PTE ACADEMIC

Liolaeus

@jella ayoko na mg PTE. dami nila technical issues. pina refund ko nalang ung saken kasi sbi nila mg retake dw ako. naistress n ako kya refund nlng tas bayad ko nlng un ng OET

Aww sayang naman yung effort mo. Anyare kaya? Dibale sana makuha mo na yung desired score mo soon whether IELTS, PTE-A, or OET.

Hunter_08

Hi, any tips pano mapataas yng score sa writing? salamat!

WalanjoSG

@hunder_08 I'm not expert in writing since even in previous IELTS results it was my weakest linked. But so far sa mga mock test ko, my written discourse showed result of 90. I think better maximized the 300 words na requirement. Even sa summarized into one sentence (70 words) and tsaka yung isang summary ng speaker na 50-70 words, i-maximized mo rin. And keep on practising.

Hunter_08

@WalanjoSG Thanks.. before medyo ok nman na yng writing ko sa exam but sa last exam ko I only got 64.. sana maka graduate na sa English exam..salamat ulit

WalanjoSG

@hunter_08 Baka kinabahan ka lalo at nawala na sa focus mo. Today yong exam ko. later pa naman 6pm. Excited na ako na kinakabahan kasi gusto ko na din magraduate sa enlish req. Nway, have u tried checking videos of IELTS University. Doon ko natutunan ung techniques nya sa writing. Paulit ulit ko lang pinapanood ung apat na youtube videos nya. Napaka direct to the point ng techniques nya sa writing.

Hunter_08

@WalanjoSG hindi ko kasi natapos ng maayos yng isa kong essay e.. 2 kasi yng naging essay ko... Goodluck sa exam mo.. first take mo ba? kaya yan...ok naman yng mock exam mo e

WalanjoSG

@hunter_08 Yes this will be my first take sa PTE and hopefully the last one. Just keep on practicing lang sa writing and timed yourself always. Ang worry ko ang Speaking lalo na sa oral fluency. Pagka kinabahan ako nawawala ako sa practice templates ko. Hopefully i can ace this one.

Hunter_08

@WalanjoSG kaya yan.. actually sa speaking ako nadadalian.. ksi hndi naman need tama yng mga info na sasabihin mo e.. important is tuloy tuloy at tama yng grammar.. yun lng.. kaya mo ng isang take yan....

jedh_g

@Hunter_08 any tip on speaking for describe image and re-tell lecture? Mag ma-mock test na kasi ako tonight. Actual exam ko na on Monday morning. Thank you in advance.

Hunter_08

@jedh_g sa describe image gumamit lng ako ng template " The bar/line chart projected on the screen entitled/shows...... yng content the chart......... The chart was very accurate and concise which can be used as reference for future studies with the same objective."

sa re tell lecture nag list down lng ako ng mga key points tpos from there pinapalawak ko na lng...

allej

@Hunter_08, tama si @WalanjoSG sa writing tips nya. 300 words ung nagamit ko sa essay and 60-70 words sa mga summary and i got 90.

Hunter_08

@jella skn almost 300 na at 60+ words sa summary pero hndi pa din ok.. need ko siguro gumamit ng mga malalalim na words.. thanks

WalanjoSG

@hunter Better check your cohesion and fluency of your essay. Baka kasi haywired yong thoughts and baka di mo nasagot kung ano yong required doon sa tanong ng essay.

Hunter_08

@WalanjoSG sige check ko salamat.. kumuha ksi akong ng parang template sa youtube sa paggawa ng essay.

jedh_g

@jella taas ng scores mo sa PTE, galing! 20 pts yan sa EOI lodging mo...hopefully, yan din makita ko on Monday after taking the exam

allej

@jedh_g hindi pa ako 20 points e.. kinulang sa speaking. hndi ko pa kasi alam nun na naaadjust pala ung mic and hndi ko pa nababasa tong thread na to. but I’ll try and try until maka 79 all.

jedh_g

@jella any recommendation on ideal mic positioning? Saan banda located ang mouthpiece ng headset, is it on left or right cheek? Appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

rich88

Kakatapos ko lang ng mock exam A, hindi ako satisfied sa results:

Listening - 82
Reading - 77
Speaking - 71
Writing - 84

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 74
Pronunciation - 66
Spelling - 81
Vocabulary - 90
Written Discourse - 90

Nakakapag taka lang na 66 lang ang pronunciation ko, eh maayos naman yung pagkaka pronounce ko ng word sa speaking part...

24luffy

@rich88 pano ginawa mo sa writing, gumamit kb nung template na nadto sa forum? ung sa essay at summarize w/s text minaximize mb ung word count?
salamat.

rich88

@24luffy d ako gumamit ng template. Introduction lang. D naman maximize mashado. Mga 60/70 words sa sumarize, tpos 280/300 sa essay. Pag wala na ako masabi d ko na inuulit ulit just for the sake na ma-maximize lang.

markiemark

Hey guys! Nakuha ko na ang result ng practice PTE exam ko. Ayos naman at achievable ang target score ko. Kaya lang merong comment na ganito:
"Your writing and overall score may be lower than you had expected as there was a problem scoring one or more of your answers to the writing questions in the test. This can happen if your answers do not conform to the instructions or you write in non-standard English."

