PTE lesson ideas

Test-taking strategies for your learners

Our series of free, ready-to-use lesson ideas is designed to help you teach PTE Academic effectively in the classroom.

These lesson ideas provide targeted strategies for each question type in PTE Academic to support your learners’ preparation.

How the lessons work

Our lessons follow the order of the PTE Academic test. Each lesson follows a clear five-step structure to introduce and practice essential strategies.

  • Step 1: Introduction to the question type with an example screenshot for clarity
  • Step 2: Explanation of three key strategies specific to the question type
  • Step 3: Detailed strategy breakdown with guided practice opportunities for individuals, pairs, or groups
  • Step 4: An additional practice question that learners answer within a set time limit to reinforce their understanding
  • Step 5: Learners compare their responses and discuss sample responses and explanations

Choose individual lesson ideas to target specific question types or download the complete set for comprehensive test preparation support.

Download all lesson ideas for PTE Academic (ZIP, 32.8MB)

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