PTE ACADEMIC

alfa · July 2016

@jedh_g hi po. Pwde po makahingi ng mcmillan pdf? email add ko [email protected] salamat

batman · July 2016

@alfa you need to purchase from PTE website for timed and scored test. 36 USD. https://ptepractice.com/

jedh_g · July 2016

@d_thugcydal email sent please check. Good luck!

jedh_g · July 2016

@alfa huge file po ang macmillan pdf. Backread na lang po para makita nyo link to access it :-*

Asha · July 2016

@alfa ako sa Jul 29. Yesterday lang ako nagstart magreview. Well, nagbasa pala. I purchased the gold kit sa pearsonpte para baka sakaling makatulong saken. I am aiming for 20 points kasi. Hahahaha.

Galingan natin ha?

Asha · July 2016

@batman bawi nalang sir next time. Nagpasched ka na ulit ng exam?

jbla · July 2016

sa mga bumili ng reviewers sa PTE website, bumili din ako ng Silver. Yung mga practice test hindi ba sya nag papalit? kala ko kasi if you wanna take it again and again, mag shuffle sya from their database. Kaso hindi, nakakbisa ko nalang tuloy. Pinag papalit palitan ko kasi sya. Hindi ko kasi magawa mag Mcmillan sa office masyadong halata hihihihi

liyah22 · July 2016

@jbla in my experience, same lang po. Twice na ako nag avail akala ko din iba iba.

batman · July 2016

@jbla , @liyah22 downside of their product. We can send feedback for that, maybe.

jbla · July 2016

@batman lumabas na pala result ng PTE sayang 2 points nalang sa Listening. Sa Aug 12 pa ko pero kinakabahan ako weekend lang ako kasi nakaka practice. Yung mock test ko sa katapusan ko na siguro sya i try.

d_thugcydal · July 2016

@jedh_g received ko na. I-schedule ko na exam ko sa August 12. Thanks for sharing.

mrkanncpa · July 2016

Sobrang thank you sa lahat ng nandito! Special mention kay sir @jedh_g na sobrang sipag magreply at magsend ng tips. Nakakainspire po yung stories. I feel like I owe a lot sa site na ito and I can't go by nang basta as reader lang, kaya I created an account to say thank you sa lahat ng nagshare ng tips, materials, and success nila. Gusto ko lang din ishare yung PTE journey ko. On my 2nd attempt last July 19 sa Makati, I passed with these scores:

Listening: 88 | Reading: 84 | Speaking: 90 | Writing: 90

This is a miracle given that I ran out of time in Reading, yung last question hula na lang yun. And lalo sa speaking, kasi in one instance closed na pala yung mic kasi 40secs na pero di ko napansin at salita pa din ako nang salita. There were also 2 instances I think sa speaking part na nabulol ako nang slight. Siguro nadala ng confidence and tone kaya pumasa pa din

Meanwhile, these are my scores on the 1st attempt (July 4):
Listening: 80 | Reading: 90 | Speaking: 62 | Writing: 90

Sobrang crushed yung self-esteem ko after this because I thought I was ready. My mock exam result for speaking was 84. I was confident after the 1st exam kasi I thought I did everything right. I can't think of any major glitch na ikaka-62 ng score ko. Kaya just imagine my dismay. So after that 1st attempt nung July 4, at after ko umiyak nang maghapon, di na ko tumigil sa preparation. I listened to podcasts, read more tips on many blogs, did and re-did speaking tests sa YouTube. I even downloaded random graphs from Google Images at pinagppraktisan ko offline in timed conditions. Nung natapos ko na kasi yung practice tests, parang nafamiliarize na lang ako sa graphs e kaya parang alam ko na yung sasabihin, e ayoko nang ganun kasi gusto ko yung bago talaga sa paningin ko yung gagawan ko ng "Describe Image". And mostly, I prayed like I'm hopeless. I think kasi, ito yung message ni God sakin kaya I failed on my first try. Masyado yata akong naging confident sa mock scores ko kasi matataas na nga, even perfect sa ibang subjects. I relied on my own strength and I forgot to acknowledge God and manghingi pa din ng tulong sa Kanya. Truly, without Him, hindi talaga natin kaya. No matter how prepared you think you are, pray pa din and give back the glory sa Kanya.

