Hi guys. Gusto ko lang ishare experience ko sa PTE. Para din po ito sa lahat ng nadiscourage na magtake ng exam.
First take ko po noong March 28, 2017. Scores: L-74, R-63, S-52, W-86.
2nd take ko nung May 29. Scores: L-82, R-87, S-87, W-86.
Nung unang take ko po puro mocks lng ginagawa ko from youtube. Feeling ko prepared na ako for the exam. Pag dating dun nahirapan ako sa reading kc kapos ako sa oras. Sa speaking naman, medyo nadalian ako. ung mic ko that time nasa pinakadulo na. Sa may chin. Ayun. pag labas ng result, bagsak. Ayoko na sanang mag exam ulit kc sobrang nalugmok ako. Pero nagpapasalamat ako sa mga support system ko na wagas makapush.
Fast forward, nung second take ko. Nag focus ako sa speaking n reading. Salamat sa forum na to for the tips. Dto ko nakuha halos lahat ng templates. Nagpractice din po ako sa tcyonline.com. Nagpurchase ako nung 1 day nila package worth 500.00. nagfocus ako sa reading nun. Dun kc timed tlga ang pagsagot. Unlike sa youtube na pwede ka mag pause kung di ka na nakasagot. I purchased also the PTE Gold kit. Sa mocks, these are my scores: SET A: L-80, R-60, S-62, W-78
SET B: L-73, R-69, S-62, W-75.
Muntik ko na ipacancel yung exam ko dahil walang improvement yung speaking. Pero salamat sa mga sumagot ng tanong ko dto. Thank u @glitch88 and @albertus1982 .
For speaking: ginamit ko ung template ni nashare dto ni @butterflypooh42 . Thank u sayo.
During the exam, matagal ako nagtext ng mic. Tried to position it on my chin, above the lip n sa may nose. Then nagtry ako mag blow kung macapture nia ung air. Dapat walang air. Best position for me was in between the nose n upper lip.
<b class="Bold">READ ALOUD</b>: Normal lang pacing ko. Parang conversation lang. Sa previous exam ko kasi medyo mabagal ung pagbasa ko. For the intonation, basta may comma, pataas ung intonation ko, pag period, pababa. Then I used ALOUD application sa iphone. Araw araw ko nirerecord kung tama ba ung words na natatranscribe. For android merong Google text to speech. I didn't click the next button right away after reading. Inantay ko macomplete ung recording. Nag next lang ako nung more than 3 seconds na at di parin nag auto complete.
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REPEAT SENTENCE</b>: Nkikinig ako ng BBC News and sa mga samples sa Youtube. Nung sa exam na, medyo mahaba ung sentences na napunta sakin. Siguro mga tatlo o apat lng ung siguradong tama ako. Basta I mentioned all the keywords na naaalala ko. Not sure kung tama ung mga prepositions na nagamit ko nun. Ginaya ko rin ung intonation ng nung nasa audio clip.
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DESCRIBE IMAGE</b>: Everyday, nagpapractice ako ng maraming describe image. Youtube lang n google ng mga images. Here are the templates:
<b class="Bold">Pie chart</b>: The pie chart projected on the screen is the presentation of variables from research entitled (_______). It is divided into (____) different parts. The largest portion is ( __________ ) with ( __percent ). The lowest portion is () with (percent). It is surprising to see that (_) is the second largest portion, with (____percent). Overall, the information is accurate and concise and can be used as a reference for future studies.
<b class="Bold">Bar/line graph</b>: The (_graph) projected on the screen is the presentation of variables from research entitled (_). The horizontal line/axis represents (), while the vertical line represents (_). The highest figure belongs to () with (percent/million/billion, etc). The lowest figure belongs to () with (percent/million/billion, etc). It is surprising to see that (__) is the second highest figure, with (____percent/million/billion, etc). Overall, the information is accurate and concise and can be used as a reference for future studies.
<b class="Bold">Process/Diagram</b>: The diagram projected on the screen describes how _______. I just read all the details shown in the diagram. marami ung details, so di na ako nag conclusion pa.
<b class="Bold">Table</b>: The table projected on the screen is the presentation of variables from research entitled (_______). It is subdivided into (_) columns and () rows. The highest sector is ( __________ ) with ( _____ ). The lowest sector is () with (). It is surprising to see that (__) is the second highest sector, with (____). Overall, the information is accurate and concise and can be used as a reference for future studies.
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RETELL LECTURE</b>: Practice lang ako parati. Youtube lng din and tcyonline.com. Gamit parin ako ng template. kinabisado ko talaga ung template. Araw arawa practice. Ito yung template:
The lecture was regarding (_) and a significant amount of time was spent discussing around this topic. The lecture concluded after all the data points were discussed completely. To summarize his/her analysis, he/she pointed out that (______).
Sinulat ko lang around 3-4 sentences ng mga sinabi niya n un narin mismo sinabi ko. No pauses n fillers. Sa 10 secs before magretell, chineck ko na mga sinulat ko. Dapat clear ang penmanship para tuloy tuloy ang pagsalita.
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ANSWER SHORT QUESTION</b>: May ibang questions na nauulit lng. Gamit ko youtube n pteecademicexam.com. Madali lang ang part na to. Simple questions. Kung d alam yung sagot, answer confidently parin without hesitations. May mga questions na base sa image na ipapakita nila.