Your PTE Academic guide to studying abroad PASSPORT
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AustraliaPopulation: 36.29m
Capital: Canberra
No. of universities: 43
PTE Academic for Migration: Approved
08. 04. 18 63
AUSTRALIA
Australia has a larger population of camels than Egypt.
Australia’s alps receive more snowfall annually than those in Switzerland.
The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as the world’s largest living organism, and is often listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.
Over 25%of Australia’s residents were born overseas as of 2012 –
a number that is expected to increase rapidly.
Australia’s dingo fence is longer than the Great Wall of China.
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AUSTRALIA
Part Content Time allowed
Part 1 Speaking and writing 77 - 93 minutes
Part 2 Reading 32 - 41 minutes
Optional scheduled break 10 minutes
Part 3 Listening 45 - 57 minutes
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New ZealandPopulation: 4.69m
Capital: Wellington
No. of universities: 8
PTE Academic for Migration: Approved
17. 05. 18 41
NEW ZEALAND
Only 5% of NZ’s population is human – the rest are animals.
New Zealand is similar in size to the UK, but only has a population of about 4 million (compared to 65.6 million in the UK).
It is home to a town with the longest place name in the world
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauota-mateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
The official language is English and Maori.
New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893.
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NEW ZEALAND
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United KingdomPopulation: 65.64m
Capital: London
No. of universities: 130
UNITED KINGDOM
20. 06. 18 68
Every day, the British drink 165 million cups of tea.
Over 300 languages are spoken in London – more than any other country in the world.
London, England was the first city in the world to have an underground subway system.
The sports soccer, rugby, golf, boxing, and cricket were all invented in the United Kingdom.
There is not a point in Britain that is more than 75 miles away from a coastline.
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Sending your scores
Please note that the only way to provide your score to your chosen institution is to send your Score Report electronically through your Pearson account. Institutions will not accept paper or PDF copies of your Score Report. You can send your Score Report to as many institutions as you like, free of charge.
You will receive an email notifying you once your scores are available; after you receive this, follow the instructions below:
1. Login to your Pearson VUE account at pearsonvue.com/pte
2. Click ‘Send Scores’
3. Type the name of your chosen institution in the field marked ‘Institution / Organization / Department / School’ and click ‘Search’
4. Tick the box next to the institution’s name when it appears in the list
5. Review your details then scroll down the page and click ‘Next’ and then ‘Next’ again to confirm.
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CanadaPopulation: 36.29m
Capital: Ottawa
No. of universities: 96
12. 07. 18 92
CANADA
Canada is the World’s Most Educated Country: over half its residents have college degrees.
Canada has fewer people than Tokyo’s metropolitan area.
The Hawaiian Pizza was invented in Canada and is the most popular pizza in Australia.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, right after Russia.
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world’s lakes combined.
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CANADA
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United States of AmericaPopulation: 325.7m
Capital: Washington D.C.
No. of universities: 2,618
USA
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The most populated city in the US is New York City, followed by Los Angeles and Chicago.
The entire Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan.
There’s a town in Washington with treetop bridges made specifically to help squirrels cross the street.
English is the most commonly spoken language in the US, followed by Spanish.
100 acres of Pizza are served in the U.S. every day.
Facts:
USA
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JordanPopulation: 9.46 m
Capital: Amman
No. of universities: 28
JORDAN
MalaysiaPopulation: 31.19 m
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
No. of universities: 20
MALAYSIA