PTE ACADEMIC

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex ah okie. Pansin ko kasi minsa SVO does not always apply. Minsan ung meaning pa din ang mas nagmamatter. pagpray ko to ng matindi. Need ko ng miracle.hehe

batman

@MissOZdreamer kelan exam mo sa PTE. First attempt ba?

MissOZdreamer

@batman hello. Next next week po. 2nd attempt ko na and hopefully the last praying sana maka superior na. Ikaw ba?

Heprex

Got my 4th take result. konti pa. hehehe

05.07.2017 - L71/R90/S83/W74

batman

@MissOZdreamer sa July 11 exam ko. pang 3rd ko nato. need ko din superior.

@Heprex kunti na lng. writing and speaking mo. Gumamit ka ng template sa writing? I suggest kong magtemplate ka try to use academic collocation as much as possible. Yung template I tweak mo lng ng kunti para ma kapasok mga academic collocation sample below
sa intro paragraph:

These days, there is an ongoing global debate between people about___.
Most of them widely believed that ____ is beneficial to wider society.
While significant number of the opposition contradict with their standpoint.
In this essay, I shall provide insights into both sides of this compelling argument.

academic collocations are:
widely believe
wider society
significant number
compelling argument

still you should be flexible baka di applicable sa topic na mapunta sau.

Heprex

@batman Thanks will do that.

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex wow ang taas ng reading and speaking mo. Konting push na lang sa listening and writing. Kaya mo yan. Aja!

MissOZdreamer

@batman God bless sa exam. Makakagraduate din tayo sa PTE soon try ko din maglagay ng collocation sa essay template ko

Heprex

@MissOZdreamer Thanks! I messed up sa repeat sentence saka WFD. kung nakapag repeat pa ako ng dalawang sentences, at nakatama ng 5 words pa. heheh Anyway, keep moving forward!! Aja!

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex kaya mo yan. Walang susuko sa reading, ano ginamit mo review materials? Tas nagbabasa ka ba everyday ng articles? Push lang

batman

@MissOZdreamer not only in essay sa lahat ng template na ginagamit mo. kasi yun lang ang chance na di mo malimutan mag include the collocation.
sa describe image mag include ka, sa re tell lecture mag include ka din. big factor na for vocabulary points yun.

feeling ko nga yung template ko sa describe image na may acad collocation nakatulong ma increase speaking ko from 66 to 79. at vocab ko from 57-84. that time describe image lang ako gumamit ng template.

kaya try ko this take mag template din sa re tell lecture at essay with inclusion of acad collocation.

MissOZdreamer

@batman wow ang galing. Ang laki ng improvement sa score mo. Anong sample template mo for describe image?

batman

@MissOZdreamer

SINGLE CHART/GRAPH
The pie/line/bar/graph/chart/ shows a trend about ____ for the _____.

The largest/highest sector is _____ while the smallest/lowest sector is ____
Therefore, this chart/graph is particularly useful as specific reference for future studies of the same learning objective.

COMPARATIVE CHART/GRAPH

The graph/chart projected on the screen shows a comparative analysis of the relevant data about ______.
The graph/chart representing the ______ has a highest/largest sector is _____ and with the lowest/smallest sector is _____. Meanwhile the graph/chart reprsenting _____ has a highest/largest sector is _____ and with the lowest/smallest sector is _____.
Therefore, this chart/graph is particularly useful as specific reference for future studies of the same learning objective.

those in bold are the academic collocation.
funny thing is lahat ng describe image ko I use the same conclusion haha. kasi madami collocation doon. wala na kasi ako masabi may time pa kaya conclude lng ng conclude.

MissOZdreamer

@batman thanks so much. Gayahin ko template mo.hehe change ko na din retell lecture template ko. Ang galing ng naisip mo

batman

@MissOZdreamer anytime. na share ko na yang describe image ko before and madami nag feedback na effective daw last year ko pa kasi yan gamit. Pa share din ng re tell lecture mo baka mas maganda.

eto ang re tell lecture ko.

Re tell lecture:
The speaker provided a brief information about ___.
He utilized a significant amount of time discussing around this key topic.
The speaker concluded after discussing all of the relevant data.
To recap his/her detailed analysis, he/she mentioned some major points.
He/She mentioned that (KEYWORD1).
He/She talked about (KEYWORD2).
He/She discussed the (KEYWORD3).
Overall, the lecture is entirely clear and interesting and can be use as specific reference by students and educators.

SAP_Melaka

batman said:

@SAP_Melaka nice! parang kelan lang nasa PTE pa tyo preho pinag uusapan, now IE kana, ako PTE pa din. sana makuha ko din same scores mo sa last PTE

@batman kaya yan, more practice and pray lang lagi

MissOZdreamer

@batman hello. Dito ko lang nakuha sa forum ung retell lecture template. Eto po...

