Comprehending explicit and implicit information 

Practice for the communicative skill of listening, subskill comprehending explicit and implicit information

The PTE Academic item types where this subskill is tested are
  • Speaking: Re-tell lecture
  • Listening: Summarize spoken text
  • Listening: Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
  • Listening: Fill in the blanks
  • Listening: Highlight correct summary
  • Listening: Multiple choice, choose single answer
  • Listening: Select missing word
Click on the link below for more information on the resource Summary of how this subskill is practiced in each resource
Academic Connections 1,
Academic Connections 2,
Academic Connections 3,
Academic Connections 4
recognizing the relationships between parts of a lecture even when not explicit, making inferences about a speaker's intention

Academic Listening Encounters: Human Behavior

listening for specific information, recognizing inferred information as compared to explicit information, drawing inferences

Academic Listening Encounters: Life in Society

listening for specific information, drawing inferences

Contemporary Topics 1,

Contemporary Topics 2,

Contemporary Topics 3

listening for detail

NorthStar Listening and Speaking 3,

inferring the underlying messages in advertisements, identifying details, inferring implied meaning through intonation, inferring the speaker’s point of view

NorthStar Listening and Speaking 4,  listening for details, listening for specific information, inferring meaning and information not explicit in a listening passage
NorthStar Listening and Speaking 5 inferring meaning not explicit in a listening passage, understanding metaphorical language, separating fact from myth, distinguishing between literal and figurative meanings
Open Forum 3 listening for specific information

Panorama Listening 2,

Panorama Listening 3

listening for specific details, drawing inferences

Study Listening

practicing listening skills including inferencing based on eight lectures on academic topics