Everyone, i'd been lurking this thread for a while, and i'd like to thank all of the contributors. Last October 02, i took the exam and got 90/90/90/90 for R/S/L/W! Nasurprise ako ng sobra kasi i'm not expecting to get perfect score but it turned out to be true, and finally nakuha ko after taking IELTS. Overall, para sa hindi pa nakaka take, mag PTE-A nalang kayo swear. IELTS is partly subjective so may chance pa for lower scores that you don't deserve. PTE is scored by computer so you can study and learn the techniques to get high scores! I purchased the Gold package too para ma familiarize sa types of exam plus scoring. For the 2 sample exams score ko is etween 70-80++, pero in reality, mas mataas sila magbigay. I only spent 2 weeks for review and ok naman..
In return, I'm sharing my tips here:
Do not be worried with the headset and mic. PTE-A Makati uses a high-end headset and lapat na lapat sa ears so you can really hear listening tasks well. As mentioned earlier, please make sure na un mic is on a 45degree angle.. so parang nasa side na pababa direction. make sure na malakas register ng boses niyo sa mic test before starting the speaking exam.
For speaking test, lakasan yung boses and make sure na natural un flow ng words. I had some minor glitches pero i made sure na tuloy lang ako sa salita. It's true na marami ka makakasabay ( around 8 ata kami last october 02), pero focus lang ang kelangan. Wag mo pakinggan mga katabi mo macoconscious kalang. speak as if magisa kalang sa room. Sa describe the graph, tama naman earlier comments na start with telling what type of graph and title ng graph, tapos describe highest and lowest points, yung trend, and overall note. Minsan sa final sentence sinabi ko nalang the graph displays good summary.
3.For reading, medyo malalim and nakakalito tlga words, pero you need to be mindful of the time. i budget niyo un time remaining sa # of questions remaining. For me eto pinakamahirap na part, pero you really cannot study it unless you read dictionary and use complex words everyday. context clues nalang ginamit ko dito para masense ano tamang isagot.
For writing ielts style lang ginawa ko and ensured na may malalalim na words and wala masyadong umuulit na words. Saktong 300 words ginawa ko.
For listening,madali lang. dun sa repeat the lecture, isulat mo lang yung important keywords, pero make sure na wala ka at least malilimutan na important keypoint sa sasabihin mo. Since computer magchecheck importante na un key topics in the talk have matching keywords sa answers mo.
Goodluck to everyone!