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Do you know your Score of Writing Skill of PTE does not depend on Writing Section only?

• Please note that your writing score depends on the following item types-

Writing Section: Summarizing written text

Writing Section: Write Essay

Reading Section: Reading & writing: Fill in the lan!s

Listening Section: Summarize spo!en text

Listening Section: Fill in the lan!s

Listening Section: Write from dictation

There are four main criteria which needs to be taken in account while writing an essay

!"# Task Response$ !%# &oherence and &ohesion

!'# Le(ical Resource and !)# *rammatical Range and +ccuracy"

So ma!e sure your essay loo!s organized and is easy to understand"

#ere is how you can do this:

, -se Paragraphs: $y using paragraphs your chances for a getting a high score are increased"

%ont 'ust write one long paragraph"

, Linking Words: $asically( if you dont use complex sentences( you cannot score ao)e a $and

*ou should ha)e a list of lin!ing words at your disposal( so that you can easily form complex

sentences"

.ow to write /ntroduction in PTE essays01

Write +, sentences in the .ntro"

/" $ac!ground sentence : 0eneralize the essay topic li!e:

1ne of the most challenging prolems of todays society is""""""""""" drug addiction of younger

generation"

2" 0i)e an extended )iew: Write another sentence supporting first sentence" 3i!e-0o)t" as well as pri)ate organisations are fighting for a long time to mitigate the issue"

+" State the Prolem:

$ut( there is a considerale uncertainty whether these 0o)t" or pri)ate inter)entions are effecti)e

or other measures are necessary to minimize this social phenomenon"

" State what you are writing: 4his is called thesis sentence li!e---

.n this essay . would li!e to discuss some effecti)e measures to pre)ent drug ause"

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5ontent :+ 6de7uately deals with the prompt

Form: 2 3ength is etween 288 and +88 words 92+8 words

%e)elopment( structure and coherence :2 Shows good de)elopment and logical structure

0rammar: 2 Shows consistent grammatical control of complex

" 3anguage" Errors are rare and difficult to spot

0eneral linguistic range 2 Exhiits smooth mastery of a wide range of language "

" to formulate thoughts precisely( gi)e emphasis( "

" differentiate and eliminate amiguity" ;o sign that the "

" test ta!er is restricted in what they want to communicat


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2ery -seful in PTE Essays01

6n o'ecti)e or writing in a neutral tone is good news in P4E writing"4he impersonal =it can e

used instead of >. 9recommended?" For example( a phrase such as =. would argue that could e

replaced y =.t can e argued that@ 3earn a few of the following phrases to use at sentence and

paragraph eginnings:-

AA .t can e argued that@

AA .t is important to recognize that@

AA .t is only to e expected that@

AA .t is also worth noting that@

AA .t is li!ely that@

AA .t is possile that@

AA .t is anticipated that@

AA .t is not clear whether@

AA .t is significant that@

AA .t is not surprising to find that@

AA .t is unli!ely that@

AA .t is difficult to see@

AA .t is not unreasonale to suggest that@

AA .t is worth pointing out that@

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S-33+R/4E SE5TE5&ES T/PS

/"S!im the entire passage to get an idea of its general content" *ou should e ale to answer the

7uestion BWhat is the passage mainly aoutC

2"Scan the entire passage for !ey words and phrases" Words and phrases that are repeated

throughout the passage are usually important" Da!e a note of these"

+".f there are multiple paragraphs( the first paragraph will typically e an introduction to the

topic( and will often include a rief description of what will e discussed"

"4he last paragraph will typically close with a conclusion

"Each paragraph will ha)e its own topic sentence expressing the main idea" 4ypically( the topicsentence is the first sentence of the paragraph 9Rest of things are supporting arguments

"4he tas! of summarizing a multi-paragraph passage is sometimes made easier y riefly

summarizing each paragraph first( and then comining these summaries into a single

summary"Da!e a rief summary of each paragraph as you finish reading it" *ou do not need full

sentences at this point"

