How to get from PTE 58 to 65

Under the PTE Academic Score Guide (July 2025 edition), Repeat Sentence counts for speaking and listening, Write from Dictation for listening and writing, and Summarize Spoken Text for listening and writing. Read Aloud now counts for speaking only (PTE Core still credits it to reading too). Pearson does not publish how much each task weighs, but Repeat Sentence appears 10 to 12 times in every test, so it is the task you meet most. Spend most of your practice time on these integrated tasks and on Read Aloud for speaking.

For a 58 candidate whose speaking is low, the fault is almost always oral fluency: pauses, restarts and a flat rhythm. Content is usually fine. Record Read Aloud attempts and re-record until there are no restarts; the fluency score follows within days.

Week 1: 20 Repeat Sentence and 10 Read Aloud a day, scored, until fluency and pronunciation stop moving. Write from Dictation daily, 15 items, checking spelling and every function word.

Week 2: add Summarize Spoken Text and Summarize Written Text, one sentence each, and Write Essay twice a week under 20 minutes. Keep the speaking drills at half volume.

Week 3: two full scored mocks, three days apart. If speaking is at or above 60 and writing at or above 62, the overall usually lands at 64 to 66. Use the PTE to IELTS converter to confirm the band you are aiming at.