@bluescarlet said:
Hi - newbie ako dito. I took IELTS last year, pero di ko nakuha ung score na gusto ko. Gusto ko kasi superior.
Sabi ng friend ko na nasa Australia na, mas madali daw PTE. Sino dito nakapag-exam both IELTS and PTE? Totoo bang mas madali ang PTE?
Sayang kasi pera sa IELTS kung uulit ako ng uulit. 🙁
I just took PTE recently. I had IELTS last year. Both one take only so maybe i don't have enough grounds for assessment. I was able to score proficient in IELTS (band no lower than 7) and score superior in PTE (score no lower than 79).
Here's my take. Without considering how they are scored, I would say IELTS is easier, way simpler, and a truer test of English - (will go back to this later). PTE on the other hand is more tedious, has more question types, and questions/tasks alone are harder.
What is true, in my opinion, is that PTE has more lenient scoring system than IELTS, this is why it seems PTE is easier to ace. IELTS is graded by native English speakers while PTE is totally AI evaluated. I said IELTS is a truer test of English because a native speaker will assess your actual English, while in PTE, you can deceive the AI by using templates even if it contains totally nonsense content or repeated templates. At least this is apparent for the speaking parts of both test.
I say, if my PTE performance will be graded by IELTS, there's no way it is in a caliber of a superior English.
TLDR, PTE is just thankfully easier to ace than IELTS.