Wala po akong formal compilations ng reviewers na ginamit ko. Mostly google and YouTube searches lang and those na posted na din ng members dito. I also purchased the Gold Kit, which was very helpful. Commitment, hard work, and prayers lang po talaga! And one important thing I guess is to keep your calm and focus during the actual exam. Your nerves could get the better of you and it would negatively affect you sa Speaking part, which is the 1st part pa naman. And pag di ka focused, you could be easily distracted kasi sabay sabay kayong magsasalita. So, mind your own, wag sila pakinggan! Sana nakatulong at naka-inspire ako kahit pano. God bless sa lahat ng takers of this exam!

batman · July 2016

@mrkanncpa congrats!
@jbla practice ka din sa gabi. mag sunog ng kilay.

mrkanncpa · July 2016

@batman Salamat sir. Sayang Jul18 ka pala, Jul19 ako nag-take e. Kasabay ko halos puro nurses. Good luck sa 2nd attempt

vylette · July 2016

@mrkanncpa question lang, ano sa tingin mo yung naiba sa ginawa mo sa speaking mo sa 2nd take kaya nakakuha ka ng better scores than before?

mrkanncpa · July 2016

@vylette Nung first time, full yung testing center. Sobrang ingay nung first hour, tapos on top of it is noise-reduced yung headset so pag nagsasalita ako, hindi ko na naririnig sarili ko. Nung repeat sentence na, napansin kong sumisigaw na ko. Tuloy-tuloy nang ganun kasi I struggled to hear my voice on top of everyone else's. Nafeel ko pa nga yung slight paos kasi ganun na pala kalakas boses ko. So I think yun, kasi hindi na naging natural yung tone e. Another thing, yung working template ko din for describe image nung first time hindi masyadong maganda. Nung 2nd time ko na, I ensured na na-showcase yung vocab ko through using synonyms and other words na hindi masyadong common

jbla · July 2016

d_thugcydal said:
@jedh_g received ko na. I-schedule ko na exam ko sa August 12. Thanks for sharing.

Sabahy tayo ng exam! 1:30 ba time mo? Friday to. All the best

vylette · July 2016

@mrkanncpa thanks sa useful tips

i am on the same situation mo kasi before 82-90 score ko dun sa tatlo then sa speaking 64 ako kaya ayun,kakadismaya man e nagbook nlng ulit for second take....need ko kasi 20 points e

jedh_g · July 2016

@mrkanncpa congratulations! Prepare your EOI as your next step... God bless

jbla · July 2016

mrkanncpa said:
Sobrang thank you sa lahat ng nandito! Special mention kay sir @jedh_g na sobrang sipag magreply at magsend ng tips. Nakakainspire po yung stories. I feel like I owe a lot sa site na ito and I can't go by nang basta as reader lang, kaya I created an account to say thank you sa lahat ng nagshare ng tips, materials, and success nila. Gusto ko lang din ishare yung PTE journey ko. On my 2nd attempt last July 19 sa Makati, I passed with these scores:

Listening: 88 | Reading: 84 | Speaking: 90 | Writing: 90

This is a miracle given that I ran out of time in Reading, yung last question hula na lang yun. And lalo sa speaking, kasi in one instance closed na pala yung mic kasi 40secs na pero di ko napansin at salita pa din ako nang salita. There were also 2 instances I think sa speaking part na nabulol ako nang slight. Siguro nadala ng confidence and tone kaya pumasa pa din

Meanwhile, these are my scores on the 1st attempt (July 4):
Listening: 80 | Reading: 90 | Speaking: 62 | Writing: 90

