Hello po sa lahat. Share ko lang po yung experience ko kanina sa PTE-Academic exam and just a few hours ago natanggap ko na rin po yung result (same day) and thanks GOD po na i got the scores i want. Super blessed po ako talaga today and until now i'm still on a cloud 9. Di makatulog sa sobrang saya. Hehe....
Maraming salamat po sa lahat ng mga nag-share dito ng information/tips lalong-lalo na po kay @filipinacpa. Ang laking tulong po talaga!
Tips:
Speaking - just speak naturally and LOUDER. And dun po sa Describe Image, don't spend too much time on the chart details (e.g. the ups & downs). Just direct to the point on the distinct difference/s that you see especially chart comparison kasi konti lang ang oras. Very important that you say something about the implication of the charts and for sure you'll get a high marks for this. Example, for chart comparing the population distribution between men and women where women has higher percentage at old age. Pwede mong sabihin na "Perhaps, this is attributed to the fact that men generally take risky jobs"...something like that. If you notice kasi sa scores ko sa Speaking for both scored test A & B walang lahos pinagka-iba. Pero during sa actual test dinagdagan ko ng implications dahil the past few days ko lang din 'to nalaman 'tong strategy na 'to kaya ayun perfect yung Speaking ko.
Reading - eto di ko masyadong ma-explain kung bakit ako nakakuha ng mataas na marks. Dito ako masyadong na-disappoint after the exam kasi naubusan ako ng oras. May 2 questions na di ko na nasagutan. Nag-spend ako ng mahabang time sa re-order paragraphs. Worried ako masyado kasi feeling ko mababang-mababa yung makukuha kung score. Awa ng diyos mataas din pala. Hehe....Kaya dapat time management talaga pagdating sa Reading. Be mindful sa timer on the upper right corner of the screen kasi sayang yung mga questions sa bandang huli kung di masagutan medyo madali pa naman.
Writing - medyo unlucky ako dito dahil 2 essays yung natapat sakin. Unlike dun sa mga kasabayan ko, 1 essay lang. Natapos ko din naman in time yung essays kaya lng di ko na na-review pa yung mga spelling and grammars kaya ayun medyo mababa score. Tip ko dito dapat huwag masyadong mag-spend ng time writing draft, cguro around 23 mins lang then starting writing na agad dun sa screen dahil kakapusin ka talaga sa oras. Write whatever comes to your mind related to the topic. One of the strategies that i learned from Simon IELTS website is hwag gumamit ng paulit-ulit na words. Although same meaning pero paiba-iba pandagdag points. Example, instead of using "huge" - use "massive", "enormous", etc.
Essay 1 topic: The world today is facing a lot of global issues. What do you think is the most serious problem? What are your solutions? (the phrase not exactly the same but the context is)
Essay 2 topic: Learning a 2nd language is not important and just a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Support your opinion.
- Listening - relatively easy lang pero di alam bakit 72 lang score ko. Hehe...Siguro i think meron akong di nasagutan ng tama sa mga multiple choice questions o kaya di ko na summarize ng mabuti yung spoken texts. Presence of mind lang dapat dito. Hwag magpa-distract sa katabing test-takers kasi di naman gaanong mahirap yung sinasabi, pakinggan lang talaga ng mabuti.
Good luck po sa lahat!!! Kaya-kayang nyo nyan!
ORAYT! ROCK N ROLL TO THE WORLD! :-)
Scored Test A
Listening - 72
Reading - 62
Speaking - 77
Writing - 68
Scored Test B
Listening - 79
Reading - 70
Speaking - 79
Writing - 75
Actual Test Result
Listening - 72
Reading - 84
Speaking - 90
Writing - 74
Review Materials: McMillan, PTE Academic Practice Tests Plus with key & cheat sheet from @filipinacpa
10-18-2014 IELTS IDP exam
10-31-2014 IELTS Result 6.5 7.5 6.5 7.0 (LRWS)
04-23-2015 Submitted docs to EA for assessment (Electronics Engineer)
07-01-2015 Assessment positive outcome (Highest Relevant Qualification)
08-20-2015 PTE Academic 72 84 90 74 (LRSW)
08-20-2015 Submitted EOI 189