G"Heep your summary to a maximum of +8 words" 4he response ox has an indicator that will

tell you how many words you ha)e written" .f you are getting close to your word limit( ut still

need to write more( edit your sentence to remo)e unnecessary words( especially ad'ecti)es"

4hese can often e omitted"

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I" use punctuations li!e comman(colon(apastrophe( E45" *ou ha)e to use the full stop in the end

of the sentence@

/ Summarize it """

4he est example that .J)e seen of %emocratic Socialism operating in this country was during the

Second World War" 4hen we ran $ritain highly efficiently( got e)ery-ody into a 'o" .t wasnJt so

difficult then to employ people who were disaled and in difficulties and all the rest of it" We

wanted to use all their efforts( and we found the money to do it" We also produced( . would ha)e

thought( proaly more than any other country including 0ermany" We moilized etter" 4he

conscription of laor was only a )ery small element of it" We also did what . thin! we ought to

do on a far greater scale now( loo!ing after the people who are worst hit" .n the war( instead of

saying ecause 9the country is in extreme circumstances youJ)e got to cut the pay of the people

who are worst off( they did the opposite" 4hey increased the pensions( the social security" .t was a

democratic society with a common aim in which many of the class arriers were eing ro!en

down" Dany of us thought we would ne)er return to a society in which class arriers were

reuilt" Dany of them ha)e een" 6nd many of those class arriers are the )ery things which

ha)e in'ured the community since"

Democratic socialism in Britain has set an exemplary paradigm during the Second World War

by providing jobs, mobilizing in a better way and overcoming class barriers.

2. .t has een claimed that e)erything of importance( that originated in .taly from the thirteenth

to the se)enteenth century( ore the distincti)e mar! of Fine 6rts" Early on( 5imaue and %uccio

da Siena were the two masters whose Dadonnas had gi)en the new impulse to painting and rought them immortal fame" 4hey were the heralds of the time when poetry of sentiment(

eauty of color( animation and indi)iduality of form replaced Dedie)al formality and uglinessK a

time when the spirit of art re)i)ed with an impulse prophetic of its coming glory"

.t is important to rememer that the art of the Renaissance had( in the eginning( a distinct office

to fill in the ser)ice of the 5hurch" 3ater( in historical and decorati)e painting it ser)ed the State(

and at length in portrait and landscape painting( in pictures of genre su'ects and still-life(

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aundant opportunity was afforded for all orders of talent( and the generous patronage of art y

church( state( and men of ran! and wealth made .taly a )eritale paradise for artists" 0radually(

with the re)i)al of learning( artists were free to gi)e greater importance to secular su'ects and

an element of worldliness( and e)en of immorality( in)aded the realm of art as it in)aded the

realms of life and literature" 4his was an era of change in all departments of life" 5hi)alry( the

great >poetic lie(> died with feudalism"

6eudalism in7ades the territory of arts and literature by replacing old style of poetry and

decorati7e paintings which make the /talyparadise of artists

' 4he true reality of life can e !nown only when we maintain a alance etween the

mathematical elements of nature( on the one hand( and consciousness and will( on the other"

4here are two things in nature we ha)e no dout aoutK our existence and the outside world" $ut

there is something which ma!es us aware of these two elements and that is our thought"

Whate)er we feel( our conclusions( our fears( and aspirations( all re)ol)e around our thin!ing"

1ur flesh and ones cannot percei)e things in nature" .t is the capaility of our thoughts alone"

E)en a physically disaled man with a sane mind gets rational thoughts" So( there is some great

power that pic!s impressions from surroundings( concludes ideas( and gi)es reasoning and

