PTE Academic · Writing · Guided lesson
Write Essay Studio
Welcome — start here
What is a PTE Write Essay task?
You'll be given an opinion prompt and 20 minutes to write a 200–300 word essay arguing your side. Pearson's AI scores it on 7 traits (no human review). Almost every prompt is one of two types: problem & solution or positive & negative — and our 4-paragraph template handles both.
20 minutes
Hard timer. Plan 3 min, write 14, proofread 3.
200–300 words
Anything outside this range = automatic Form score of 0.
4 paragraphs
Intro · Body 1 · Body 2 · Conclusion. Same scaffold every time.
The 7 traits that get scored
- Content/6
Addresses every part of the prompt with clear, on-topic ideas.
- Development, structure & coherence/6
Logical 4-paragraph flow with intro, two bodies and conclusion.
- Linguistic range/6
Varied sentence types and discourse markers.
- Form/2
Strict 200–300 words. Single response. No bullet points.
- Grammar/2
Wide range of structures used accurately.
- Vocabulary range/2
Topic-specific, academic word choice — no repetition.
- Spelling/2
British or American — consistent throughout.