Re-tell Lecture: PTE Speaking Practice Questions with Sample Answers (2026)

In Re-tell Lecture, you hear a short lecture of 60 to 90 seconds, then retell it in your own words in 40 seconds. Good notes and a simple structure decide your score. Practice with 15 real lectures below.

15 Questions

Practice questions

Attempt each one, then open the sample answer to compare.

Question 1

You will hear a lecture. After listening, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have just heard using your own words.

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Mark this. So, renascence help Europe in many ways. From fourteen to seventeenth century, Europe grow more faster than any other in the world. Leonardo da Vinci, who created so many things and the other sex sex pair, who wrote so many Poi poems and Galilio Gali and every other are born in this phase in Europe. These all are the some of the greatest people in in the wor

Question 2

You will hear a lecture. After listening, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have just heard using your own words.

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Did you know that women make almost fifty percent of the workforce in today's world? Still they're faced with so much, so many challenges and notion of the glass ceiling that achieving gender parity still seems like a distant dream. There are biases, challenges with a lack of mentors as well as lack of policies that help and aid women perform better in the workplace.

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Question 3

You will hear a lecture. After listening, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have just heard using your own words.

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before 1500s, musical instruments were not a major theme because they were not sophisticated, not developed enough. but in late 1400s, because of changes and improvements in the specially keynote instruments, those instruments probably may become a main theme in the developed music around that time. and it was aided by this improvement, also changed also aided by the popularity in dancing where you just don't have to repeat the musical notes, you also have to give a background music. so that's why musical instruments played it.

How to approach it

  1. Take quick notes. Jot key words and the main argument as you listen.
  2. State the topic first. Open with what the lecture was about.
  3. Give two or three key points. Use your notes. Do not try to repeat everything.
  4. Close briefly. End with the conclusion or implication.

Useful Phrases

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FAQs

How many Re-tell Lecture questions are there?

Usually 1 to 2. Each lecture plays once, with 10 seconds to prepare before you speak.

How is Re-tell Lecture scored?

On content, oral fluency and pronunciation. Covering the main idea plus two or three key points scores well.

Should I repeat the lecture word for word?

No. Retell the main idea and key points in your own words. Copying phrases from memory usually breaks fluency.

What should my notes capture?

The topic, two or three supporting points, and the conclusion. Keywords, not full sentences.

What structure works best?

Open with the topic, give the key points in order, and end with the speaker's conclusion or implication.

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