'udgment" 6nd that power is the power of thin!ing" 4his is the real( B. myselfL" 4his( =. myself(has an existence apart from its physical reality" .t is the real self or person who deals with others

in society" .ts physical ody is a medium through which he can )eralize his thoughts" 4he real

person is emodied in the thoughts of the personality" So( 'udge not a persons physicality( ut

his thoughts"

easoning and !udgement are the true abilities o" our thin#ing alternatively, the physical

body is an excellent way to verbalize thoughts

" It has been claimed that everything of importance, that originated in Italy from

the thirteenth to the seventeenth century, bore the distinctive mark of ine !rts"

Early on, #imabue and $uccio da Siena %ere the t%o masters %hose &adonna's had

given the ne% impulse to painting and brought them immortal fame" They %ere the

heralds of the time %hen poetry of sentiment, beauty of color, animation and

individuality of form replaced &edieval formality and ugliness( a time %hen the

spirit of art revived %ith an impulse prophetic of its coming glory"

It is important to remember that the art of the )enaissance had, in the beginning, a

distinct o*ce to +ll in the service of the #hurch" ater, in historical and decorative

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painting it served the State, and at length in portrait and landscape painting, in

pictures of genre sub-ects and still.life, abundant opportunity %as a/orded for all

orders of talent, and the generous patronage of art by church, state, and men of

rank and %ealth made Italy a veritable paradise for artists" 0radually, %ith the

revival of learning, artists %ere free to give greater importance to secular sub-ects

and an element of %orldliness, and even of immorality, invaded the realm of art asit invaded the realms of life and literature" This %as an era of change in all

departments of life" #hivalry, the great 1poetic lie,1 died %ith feudalism"

Fine art of Italy during thirteenth to seventeenth century gained new

impulse and immortal fame,despite the medieval formality and ugliness

the spirit of art revived and replaced it,however art of the Renaissance, a

distinct oce to ll in the service of the Church at beginning followed by

service at the State which garnered its fame in Italy which made it a

paradise for artists.

2" 34ust in time3 is a method of manufacturing products %hich aims to minimiseproduction time, production costs, and the amount of stock held in the factory" )a%materials and supplies arrive at the factory as they are re5uired, and conse5uentlythere is very little stock sitting idle at any one time" Each stage of the productionprocess +nishes -ust before the ne6t stage is due to commence and therefore thelead.time is signi+cantly reduced" With a 3-ust.in.time3 production system, the levelof production is related to the demand for the output7 I"e" The number of orders8rather than simply producing +nished goods and %aiting for orders" This means thatra% materials and stock only need to be ordered from suppliers as re5uired"

!ust in time is a process which benets multifarious levels in a productioncycle where raw materials arrive only when the ne"t stage is about tocommence and the nished product does not have a waiting time fordelivery

" Electric trolley cars or trams were once the chief modes of pulic transportation in the Mnited

States" 4hough they re7uired trac!s and electric cales to run( these trolley cars were clean and

comfortale" .n /N22( auto manufacturer 0eneral Dotors created a special unit to replace electrictrolleys with cars( truc!s( and uses" 1)er the next decade( this group successfully loied for

laws and regulations that made operating trams more difficult and less profitale" .n /N+(

0eneral Dotors created se)eral front companies for the purpose of purchasing and dismantlingthe trolley car system" 4hey recei)ed sustantial in)estments from Firestone 4ire( Standard 1il of

5alifornia( Phillips Petroleum( and other parties in)ested in the automoti)e industry" Some

people suspect that these parties wanted to replace trolley cars with uses to ma!e pulictransportation less desirale( which would then increase automoile sales" 4he decline of the

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tram system in ;orth 6merica could e attriuted to many thingsOlaour stri!es( the 0reat

%epression( regulations that were unfa)ourale to operatorsOut perhaps the primary cause was

ha)ing a group of powerful men from ri)al sectors of the auto industry wor!ing together toensure its destruction" Fill it up( please"

3y summary0+lthough trams were the comfortable mode of public transport$ due to large companies

conspiracy to promote automoti7e industry$ trams were replaced with less desirable buses

