PTE ACADEMIC

shuroro · September 2017

@Heprex salamat sir! God Bless! tuloy tuloy na yan. btw, anong tingin mong ginawa mo na different this time from other tests mo?

Heprex · September 2017

@chandria @Diana__Jane @Supersaiyan Salamat ulit. heheh

keep pushing. wag sususko, achievable ang superior.

@shuroro hmmm, sa listening lang ako nag iba ng diskarte eh. yung nag bawas ako ng content sa SST, para makapag lagay ng connectors like in addtion, etc. And hope na alam ko at nagegets ko yung topic, para madali ko masagutan. May isang topic ako about literature, saka history ata nya, like mga ganyan, di ko alam kung san ako kukuha ng idea sa mga ganyan. hehehe

pumpupkiks · September 2017

@Heprex Congrats sa superior grade!

iba talaga ang hindi sumusuko.

sana ako naman sumunod hehe

chandria · September 2017

@Heprex nasagutan/ nakuha mo ba lahat? Like sa repeat sentence, write from dictation or sa spoken text? Or meron kang mga ilan ilan na sumablay??

Heprex · September 2017

@chandria sa write from dictation, nakukuha ko naman lahat. pero sa repeat sentence, mostly mga 50% of words lang ako.

Sa spoken text, basta na gets ko yung topic, kahit konti nasusulat ko na notes. nakakapag construct ako, dahil medyo pamilyar.

Normal lang mag kamali. buong PTE ko may mali lage ako, tingin ko. bawat module hindi 90 ang max scoring, tingin ko mga 100+ yan. prone to make mistakes kase tlga, pero 90 lang pinapakita.

@pumpupkiks Salamat!! konti na lang yung iyo, kaya mo na yan.

albertus1982 · September 2017

congrats @Heprex !

madamA · September 2017

@Heprex thank you sa tips. tomorrow na exam ko. wish me luck! hirap ako sa repeat sentence buti sinabi mo na ok lang kahit di buo masabi yung sentence. thank you!

greenapple · September 2017

@Heprex Thankyousomuch sa mga tips !

chandria · September 2017

@Heprex dami ko natutunan sayo... salamat ulit

Heprex · September 2017

@albertus1982 salamat!!!

@madamA all the best! confidence lang.

@greenapple @chandria just keep practicing. kaya nyo din yan.

walang imposible.

MissOZdreamer · September 2017

@Heprex thanks so much sa tips and for being an inspiration to us

im so happy for you bro. for sure magkaka ITA ka na sa next round. God bless sa application mo. Enjoy sa panonood ng anime and kdrama.hahaha

katniss2015 · September 2017

@Heprex Congrats! same day pala tayo nagtake kaya lang hindi ako pinalad for the 5th time. Sana next month makuha ko na superior talaga. Hirap talaga ako sa reading. I need to expand my vocabulary and practice speed reading with proper comprehension. Salamat sa tips!

Heprex · September 2017

@MissOZdreamer heheh salamat!!

@katniss2015 salamat!!

keep practicing lang. makukuha mo din yan. Keep reading lang. what time ka nag exam last sept 6?

emil1125 · September 2017

@Heprex nakita ko yung tiyaga mo sa PTE grabeh sobrang "IBA KA sir" I salute you!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I'm inspired and motivated sa attitude niyo na "never say die."
Again CONGRATULATIONS and GOD BLESS! your the MAN!

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@Heprex congrats sir! Nakaka inspire ka! Sobrang helpful ng tips mo. SPEED talaga is the key. Yun ang pinapractice ko ngayon. Thanks sa tips!

Heprex · September 2017

@dyanisabelle @emil1125 maraming salamat sa inyo. Walang imposible. Kung nagagawa ng iba, kaya din ntin. Kung PTE lang ang need para mainvite, try lng ng try.

katniss2015 · September 2017

@Heprex 8AM ako nag exam. nagulat lang ako sobrang strict sa Manila pero dun sa Abu Dhabi at Dubai hindi naman. May improvement lang sa exam ko dahil naka 90 na ako sa speaking, pero talaga nahirapan ako sa reading, sa 5x na nagtake ako highest score ko sa reading ay 74 lang. All the time meron akong na encounter na words sa fill in the blanks na hindi ako familiar, so need ko expand vocabulary ko. Nahihirapan din ako sa multiple choice multiple answers, need ko ng concentration, pero sa re-order paragraph okay lang naman. Sana talaga next month makukuha ko na. Itong PTE lang naman kasi pag asa ko para ma-invite. Sana makagraduate na din ako sa PTE tulad mo.

