PTE ACADEMIC

chemicalh

@kholoudmanlucu god bless you in your coming exam. I'm located in the Philippines and it has one center accredited by PTE-A... there were 2 centers few years back but I reckon that the other one had more mic issues since majority seem to fail more there (just an observation based on numbers) ... prior taking pte exam, I called up PTE center in makati to inquire the brand of headset and keyboard which they were currently using... It seemed that they do not disclose this info. Having that small info meant that I wont be worrying about adjustments in terms of typing and utilizing the mic of the headset.... However when I took the exam last tym, thats the only time I knew that they were using a standard Logitech keyboard and Plantronics Audio 655 USB Multimedia Headset with Noise Canceling Microphone

Im not sure about the model of the plantronics wired headset but I'm certain that the headband has a reverse orientation which was uncomfortable since I'm wearing glasses, and has a volume adjustment on the left speaker side which was not clearly indicated if it was for speaker or mic volume by the invigilator... (based on the manual i recently read, it was for the speaker volume adjustment and this meant that there was no means of adjusting mic volume from external physical switches of the headset...) Regarding not clicking "next" after recorded answer is generally okay. However if the recording continues after 3 seconds of silence, this might be a mic adjustment issue. i guess mic volume plays a big factor particularly capturing background sounds or even ur breathing sound after saying your answer to the mic. With this, computer also analyses these sounds as bad pronunciation and low oral fluency which lowers the overall speaking score. I know it may sound peculiar and defensive but i think these are some of the limitation of computer assessment which is based on software. Despite of such, I believe this is better than those ielts examiners who are forced to fail some exam takers for the sake of putting more income to their business. I really hope PTE should also be available in cebu or davao to avoid flying to manila to take the exam.

mimic

@kholoudmanlucu ano yung scores mo?

kholoudmanlucu

@filipinacpa yep, bukas na uli ako magretake, hoping na gumraduate na ako 🙂

mimic

@kymme same situation. 23 ako. And need 20pointa from English. Nasa Australia din..Sydney ka ba?

mimic

@chemicalh i had a tutor last week. Sabi niya masyado daw ako mabilis magsalita. Basically you have to pause for almost a second and a half for period and 1 second for commas.

kymme

@mimic nsa perth ako naun and dito na din ako mg exam. haven't heard any feedback kung ok ang test center nila. we really need to be prepared nalang

kholoudmanlucu

@chemicalh in the exam center where i took the exam, they have similar headset with adjustment on the side. I should have asked the invigilator for help since I have a doubt if the mic set up is ok. And yeah, it keeps on recording eventhough i stopped speaking, since it was my first time to take the exam, i am hesitant to click Next even if it keeps on recording after i speak especially in the Read Aloud part.

I hope you get your desired score in ur nxt try.

kholoudmanlucu

@mimic PTEA Nov. 21 L-66, R-63, S-53, W-72

Yung pronunciation ko 38 lng nakuha ko, other enabling skills are above 65

Target ko atleast 65

filipinacpa

@kholoudmanlucu click next na once you already stopped speaking. otherwise, there's a chance that the mic could still grasp sounds from the background so it would not stop recording. plus, you save more time. then always make sure dun sa tip nila here to ensure that you sound clear and crisp. you don't have to hurry to immediately start the exam, take all the time you need to check whether the mic volume (as you can hear yourself from the feedback?) is already fine. i'm not sure kung naririnig niyo rin self niyo while talking in the mic in pte makati, in my case narinig ko naman sarili ko kayo medyo naka-adjust ako nun. tapos focus nalang kasi sobrang ingay talaga ng background.

I agree na baka nga may mic issues sa isang exam center sa Ortigas. That's probably why until now they haven't reopened it yet. Ang advise before is renovation lang. If in case it's true, buti nalang at tinanggal na nila. They took two exam fees din sakin ah, sayang yun.

mimic

@kholoudmanlucu i tried asking the invigilator about the placing of my mic in two of my exams. They just said yeah yeah that's okay like it was really 'ok'. Though my tutor last week said moc placing is important.

mimic

Yes guys i keep on telling myself it's a mic problem but after 5times I'm loosing hope and I tried all the possible position for mic.

I read the 600 pages of PTE thread in expat forum too and a lot of us have the same problem...speaking.. I'm so stuck and don't know what to do . My scores are very far from each other. I got 81 in R and L, 90 in W and 57 in Speaking in my 2nd attempt.

mimic

@kholoudmanlucu by the way there was someone in expat forum who got 90 in speaking with below 50 pronunciation and fluency. So it's the content as well I guess..

Goodluck pala sa exam mo

rondi

@filipinacpa <blockquote rel="fallenchocolates">sa writing ang sinagot ko 2 summarize and 2 essay. climate change din ang topic dun sa isang essay ko.

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congratulations ms.filipinacpa you deserved it.

rondi

@mimic check moba pausing mo sa (. & ,) Intonation higher/lower esp. after ng mga conjunctions & keywords, try moba mag read aloud while reading book or sabayan british accents sa youtube(BBC News). Baka when you it fast you forgot to observed what i've mentioned.

rondi

<blockquote rel="jlexy"><blockquote rel="se29m">@Feebzz you can also pm me your email, i will send you some review materials and templates i used before 🙂>- </blockquote>

pede din po makahingi lalong lalo na sa templates? 🙂

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ako din, pwede. ty.

filipinacpa

@rondi thank you po. back at those times when i already feel like giving up but still I made sure it's going to be temporary feeling lang. So I kept striving hard for it. ngayon, i'm halfway na to my goal! if I can do it, you can do it all guys as well. naniniwala ako na walang forever sa english exam! hehe..

freshmaker

<blockquote rel="kymme">@mimic nsa perth ako naun and dito na din ako mg exam. haven't heard any feedback kung ok ang test center nila. we really need to be prepared nalang</blockquote>

Maayos naman facilities ng test center sa Perth. May mga divider tapos 1 or 2 seats apart ang test takers. Simula na ng summer bukas pero magdala pa rin ng jacket kasi malamig sa loob ng room. Mabilis nga lang maubos ang slots kasi sila lang ang nag-iisang PTE test center sa WA. Good luck!

Nemia

@filipinacpa ..i was inspired by your stories here in this thread. I am working abroad my initial plan is to migrate in Canada pero nung nag vacation ako sa Australia nung august I changed my mind I fell in love how simple Melbourne is okay din sa Sydney pero di kasi ako sanay nung city life. Can you give me some tips lalo na sa speaking..thanks

jlexy

<blockquote rel="kholoudmanlucu">@se29m hindi na ako nag mock exam, nireveiew ko lang yung mcmillan and yung Kenny N. dalawang book, buti ka pa isang try lang nakuha mo na desired score mo. Naka 4x na din ako sa IELTS</blockquote>

hello po. tanong ko lang saan makakuha ng book na namention mo po sa taas?

kymme

@freshmaker salamat! ok lang ba din ung mic nila or headset?

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