Public +gures include politicians and other public o*cials such as -udges and civilservants as %ell as celebrities such as +lm stars, musicians and sports stars" Thevery nature of these roles opens these people to scrutiny by the press" The e6tent

to %hich the media are legally free to investigate and publish details of public+gures' private lives varies from country to country" #ountries like rance are muchstricter on protecting personal privacy than, for e6ample, Britain"People have a right to kno% about those in po%er" Whether through ta6es, in thecase of politicians and civil servants, or by revenue generated by +lms, music, T9,sporting appearances or concerts in the case of celebrities:these people's incomeis dependant on the general public"People have the right to make informed -udgements about the kind of leaders theyhave" !ttempts to restrict %hat may be reported about public +gures in the presscould easily become a conspiracy to keep voters in the dark and to manipulatethem" !ll elections are to a greater or lesser e6tent about the character of theleading politicians involved" ;nless the voters are allo%ed insights into their private

lives they %ill lack the information needed to make a fair decision at the pollingbooth" or e6ample, some people believe that a politician %ho betrayed his %ife inan a/air %as e5ually capable of breaking his promises and lying to his country"E6posing corruption and dishonesty on the part of public o*cials and businesses isa critical part of the function of a free press, and it is essential to the functioning ofa free.market economy" If investigative -ournalists are prevented from scrutinisingthe private lives of public +gures, then corruption and crime %ill be much easier tohide"Public +gures kno% that %ith fame comes a price and that price is constant scrutiny"

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In fact, many celebrities actively seek media e6posure in order to advance theircareers, revealing to the media many aspects of their personal lives" into those fe% aspects the star %ould prefer to remain hidden"

#edia scrutiny of public gures should be supported because these public

gures depend on the general public for income , and there are oftenpressing public policy concerns.

Talk about the pros8cons of this era as is full of daily in7ention?

.n this modern era( many technological ad)ancements ha)e een ta!en place in )arious areas for

daily use that ha)e gi)en numerous enefits to the people around the gloe" 4here are( howe)er(

plenty of significant drawac!s that ha)e hampered the people li)es"

4here is no dout( the in)ented products ha)e pro)ided considerale enefits to the people" Firstof all( due to escalating inflation rates and the changes in demographic structure etween the men

and women( they oth are wor!ing in corporates to li)e the la)ish lifestyle" 4hey do not ha)e

sufficient time to perform their daily tas!" 6s a result( they are using washing machines to wash

the clothesK refrigerators to store the foods( and grinders to prepare the spices"

Secondly( the communication de)ices ha)e transformed the le)el of communication amongst

people" 4hese de)ices( to illustrate( the smartphones to send the mailK laptop to deli)er the

mar!eting presentation( and to transact the financial transactions ha)e made their life mucheasier and con)enient than earlier"

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.n star! contrast to this( there are also negati)e effects of this technology" 1ne of the ma'or

effects is( people ha)e ecome o)er dependent on communication de)ices such as smartphones(

talets( and palmtops" 4hey are using these de)ices in large amounts which ha)e made them lesssociale and less acti)e" Finally( another effect is( it is elie)ed the widespread use of e-mail and

internet chatting ha)e destroyed traditional forms of communication( for example( letter-writing(

telephone( and face-to-face con)ersation"

.n conclusion( the different prolific technological in)entions ha)e gi)en a unch of enefits tothe people in their daily life( howe)er( there are also drastic effects that ha)e hampered the

people life"

Tourism ad7antages and disad7antages 01

.n recent decades( there has een a colossal upsurge in the industry of tourism( which stems from

the teeming demand of the tourists tra)elling across the gloe" .t has positi)e as well as the

negati)e impingements" 4his essay will discuss the compelling thoughts of oth the aspects to

accord the ruric"

4o egin with( nowadays( the tourism industry has ecome one of the rapidly flourishing

industries" .t has emerged as a ooming industry which has created ample of 'o opportunities

for the local population and also contriute ma'orly to the economy of the country" For aninstance( countries li!e 4hailand( .ndonesia and many more predominantly depends on the

tourism" .t generates an influx in the re)enue of the country"

