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DET: Quick Guide to the Duolingo English Test (2025)
What does DET mean? DET = Duolingo English Test DET stands for the Duolingo English Test, a fully online English proficiency assessment developed by Duolingo. This computer-adaptive test evaluates your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through an innovative format that adjusts t
2025-10-24 | Study Guides in DET
Can Templates Be Used in the Duolingo English Test?
Many students preparing for the Duolingo English Test (DET) often wonder whether it’s acceptable to use templates during the exam. The short answer is yes — you can use templates, but there are important rules you must follow. Your responses must always be original and reflect your true English abil
2025-10-17 | Pro Duolingo English Test Tips
DET Speak About the Photo: Scoring, Strategies & DET Practice Tips
The Duolingo English Test (DET) officially states that “Speak about the photo” is one of its most representative tasks. After 20 seconds of preparation, candidates must describe a real photo orally within 90 seconds. This guide highlights the official scoring criteria, the importance of content and
2025-10-16 | DET Preparation Strategies
The Complete 4-Week Duolingo English Test Practice Plan (ProTips Inside!)
Preparing for the Duolingo English Test? You're definitely not alone! Thousands of international students are choosing the DET as their gateway to universities worldwide, and for good reason. It's convenient (take it from home!), affordable (around $70), and delivers results fast—usually within 48 h
2025-10-14 | DET Preparation Strategies
Duolingo Write About the Photo Task: The Fastest Way to Boost Your Writing Score
The Write About the Photo task on the Duolingo English Test (DET) looks simple: you see a picture, and you have 60 seconds to write at least one sentence. But the real challenge is showing grammatical variety and descriptive depth in a very short time. In this guide, we’ll explore why sentence struc
2025-10-11 | DET Answering Strategies
How to Scan Your Room Before the Duolingo English Test (2026)
On September 15, 2025, the Duolingo English Test will introduce a new security requirement: all test takers must use their mobile phone to scan their testing room before starting the exam. This update strengthens the integrity of the Duolingo English Test and ensures that every student takes the exa
2025-09-15 | DET 2025 Update
DET Practice Recognized as Duolingo English Test Gold Partner
We are proud to share that DET Practice has been named a Duolingo English Test Official Partner (Gold-Tier) in the Global Partner Network for 2025. This distinction reflects our shared commitment with Duolingo to make high-quality English proficiency testing more accessible, affordable, and reliable
2025-09-04 | Company News
DET Interactive Speaking Sample Questions and Answers (2026)
Introduction The Duolingo English Test (DET) introduced Interactive Speaking in 2026, a new question type that replaces older speaking tasks. Instead of simply repeating or reading sentences, you now respond in a realistic interview-style conversation with six questions divided into two topics. This
2025-08-29 | DET Answering Strategies
How do you send your Duolingo English Test results?
This blog post covers how to send your DET scores to the institutions you’re applying to, along with some tips to help ensure a smooth process. Understanding Duolingo English Test Score Submission Process With the Duolingo English Test, you have the advantage of sending your scores to partner instit
2025-08-27 | DET General Information
Duolingo English Test Interactive Listening – Complete Guide (New Version)
Hello everyone, welcome to DET Practice, Duolingo English Test Advanced Course. Today, we will be covering the question type: Interactive Listening Course. The Interactive Listening questions underwent an update in July 2025, so let's look at the question type introduction. Interactive Listening que
2025-08-06 | DET Answering Strategies