PTE Academic · Intermediate · Paper 1
Separate answers & teacher scripts
Code: EWS-PTE-INTERMEDIATE-1-KEY · 10 original classroom items
Give the learner the question paper first. Read listening scripts once at a natural pace without showing the text. These short sources practise skills; they do not reproduce full exam input length, item counts or Pearson scoring. Model answers are examples; accept other accurate responses.
- Describe Image
Model: The table compares library visits on four weekdays. Wednesday had the most visits, at two hundred and ten, while Monday had the fewest, at one hundred and twenty. Visits increased from Monday to Wednesday before falling to one hundred and eighty on Thursday. Overall, Wednesday was the busiest day. Do not invent causes.
- Retell Lecture
Reader script: “A university tested a bicycle-sharing scheme for one term. Students could borrow bicycles near the station and return them on campus. Short car journeys declined, but some bicycles were left outside the marked areas. The university will keep the scheme and add clearer parking signs.” Model points: one-term scheme; station-to-campus use; fewer short car trips; parking issue; signs and continuation.
Complete original EWS response
The lecture describes a university bicycle-sharing trial that ran for one term. Students could collect bicycles near the station and return them on campus. The scheme reduced short car journeys, but some bicycles were parked outside the marked areas. The university plans to continue the scheme and improve the parking signs.
- Answer Short Question
Reader script: “What do we call a person who borrows books from a library?” Accept: a borrower; a library borrower; a library member.
- Summarize Written Text
Model: A college plans to continue small free evening study sessions because they attracted working students, particularly before examinations, and encouraged more questions than larger groups. Check all main ideas, one sentence, grammar and word count.
- Write Essay
Accept a relevant argument for, against or a balanced position. Check a clear position, developed reasons/examples, connected paragraphs, grammar, spelling, 200–300 words and the 20-minute limit. There is no single fixed essay answer.
Complete original EWS response
Universities should offer more online classes, but they should use them alongside suitable classroom teaching. Online learning can improve access and give students greater flexibility, while some activities still benefit from direct contact.
One important advantage is that students can study without travelling to campus every day. This is particularly helpful for people who live far away or have work and family responsibilities. For example, a student with an evening job may be able to attend an online lecture from home and use the saved travel time to review the material. Recorded explanations can also help students revisit a difficult idea at their own pace.
However, moving every class online would create problems. Students may struggle to concentrate, feel isolated or lack a reliable internet connection. Practical subjects can be especially difficult to teach entirely through a screen. A chemistry student, for instance, needs supervised experience of handling laboratory equipment, rather than only watching someone else do it. Universities should therefore choose the teaching method according to the learning goal.
In my view, the best approach is a flexible combination. Lectures and individual revision can often take place online, while workshops, experiments and some discussions remain on campus. Universities should also provide clear schedules and technical support so that flexibility does not become confusion.
Overall, offering more online classes is sensible when it removes barriers and improves learning. It should expand students’ choices without removing the practical experience and personal support that they need.
- Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
suggest; draw. A verb follows the plural subject results; draw a conclusion is the natural phrase.
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers — Reading
A and C. Late Friday opening and workshop booking are stated; workshop prices are not given; general student entry is free.
- Reorder Paragraph
B–D–A–C. First introduces the decision; then introduces the system; After the launch gives the new behaviour; Consequently introduces its result.
- Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
carefully; accurate. An adverb modifies checked; an adjective follows was.
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer — Reading
B. The text gives a benefit, a training need and a cost-review condition.