Repeat SentenceDifficulty 2/5

Repeat Sentence — Đời sống

PTE Speaking practice questions in the real exam format and timing.

Questions

Question 115s to speak

Listen, then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it: "The lecture on climate policy has been moved to the main hall."

Question 215s to speak

Listen, then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it: "Students must submit their research proposals before the end of term."

Question 315s to speak

Listen, then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it: "Most of the funding comes from private donations rather than government grants."

Question 415s to speak

Listen, then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it: "The library extends its opening hours during the examination period."

Question 515s to speak

Listen, then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it: "Applicants should include two references from previous employers."

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 Repeat Sentence — CAU THUONG NGAY (3-5 giay / ~12 tu) CAU THUONG NGAY CO TU: school, work, family, food, time, money, travel CHIEN LUOC GHI NHO: * Nghe tong the, khong tu lai tung tu * Ghi lai: CHU NGU + DONG TU + TRANG TU/BO NGAN * Phat lai lien ke cung nhip — khong phai ke tung tu VI DU CAU THUONG NGAY (nhom school/work): "The library closes at nine o'clock on weekday evenings." → Ghi: library + close + 9pm + weekday evening → Phat: nghe nhip "clos-es" (/ˈkləʊzɪz/), "week-day" (hai trong am) "She decided to change her major after the first semester." → Ghi: she + decided + change major + first semester → Kho: "decided" /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ — am cuoi /d/ phai ro; "semester" trong am thu 2 "Most students find the assignment much harder than they expected." → Ghi: students + find + assignment + harder + expected → Kho: "assignment" /əˈsaɪnmənt/ — trong am thu 2; "expected" am cuoi /d/ "The conference will be held in the main auditorium next Friday." → Ghi: conference + main auditorium + next Friday → Kho: "auditorium" /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm/ — 5 am tiet, trong am thu 3 AM CUOI THUONG BI BO: -ed (past tense): "closed", "finished", "expected", "decided" -s (plural/3rd): "closes", "students", "classes", "changes" -ment: "assignment", "department", "management" -tion: "information", "organisation", "registration" — phai ro /ʃən/

Vocabulary you can use today

ghi nho theo nhom y
nhớ ý chính thay vì từng từ — chiến lược hiệu quả hơn
nhip phat lai
rhythm — phat lai cung nhip giong nguoi noi goc
-ed cuoi tu
past tense ending /d/, /t/, hoac /ɪd/ — nguoi Viet hay bo
auditorium
hoi truong, khán phòng — /ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm/ 5 am tiet
semester
hoc ky — /sɪˈmestə/ trong am thu 2
assignment
bai tap, nhiem vu — /əˈsaɪnmənt/ trong am thu 2

Common traps for Vietnamese speakers

PTE Repeat Sentence khong phai kiem tra tri nho ma kiem tra phat am + ngu dieu. Neu ban nho va doc lien ke cung nhip, ban ghi diem phat am du nhung tu nho sai vi tri. Chien luoc nhanh: trong 3 giay khi cau phat tren man hinh, quet nhanh de biet CHU DE (school/work/...) va SO CUM TU. Dieu do giup doan cau truoc khi nghe. Loi chet nguoi Viet: bo am cuoi. "The library clos__" thay vi "closes" = mat diem o moi PTE RS. Luyen am cuoi mot minh truoc khi luyen cac cau dai.

/z/ cuoi 'closes', 'decides', 'changes'am cuoi /d/ trong 'decided', 'expected', 'closed'/ʃən/ trong 'information', 'organisation'trong am 'liBAry', 'seAMEster', 'ASSignment'

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