Hi Everyone!
This is my first time to comment here and i just want to thank you all! You guys are really helpful! from review materials, advices and tips to boosting examinees' confidence! Thanks heaps! 😛
MOCK A (Nov 1)
70- Speaking
63- Writing
62- Reading
73- Listening
MOCK B (Nov 5)
69- Speaking
76- Writing
59- Reading
84- Listening
ACTUAL (Nov 6)
90- Speaking
72- Writing
75- Reading
79- Listening
In return, i wanna share my experience from review to day of exam. (baka lng din my same case ako na sa una nawawalan ng pag-asa, kabado, and napapagod na, pro still i made it!)
Oct 3- I booked the exam for Nov 6 , so almost 1 month and 3 days preparation. By that time oct 19 na agad ang next exam then sunod is nov 6. I booked the exam just for the sake of booking! haha! i dont have review materials yet but i have already a glimpse of exam flow as i checked this post already.
Tip: Check exam dates early. Also, i find it helpful to set the exam date agad para mapressure ako and to take seriously the review. Kasi ang tendency if after mo mgreview, saka ka magbook. You'll have excuses to delay the exam. 🙂
Review materials and strategy:
Mcmillan book- downloaded from this post:
Hindi ko natapos mcmillan. And most audio parts relating to CD1, di ko nagawa kasi incomplete nadownload ko.
Didnt finish esays and most writing parts (guilty on this, kasi dinelay ko sya ng dinelay hanggang sa di ko nasagutan. Alam ko kasi mahina ako sa essay kaya ayoko sya sagutan haha! )
For three weeks,2hrs/day for weekdays. then for weekend i spent almost whole day. ( I had days na napapgod na ako or nauumay. as a result, dmi ko break time lol)
TIP: Better if you finish the whole book. If kulang sa time, since ang mcmillan is 4 parts n dn paulitulit. concentrate on your weaknesses. practise!
Pte practise exam (free)- pte site (i tried to answer parts na im having a hard time. READING!
Gold kit mock exam- Bought from Pte site. bought this same day i booked my exam. As mentioned ng iba,better if you bought it kasi youll be more familiarize on the exam actual process. But this has downside din, if you saw your scores. Disappointing kasi ung sakin, aminado ako mahina ako reading, spec. reorder and essay writing ( which is twice ko lng ntry gumawa during my review). For my 2nd mock, mas ok na feeling . Thankful sa ielts ryan . essay tips! really helpful. After non tumaas ang writing ko! still reading ang kulang ko.
Youtube videos- i watched for tips basta ngsearch lng ako.esp sentence construction, essay writing.
Ted.ph- for 3 nights ng weekend i listened on videos, to check lang if i can understand english accents.
For review schedules, as much as possible devote portion of your time everyday hanggang sa routine mo na sya. Though iba iba tyo ng scenario, others maybe busy. Isipin na lang natin, we want this badly na we have to do our part and that is to review.
ACTUAL EXAM:
Wag dumaldal haha. once pumasok sa lobby area, refrain fr talking daw.
Go to restroom before exam pra derederecho ka na.
Take a break before proceeding to Listening part. kahit saglit lang. ako ng restroom lng then balik agad. Good thing din kasi atleast nastretch muscles, my blood circulation and medyo narest mind mo. 🙂 No need to rush in finishing the exam, anyway, you'll just do it once! 😉
SPEAKING and WRITING
speaking- Be confident! In describing images, pag wala na ako masabi lagi ang last sentence ko is " This graph is an effective and efficient way to illustrate the datas.. " For the sake lng na tulotuloy.
- writing - same sa taas format ng ielts ryan. check your grammar and spelling
READING
compared sa mock and mcmillan, mas nadalian ako sa actual. lalo na sa fill in the blanks and reorder paragraphs! thankful ako kasi ang napunta skin mga tig 2 sentences lng (for reorder). ksi weakness ko tlga to.
monitor time! naghabol na ako nung huli. pero thank God natapos ko din 🙂
LISTENING
Same as mcmillan and mock.
but when it comes to repeat sentence mas madali actual! mas onti ang words 🙂
naghabol din ako dito ng oras! hahha nkakapanic din. pero anw, last question ng repeatsentence ako nagahol. . ndi ko natype ang last 4 words.
Kahit di ko natapos, iba pa din ang feeling. Fulfillling 🙂 and finally natapos din. kaya after exam i let go of it agad, di ko na inisip and i tried to relax.
ONE MAJOR TIP:
before i started reviewing. I wrote in a paper...
(FULL NAME) PASSED PEARSON TEST ENGLISH ACADEMIC ON (DATE OF EXAM) WITH SCORES OF 80-WRITING, 80- SPEAKING, 80-READING and 80-LISTENING.
(tho not exctly same sa actual 🙂 i target high score para my allowance)
Pinost ko sya sa wall ko sa room. and even wallpaper sa phone ko. and for one month every morning pag gising and every night pagtulog, I SAY IT OUT LOUD! i always believe in auto suggestion and law of attraction. In that way din, i started my day right. Im motivated to study kasi i need to give justice to it. Na kahit i have FAITH AND PRAYERS on my side . still i acknowledge the need for me to exert an EFFORT AND HARD WORK. No room for doubts! believe i yourself! "WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE."
Ang haba n ng post ko, halos lht nmn ng tips nasabi n ng iba haha! Pero anyway i hope na if my nadagdag ako dun. yun ay ang pagshare ko bout autosuggestion and law of attraction.
Again, thank you sa lahat! GOD BLESS US ALL. 🙂 KEEP THE FAITH!