Furthermore( tourism has not only enefited the host country( ut also to the tourists( who loo!

for an option to o)ercome from the daily hectic and monotonous acti)ities" From this

perspecti)e( exposure of numerous cultures de)elops childrens minds to show less inhiition for

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learning different culture" .t de)elops cultural awareness among the children( which helps them

to stand at an edge o)er others"

#owe)er( it is irrefutale that tourism has some disad)antages also" Dany people across the

gloe with different cultural )alues come to the host country and ha)e a huge impact on the local

culture" .t is ine)itale to a)oid the impacts in order to see! growth in the usiness" 4he local

people are forced to dilute their asics in order to asor a new culture"

4o put in a nutshell( after pondering the great deal of thoughts of which oth are paramount

)alues( it can easily e deduced that( tourism is a deep sea of ad)enture which helps to upsurge a

country y its e)er flowing economic enefits"

2alidity of written e(amination is not the only factor when e7aluating a candidate9s

performance in :ob selection process To what e(tent do you agree or disagree?

Danagers always search for the right candidates to wor! at different positions in companies y

using se)eral assessment tools" While some people elie)e that written tests are the solely way to

e)aluate employees performance( . entirely disagree with this )iew ecause of the followingreasons and will suggest some other factors"

.t is undeniale that wor! experience is one of the many !ey factors which managers need to

consider while selecting the right employees" Mnderstandaly( a large numer of people( who

ha)e a wide range of technical or theoretical !nowledge( get the top grades in entrance written

tests" #owe)er( these people might not ha)e enough real experience in order to complete their

wor!ing tas!s effecti)ely y strict deadline" #ence( wor!ing experience should e ta!en into

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account in selection process"

Furthermore( personal ailities such as language s!ills and wor!ing under pressure in

competiti)e en)ironment are also important to loo! at efore selecting appropriate candidates"

For example( to wor! as a great sales person( the prospecti)e employee should ha)e great

communication s!ills in order to communicate effecti)ely and efficiently with customers" .n

addition( employees should also need to understand organizational eha)ior to cooperate well

with other wor!ers"

.n conclusion( there are se)eral factors such as wor! experience( communication s!ills and

understanding organizational culture which need to e considered rather than only testing

applicants written s!ills in a 'o selection process"

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operating system( which recently has released an upgraded )ersion - Windows /8" So( it has

ecome a asic necessity for one( to unlearn the earlier and relearn the latter( in order to get an

edge o)er others"

Doreo)er( new inno)ations and in)entions ha)e drastically modified our lifestyles" 4hey ha)e

completely changed the way we do our wor!" For an example( in)ention of smartphones( in the

telecom sector has changed the way of communication all around the gloe" $y including ample

of new emedded features( it has ecome more flexile" So( to get est out of it( one must learn

the changed eha)ior" 4his exemplifies that( it is )ital to learn and emrace the changed gadget(

with its newly de)eloped features"

4o put in a nutshell( after pondering a great deal of thoughts( it can easily e deduced that( with

the shrewd learning acumen and zeal to stay updated( an indi)idual can reach to the apex of

success and shower the light o)er the a)enue of the !nowledge"

Se7eral languages die e7ery year and English is becoming used more and more as a world

language 3any people feel this is a positi7e trend and that a world with fewer languages

promotes harmony and understanding between people +nalyse both sides of this argumentand pro7ide your opinion

English( the language Royale( has earned an en)iale position as the only international language(whilst dominating other trial languagesK therey )anishing them" Some handful of masses

opines that it is a positi)e de)elopment as it ma!es them to understand each other well" $oth

sides of this hotly deated issue will e analyzed efore coming to a reasoned conclusion"

4o egin with( the prime reason for ecoming some languages osolete is gloalization" Since

