Repeat Sentence / Write From Dictation

Many candidates struggle to hear the beginning of repeat sentences. Some tutors claim Pearson clips are missing the first few words, but that’s a myth. What’s happening is often a listening “filter” created by your first language.

Click here for extra help: Review the basics in hearing ‘you’ and ‘we’.

Here is practice focusing on one of the most common sentence types in PTE: instructions, suggestions and obligations.

Modals: You/We + modal or auxiliary verb: WILL (often contracted ’ll), MUST, CAN, CAN’T, NEED TO, HAVE TO.

Complete the beginning (1 – 6)

1. Prompt: _________ ________ ______ plenty of information in the course textbook.
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2. Prompt: ______ _________ turn your phone off in all meetings.
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3. Prompt: ____ ___ ______ __ bring our electronic devices so we can record the lecture..
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4. Prompt: _____ ________ wait any longer to start the project.
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5. Prompt: ______ ______ _______ find a partner to work with on the project.
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6. Prompt: ______ _________ ___ bring a student ID in order to enter the seminar.
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Write the next 6 in full from dictation (7 – 12)

7. Type the full sentence:

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8. Type the full sentence:

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9. Type the full sentence:

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10. Type the full sentence:

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11. Type the full sentence:

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12. Type the full sentence:

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