Hello everyone Nimisha here from Englishfirm we'll be discussing about the item called describe image
speaking today hope all of you are practicing really well and preparing for your exam and if
it's all you need one-to-one guidance feel free to reach me on all four three two two six nine
eight seven four okay so let's go ahead but before we move to describe image let me give you a quick
look on the scoring distribution chart because i i've got some comments from some of the of the
viewers that they're not aware of the scoring criteria they don't know which question is more
important which question is less important so i'll show you the table of the scoring distribution
from highest importance to the lowest importance so let me just share my screen with you first
yeah there you go so in this table what we can see is uh these are all the 20 types of questions in
pte irrespective of the module so there are five items in speaking two items in writing
five items in reading and eight items in listening so we have a total of 20 different question types
and in this table all those 20 items are arranged according to total marks from highest to lowest
as you can see repeat sentence is the highest scoring item carrying 51.8 marks out of 90 select
missing word carries 1.3 points out of 90. so it is decreasing which means repeat sentence is the
most important question select missing word is the least important question so for those of you who
don't have this table with you please feel free to post the video and take a screenshot and have
it with you and i'll be i'll be making another video with a detailed explanation of how to use
this table for today we'll be just looking at the description so we can see here describe images one
two three four five six sixth important question in the whole exam sixth important question in pte
it carries a total of twenty two point two points you get six to seven questions and all the 22.2
points are given only to your speaking module it does not contribute any points to any other module
all the 20 points are given to speaking because in this particular task you don't have to read
the paragraph on the screen so no points for reading you don't have to listen to an audio so
no points for listening you don't have to type the answer so no points for writing so all the points
are given only to your speaking module so total 22.2 points out of 90 for your speaking alone
all right so now let's go into detail of describe image so describe images that are square
you will have images on the screen it could be different types of images like
a graph pie chart process cycle or just a picture it could be any type of image you
just have to look at the picture and talk about it so this will come under your speaking module which
is the first module in the exam in speaking this would be the third item first would be
read aloud then repeat sentence then describe image read lecture and answer short question so
this is the third item in speaking and also the sixth most important question in your
speaking module not in speaking module in hall of PTE sixth most important question in whole of PTE,
so describe image does not contribute points to any other modules it doesn't give points
to writing reading or listening it has a total of 22.2 points out of 90 which is all given to
speaking alone it doesn't contribute to any other module and this is the scoring breakdown of this
item again this is not your marks out of 90 this is the scoring criteria so you describe image will
be evaluated out of 15 points again not the marks out of 90. this 15 points is evaluated based on
oral fluency pronunciation and content you will be given five points for order fluency five points
for pronunciation and five points for content and you need to remember here vocabulary or grammar is
not tested in your describe image task and this is the most important reason why many people
struggle here because they are unaware of this and what they try to do is they try to describe
the image using correct grammar correct sentence structure using really good vocabulary but these
factors doesn't make any difference in your score and describe image as it is not evaluated based
on vocabulary or grammar it is only evaluated based on oral fluency pronunciation content now
we need to know what does the computer mean by fluency pronunciation and content we have already
discussed about this in your repeat sentence if you need to get a more detailed idea just
have a look at the repeat sentence video too but i'll just quickly explain here again oral fluency
oral fluency means the computer should be able to hear you continuously in a smooth manner
that means even if your explanation doesn't make any sense even if your grammar is wrong even if
you're using very simple vocabulary as long as you speak continuously without any hesitations
without posting unnecessarily you will be getting all the five points for your fluency which is the
reason why when you get an image even if you don't understand it you don't have to try to
analyze it you don't have to try to understand it even just use the words from the question and
speak continuously without any hesitations don't say uh um or any other hesitations don't pose
unnecessarily just keep on speaking continuously now pronunciation pronunciation is the part where
the computer should be able to understand what you're saying now like i have already explained it
repeat sentence if you speak in a really low voice or if you mumble the computer will not understand
you because it's a mission you're not talking to a person it cannot see your face or facial
gestures or your hand justice it won't see you so it is only listening to your voice so only if
your voice is clear and loud the computer would be able to understand you and as i had already
mentioned in the exam during your speaking module everyone along with you in the exam center will
be speaking at the same time so it is going to be a really noisy situation there so what happens is
