PTE Describe Image Practice
Your ability to describe visual information clearly and logically in spoken English.
Practise Describe Image
Includes the recording interface, model response and self-check score analysis.
Before you start: Describe Image tipsHide
- Use a simple 5-step structure: what it shows → main feature → detail → detail → conclusion.
- Name real values and comparisons from the image — generic filler is easy for content scoring to spot.
- Aim to finish just before 40 seconds with a clear concluding sentence.
- Reciting a memorised template that says nothing specific about the image
- Listing every number instead of the key trends and comparisons
- Running out of time before giving an overall conclusion
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How Describe Image works
Timing, what Pearson scores, common mistakes and our strategy.
1 Task overview
An image appears — a graph, chart, map, process, table or picture. You describe it in detail.
2 What Pearson assesses
- Content — a complete, logical description
- Pronunciation
- Oral fluency
Partial credit. Content is part-scored by human experts as well as AI (from 7 August 2025).
3 · Preparation time
25 seconds
4 · Response requirements
40 seconds
5 Common mistakes
- Reciting a memorised template that says nothing specific about the image
- Listing every number instead of the key trends and comparisons
- Running out of time before giving an overall conclusion
6 PTE Junction strategy
- Use a simple 5-step structure: what it shows → main feature → detail → detail → conclusion.
- Name real values and comparisons from the image — generic filler is easy for content scoring to spot.
- Aim to finish just before 40 seconds with a clear concluding sentence.
A 5-step answer plan for all 8 image types, with a starter for each step and a sample answer for every type, plus Pearson’s own do’s and don’ts. 7 pages, A4.