ClmOptimist · September 2017

@heprex Thank you so much sa mga tips. Good luck on your Visa Application. Konti nlng

nursealfred · September 2017

Guys review buddy naman... Manila area here

nayabrayaj · September 2017

Tindi ng tips sir @heprex... congrats congrats.. sayang exam ko na yesterday, hindi umabot.. hehehe..

ak1221 · September 2017

Guys, may bearing ba yung enabling skills sa points na ma claim sa Visa? Or yung 4 lang na communicative ang mahalaga?

kzander22 · September 2017

Hi newbie here. @Heprex I would like to ask the latest essay question this september? Pretty please.. Been lurking for this thread for days and i am scheduled to take on sept 25. I took ielts last 2015, same as the many testimonials from almost everybody here, 6.5 sa writing.. Would like to try pte academic kc libre xa sa philman.. Slmat po..

lilchrisg · September 2017

Hi people, sino magtake ng exam this coming sept 18? kinakabahan ako.. first timer ko and ung mock exam scores ko medjo mababa.. but I have schedule for my 2nd mock exam this week... sana may improvement.. else baka madiscourage ako sa real exam huhuhu..

goodluck sa lahat.. nahihirapan talga ako sa describe image.. parang nagugulat ako sa mga lumalabas na mga images at d ko alam pano ko describe kahit may template...

any tips will help..

cheezy_pops · September 2017

@ak1221 yung 4 lang ang importante...

xiaolico · September 2017

@Heprex congrats bro. Yahoo

Blackmamba · September 2017

Anyone here who has a template for writing na nakakuha ng atleast 79+?

ak1221 · September 2017

@cheezy_pops thanks po, I got 66 kasi sa spelling (no idea how that happened) but still got an overall score of 90 for the 4 communicative skills! Got it on my first try too, thanks a lot to the tips I read on here. I would like to share some general tips as well

1. Kung tantsa niyo sa sarili niyo na medyo ok naman na base foundation ng English niyo, di niyo na kelangan bili nung mga mock test. Enough na yung makukuha niyong links dito sa thread, yung PTE professional yung gamit ko. I had 2 weeks preparation time and it was enough I think.
2. Get familiar with all types of test. Take note also of the time limits per each test.
3. Sa testing area, madami kayo, I think in my case mga 13 in the same room, MARIRINIG MO SILA LAHAT, NAKAKA DISTRACT. Go in the test room knowing that this will happen, para kahit papano mabawasan yung distraction mo. During the reading test, tinakpan ko talaga tenga ko kasi yung iba nasa speaking part pa, so di ka talaga makaka focus habang may naririnig ka pa.

4. SPEAKING: yung mic niyo, tapat niyo sa may harap ng ilong, wag sa bibig, bababa scores niyo pag nadetect ng computer yung breathing niyo from the mouth. As for the test itself, pinakamahalaga is pronunciation and fluency. Personally, yung sa read aloud, wala pang half nung time bar natatapos ko na siya. Maintain your pace sa read aloud all throughout the speaking part. Use templates, very very useful. Don't sacrifice fluency and pronunciation for content kasi mas malakas points nung 2.
5. READING: di ko natantsa gano kaikli yung 30minutes, 1 minute remaining may 3 multiple choice pa ko di natatapos. Nakaka time pressure to so be aware of that. Read fast, try to absorb faster.
6. WRITING: sa essay part, I made 4 paragraphs. 1st is intro, 2 and 3 are bodies, 4 conclusion. I think this is the easiest part. Sprinkle in some deep vocabs para taas din score niyo.
7. Please use your optional break, take time to inhale and exhale. Dun sa room ko 2 out of 13 lang kami nag break.
8. LISTENING: take notes. Ang medyo mahirap yung missing word after the beep, tip ko dun is pagmasdan mo kung ilang seconds pa yung recording, pag malapit na matapos, be extra aware kung ano sinasabi niya kasi dun pinaka related yung kelangan mong isagot.

FYI lang din, I took the test in a Friday afternoon, 24 hrs after nakuha na results.

Good luck to everyone, kaya niyo yan! Practice lang ng practice!

atonibay · September 2017

Tanung lang po... during sa actual exam... meron ba papel at ballpen na ibibigay at doon mag sulat during re-tell lecture? or parang notepad lang cya sa windows computer?