if you speak in a really low voice and if the people near you are shouting their voices also
will get recorded on your computer as a background noise and your voice will not be clear which
is the reason why do not speak in a really low voice do not mumble open your mouth speak loud
and clear that is pronunciation content content is the part where the computer would be checking
if you are giving the correct answer or not but we already know this is a machine a machine is not
capable of understanding the meaning of what you say for example if you take a sample image here
this is a sample describe image question you will have images like this on the screen
all you have to do is talk about this image for maximum 40 seconds now you can explain this in
different ways they are talking about population of australian state center trees so we can see
that the highest values in nsw which is around 682 and which is per 10 000 and the lowest is in
north century which is 21 per 10 000 but this is an english exam you need to remember this is just
an english exam this is not a knowledge test so the computer is not concerned whether you are able
to understand the image or you are able to analyze the image your analysis is not going to help you
here that means even if you do not say the highest or lowest it is perfectly fine for the computer
even if you say highest and lowest that is not going to give you any extra benefits here because
the computer is not concerned about it about your analysis because this is not an exam to check that
your analytical skills on an image this is just an english exam and especially in the speaking module
the computer only needs to know that you are a fluent english speaker it doesn't care whether
you understand it is understand a bar graph or a pie chart because this is not a science exam or
analytical exam so the computer doesn't care about explanation of the image the only way the computer
can check your content is by checking if you are already using the words which is given to you
in the image itself because these are the words which the computer has in its memory so the
content here would be the population of first plane states and territories in the year 2006
population per ten thousand states nt act tas s a w a q l d v i c and n s w even if you don't
say the full form of these worlds like north century australian capital territory tasmania
southern australia western australia queensland victoria and new south wales you don't even have
to use the full forms of these words because the full forms of these words are not on the image
so by saying that you're not going to get any extra points but by saying that you're not
going to lose points also you're just saying some extra words which doesn't affect your score here
now why i'm telling you this is most people make a mistake here especially students have already
done ielts or any other english exam they tend to explain this properly and the problem with that is
the moment you start trying to explain it too much if you try to understand where the highest is
where the lowest is that the second highest hits by the time you do that you will start losing your
fluency because they don't give you enough time here to figure it out and by the time you start
figuring it out you will start hesitating which is the reason why when you get a described image
all you have to do for content is use the words which is already given to you in the image you
don't have to say highest you don't have to say lowest you don't have to use full forms
use the words which is directly given on the image which is the reason why the computer is
not checking your grammar or vocabulary so use a very simple basic template which we provide
to students in our classes so you can reach me if you need the template so the template will
make it really easy for you because for every task the computer will give you only 25 seconds
preparation time and 40 seconds response time so in the exam if you try to improvise your template
during the exam like during the 25 seconds you will not be able to like figure out a template
within that short span of time which is the reason why it is better to memorize a template before you
go to the test so you already know what you're going to say and it makes it really easy for
you to maintain your fluency so the main points to remember in speaking even if you don't understand
the question you don't have to worry just use the words which is given to you on the image speak
clearly speak loudly for your pronunciation speak continuously without any hesitations
you don't have to worry about grammar you don't have to worry about vocabulary
because grammar and vocabulary is not evaluated in this task so even if your grammar goes wrong
you don't have to try to correct it even if you're using very simple vocabulary not a problem
you don't even have to explain the picture just use the words and speak whatever that comes to
your mind but then again like i said don't try to improvise during the exam try to prepare your own
template using simple sentences i can give you a sample answer for the previous question using the
template that you give that we give students you don't have to say highest you don't have to say
lowest you don't have to correct grammar you don't have to use complicated vocabulary keep it simple
uh and speak fluently speak continuously without any hesitations and use the words
from the question so you're given 25 seconds preparation time so during the 25 seconds what you
do is just have a quick look at the picture and pick out the words that you're supposed to read
and the computer will give you 40 seconds to talk about this picture this does not mean you have to
speak for the entire 40 seconds you know you need to speak only for around 30 to 35 seconds
because if you keep on speaking continuously till the last second of the recording status bar
sometimes the timer will time out while you are speaking you will not have finished your sentence