What are your thoughts? Wala akong makita sa ibang sites, kaka-check ko lang. Salamat ng marami.

jedh_g

Happy Sunday everyone! Just took my PTE paid mock test (Set this morning.

@iam_juju my scores were as follows:
L: 75
R: 63
S: 80
W:69

Enabling Skills were as follows:
Grammar: 65
Oral Fluency: 64 (will work on this more until tonight)
Pronunciation: 90
Spelling: 73
Vocabulary: 81
Written Discourse: 90

Key points as I may recommend after taking the exam:
1. Part I - I hit hard on the repeat sentence part but still lucky to reach 75. Need to practice.
Also, it helped that I had my templates ready for describe image. Need ko na lang to practice / strategize maximizing my time writing the template after the 1st question ng read aloud. I was so happy that I did well on this part.

2. Part II - Reading part was I think moderate but it did hit me as I do not noticed the transition from the 1st part kasi ang bilis. Siguro, I had to improve on the multiple choice choose single / multiple answers as this hits me kasi right minus wrong.

I also simulated the optional break for 10 minutes. Importante na walang intake ng water basta nakapasok ka na nag test center. Madalas kasi ako mag urinate considering cold sa test center I assumed.

3. Part III - This was the easiest part I took. I think my wide range of vocabulary and collocations made this instrumental in getting desires score pati writing essay. Dagdagan lang ng maraming vocabulary< I could boost up my score up to 80. I love the write from dictation part and summarizing the heard conversation. It helps to write on my notes and not just merely selecting from the choices.

Salamat sa lahat ng tulong ninyo dito sa forum. Tomorrow is the big test day. I can do it! I rest my case to our Creator...

markiemark

@jedh_g hey wala ka bang nakuhang comment like mine? I'm guessing kase nag-submit ako 3 seconds bago mag-time out kaya baka na register sa system na nag-overtime ako. Mabilis mo ba natapos ang reading part? Thank you.

hannahmi

I also tried the mock test set B, sablay pa ako sa speaking, nakakainis kasi hindi talaga ako makapag review lately dahil sa work, pag uwi naman sa bahay busy sa kids, mag pe pray na lang ako hehe and will try again the Mcmillan test. Hirap talaga ako sa pronunciation, masyadong tagalog na version ng English ang natutuhan ko sa school, and it's so hard to change yung nakasanayan na pagbigkas ng mga salita. Nag improve naman score ko kahit pano from my set A mock test except sa oral fluency and written discourse, bumaba ng bongga yung written discourse ko from 79 to 45. Ang naaalala ko lang na different na ginawa ko is dun sa summarize written text, dati nag compose ako ng summary using words na wala dun sa texts, sa set B naman parang pinag dugtong dugtong ko lang yung mga sentences composing a complex sentence. Obviously its not effective.
Bukas na din exam ko, goodluck sa tin @jedh_g.

Here's my set B mock test results
L: 71 / R: 66 / S: 59 / W:72

Enabling Skills
Grammar: 65
Oral Fluency: 57
Pronunciation: 40
Spelling: 90
Vocabulary: 90
Written Discourse: 45

hannahmi

@markiemark walang comment yung result ko, except dun sa disclaimer na this is just an online practice test not actual PTE result. Kelan pala exam mo, good luck din sa'yo

markiemark

@jedh_g bukas na din exam ko. Ilang minutes pa natira sayo after reading? Tingin ko yun talaga naging problem ko - last second ako nag-submit. Good luck sa atin!

@hannahmi Good luck!

WalanjoSG

advice sa kukuha pa lang ng exam. I-condition nyo na yung sarili niyo na sa speaking part sobrang ingay ng paligid. As in super. Like yung katabi ko na examinee, nadistract talaga ako sa lakas ng boses. May gulay. There were parts in the speaking that I stammered. Most likely affected your oral fluency ko nito. But the rests of the exams are manageable. Feeling ko nga mas nahirapan pa ako sa paid mock test kaysa sa actual exam. But yong sa writing, make it sure to practice 20 mins each essay talaga. Pagkaflash ng essay topic start na ng countdown ng 20mins.

markiemark

@WalanjoSG Maraming salamat! Sana hindi gaano kaingay sa testing centre ko. Ano results ng paid mock exams mo? If you don't mind me asking.

WalanjoSG

@markiemark Yung seating arrangement parang sa call center talaga. So alam mo malapit na malapit lang talaga. Like dinig na dinig mo ung katabi mo. Yung result ng mock test ko nasa signature ng account ko.

markiemark

@WalanjoSG Salamat! Sabi ko nga hindi ako nagbabasa e. ) Anyway, ngayong hapon ang exam ko. Salamat ng maramI!