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with the ad)ancements in technology world is ecoming a gloal )illage( people with the

dispersed geographical locations interacting with each other and e)ery entity may ha)e a

separate language K ma!ing it difficult for them to communicate" 4herefore( English( thelanguage of most of the international traders( is gaining momentum due to socio-economic

pressure( facilitating all entities to relay information" 4o exemplify( citizens of de)eloping

countries are pressurized to trade in dominating languages to meet the re7uirements of the lifeand cut off their po)erty"

#owe)er( some people profess that this phenomenon is fostering etter relationships among

memers of the different nations y reducing conflicts" Fewer the languages to communicate( etter the mutual understanding among elements of the society ( as e)eryone will e ale to

understand each other and less conflicts" 4his will also ma!e the modern highly networ!ed world

as the peaceful world which is th

e need of the day"6fter analyzing the matter in detail( it can e seen that ( though using fewer languages will

promote the harmony in the world( forgetting other important languages is not a good idea" E)ery

language is inextricaly lin!ed with its culture( so dying out other languages than English will

also )anish other cultures" 4he loss of di)ersity will depri)e us of ways of loo!ing at the worldfor it will reflect ones thoughts and perception too"

Should consumer goods companies concentrate on =uality or special discounts and offers to

promote their products?

Dar!eting strategy plays a pi)otal role in the growth of an organization" .t not only creates an

influx in the re)enue( ut helps to upsurge the reputation of the company also" . will ad)ocate

in)esting in offers and promotions is a positi)e mo)e"

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4o egin with( in)estment in offers and promotions for any product( in order to lure the

customers not only gi)es the product an edge o)er others( ut also aid to incline the companyJs

growth" For an instance( ;estle has launched an ad)ertising campaign recently to promote its

product( which has oomed its demand compared to the product of the same segment"

Furthermore( a new start-up company when launches its deut product with the eye-catching

deals( then as an outcome( it pro)ides a etter reputation and adds to the re)enue growth( which

later helps in the de)elopment of the company" 4o exemplify( 3eno)o has added a range of new

moiles in its list" 4o promote those( it has in)ested a hefty sum in the mar!eting( promotions

and has launched it y using a giant platform of Flip!art" 4his( in turn( made it as the most

selling moile of the year"

4o put in a nutshell( after pondering the great deals of thoughts( it is immediately apparent that(

expenditure in promotions and discounts not only create an influx in the re)enue of the company(

ut helps to olster its roots also among the ig giants" 1)erall( in)estment in the usiness to

de)elop and nurture is worth and should e accepted as the part of asic re7uirement"

Pros and cons of e(treme8ad7enture sports

4hese days( there is an ongoing moot aout the extreme sports" While some people claim that the

extreme sports are meant for entertainment( others elie)e it can cause serious in'ury to the

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people" .n this essay( . shall analyse the ad)antages and disad)antages of the extreme sports

efore the reasonale conclusion"

1n the one hand( sports li!e ungee 'umping( formula one race( fear-factor and mountaintrac!ing ring thrills in life" Such sports also gi)e an opportunity to the person to o)ercome the

fear" For example( some people ha)e the phoia of heights and get scared of the height" $ungee 'umping and mountain climing gi)es them an opportunity to con7uer the fear" .t oosts the

confidence le)el of the person and create the zeal among them" 4hus( ad)enture sports gi)e us anopportunity to face the fear"

1n the other side( ad)enture sports are extremely dangerous for the people" 6s per the recent

study( thousands of people die e)ery year in different partJs of the world while performing thedangerous stunt or emulating the mo)ieJs stunts" For an instance( in the MS6 alone( people die

during the stunts on a motor race trac!" 6lthough new technology has made the game safer( ut

still people die in the accidents" #ence( it shows the dar!er side of the ad)enture sports"

.n conclusion( y analyzing ao)e examples( it is felt that there is no harm in promotingad)enture sports ut utmost care should e ta!en while performing extreme sports"

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