How to describe image in PTE Academic?

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 Describe image in PTE Academic?

• Identify the type of image. Is it a graph, picture, map, chart, or table? The approach for handling
each image type is slightly different.
• Take notes if you need to. Use the Erasable Noteboard Booklet and pen provided. Do not write full
sentences; briefly list any important features you see.
• For graphs, charts, and tables, be sure you understand what is being measured and in what units it
is being reported.
• Try to determine what the main point of the image is. You should be able to answer the question,
"What is the image mainly showing?"
• Maps and pictures will often have obvious features highlighted. Use words and phrases that
describe the locations of features within the image, for example, on the leftj right, next to, above,
below, and so on. If objects are particular colors, these may help you identify them, for example, the
countries marked in yellow. The same is true for sizes and shapes, for example, the large square, the
smaller circle.
• Graphs, charts, and tables often show trends or changes. Use words and phrases that describe the
trend or movement. For example, increase, decrease, rise, fall, remain stable/steady, and so on. Use
phrases to describe the speed at which the changes happen, for example, a sudden increase, a slow
decline.
• Pie charts show proportions. The size of the "slices" indicates the relative size of whatever is being
measured or counted. The actual numerical values for the slices are usually provided. Be sure to
mention these values. If the slices are equally sized, say so, using words and phrases such as equal,
the same, about the same, similar. If the slices are different - the usual case- use comparatives and
superlatives to describe them, for example, the smaller of the two export categories, the largest group
of people, the most popular option, the least common answer, and so on.
• For all graphs, charts, and tables, look for a pair of extreme values - for example, the highest and
lowest, the largest and smallest, the most expensive and cheapest - identify them by name and
describe them using the values for their measures or counts.
• While you are speaking, if you lose your train of thought, or find yourself at a loss for words, do not
remain silent. The microphone turns off automatically if there is no sound for three seconds. lf you
need to pause to think or check your notes, use pause fillers such as um, uh, Let me see, and so on.
Saying something - anything