PTE ACADEMIC

Ekam_Eveileb

@jwolf oo naman kaya lang baka di mo makita kung ano words ang kailangan iprepare na ipronunce sa read aloud. Yup, katulad ng sinabi ng iba, mas maganda imemorize mo ung format para di ka magulat sa transition ng exam

Ekam_Eveileb

@jwolf ay, pero sabi sa rules ng test center bawal daw. Pero may nakagawa na niyan ayon sa ibang member ng forum.

hashtagisaw

hi all! my husband and i would just like to express our heartfelt appreciation to those who unabashedly shared their experiences; generously contributed links, reviewers, tips what not. we would like to give back somehow by giving an account of our own challenges and our victory.

my husband's first brush with the IELTS was in 2014, in Singapore which was for the Uni application. he scored 8.5 - 7 -7 - 8.5 in the academic module.

since he did not do so bad the first time, we thought getting a band 8 in all four components in the general training module will not be so difficult. my husband sat the exam last july 16 and was dismayed/frustrated that he got the same exact marks 8.5 - 7 - 7- 8.5 despite his efforts to improve on his writing and comprehension skills. we could not point a finger to how else he can better his scores. it is like an itch that we cannot scratch. we knew the only course of action was to take the exam again but we thought, there might be a test more suitable for the likes of him (whatever that means).

PTE academic.

i read this thread, from page 1 (!) and was convinced it was worth the shot. we booked it,

we bought the GOLD KIT.

we watched this

we printed the academic collocations list http://pearsonpte.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AcademicCollocationList.pdf

we downloaded these files
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B-SWiaKXacYAUzBwdWgzd1A2UHc

since the husband's weakest components were reading and writing, we focused on those.

his practice marks as follows:

12 August TEST A L76 - R72 - S79 - W67 this was raw with little preparation. We wanted to find out how he would fair. The session took 3 hours and the marks were available after as little as 2 hours.

17 August TEST B L90 - R78 - S90 - W82 this was the night before his actual PTE. It took him 3 hours. This was after he has studied the collocations, he has watched the YouTube video and answered all four sets (reading and writing ONLY) of the MacMillan reviewer. The results took FOREVER (20 hours) to upload! By the time it was updated, the husband was already done with his ACTUAL PTE!

when my husband sat the test, he was under the weather. he had a fever the day before, he was having the sniffles and his voice sounded different. i gave him sambucol capsules but he restrained himself from taking panadol for fear that it will make him sleepy/less alert. we were prepared to book another session but last night we received one amazing news, my husband's marks were beyond what we dared hope for L87 - R90 - S85 - W90 TO JESUS BE ALL THE GLORY AND PRAISE!!! GOD INTERVENED, my husband could not have possibly made it on his own devices!!!

**be stubborn with your goal but be flexible with your ways - YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO GIVES YOU STRENGTH**

allej

@xiaolico Hi I was seated sa computer no.1 when i took PTE.

@Ekam_Eveileb hello, kumusta po ung throat/voice mo after the exam? Namalat ka po ba? Pag kasi namalat indication yun na hndi tama ung speaking na masyado nstress ung voice. Important po na kalmado lang ung voice while taking the exam. my other tips po are on page197 of this thread. God bless on your next exam po.

xiaolico

@jwolf yung first part is introduction of who you are. Basically name mo, where you live and why you want to migrate. I suggest dito Ka Na mag sulat ng gusto mo isulat. Di kasama sa scores yung part Na to. Para after, you can focus Na sa exam. @allej good . I just think Malabo Na naka 48 yung person Na naka 77 sa writing. And I'm encouraging her to take the test again . @hashtagisaw you guys are good. Those scores are amazing

mrfifi88

Question po, sa essay ba kailangan pa ng space kada paragraph or ok lang tuloy tuloy na? Yung sa practice test kasi ang haba nung susulatan isang line ata isang paragraph ko na. Di kgaya sa paper nalalagyan mo pa ng space. Ty sa sasagot

michel_75

@hashtagisaw IELTS pa lang ang galing na ng scores lalo pa nong PTE na. Congrats!

xiaolico

@mrfifi88 Ako tuloy tuloy Lang. Some are saying better if you have an intro body and conclusion. Ako tuloy tuloy Lang. Bunch of sentences put together. I passed naman. In my opinion, the machine can not know if there's an intro body and conclusion. And I think, the simpler the better. Para pag daan nung parang bar code reader Nila, mas madaling mababasa. Don't over think it

mrfifi88

@xiaolico thanks po! Hehe kabado na 10days nlang

aje15

batman said:

@aje15 as much as possible we maximize the 40 seconds. based on my experience kinukulang ako sa ibang graph. if in case na tapos kana. you can click next agad, no issue.

