8 books
PTE books
- IELTS & PTE book · October 2026The Mistake NotebookA printable error log and spaced-review planner for IELTS and PTE: turn every wrong answer into a short re-test, and stop meeting the same trap twice21 pages · Free to read
- IELTS & PTE book · October 2026Topic Ideas & Vocabulary Atlas, Volume 1Twelve common essay and speaking themes, each with ideas on both sides, collocations at three levels and a paraphrase ladder, for IELTS Task 2, Speaking Part 3 and PTE essays.74 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Content WorkbookScore on Content in Retell Lecture, Describe Image, Summarize Group Discussion, Respond to a Situation and Answer Short Question: the trait where speaking marks are really lost55 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Core CompleteEverything specific to PTE Core: Write Email, Respond to a Situation, the Core task mix and how each task is scored, with a four-week plan50 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Reading Precision PackFill in the Blanks and Re-order Paragraphs: the grammar, collocation and logic checks that find the one answer that fits60 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Scoring, ExplainedHow every task is scored on PTE Academic and PTE Core, and where marks are really won and lost28 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Spelling & Dictation BankThe words BandLadder learners actually miss in Write from Dictation and Listening Fill in the Blanks, grouped by trap, with a 21-day plan50 pages · Free to read
- PTE book · October 2026PTE Writing Grammar RescueFix the grammar trait in Summarize Written Text, Summarize Spoken Text, Write Essay and Write Email: the trait BandLadder learners score lowest on61 pages · Free to read
5 lessons
PTE basics: start here
- Start here · Academic vs CoreAcademic vs Core: what changesTasks, limits and credit, side by side.8 cards · Free to read
- Start here · Negative markingPartial credit and negative markingWhich wrong answers cost you a point.8 cards · Free to read
- Start here · The own-words ruleThe own-words ruleWhy a learnt answer scores nothing.8 cards · Free to read
- Start here · ScoringHow PTE scoring worksThe rules that give and take away marks.11 cards · Free to read
- Start here · Time managementSection budgets: when to move onWhich clock runs, and when to go.8 cards · Free to read
10 lessons
PTE Speaking notes
- Speaking · Answer Short QuestionOne word, no silenceAnswer Short Question: catch the question word, lock the clues, say your best word.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Describe Image typesDescribe Image: the right routeCompare a chart, walk a map, tell a process, scan a picture near to far.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Describe ImageDescribe Image: your own wordsFind the message, link two or three features, and skip the memorised script.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Oral fluencyOral Fluency: pace, pauses, restartsSpeak in smooth phrases: a steady pace, pauses between ideas and never a restart.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · PronunciationPronunciation: stress, consonantsStress the right syllable and sound your consonants clearly.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Read AloudRead Aloud: chunk, stress, keep goingRead in meaning groups, lean on the key words and never restart a sentence.8 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Repeat SentenceRepeat Sentence: chunk it, keep goingHold three or four meaning chunks, and never go silent on a word you missed.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Respond to a SituationRespond to a SituationTalk to the person in the prompt: greet, ask, then give the facts.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Retell LectureRetell Lecture: topic to takeawayRetell the lecture's main ideas in order, using your own words.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Speaking · Summarize Group DiscussionGroup Discussion: speaker by speakerGive each voice a turn, link the views and finish on where they landed.10 cards · 3 cards free
4 lessons
PTE Writing notes
- Writing · Essay body paragraphsBody paragraphs that prove a pointAdvanced: claim, evidence, explain, then answer an objection.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Writing · Summarize Written TextSummarize Written Text: one sentenceFind the claim, keep two reasons and join them in one sentence.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Writing · Write EmailWrite Email: parts and registerCover every part, match the tone, land in 50–120 words.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Writing · Write EssayWrite Essay: what the marks rewardTwo answers on one prompt, marked by trait.11 cards · 3 cards free
5 lessons
PTE Reading notes
- Reading · Reading: Fill in the BlanksFill in the Blanks: sort the bankSort the bank by word class and each gap has few candidates.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Reading · MCQ, Multiple AnswersMultiple answers: tick only proofWrong ticks cost points, so tick what the text proves.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Reading · MCQ, Single AnswerSingle answer: ask, skim, eliminateLet the question steer a fast skim, then cross out the wrong options.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Reading · R&W: Fill in the BlanksFill in the Blanks: three filtersCut the options by grammar, then collocation, then meaning.9 cards · 3 cards free
- Reading · Re-order ParagraphsRe-order: follow the arrowsFind the opener, follow the pointers, and score by pairs.10 cards · 3 cards free
9 lessons
PTE Listening notes
- Listening · Highlight Correct SummaryCross out three, keep oneNote the main idea first, then strike summaries that add, flip or shrink it.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Highlight Incorrect WordsIncorrect Words: follow, then clickFollow the words with the recording and click only the ones you are sure of.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Fill in the BlanksFill in the Blanks: type it rightOnly a correctly spelled word earns the mark.9 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · MCQ, Multiple AnswersMultiple answers: prove each tickTick only what you can prove. Each wrong tick takes back a mark.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · MCQ, Single AnswerSingle answer: hear the pointRead the question first, then cross out options that only echo a word.10 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Note-takingNote-taking: keep the skeletonA shorthand key and four moves for lecture and discussion tasks.11 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Select Missing WordMissing Word: predict the endingFollow the speaker's logic, say the ending yourself, then pick the option that matches.11 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Summarize Spoken TextSummarize Spoken TextNote the topic, points and close, then write them in your own words.11 cards · 3 cards free
- Listening · Write from DictationDictation: every word countsJot first letters, rebuild the sentence, then check every ending and small word.10 cards · 3 cards free
25 lessons
PTE Grammar notes
