PTE ACADEMIC

poochy500

Tips na sana makatulong sa inyo


Re-order paragraph:
Follow the following rule.
-Try to identify the topic paragraph.
-Paragraphs starting with “this, however, unless, on the other hand”, etc can never be the first para.
Since this is academic reading, most of the times, it follows an order or sequence. First some idea, then experiments, then results.

Summarize in one sentence:
-For this, remember this flow – Who? Does what? When? Where? How? Why?
-Use conjuctions and punctuations to connect all the above questions. You are done.

Summarize spoken Text:
Follow this flow:
– topic sentence to introduce the summary
– the main idea(s)
– some supporting details/points/examples


Describe image:
Please understand that we are not expected to explain the whole graph in 40 secs. It is highly impossible. They check whether our speech is naturally flowing and are we able to convey the information effectively. Here slow and steady wins the race. We should be clearly speaking with optimal pace. Never rush to tell all the information. This might penalize you on pronunciation, meaning computer might not be able to correctly capture all your words.

1. Introduction:
-The graph shows/displays the number of ITunes songs bought …,
-In this graph, we can see the number of ITunes songs purchased …,
-The photo/image shows a (scene, buildings, place) from a distance
2. Body:
-The information indicates..., From the chart/graph..., We can conclude that...

** You should include an introduction, a main body and a conclusion in your description
**If you lack points to speak, speaking something like, “It is really interesting to know this information” or something of this sort.

poochy500

@cpa_oct2011 @amb3r795 After 6 retakes in IELTS, I was able to get my desired score after taking PTE exam (73/74/77/82)

Under Test Taking Strategies, Download nyo dito mga iba pang test strategies in PDF and ZIP files - http://www.pearsonlongman.com/examsplace/PTE_Academic/

Napakalaking tulong po ito sa akin, gusto ko rin maishare sa inyo. Sana makatulong. Focus lang po. Good luck po sa inyo.

filipinacpa

Buti pa kayo, nakakainggit!

Congratulations to everyone who were able to achieve their desired scores in the PTE exam

kristine_1377

hello po, dun sa mga nakapag exam na one day lang ba yung duration ng test? And pano nga pala kukunin yung result same din ba sa IELTS na test report form?Thank you

filipinacpa

Yes approximately 3 hours. They will email you your test score report. You can access it on your online account in the PearsonVue website.

cpa_oct2011

@filipinacpa kaya natin to!!! Hahah!! Dapat 80+ lahat ang grade! Positivity!!!

CPAofOz

@cpa_oct2011 @filipinacpa thanks for the tips guys! PTE Academic will be my alternative for IELTS should I fail the requirement for CPAA skills migration assessment! More power on us, colleagues!

cpa_oct2011

@CPAofOZ at @filipinacpa god bless us all! Kita kits sa Oz. Hehehe Positivity!

mesiah_fist

try nio PTE. sa PTE ako pumasa eh haha

emrys

PTE din ang tumupad sa pangarap kong makapag-lodge ng visa. hahaha! All the best sa lahat ng mag-eexam! @filipinacpa walang sukuan ha. Pasasaan ba't makakalusot din. In God's perfect timing.

Share ko lang din sana, during my first mock test, lesson learned: importante na familiar ka sa pagkakasunud-sunod ng Tasks (Question Type) para ma-anticipate mo yung next task na hindi ka nagugulat. Kasi sa Listening, hindi agad ako nakapag prepare sa Write From Dictation, eh 3 seconds lang mag-start na mag-play yung audio.

Sa answer short question naman, pag mali daw yung una mong sagot, pede mo pa daw baguhin basta hindi pa nagsasara yung mic. Kasi ang chinecheck naman daw ng computer ay yung correct word(s).

For Describe Image, check this youtube video for words/phrases na pwede nyo gamitin to describe a chart, may iba pa syang videos, may sense naman. hehehe


God bless!!

archbunki

Maraming salamt to al who have shared their experiences, tips& result nagkapag asa na ulit sko. I failed three times na kasi i need all 7,
Sa reading naman ako huli nagka6.5!

Wala pa ako schedule pero hopefully by 1st to 2nd week of june makapag take na ko.

Thank you to all of u and i hope na magkita kita tayu one day sa dream land natin!

filipinacpa

Guys, could you please share your study plan when you were preparing for PTE academic? If possible, could you also share your sample speaking recordings? I took another exam yesterday and got the result today. Unfortunately, my speaking score is just the same. So, walang glitch na ngyari sa microphone. May problem talaga sa speaking ko and I don't know which part I did wrong.

2nd PTE score:
L-90; R-70; S-47; W-90

Grammar, written discourse, vocabulary and spelling skills are all 90 as well.

Grabe lang talaga yung sa speaking. Ano kaya mali ko.

Few questions and hoping that you guys could shed some clarifications on these:
1)At what point do you start speaking? Sa first green bar? During my first take, I spoke immediately after the beep. Then, sa 2nd take ko, most of the time I think I waited for the green bar to appear before I start speaking.
2)Another question, do you speak all throughout the 40 seconds time limit?

Thank you in advance!

bait0211

@filipinacpa: hi there! sa listening and reading ano technique ginawa mo? antataas ng scores mo.

filipinacpa

yung writing sis, ielts format lang.. kung pano iprepare yung task 2 essay sa ielts ganun lang din ginawa ko sa writing tapos word count ko is around 240-260

same questions nakuha ko last take ko and pati yung kahapon.. something like this:
"many people believe that laws influence human behavior. others argue that it has little effect on human behavior"

sa listening, focus and bonggang take notes. although i believe i missed some ending parts nung sa repeat sentence ata yun..