so you will have a broken sentence at the end part which is incomplete so better than that
it is better to finish early within around 30 to 35 seconds and the computer will not show you the
exact seconds it will show you just the progress part so when you reach three-fourth of the
progress bar you can just conclude your answer so try to have an introduction then a little bit of
body part and then a conclusion so try to conclude within 30 to 35 seconds do not wait till you reach
the last second because if you keep on speaking the timer while uh may time out while you're
speaking and you will have an incomplete sentence at the end and as i told you the other items of
speaking if you finish early let's say they give you 40 seconds but you finish within 30 seconds
you don't have to wait for the computer to finish the remaining 10 seconds do not keep waiting there
because if you simply keep it waiting there without answering all the background noises
going around you will be getting recorded in your system as well which is the reason why when you
finish answering do not wait click next and move to the next question immediately don't wait to
finish the remaining time and as you can see these are the types of images that you would be getting
in the exam you could be getting different types of graphs uh like bar chart line chart it could be
any type of a graph you could be getting pictures pictures means you'd be getting i'll give you a
sample so yeah this is a picture so you'll get a picture of a place or a picture of a person or a
picture of a thing and there won't be any words on it which means you can say whatever you want
here just include four five words match into the context of the picture here but then again
you need to remember you don't have to give the correct explanation your explanation doesn't match
to the computer because it doesn't understand your explanation all right and yeah graphs pictures
venn diagrams process cycles maps pie charts pyramid stable it could be any type of picture
no matter whatever the question type is use the words from the question and speak continuously
without any hesitations do not bother about your grammar sentence structuring vocabulary keep it
simple but speak continuously loud and clear okay so i'll give you a sample answer for this question
so it's kind of like a basic template included in it as well so if you want you can knot it
down and use the same template for every image that you're getting so i'll be starting this one
i'll be saying there is a very interesting image in front of me let me have a closer look at it
in the image i can see many words and numbers in the image i can see the population of australian
states and territories 2006. in the image i can see population per 10 000 in the image
i can see states in the image i can see empty act and tasmania in the image i can see s a w and qld
in the image i can see vic and nsw in the image i can see 21 and 33 per 10 000 in the image i
can see 49 and 155 in the image i can see 598 and 682 in conclusion the image is very informative
see this is all you have to do so if you listen to this answer randomly it might sound really silly
to you because we are not saying anything sensible here but then again we need to understand computer
also doesn't understand the meaning of what you're saying so even if you try to make it meaningful
let's say you're trying to say the highest values recorded in new south wales which is around
682 per 10 000 and the lowest is recorded in northern territory which is around 21 per 10 000
it's not wrong to say this but the problem is the moment you start trying to analyze it you
will start hesitating because we need a little bit of time to figure it out and by the time we figure
it out we'll start hesitating so even if we give an excellent explanation here if you're hesitating
too much the computer would not give you points for your fluency which is the reason why our
priorities fluency and pronunciation of course content is a priority but content for the computer
is the words which is already given to you in the question so as long as you include the words
from the question and speak continuously in clear pronunciation you will be getting all the points
at the same time even if you give a really good explanation but if you stop or hesitate in between
you will still be getting very low score because you will be losing points for your fluency for
every hesitation that you make okay so these are the main points remember in your describe image
don't worry about grammar do not worry about vocabulary do not worry about sentence structure
do not worry about meaning do not worry about your explanation use the words from the question
speak continuously speak loud and clear i would 100 suggest using a template rather
than trying to improvise your answer during the exam it's not wrong but the problem is
some people do not work well under pressure you won't be able to think straight because you're
you're doing a test you're taking an exam and people are shouting behind you so you won't be
able to think straight if during the exam which is why it is better to prepare your own template if
you don't have any like anyone give you one make your own template using simple sentences short
sentences simple vocabulary and use it to describe any image and this is another question that i get
you get six to seven described images in the exam can you use the same structure in all of them
definitely you can the computer is not comparing one answer with another answer you can use the
same template for every single question it doesn't matter as long as fluency
pronunciation and content is correct okay so that's pretty much regarding describing it guys so
uh what like i said if at all you need one-to-one guidance or if you need templates or any other
questions that you need to clear up uh feel free to reach me on all four three two two six
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