- Grammar · What is a sentence?Is it a sentence?Subject, full verb, finished thought: two quick questions.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · NounsCan you count it?The test that decides a, an, plural -s, much and many.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · PronounsFind the real subjectSwap in he, she, it or they, then match the verb.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Articlesa, an, the or nothingTwo questions for every noun you write.8 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · BeBe, have or do?Three small verbs behind questions, negatives and tenses.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Present simplePresent simple or present continuous?Habits and facts, or happening now.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Past simplePast simple, past continuous, used toThree forms, three jobs.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Future formsChoosing a future formThe meaning picks the form.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · QuestionsQuestions and negativesMove the helper, not the main verb.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · AdjectivesAdjective or adverb?Match each word to what it describes.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Prepositions for timeSmall words, fixed partnersThe pairs you just have to know.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · ConjunctionsJoin two ideas, not two errorsWhich linker, and which punctuation.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Relative clausesAdd detail to any nounOne clause, one extra fact.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · ModalsModals: one rule, three jobsKeep the verb bare, pick the modal by job.8 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · ConditionalsIf sentences: match the two halvesThe tense after 'if' sets how real it is.8 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Passive voicePassive voice: be plus a participleAction first when the doer doesn't matter.8 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Reported speechReported speech: shift or keep?Fix the tense, the order and the verb.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · ComparativesHigher than, the highest, rose byOne comparing form, one small word.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · DeterminersPick the quantifier, then the verbCount the noun, then match the verb.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · GerundsLearn the pattern with the verb-ing, to, or a person first?9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · PunctuationWhere does the sentence end?Test every comma before you trust it.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Complex sentencesA whole idea doing a noun's jobThe right opener, order and subject.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Paragraph grammarMake the paragraph hold togetherTime, pointers and lists that match.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · Speaking grammarFix the slip, then keep goingClean chunks, and repairs kept short.9 cards · Free to read
- Grammar · The six-error checkYour six-error self-checkThree passes: verbs, nouns, joins.9 cards · Free to read
30 lessons
PTE Vocabulary notes
- Vocabulary · ASQ topic wordsEveryday words for short questionsSix word groups to fetch answers from, fast.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Linking ideasLinking ideas without autopilotLinkers for real turns, and small words that point back.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · CollocationsCollocations: words that go togetherLearn the partner, not just the word.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Comparing and proportionSay the size: shares and gapsFrom about a third to twice as many.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Dependent prepositionsPrepositions that stick to their wordsLearn the whole pair, never the small word.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · HedgingHedging: how sure are you, really?Say it as strongly as you can prove it.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Sound-alikesSound-alikes: let the grammar spell itThe words around the gap pick the spelling.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Letter phrasesLetter phrases, three voicesOpenings, requests, apologies, closings.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Maps and directionsMap words: where, what changedPlace, route and change words.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Numbers, dates and unitsNumbers you hear, numbers you writeHow numbers sound, and how to write them.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · OpinionsSay what you think, then prove itOpinion phrases at the right strength, and the words that carry your reasons and examples.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · ParaphrasingParaphrasing: same idea, new wordsFour moves to spot reworded answers and to write in your own words.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Describing a processProcess words: first to lastVerbs, links and closers for a diagram.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Projections and forecastsForecast words, not promisesWords for figures that haven't happened.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · SpellingSpelling traps: right word, wrong lettersFive patterns behind costly slips, and three quick checks for every long word.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Trends and changesTrend words: how big, which waySize, direction and the small words.10 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Culture and traditionCulture words: name the thingPrecise phrases for heritage and traditions.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Economy and moneyMoney: say how, and for whomName the debt, the downturn and the policy.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · EducationEducation words: say what you meanPrecise phrases for school and university.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · EnvironmentEnvironment words: name what happensWord pairs for the problem and the fix.8 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · FamilyFamily words: more than importantPrecise phrases for parents and children.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Government, law and crimeLaw and crime: who acts, and howExact phrases for crime and punishment.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · HealthHealth: name the effectName the problem, the habit and the system.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Media and advertisingMedia words: name the problemPrecise phrases for news and adverts.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · SocietySociety words: which problem, which peopleExact phrases for social problems, the groups they hit and what should change.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · TechnologyTechnology: say what it doesName the gain, the cost and the change.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Travel and transportTransport words: name the problem and the fixSwap a lot of, good and bad for the exact pairs a strong essay uses about traffic, commuting and travel.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Work and careersWork words that say what you meanSwap good, bad and big for precise pairs.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Dictation wordsDictation: small words and endingsHear every ending. Keep every small word.9 cards · Free to read
- Vocabulary · Word formsWord families: pick the right formLet the gap pick the part of speech.9 cards · Free to read
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