Sobrang crushed yung self-esteem ko after this because I thought I was ready. My mock exam result for speaking was 84. I was confident after the 1st exam kasi I thought I did everything right. I can't think of any major glitch na ikaka-62 ng score ko. Kaya just imagine my dismay. So after that 1st attempt nung July 4, at after ko umiyak nang maghapon, di na ko tumigil sa preparation. I listened to podcasts, read more tips on many blogs, did and re-did speaking tests sa YouTube. I even downloaded random graphs from Google Images at pinagppraktisan ko offline in timed conditions. Nung natapos ko na kasi yung practice tests, parang nafamiliarize na lang ako sa graphs e kaya parang alam ko na yung sasabihin, e ayoko nang ganun kasi gusto ko yung bago talaga sa paningin ko yung gagawan ko ng "Describe Image". And mostly, I prayed like I'm hopeless. I think kasi, ito yung message ni God sakin kaya I failed on my first try. Masyado yata akong naging confident sa mock scores ko kasi matataas na nga, even perfect sa ibang subjects. I relied on my own strength and I forgot to acknowledge God and manghingi pa din ng tulong sa Kanya. Truly, without Him, hindi talaga natin kaya. No matter how prepared you think you are, pray pa din and give back the glory sa Kanya.

Wala po akong formal compilations ng reviewers na ginamit ko. Mostly google and YouTube searches lang and those na posted na din ng members dito. I also purchased the Gold Kit, which was very helpful. Commitment, hard work, and prayers lang po talaga! And one important thing I guess is to keep your calm and focus during the actual exam. Your nerves could get the better of you and it would negatively affect you sa Speaking part, which is the 1st part pa naman. And pag di ka focused, you could be easily distracted kasi sabay sabay kayong magsasalita. So, mind your own, wag sila pakinggan! Sana nakatulong at naka-inspire ako kahit pano. God bless sa lahat ng takers of this exam!

WOW Antaas! Praise God! And thank you for sharing your stories and tips. Sa August 12 naman ako, antagal ko bago nag english test ulet dahil sobrang na frustrate ako sa IELTS test ko 2 years ako. sobrang baba ko sa reading 5 lang. Hindi ko sya expected. Now I'm trying PTE and I am really praying and hoping that I can get kahit required passing points lang for me to get 10 sa EOI.

jbla · July 2016

batman said:
@mrkanncpa congrats!
@jbla practice ka din sa gabi. mag sunog ng kilay.

Di kaya brad, mga 11 na nakakauwi galing gym lol tapos 5am gising kinabukasan :-( Kaya weekend lang at sundot sundot ng youtube at basa-basa lang habang nag byahe

vylette · July 2016

yun registration ID ba sa PTE yung ilalagay sa EOI?

d_thugcydal · July 2016

@jbla sa RELC ka ata mag-exam... sa Pearson Professional Center kasi ako nagbook. 7:15PM schedule ko. Mas gusto ko kasi malapit sa Train Station Exam center. Good Luck sa tin bro. Same ANZSCODE din pala tayo...

baka may template ka rin bro ng sa COE mo sa mga companies, pwede pashare din. kukuha pa lang kasi ako. thanks.. eto e-mail ko... [email protected]

tsenrejean24 · July 2016

@jedh_g, can I have a copy din po? [email protected] thanks po.

batman · July 2016

@mrkanncpa thanks, overseas ako kaya kong 19 ako nag exam di din tau magkasabay. kong kasabay kita sana hiniram ko na lng 2 points mo sa listening hehehe

batman · July 2016

@jbla tsaka ka na mag gym, bawi na lng after passing the PTE.

batman · July 2016

vylette said:
yun registration ID ba sa PTE yung ilalagay sa EOI?

