The task
What Write Essay looks like
- Prompt
- 2–3 sentences on a debatable topic
- Section
- Part 1: Speaking and Writing (PTE Academic only)
- Time
- 20 minutes for each essay
- Your answer
- 200–300 words
- Skills
- Writing
Source: Pearson's PTE test-format pages and Score Guides (PTE Academic July 2025, PTE Core January 2026).
Marks
How Write Essay is scored
- •Seven traits, 26 points in all (Score Guide, July 2025): Content 0–6, Development, Structure and Coherence 0–6, General Linguistic Range 0–6, Form 0–2, Grammar 0–2, Vocabulary Range 0–2, Spelling 0–2.
- •Form: full marks for 200–300 words. Under 120 or over 380 words scores zero for the whole essay.
- •An irrelevant or unoriginal (memorised) essay gets no credit; a human expert reviews Content, Development and Linguistic Range.
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Medical Additive Manufacturing
Free to try, no loginYou will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic below. Your response will be judged on how well you develop a position, organise your ideas, present supporting details, and control the elements of standard written English. You should write 200–300 words.
The rapid development of three-dimensional printing in healthcare allows for patient-specific prosthetics and implants to be produced locally. Some argue that this technology will revolutionise global healthcare access, while others believe its high implementation costs and regulatory risks will limit its practical benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Support your view with reasons and examples.
0 words · target 200–300 · 20 minutes in the test · spell-check is off, as in the test
From the set Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing.
Tips
How to answer Write Essay
- 1
Spend two minutes planning: your position, two reasons, an example for each.
- 2
Introduction: paraphrase the prompt and state your position clearly in two or three sentences.
- 3
Two body paragraphs, each with one main reason, an explanation and a concrete example.
- 4
Conclusion: restate your position in new words and sum up the reasons.
- 5
Keep the last three minutes to check spelling, grammar and that you are within 200–300 words.
75 sets
Write Essay practice sets
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D PrintingMedical Additive Manufacturing · Automated Construction and Architecture · Decentralised Consumer Manufacturing3 questions · try 1 free →
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- Art Forgery and AuthenticationValue of Exposed Forgeries · Scientific Analysis Versus Connoisseurship · Public Display of Forgeries3 questions · try 1 free →
- Art Restoration and ConservationPreserving Patina Versus Full Restoration · Automation in Cultural Heritage Conservation · Public Funding for Private Art Conservation3 questions · try 1 free →
- Autonomous Delivery Drone SystemsUrban Logistics and Environmental Impact · Medical Supply Distribution in Remote Areas · Airspace Regulation and Privacy Rights3 questions · try 1 free →
- Autonomous Vehicles and Future TransportTransition to Autonomous Transport · Algorithmic Ethics and Vehicle Liability · Automation of Commercial Transport Fleets3 questions · try 1 free →
- Bamboo in Modern ConstructionBamboo in Urban Architecture · Affordable Bamboo Social Housing · Chemical Preservation of Bamboo3 questions · try 1 free →
- Bus Rapid Transit SolutionsRoad Space Reallocation for Transit · Capital Investment in Rapid Transit · Fleet Electrification vs Route Expansion3 questions · try 1 free →
- Cemetery Design and Urban LandscapesNatural Burial Ground Design · Vertical Cemeteries in Metropolises · Historic Cemeteries as Public Parks3 questions · try 1 free →
- Citizen Science and Crowdsourced ResearchPublic Ecology and Scientific Rigour · Crowdsourcing Space Exploration · Grassroots Urban Environmental Monitoring3 questions · try 1 free →
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesGraphic Novels in Secondary Education · Comic Book Censorship and Freedom · Digital Platforms and Comic Distribution3 questions · try 1 free →
- Community Gardens and Urban DevelopmentUrban Land Allocation and Housing · School Gardening and Practical Ecology · Urban Biodiversity and Heat Mitigation3 questions · try 1 free →
All 75 Write Essay sets
- Cybersecurity and Digital Defence
- Deposit Return Systems
- Developments in Bridge Engineering
- Digital Misinformation and Public Discourse
- Digital Passwords and Authentication
- District Heating Systems
- Domestic Thermal Insulation Policies and Materials
- Dynamics of Online Crowdfunding
- Early Skyscraper Development
- Electric Vehicle Battery Technologies
- Electronic Waste Management and Governance
- Emissions Across the Food Chain
- Evolution of the Modern Circus
- Heat Pump Adoption and Technology
- Heritage and Future of Hand Weaving
- High-Rise Timber Architecture
- High-Speed Rail Networks
- Hydrogen Energy Applications and Policies
- Innovations and Policies in Packaging
- Master-Planned New Towns
- Modern Airport Architecture and Engineering
- Modern Container Port Operations
- Modern Roundabouts in Traffic Engineering
- Nuclear Fusion and Energy Futures
- Open Source Software Ecosystems
- Opera Traditions and Modern Developments
- Organic Waste and Composting Solutions
- Passive House Architecture and Policy
- Pathways to Zero-Waste Living
- Pedestrianisation in Modern Cities
- Percussion Traditions and Innovation
- Perspective in Painting
- Photography and Artistic Expression
- Pianoforte in Modern Culture and Education
- Plastic Recycling Systems and Policies
- Poetry and Human Memory
- Preserving Oral Musical Heritage
- Public Sculpture and Urban Life
- Repatriation of Museum Artefacts
- Robotics in Residential Eldercare
- Silent Film and Cinematic Heritage
- Solar Energy and Grid Integration
- Subterranean Tunnelling and Engineering
- Symphony Orchestras and Classical Music
- Tattoos and Human History
- Techniques and Impact of Animation
- The Art and Science of Violin Making
- The Evolution of Fairy Tales
- The Origins of Jazz
- The Rise of the Novel
- Tradition and Evolution in Portraiture
- Traditional and Contemporary Calligraphy
- Traditional Dance Across Cultures
- Traditions and Applications of Puppetry
- Traditions and Roles of Oral Storytelling
- Urban Cycling Infrastructure and Mobility
- Urban Densification and Housing Patterns
- Urban Dynamics and Informal Settlements
- Urban Green Roofs and Sustainability
- Urban Park Planning and Management
- Urban Street Art and Society
- Urban Traffic Signal Management
- Urban Trees and Forestry
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How many words should a PTE essay be?+
Between 200 and 300 words for full Form marks. Fewer than 120 or more than 380 words scores zero for the whole essay.
Are templates allowed?+
A clear structure helps, but Pearson gives no credit for memorised, unoriginal material, and a human expert reviews Content and Linguistic Range. Write your own sentences about the prompt.
Is Write Essay in PTE Core?+
No. PTE Core has Write Email instead. Write Essay is PTE Academic only.
How long do I get?+
Twenty minutes for each essay.
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