.
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 4
Each item type tests a range of language subskills, which are mapped in this guide to activities in Academic Connections Level 1. The PTE Academic subskills are:
Speaking
The speaking skills tested in PTE Academic include the following:
• speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) • reading a text aloud • supporting an opinion with details, examples
and explanations • organizing an oral presentation in a logical way • developing complex ideas within a spoken discourse • using words and phrases appropriate to the context • using correct grammar • speaking at a natural rate • producing fluent speech • using correct intonation • using correct pronunciation • using correct stress • speaking under timed conditions
Reading
The reading skills tested in PTE Academic include the following:
• identifying the topic, theme or main ideas • identifying supporting points or examples • identifying a summary • identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context • identifying a writer’s purpose, style, tone or attitude • identifying the relationships between sentences and paragraphs • understanding academic vocabulary • understanding the difference between connotation
and denotation • inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words • comprehending explicit and implicit information • comprehending concrete and abstract information • classifying and categorizing information • following a logical or chronological sequence of events • evaluating the quality and usefulness of texts • reading a text under timed conditions• evaluating and synthesizing information• reading for information to infer meanings or find relationships• reading for overall organization and connections between
pieces of information• identifying specific details, facts, opinions, definitions or
sequences of events • matching written text to speech
Writing
The writing skills tested in PTE Academic include the following:
• writing for a purpose (to learn, to inform, to persuade) • supporting an opinion with details, examples
and explanations • organizing sentences and paragraphs in a logical way • developing complex ideas within a complete essay • writing a summary • writing under timed conditions • using words and phrases appropriate to the context • using correct grammar • using correct spelling • using correct mechanics • taking notes while reading a text• synthesizing information• communicating the main points of a reading passage
in writing• taking notes while listening to a recording• communicating the main points of a lecture in writing• writing from dictation• communicating the main points of a reading passage
in writing• writing to meet strict length requirements
Listening
The listening skills tested in PTE Academic include the following:
• identifying the topic, theme or main ideas • summarizing the main idea • identifying supporting points or examples • understanding academic vocabulary • inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words • identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context • comprehending explicit and implicit information • comprehending concrete and abstract information • classifying and categorizing information • following an oral sequencing of information • forming a conclusion from what a speaker says • predicting how a speaker may continue • identifying errors in a transcription • identifying a speaker’s purpose, style, tone or attitude • inferring the context, purpose or tone • comprehending variations in tone, speed, accent• identifying specific details, facts, opinions and definitions or
sequences of events• identifying the overall organization and connections between
pieces of information• evaluating and synthesizing information
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 5
Academic Connections and PTE Academic MapLevel 1 High Beginner to Low Intermediate CEFR Level A2 to B1
Unit 1
Psychology: First impressions and attraction
Main ideas and supporting details
Pages
2-3
3-7
7-8
4-8
9-10
10-11
10-11
PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
identifying supporting points or examples (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
summarizing the main idea (Listening)
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
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Unit 1 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
10-11
12-13
9-13
13-17
13-17
13-17
13-17
16-17
taking notes while listening to a recording (Writing)
identifying supporting points or examples (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
writing for a purpose (to learn, to inform, to persuade (Writing)
supporting an opinion with details, examples and explanations (Writing)
organizing sentences and paragraphs in a logical way (Writing)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Writing)
synthesizing information (Writing)
• Listening: Summarizespokentext
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Writeessay• Listening: Summarizespokentext
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Writing: Writeessay• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 7
Unit 2
Ecology: The web of life
Organizational structure
Pages
2027-28
21-2328-32
21-2328-32
20-23
23-26
28-32
22-26
PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
identifying the relationships between sentences and paragraphs (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
identifying supporting points or examples (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary•
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
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Unit 2 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
30-31
32-33
34-36
34-36
34-36
taking notes while reading a text (Writing)
taking notes while listening to a recording (Writing)
speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) (Speaking)
organizing an oral presentation in a logical way (Speaking)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext
• Listening: Summarizespokentext
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 9
Unit 3
Health: Stress and health
Coherence and cohesion
38-404748-49
40-47
41-44
41-47
4556-57
49-51
49-51
48-53
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
identifying the relationships between sentences and paragraphs (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
taking notes while reading a text (Writing)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
summarizing the main ideas (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
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Unit 3 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
51-52
51-52
52-53
53-58
53-58
53-58
4753-58
following an oral sequencing of information (Listening)
identifying supporting points or examples (Listening)
organizing an oral presentation in a logical way (Speaking)
writing for a purpose (to learn, to inform, to persuade) (Writing)
supporting an opinion with details, examples and explanations (Writing)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Writing)
organizing sentences and paragraphs in a logical way (Writing)
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Writing: Writeessay• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks
