Describe ImageQ3/2026Difficulty 4/5

Describe Image - bieu do xu huong

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Questions

Question 125s to prepare · 40s to speak

Describe the data in 40 seconds: main trend first, then two details, then one comparison. Online course enrolment, 2022-2026 2022: 1.1M · 2023: 1.6M · 2024: 2.4M · 2025: 3.1M · 2026: 3.3M (De thi that cho xem BIEU DO. O day so lieu de dang chu de luyen dung cach noi - cau truc va ngon ngu mo ta so lieu la phan duoc cham.)

Question 225s to prepare · 40s to speak

Describe the data in 40 seconds: main trend first, then two details, then one comparison. Electric vehicle share of new car sales Norway 82% · China 41% · EU 24% · USA 12% · Vietnam 6% (De thi that cho xem BIEU DO. O day so lieu de dang chu de luyen dung cach noi - cau truc va ngon ngu mo ta so lieu la phan duoc cham.)

Model answer

Written by 8020 teachers. Do not memorise it — take the structure and the way ideas are developed, then speak about your own life.

KHUNG NOI CHO DESCRIBE IMAGE — BIEU DO XU HUONG (40 giay) Cau 1 — noi la gi (5 giay): "The chart shows [chu de] between [nam] and [nam]." Cau 2 — XU HUONG CHINH (10 giay). PTE cham cai nay nang nhat: "Overall, [muc] rose sharply from [so] to [so], although the increase slowed after [nam]." Cau 3-4 — hai chi tiet co SO (15 giay): "The steepest rise came between [nam] and [nam], from [so] to [so]." "By contrast, growth between [nam] and [nam] was minimal, at only [so]." Cau 5 — mot so sanh hoac ket (10 giay): "So while the overall trend is upward, most of the growth happened in the middle of the period." VI DU DAY DU voi so lieu enrolment 1.1M -> 3.3M: "The chart shows online course enrolment between 2022 and 2026. Overall, enrolment tripled, rising from 1.1 million to 3.3 million. The steepest increase came between 2023 and 2024, from 1.6 to 2.4 million. By contrast, the final year added only 0.2 million, suggesting the market is levelling off. So while the trend is clearly upward, the growth is concentrated in the middle years rather than spread evenly." BA LOI LAM MAT DIEM: 1. Doc so lieu ma khong noi xu huong. PTE cham "co nam duoc y chinh khong". 2. Im lang giua cau. May cham do do TROI CHAY — im 2 giay la mat diem, tha noi "and if we look at..." con hon. 3. Noi het 40 giay. Dung o giay 35 la an toan; bi cat giua cau thi mat diem completeness.

Vocabulary you can use today

rose sharply from X to Y
tăng mạnh từ X lên Y
the increase slowed after...
mức tăng chậm lại sau...
the steepest rise came between...
mức tăng dốc nhất nằm giữa...
by contrast
ngược lại — cum chuyen y bat buoc phai co
levelling off
đang chững lại
concentrated in the middle years rather than spread evenly
dồn vào những năm giữa chứ không đều

Common traps for Vietnamese speakers

PTE chấm bằng máy, không bằng người — nên nó thưởng CẤU TRÚC và NHỊP ĐỀU, không thưởng ý hay. Đây là điểm khác lớn nhất so với IELTS. Học khung, không học bài. Cùng một khung này áp cho mọi biểu đồ xu hướng; chỉ thay số. Học thuộc một bài thì gặp biểu đồ khác là tắc. Đừng im lặng. Máy đo độ trôi chảy theo khoảng lặng, nên nói một cụm nối còn hơn im hai giây để nghĩ. Đây là lỗi số một của thí sinh Việt Nam ở PTE.

âm cuối /z/ trong rose→/z/, years, figures/θ/ trong three, month, growthâm cuối /t/ trong chart, percent, increased→/t/trọng âm INcrease (danh tu) vs inCREASE (dong tu)

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