PTE ACADEMIC

filipinacpa · July 2015

@Hunter_08 hello.. for every question item, isang question lang. kapag natapos na po magsalita yung recorder, you could type your response na immediately then click next. then you will be redirected to the next item/question of write from dictation.

sa macmillan lang po tuloy tuloy ang recording but not in the actual exam..

Hunter_08 · July 2015

@filipinacpa ah ok salamat sa pag clarify ksi macmillan hindi ko kasi masabayan lahat ksi ang bilis...kala ko ganun din sa actual e..

cpa_oct2011 · July 2015

@Hunter_08 true! Heheh..

Julian · July 2015

Ask ko lang dun sa may experience sa ielts at pte, which is easier?

filipinacpa · July 2015

Ielts exam types are easier than PTE.. BUT it is easier to score higher than IELTS! It's the fact! Lol

With regards to questions per se,
1. LISTENING: Ielts is easier
2. READING: Ielts is easier too. Kasi yung vocab sa ielts andun na rin mismo sa text
3. WRITING: For me it's PTE except that we are only given 20 mins for essay writing
4. SPEAKING: PTE is easier except that it is very time pressured

Well everything about PTE is time-pressured. Pero marami na naging successful dito just by familiarising with the exam format of PTE. Mahirap talaga ang magiging impression sa PTE if you do not ready yourself with the questions na maeencounter niyo..

Liolaeus · July 2015

Ielts exam types are easier than PTE.. BUT it is easier to score higher than IELTS! It's the fact! Lol

+1

Julian · July 2015

Thank you

Hunter_08 · July 2015

Question po sa mga nag exam na ng PTE yng re-tell lecture ba sa actual mahirap? ksi sa macmillan nahihirapan ako d ko alam kng pano ko e practice yun..hahaha... thanks

Hunter_08 · July 2015

Follow up question din po regarding sa re-tell lecture.. pano pag nawala ka na dun sa topic na diniscuss sa lecture sa tingin nyo malaking bawas yun?

nedz · July 2015

Hello po. Yung online scored practice test isang beses lang ba yun pwedeng itake? Or pwede syang balikan at ulitin uli?

cpa_oct2011 · July 2015

@Hunter_08 Practice note taking.. You can follow the tips of mcmillan like yung mga name, dates etc. once you have your notes, you can just say what you have written.

Remember: the key to re-tell lecture, as well as for describe image, is fluency rather than content.

Hunter_08 · July 2015

@cpa_oct2011 thanks sa advice... sana makayanan ko at makakuha ng mataas na score..

filipinacpa · July 2015

@Hunter_08 here are additional tips compiled and shared from other forum, same tips din marecommend ko..

https://pteacademicreview.wordpress.com/category/speaking/re-tell-lecture/

@nedz only once. you can't pause it and get back to it later. you have to take it like you're taking the actual exam. continuous siya..

Hunter_08 · July 2015

@filipinacpa thanks sa tips.. nabubulol ksi ko sa re-tell e.. yun ang problema ko pag wala na ko maisip dun na ko nabubulol sa mga sasabihin ko..

Hunter_08 · July 2015

Sa re-tell lecture ba need ng mahabang sagot or pwede yng pinaka main idea lng ng lecture yng sasabihin? so it means hndi tlga ma maximize yng 40secs.

filipinacpa · July 2015

@Hunter_08 I usually finish between 35 to 38 seconds tapos click agad.. I think mostly ganun din ang gawa.. try to speak at least for 32-35 seconds para safe..

Hunter_08 · July 2015

Sorry ang dami kong tanong. yung sa Summarize written text po ba kailangan in 1 sentence lng kasi napanood ko sa youtube tips dapat daw 1 sentence lng tpos 40-70 words.

KillerQT · July 2015

Congrats sa mga nakapasa ng PTE!

Naka-6 or 7 re-takes ako sa IELTS. Dito lang ako sa PTE pumasa!

Congrats! pareho tayo... kakadepress noh? Pero ang sarap ng feeling nung pumasa na ako. 2 weeks after I passed the exam I'm still celebrating until now.

Salamat sa PTE!

Thank you Lord!

filipinacpa · July 2015

@KillerQT Congratulations! Ako rin di pa makamove on.. hahah..

g_whin · July 2015

@filipinacpa Base sa estimate mo, mga ilang ung mali mo sa reading section.

Julian · July 2015

Hi, I took the exam yesterday and unfortunately I don't pass the exam. My result is L 69, R62, S57, W73. I'm really frustrated right now...
I'm thinking if I will get another exam again with Bright, but the last exam date will be July 19 or with Pearson Makati on August 20. Please advice.

Julian · July 2015

@filipinacpa
Ask ko lang dun sa experience mo sa Pearson Makati, mahirap ba mag concentrate kung lahat kayo nagsasasalita? Kasi sa experience ko sa Bright, may kasabay me, then lakas ng boses, nakaka distract kasi ng attention kahit anong concentrate ko ang hirap maintindihan ng binabasa ko. Kaya balak ko habulin yun last day ni Bright sa July 19, although may ubo pa kasi me. After mawala for a while si Bright, mahirap na magpa book kay Pearson.
Gusto ko lang sana may gawin me, habang waiting me sa remarking ko sa ielts due end of August.

nikx · July 2015

@filipinacpa any tips po for summarize written text? nagttry ako sumagot di ko alam kung san ko sisimulan yung sentence ko

filipinacpa · July 2015

@Julian try Pearson Makati if it didn't work for Bright. Clearly you probably had problems with the following sections (based on your scores):
-Read Aloud
-Repeat Sentence (Speaking)

That affected to lower your score in listening and reading. Pansin ko lang din they are the first two types of questions asked in the Speaking Section, so baka rin hindi pa stable na okay yung voice on the first 10-15 mins of the speaking exam?

Sa Pearson, mas posible ang maraming maging kasabay kasi nasa more than 10 ang seats nila unlike with Bright na 4.. Although parang mas madali makaconcentrate sa Pearson, kasi ung echo lang ang maririnig which is kaya naman kapag nilakasan yung voice unlike sa Bright na buong boses talaga ng katabi yung maririnig.

filipinacpa · July 2015

@g_whin not sure.. pero baka dun ako sa multiple choice or reorder paragraphs nadadali usually..

filipinacpa · July 2015

@nikx https://pteacademicreview.wordpress.com/category/writing/summarize-written-text/

i'll try to add more later po when i got the time.. good luck!! just make sure to cover all the points in one sentence.. minsan yung isang paragraph is an example or scenario that can just be enumerated in one single sentence. most important is to get the main idea of the whole text.

nikx · July 2015

@filipinacpa ayun maraming salamat sa link! naghahanap din ako ng ibang examples para makakuha ako ng madaming idea.

filipinacpa · July 2015

@nikx i'll try to create one po

nikx · July 2015

@filipinacpa ayan maraming salamat sa help!!

Julian · July 2015

@filipinacpa Thank you. Follow up question lang po, gaano kalayo yung test takers sa Pearson compare to Bright. Sa Bright kasi kahit magkatalikod kayo dinig na dinig pa rin.