🔥 PTE Writing 90/90: Top Scorers Use These Secret Tips!

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

• The video explains how top PTE Academic test takers reach 90/90 in Writing by mastering all writing-related tasks and especially avoiding point-losing errors.
• It emphasizes that accuracy and exactness beat creativity in tasks where content is scored (especially Write from dictation and Summarize spoken/written text).
• For essays, it stresses a simple, structured, no-mistakes writing approach, using appropriate connectors and sentence variety, while avoiding unnecessarily complex vocabulary.
• A major theme is that many candidates lose points not because they don’t know English, but because they don’t leave enough time to proofread.

Scoring breakdown for PTE Academic Writing (as stated)

The speaker frames Writing points as coming from four modules (plus an additional dictation item for PTE Core, but focusing on PTE Academic scoring):

• Write from dictation: ~35–40 points
• Summarize spoken text: 12–15 points, 1 question
• Essay writing: ~25–30 points (counted as ~26 points)
• Summarize written text: ~20 points, 2 questions

Methodology / step-by-step tips

1) “Write from dictation” — the Accuracy Rule (highest priority)

Core rule

• If the audio sentence has ~11–12 words, you must write all 11–12 words correctly, no matter what.
• Top students lose at most 1–2 points if they miss only 1–2 items across several sentences.
• They avoid losing 2–3 points per question, which would likely drop the score below 70.

Strategy used by top students (3 steps)

• Step 1: Listen + take short notes at the same time
  • Write 2–3 letters from each word (not just the first letter), so you can reconstruct later.
  • Write quickly and “in parallel” with the audio.
• Step 2: Expand the notes immediately after the audio
  • Don’t waste time deciphering while the test drags on—if you spend too long, you start losing track and may write the wrong words.
• Step 3: Add missing words to complete correct sentences
  • Fill in the missing parts (examples include items like publication, receive/received, academic/expert).
  • Final goal: match the intended sentence content accurately (example given: “their publication has received positive and negative reviews from academic experts”).

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2) “Summarize spoken text” — copy 4–5 exact phrases from the audio

Key tip

• Use 4–5 exact content phrases taken from the spoken audio instead of inventing your own sentences.

Why this helps (as argued)

• If you copy exact phrases:
  • Grammar is already correct because the speaker said it that way.
  • You mainly worry about spelling.
  • It reduces risk of meaning drift.

Practical approach described

• Extract short phrases/sentences (the video demonstrates “listen, capture first phrases, then write them”).
• The video implies you can combine them into 1–2 sentences, while preserving the original content.
• Avoid “correcting” grammar too aggressively—top scorers “don’t take risks.”

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3) “Summarize written text” — avoid errors and follow given language closely

Main rule

• Best students aim for “no errors at all.”
• Lower scorers lose points by adding assumptions/imagining beyond what’s provided.

Specific constraints emphasized

• Do not use these words/connectors incorrectly:
  • furthermore, moreover, however, in addition
• If you want them, the speaker suggests placing them after a semicolon (not after a comma as demonstrated).

Example connector pattern (as stated)

• Wrong pattern: “Sentence 1, however, sentence 2.”
• Better / correct pattern: Use connectors with proper punctuation, such as:
  • Sentence 1, and sentence 2.
  • Or semicolon + connector (example: “Sentence 1; furthermore …”).

Vocabulary / word choice guidance

• Don’t use unnecessary synonyms.
• If you replace a word, keep the meaning consistent; otherwise you risk losing points.

Copying accuracy guidance

• Don’t copy only half the sentence and stitch it together—this breaks grammar and lowers scores.
• If you’re unsure, use the same words from the context.

Length guidance

• Target around 60+ words (more than 55–60 is expected).
• Very short summaries (e.g., ~30–40 words) risk low content scores or even zero.
• Cover content from beginning + middle + end, not only one part.

Formatting / punctuation

• Always end with a period.
• Avoid spelling mistakes.

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4) Essay writing — answer the prompt, keep structure, simple vocabulary, and proofread

Core requirements

• Answer what the question asks.
• Write simply (avoid unnecessary complexity).
• Use a 4-paragraph structure:
  1. Introduction
  2. Body paragraph 1
  3. Body paragraph 2
  4. Conclusion

What to include in body paragraphs (2 and 3)

• Main idea
• Arguments
• Examples
• A mini concluding idea

Connectors / cohesion (recommended)

• Use connectors such as:
  • because
  • first of all
  • this means
  • for example
  • in conclusion
  • therefore
  • in addition
• Avoid “template-style” writing—templates can “mess everything up.”

Vocabulary complexity claim

• Top students avoid complex, rare vocabulary.
• The goal is clarity for easy reading (even by AI).
• The speaker warns against trying to “game” vocabulary by memorizing hard words with tools (e.g., Gemini/ChatGPT).

Sentence variety (for general linguistic range)

• Use a mix of:
  • simple
  • compound
  • complex sentences
• Ensure no grammar mistakes.

Time management (proofreading is crucial)

• Top scorers finish in 15–16 minutes, then proofread quickly but thoroughly (multiple passes).
• Candidates around 50–60 often finish in 18–19 minutes and have little time, leading to many spelling errors and low scores.
• Main message: you don’t lose points mainly because your words are wrong—you lose points because you run out of time to check and fix.
• Best practice: leave at least 3–4 minutes for checking.

Sources / speakers featured

• Nakul (speaker), from SkillsPTE Academic / referenced as “Skills PT” / “N A K U L”
• Mentions (not direct speakers in the video): Gemini and ChatGPT (used as examples of tools)