@vylette please refer here.
http://pinoyau.info/discussion/2346/filling-up-of-eoi-requirements-after-invitation/p23

mrkanncpa · July 2016

Hi uli, may mga nagmemessage sakin about Speaking tips, so I'm sharing this at baka makatulong din sa inyo. Sorry kung medyo mahaba, impromptu yung pagtype ko e:

Overview, ganito yung mga iniinclude kong key elements for Describe Image:

Intro:
This (pie/line/bar) chart/graph (shows/displays/manifests/depicts/illustrates) information/data/analysis about _______ over the stipulated period of (period).
OR
There are two graphs projected on screen, which in combination, shows the (correlation/relationship/analysis) of information/data about _____ over the stipulated period of (period).

Pie chart:
There are ___ sectors to this chart. The largest sector is ___ at (value). The lowest sector is ___ at (value). It is (surprising/interesting) to note that ___ came in (last/second) at (value) given that (blah, blah).

Line graph, with two variables:
The graph representing ___ showed a (gradual/dramatic/steep/etc) fluctuation/volatility throughout the stipulated period, with its highest point at (value) in (period) and its lowest point at (value) in (period). Meanwhile, the graph representing the ___ displays a rather (gradual/dramatic/steep/etc) fluctuation/volatility in comparison, with its highest point at (value) in (period) and its lowest point at (value) in (period).

Bar graph:
The highest figure is ___ at (value) in (period). This is significantly/notably/surprisingly (higher/greater) than ___ at (value) in (period), making it the lowest figure. It is (surprising/interesting) to note that ___ came in (last/second) at (value) given that (blah, blah).

Fillers - if you still have time:
Therefore, this (pie/line/bar) chart/graph is accurate and concise and can be used as reference for future studies following the same objective.

Try to conclude if time permits, as this gives more points DAW. But in may case, hindi ko na nagawa. I also didn't use any "ah, uhm, er, let me see" or any other gap fillers. I took my time enunciating each word and this gave me time to think of what to say next.

As for retell lecture, no formal template as I relied heavily on the lecture itself. Habang nagte-take notes, synonyms na agad yung sinusulat ko para sa sasabihin ko but I made sure na I still used keywords.

Read aloud and repeat sentence: observe your phrasing. Get into the meaning and purpose of the sentence para madeliver mo accordingly. Like, instruction ba sya? So make your tone imperative. Informative ba? E di parang reporter lang ang delivery. Sabi nila mag-notes sa repeat sentence but it just didn't work for me. I closed my eyes and listened intently instead. I imagined na may nagiinstruct o kumakausap sakin so I was able to grasp the meaning and eventually repeated most of the words. Siguro nagkamali ako sa collocations and transitive/linking verbs lang pero yung major words I got them all, I think.

Overall: Avoid any accent and tone na hindi natural sayo. Ito yung error ko the first time. Medyo conyo kasi ako in real life so I tend to mumble and my tone is always high-pitch, you know the usual maarte kolehiyala. Haha. In my 2nd attempt inalis ko lahat ng arte and I spoke like I'm reading to kids, clear and no frills.

During the headset/microphone check in the actual exam: On my 2nd attempt, sobrang tagal kong ginawa to. Around 10x yata ako nag-test ng microphone to achieve my desired tone and volume. Wag kayo mahiya mag-test ng mic, wag kayo mag-settle dun sa "testing one two three" na yun. What I did was, I recorded full sentences. Binasa ko yung instructions on screen at pinakinggan ko sarili ko kung ok ba. I also recorded words na nahihirapan ako, like "statistics, analysts, the, thick, thickness", kasi medyo kapos yung S sounds ko because I wear retainers on my teeth. @vylette I think this is one tip na nalimutan ko sabihin kahapon

Good luck to all!

mrkanncpa · July 2016

@jbla Sir nung umpisa medyo hirap din ako sa Reading. Pero sobrang nasurprise ako nung 1st take ko kasi sobrang dali sa actual. I was able to get 90. Sa questions requiring multiple answers, pag di ako sure sa isang sagot hinahayaan ko na basta sigurado naman yung isa kong sagot. Kasi kung mali yung isa mong napili right minus wrong pa yun so ending zero yung makukuha mo. Kaya wag na lang irisk, sayang e. Good luck sa inyo sir!