I see yan siguro I would apply in describe image na complete na 40 secs. What about sa 'Read Aloud' natapos ko na basahin pero may time pa rin so click ko na agad next kasi kapag three secs d na ako nagsalita baka magingzero score ko. Ganun din ba gnagawa nyo?

cheezy_pops

aje15 said:

batman said:

@aje15 as much as possible we maximize the 40 seconds. based on my experience kinukulang ako sa ibang graph. if in case na tapos kana. you can click next agad, no issue.

I see yan siguro I would apply in describe image na complete na 40 secs. What about sa 'Read Aloud' natapos ko na basahin pero may time pa rin so click ko na agad next kasi kapag three secs d na ako nagsalita baka magingzero score ko. Ganun din ba gnagawa nyo?

Mas okay sa read aloud na wag masyado mabilis para ma interpret ng PC pero wag din over sa bagal, then pag tapos kana po magbasa, click next after 1 sec para di nya ma-record yun background noise from your seatmates.

mrfifi88

@jwolf aug 22 ka di ba? Goodluck!!!
Ako sa 30 pa pero knkabahan na ng sobra nasusuka na ko.. (

xiaolico

@mrfifi88 you can do it

Expat30

Hi, Im new to the forum. Took IELTS twice and just waiting for the result from yesterday's exam. Nerve wrecking ang feeling, i dont know kung makukuha ko yung second this time. But if not, planning to take PTE. Anyone just recently took theirs?

batman

@Expat30 welcome to the forum. Are you aiming for an specific score in IELTS? Just be positive with your IELTS results.

mrfifi88

@xiaolico thanks bro balitaan ko kayo dito ng scores ko :-SS

jwolf

@mrfifi88 ninenerbyos na nga ako..bukas na kasi.. waaaah! take ko yung mock exam 2 ko ngayon.. sana maganda na resulta... balitaan ko kayo..

xiaolico

@jwolf Goodluck

mugsy27

@Expat30 sa Dover ka ba nag-exam ng IELTS sir?

louietheresa

Hi everyone, pahelp naman, nag tatry ako mag send ng pte score, ano yung ilalagay dun sa Institution/Organization/Department/School na field? nilalagay ko DIBP or Department of Immigration and Border Protection. ayaw tanggapin.

Salamat po ng madami

xiaolico

@louietheresa naka agency kasi Ako. Pero eto nakalagay sa akin

Department of Immigration and Border Protection - DIBP - Visa Applications
Worldwide, Australia

louietheresa

@xiaolico ok na po nag type lang ako ng Department of Immigration...yeah nka migration agent dn ako...thanks for the info though...appreciate!

xiaolico

@louietheresa np. Sana sabay Tayo makakuha ng favorable outcome sa Eoi natin. Sa agent mo, may training ba for PTE? Parang wala lahat no? Puro Ielts ang training

louietheresa

@xiaolico yeah sana...may bumabagsak po ba sa EOI?

xiaolico

@louietheresa Ang sabi, Wala. Pero yung iba mas matagal mapadalhan ng invite. Twice amount daw Ang rounds. 31 Ang next. So those taking PTE or will take PTE before the end of the month, Sana sabay sabay tayo makakuha ng invitation

climbthemountain

may tanong lang po sa mga nakatapos na ng PTE. nakakaoverwhelm kasi yun sa describe image lagi ako nauubusan ng time. wla na ako time to say my conclusion. ok lang kya na di ko na i-mention yun mga numbers? o talga kailangan sabihin?

batman

@climbthemountain during my test. I don't mention the year. mention ko lang kong ano ang highest/lowest by how much ganun lang. bakit nauubusan ka ng time baka masyado mahaba intro mo. ano sample ng template mo?

climbthemountain

nirerephrase ko lang ung nkalagay na title sa chart/graph tpos imention ko na ung nakikita ko na trends. d ko lam bakit naooverwhelm din ako sa daming nkikitang numbers/figures sa graph. siguro mabagal din kasi ako magsalita hehehe kasi parang nagiisip ako ng mga words na sasabihin ko. ito talaga pinakanhihirapan ako. parang na-stuck na ko dito. di ako umaalis til makuha ko un time.

batman

@climbthemountain have you tried recording yourself while doing the describe image? If you think masyado mabagal try to adjust. bilisan ng kunti. but make sure naiintindihan pa din. practice pa more. kaya mo yan. parang climbing the mountain lang yan

climbthemountain

@batman oo nakarecord tapos may timer din kaya alam kong di ako nakakareach on time. kaya nga practice pa talga ng madami. kaso mahirap tlaga for me pero dapat makaya! thanks for the words of encouragement!