The speaker was discussing ________. A significant amount of time was spent discussing around this topic. The lecture concluded after all the data points were discussed completely. To summarize the analysis, the speaker pointed out that ________. (sinabi ko yung 3-4 sentences na sinulat ko, wala akong conclusion)

Heprex

@MissOZdreamer hello, for reading. Nag babasa ako ng isang sciencedaily kada araw, di naman masakit sa oras kase 2 mins lang naman. Sa re-order, yung sinabi ko kanina. Sa mtls naman, pte gold, practice pag feel ko. Other mtls naman, is I kept reading yung mga nssearch sa google. Example, nag search ako real exam question sa reading, kung ano lumitaw, binabasa ko, ang aim ko is maintindihan ko yung topic na lumalabas. May beethoven akong topic sa FITB, classical music. Heheh

Edit: And ayun, tama si @batman, familiarize sa collocations. Hinahayaan ko mag play yung nasa youtube. Para masanay ka na maganda pakinggan yung dalawang word pag narinig mo.

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex thanks so much sa info

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex share ko lang... sa listening ko, nakatulong sa kin ung pakikinig sa bbc news everyday pagka gising and while having breakfast. Pansin ko sa mga practice tests ko sa pte gold, mejo nag improve ang score ko. Siguro kasi feeling ko dun sa audio ng listening eh nakikinig lang ako sa bbc news.hehe ininstall ko ung app ng bbc news sa phone ko tas meron dun LIVE. Play lang un tas ayun para na syang radio. Ok din kasi nagiging updated ako sa world news

dval

wow ang taas ng speaking mo @Heprex. Yan yun pinakachallenge ko. I also need to get superior. 3rd take ko last april. naka 75 nako sa speaking at yung reading ko 74. konti nalang para maka 79. Gumamit ako ng template sa speaking, nagimprove naman scores ko. Yung oral fluency ko pinakamababa eh. Yung lakas kaya ng boses ang problema? Thanks

Heprex

@MissOZdreamer Thank you!!!

@dval Hello, based sa exp ko, sa lahat ng take ko, parang yung read aloud ang may pinaka malaking impact. Sa lahat ng take ko, I messed up either, Describe Image, Retell Leture, or repeat sentences, pero still manages to reach 79+. Sa describe image ko last take, puro picture, like compare mo yung flag ng Jordan at UAE, ang ginawa ko na lang, just let it flow, kung ano gusto mo sabihin. Ang never kong ginawa is mag 'um' or 'ah'. Sa 3rd take ko naman, yung retell lecture ako nakawawa, as in, yung dalawang re-tell lecture ko, tulala ako, pero umabot pa din sa 79+, pero bagsak naman sa Listening, kase wala ako content na nasabi. Tanda ko pa pag kakasabi ko nun, 'This is a great lecture', ' The speaker aim to educate the people about (1 word keyword), tapos conclusion agad. Hehehe. I normally finished one item 20-25 sec.

dval

@Heprex Thank you! Yung describe image talaga yung pinakachallenging for me dati. Nung gumamit ako template nagingbok scores ko. Siguro nga I need to work on read aloud na madalas ko lang isantabi. Kasi affected pala reading and speaking nun. Pati yung kung ilang secs I need to practice that. Ang hirap tanchahin pag status bar lang eh.

greenapple

Hi gusto ko lang humingi ng suggestion about sa speaking ..
1st take : 56
Oral fluency :68
Pronunciation : 39
2nd take : 49

greenapple

Hi gusto ko lang humingi ng suggestion about sa speaking ..
1st take : 56
Oral fluency :68
Pronunciation : 39
2nd take : 49
Oral fluency :56
Pronunciation : 38

Gumamit po ako ng templates nung 2nd take ko and ung flow is ok nman. Factor po ba ung lakasan ang boses? naintimidate kc ako sa katabi ko ang lakas ng voice baka sya nalng mapickup ng mic ko. Nung 1st take ko normal voice volume lang ako kaya nung 2nd take ngtry ako lakasan. Pero sobrang baba pa din ng speaking scores ko. Anu po kaya ang problema kasi nagrerecord nman ako clear nman.

Good thing mayroon tong forum nato. bighelp talaga.

MissOZdreamer

@Heprex you're welcome

Favor pede ka po ba magsend ng sample recording ng read aloud mo? Though may mga sample sa youtube kaso native english speakers un. Iba syempre pag pinoy. Para lang po sana may idea kung pano ung oral fluency and pronunciation mo thanks ng marami

jerm_au16

@batman i used your templates dn during my PTE exam and it really healped me achieve superior mark. Thanks for that.

dval

@greenapple Hi, hindi naman po ba kayo nauubusan ng time or masyadong maikli un time nyo for speaking? Minsan po ganun ata, nun first take ko po kasi masyadong maikli lang yun mga nasasabi ko sa desc image.

jerm_au16

@greenapple did you check your mic carefully bago k nagstart ng exam? minsan kc ung ung nagiging problema.

S volume ng voice, dapat ung tamang level lng and try to maintain that level all throughout the speaking test. try to do some facial exercise to improve your pronunciation. Ung mga prepositions n usually hnd ntn napapansin dapat dn eh pronounced properly - is, the, there, etc. know when to replace "s" sound with "z".

Gamit k ng apps with speech recognition. Goodluck

phil1122

Hello Guys, any feedback sa JRooz PTE review center sa Makati? Am planning to enrol on their weekend class. 7,500 daw yung fee. Worth it ba? Thanks!