• Writing: Writeessay• Listening: Summarizespokentext
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 11
Unit 4
Literature: Folktales
Summarizing
60-61
61-6272-74
63-64
63-66
64
65-66
65-66
67-72
67-74
identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context (Reading)
identifying a summary (Reading)
summarizing the main idea (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
taking notes while listening to a recording (Writing)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
identifying supporting points or examples (Listening)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Listening: Summarizespokentext
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
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Unit 4 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
70-7175
74-78
74-78
75-78
following a logical or chronological sequence of events (Reading)
speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) (Speaking)
organizing an oral presentation in a logical way (Speaking)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 13
Unit 5
Chemistry: Green chemistry
Synthesizing information
80-8183-84
82-8395-97
83-89
85-87
85-87
88-89
89-93
89-93
9092
identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context (Reading)
synthesizing information (Writing)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
identifying the relationships between sentences and paragraphs (Reading)
comprehending concrete and abstract information (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
taking notes while listening to a recording (Writing)
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Listening: Summarizespokentext
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
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Unit 5 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
93-94
94-97
94-97
94-97
94-97
classifying and categorizing information (Reading)
writing for a purpose (to learn, to inform, to persuade) (Writing)
supporting an opinion with details, examples and explanations (Writing)
organizing sentences and paragraphs in a logical way (Writing)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Writing)
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Writeessay• Listening: Summarizespokentext
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Writing: Writeessay• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks
Unit 6
Art history: The art of Marc Chagall
Fact and opinion
100-103
102105-108
102105-108
102105-108
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
classifying and categorizing information (Reading)
evaluating the quality and usefulness of texts (Reading)
identifying a writer’s purpose, style, tone or attitude (Reading)
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Speaking: Readaloud• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
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Unit 6 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
103-108
103-104
104-105
108-110
108-112
110-112
110-112
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
following a logical or chronological sequence of events (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
identifying a speaker’s purpose, style, tone or attitude (Listening)
identifying supporting points or examples (Listening)
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
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Unit 6 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
112-114
112-114
112-116
supporting an opinion with details, examples and explanations (Speaking)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) (Speaking)
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
Unit 7
Marketing: Niche marketing
Purpose
118-119
120126-129
120-125
120-125
120-125
identifying words and phrases appropriate to the context (Reading)
identifying a speaker’s purpose, style, tone or attitude (Listening)
identifying a writer’s purpose, style, tone or attitude (Reading)
identifying supporting points or examples (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Speaking: Readaloud• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
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Unit 7 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
125-126
125-130
128-129
130-136
130-136
130-136
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
comprehending variations in tone, speed, accent (Listening)
writing for a purpose (to learn, to inform, to persuade) (Writing)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Writing)
organizing sentences and paragraphs in a logical way (Writing)
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Writing: Writeessay
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Writing: Writeessay• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks
• Writing: Writeessay• Listening: Summarizespokentext
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 18
Unit 8
Communication: Nonverbal communication
Inference
138-139
141-144
140-144
140-144
140-144
140-144
144-147
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
understanding academic vocabulary (Listening)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Listening)
comprehending explicit and implicit information (Listening)
forming a conclusion from what a speaker says (Listening)
identifying a speaker’s purpose, style, tone or attitude (Listening)
identifying the topic, theme or main ideas (Reading)
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Selectmissingword• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords• Listening: Writefromdictation
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Listening: Selectmissingword
• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Listening: Summarizespokentext• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Listening: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer
• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 19
Unit 8 Pages PTE Academic subskill and communicative skill
PTE Academic items where this skill is tested
144-149
144-147
148-149
150-153
150-153
150-153
150-153
150-153
understanding academic vocabulary (Reading)
comprehending explicit and implicit information (Reading)
inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words (Reading)
speaking for a purpose (to repeat, to inform, to explain) (Speaking)
using words and phrases appropriate to the context (Speaking)
using correct stress (Speaking)
using correct intonation (Speaking)
producing fluent speech (Speaking)
• Speaking: Readaloud• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary• Listening: Highlightincorrectwords
• Writing: Summarizewrittentext• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosesingleanswer• Reading: Multiplechoice,choosemultipleanswers• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks
• Reading: Re-orderparagraphs• Reading: Reading:Fillintheblanks• Reading: Reading&writing:Fillintheblanks• Listening: Highlightcorrectsummary
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture• Speaking: Answershortquestion
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
• Speaking: Readaloud• Speaking: Repeatsentence• Speaking: Describeimage• Speaking: Re-telllecture
PTE Academic Recommended ResourcesAcademic Connections Level 1 20
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