Eto na po naging experience ko kahapon sa exam. 7 lahat kming nagtake ng exam ( 4 indians, 1 myanmar and 2 pinoys). Bale 5 guys and 2 kaming girls. Nadistract ako nung sabay sabay ng nagsalita. Hindi ko na maintindihan yung binabasa ko. Pero pinilit ko talaga na magfocus.
Speaking & Writing
Read Aloud - Speak in your natural voice and accent. Don't be tense or nervous. Remember fluency, pronounciation, proper stress on words and sentences.
Repeat Sentence - 4 sentences ang hindi ko nakuha dito. Natandaan ko lang yung first 3 words na sinabi tapos nawala na ko. Kasi minsan mabilis yung nagsasalita at hirap sundan. During, my review madalas ko ipractice yung macmillan. At nirerecord ko sarili ko. I suggest listen to news and try to memorise set of words and sentences.
Describe Image - Eto yung portion na talagang nahirapan ako at nawala din sa direksyon yung mga pinagsasasabi ko. Same kami ng experience ni @ch3ster. Mali din yung ibang data na sinabi ko at kung ano ano nasabi ko para lang continuous yung flow ng words. May isa dun na merong 2-3 lines na caption sa baba ng graph binasa ko na lang yun para maka 35 sec ako. Pero dito I made sure na may intro ako about the graph and I describe the main trends. Habang naghihintay ako bago magrecording binabasa ko na yong graph at hinahanda ko na sasabihin ko. Hindi ko tinatapos yung 40 seconds around 35 sec click next na ko. Nagpractice talaga ako dito kasi mahirap sya sakin. Paulit ulit ko practice yung PTE sample test.
Re-tell Lecture - i tried my best to write down as many words/phrases as I can here. Dont forget to take note of the main point. Pag nagkamali wag ng ikorek ang sarili. Just keep on speaking.
Answer Short Question - mabilis transition nito from Retell. Nagpanic ako ng konti dito. Kaya yung unang question namissed out ko. Dapat talaga presence of mind and familiarity with the sequence of the exam.
Summarize Written Text - remember one sentence only and follow word count and yung idea kinuha ko sa 1st and last paragraph.
Essay - Dito do not spend too much time thinking what to write & how to arrange your sentences. You will run out of time. Start writing whatever comes to your mind. Allot 5 minutes to check your grammar, spelling & punctuation. My essay is 4 paragraphs 279 words. I follow IELTS structure.
Reading - be aware of the time and the number of questions left at the upper right hand side of the screen. Muntik ko ng di matapos to kasi nagtagal ako sa kakabasa ng passage. Tapos nagmadali na ko bandang huli.
Listening - nagpanic ako sa summarize spoken test. Kasi yung marker natuyuan ng tinta. Tapos nagsimula na yung recording so i quickly raised my hand at nataranta na ko kasi ang dami ng nasabi sa recording. Buti mabilis din response ng invigilator. Advise ko after gamitin yung marker takpan agad para di matuyo. Itake note yung key point ng topic & u can elaborate from that. The rest of the sections medyo madali na and practice using PTE practice test or Macmillan.
IELTS - 4 attempts ( Reading & Writing either 6 or 6.5 )
PTE Academic
Scored Test A L-69 R-55 S-60 W-77 ( I took the test one week before actual exam)
Scored Test B L-72 R-63 S-73 W-69 ( I took the test one day before actual exam)
Actual Exam
Communicative Skills
L - 86 R - 81 S - 90 W - 90 (Overall - 86)
Enabling Skills
Grammar - 82
Oral Fluency - 90
Pronounciation - 87
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 77
Written Discourse - 79
Review Materials
Tips
Practice
Presence of mind
Familiarize with the exam pattern
Pray
It took me almost a year to get through this.
Difficult but not impossible. Don't give up. Goodluck sa lahat ng mag eexam! Cheers!