Liolaeus

@filipinacpa,

Hinintay ko muna yung first green bar para sure na ma-record yung first word ko. Pansin ko, di nag c-close yung mic pag wala ka sinasabi for 3 seconds. Mukang may nadedetect na sound yung mic mula sa aircon unit.

Here's the result of my first try:
L 73
R 69
S 63
W 76

Kinulang pa ko ng 2 sa speaking. lol Mag review na ko at mag take ulit ng test next week.

3 times na ko nag IELTS at laging 6.5 ang Speaking at Writing. sa PTE-A talaga ko nag ka pag-asa.

MsVi

@filipinacpa hi sis nung nagexam ako last time, I waited for the first green bar to appear saka ako nagsalita, I spoke not too fast and not too slow din..did you try to do the test recording bago yung actual exam to see kung okay ang dating ng volume at ng voice mo?

Make sure din na yung delivery ng words mo is clear kasi remember sis computer ang kausap mo so dapat clear lahat..hindi kailangan ng accent..kasi for me yung grade na nakuha mo sa speaking is too low na parang may glitch talaga..naisip ko rin bka msyadong malakas ang boses mo kasi may tendency na parang sabog ang dating ng voice mo nun..or baka masyado rin mahina sis..

Most of the time di ko talaga natatapos yung 40second limit usually nsa mga 35 lang ako and then hit ko completed agad..

Also sis I remember, pinapatay ko talaga yung aircon sa loob ng room, aside from sobrang lamig nya, medyo maingay din sya at nkakadistract talaga..


I know malaking gastos talaga pero still don't give up sis!

filipinacpa

thank you sis..

ayun nga di ko maintindihan bakit sa simulated exams ang taas ng dalawang speaking socres ko, ano naman nangyari bat naging ganun sa actual, super layo.. nakakalungkot.. feeling ko best ko na yung binigay ko eh tapos di ko pa rin nakuha..

emrys

Same test centre ka @filipinacpa?

filipinacpa

opo same test centre.. seat number 1 ako before. tapos nung tuesday, sa seat no 2 naman nila ako inassign.. hays

CPAofOz

@filipinacpa don't give up! keep hanging on! remember, the higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows!

filipinacpa

@CPAofOz naiyak naman po ako sa quotes na yan.. very touching and inspiring.. thank you po ah.. i'll study harder.. sabi ng iba sa expatforum, yung aircon din daw ipapatay ko baka nakakaaffect sa dating ng microphone. tapos lakasan ko raw boses ko. yung isang nakausap ko, mag asawa sila naka 90 ung wife nia tapos 85 siya sa speaking, wala daw sila care basta salita lang ng salita ng malakas lol kahit di pa raw nagstart ang recording, nagreread aloud na raw sila agad tsaka sa repeat sentence.. tapos ang bilis nila mag salita..

mag record po ako one time ng sample read aloud ko for at least 2 mins then judge niyo po ah.. thank you..

CPAofOz

@filipinacpa sure, just shoot us a message! i'm still waiting for my IELTS result on 29th!

filipinacpa

@CPAofOz goodluck!! hopefully you get your desired scores na at makagraduate sa english requirement..

sana pwede na partial partial acceptance of score sa english no tulad ng toefl sa usa.. haha.. ang laking relief siguro kapag pwede partial.. hahaha

CPAofOz

@filipinacpa, it will be easier that way! anyway, my backup plan would be to take a masters by coursework which will be my pathway to visa 485 then visa 189! I can also take IELTS while Im studying for my masters, either way this will at least give me the opportunity to be there ASAP!

cpa_oct2011

Pede bang mag mic-test before mgstart ang exams to know if maayos ito?

filipinacpa

@CPAofOz i'm considering other options na rin po.. hay one last push na talaga..

@cpa_oct2011 yes pwede po. feeling ko ako lang yung exception dito! haha. i remember yung test admin, she told me na hindi daw ba baka malayo yung mouthpiece sakin. but when I tried it sa mic test, clear naman yung voice ko..

superluckyclover

@filipinacpa San po kayo ng PTE-A? Ang taas ng scores mo sa LRW, sa Speaking maybe may glitch sila?

filipinacpa

@superluckyclover hello po, sa bright center po sa ortigas. try ko nextime sa pearson cetner na po ako sa may makati..

not sure kung may glitch sila.. sana nga meron para maging okay naman scores ko sa makati.. although yung iba naman na ka forum natin dito nag take dun, okay naman po scores nila sa speaking.. parang di na rin ako naniwala na may glitch kasi twice ba naman mangyari super baba scores ko sa speaking..

anyway, sa June na po ako magtake. Medyo limited ang schedules ng pearson center.. sa June parang 3 nalang.. yung mga sasabay, either June 9 or 15 po ako mag take.. Haha.. kitakits nalang.. hehe..

filipinacpa

@Liolaeus i wish you get your desired scores this time! balitaan niyo po kami sa result..

okay talaga PTE. para sakin mas madali makapasa dito compared sa ielts. Di ko lang talaga alam problema ng speaking ko haha anyway, mag aral pa rin ako. Kung ayaw talaga ng computer, babalik na ko kay ielts. Nag aaral pala ako ngayon ng mga voice modulation sa youtube. Lol

bait0211

@filipinacpa: haloo question po. sa speaking ba need na lumabas ang completed bago ka magnext? kasi nakadalawang exam na ako 10 pa rin ang score ko sa practice exam (parehong naghahang pag nagrerecord ako tapos ulitan a umpisa). it means lang na may glitch sa recording. kasi walang completed na lumalabas bago ko magnext e. nagraise na ko ng concern nung una kasi nga naghahang kaya binigyan ako ng code to repeat the exam ng free tapos ganon pa rin score ko now. 10. para namang ndi ako nagsasalita na non.