PTE ACADEMIC

ms_ane

@TSM_Oz_Dream sa FIB importante malawak ang vocabulary mo to identify which word is appropriate. Minsan may clue din yan and by knowing yung academic collocations (yung mga words na magkakatugma) - that gives you a clue na kung anong right word ang piliin. Check yung sentence where the missing word is needed and read it usung your chosen word and identify if it is grammaticaly correct. Mostly dito talaga knowledge sa vocabulary and grammar ang required so syempre at this point nakalimutan na natin iyan kaya go back and review the basics - subject verb agreement, verb tenses, prepositions, collocations, linking and transition words, synonyms - etc.

edge

@brix9999 Nag PM ako. All the best!

jewel_34

@irl031816 pede din pa send po

irl031816

@jewel_34 pahingi ako email add mo sis.

JHONIEL

Guys, pa off topic lang. nakita ko sa march invites puro 80 pointers lang nainvite sa march trend ng pinyau forum. Ganon ba talaga pag malapit ang july?

treasure1109

@JHONIEL wla namang ganung trend. Pero minsan depende sa occupation at points mo.Minsan bigla na Lang din magbabago Ang rules Ng DOHA, minsan bigla na Lang nila iaanounce na May closure sa ibang occupations. Like mga previous fiscal years. Minsan din maaga nagcclose mga states for 190 kasi need nila macope up Yung previous invites bago mag start Ang new fiscal year, which will start on July 1.

ClmOptimist

@JHONIEL usually pag March to June, bumababa na ung number of invitations, so nakukuha nalang ung may mga matataas na points. August to Jan madalas ang buhos ng invitations.

JHONIEL

@ClmOptimist ah ok sir. Nag pm ako sayo sir may tanong ako hehe

jewel_34

@irl031816 [email protected] thanks so much god bless you

RaymondV

Hello mga sirs...pwede po ba makahingi ng pte materials nyo po...thank you po..

marise32

Hi, I just recently ordered the ptepractice gold kit. May I know if alam niyo po until when valid iyong exams? Thank you.

ms_ane

@RaymondV pm mo sakin email add mo

jewel_34

Ask ko lang po mag kaiba ba ang number pte tutorials pag gamitin thru apps? Kasi sa gamit ko laptop ko ilang sample question lang lumalabas na free pag yung sa apps madami po..... thanks po advance

Madeniakirikay

I everyone! I am using this app and it’s very helpful pero ang hirap ng repeat sentence hindi ko ma catch up kasi ang taas ng sentences na iba. Any tips po nito and sa retell lecture na wala din akong ma comprehend.

kathrine

@edge hi sir pwede po pasend din ng templates mo thanks

honeymerwyn

@edge hello, pwede po ba ako makahingi din ng template na ginamit mo for the review? thank you in advance! [email protected]

edge

@honeymerwyn PM sent

edge

@kathrine PM sent

edge

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Kristal

@edge hello. Pede po pa email na din po ung ginamit mong template sa review [email protected]
Super thanks in advance. Godbless

edge

@Kristal Pm sent

roliboy

guys baka pede din pa send ng templates... salamat

Supersaiyan

THANK YOU JESUS! THANK YOU LORD! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
FALLEN 19 TIMES, STAND UP 20.

Sidenotes:
After almost 2 years and 20 attempts of battling PTE, sa wakas PTE SURRENDERED! Saktong sakto sa pagkaubos ng ipon ko. Hahaha. Di pa rin ako makapaniwala feeling ko bagsak pa rin ako sa Listening kasi 79 points lang, pero at least ok na rin kasi tapos na. Sorry sa mga di ko pa nareplayan kasi nag focus muna ako sa review. I'll catch up na lng.

Nag exam ako kahapon, March 12, 2019 @5PM sa Trident Makati akala ko nauna lang kami ni ateng na Chinese sa exam center, so yun, nag exam na kami yun pala 2 lang talaga kaming mag eexam sa session na yun. Sa palagay ko big advantage, less distractions at will din ni LORD para makapasa na din ako. Nga pala, buti ang ginamit nmen kahapon is yung plantronics headset na. Siguro nabago lang yung gamit na headset nung second to the last take ko kasi sobrang crowded sa Trident Makati nung time na yun at may kasabayan kasi kaming nag eexam din ng HAAD naman.

Though marami ng nag share ng tips, tricks and strategies nila sa forum na ito. I grab ko na rin opportunity na ishare strategies na nagwork saken para di lang ako ang matuto sa PTE. Sa dami ng attempts ko sana marami kayong mapulot sa mistakes and experiences ko sa PTE Journey ko.

Supersaiyan

Strategies for each item types:

Speaking:

Read Aloud
- Consider yung punctuations and pauses (in short consider ito na parang stoplight sa kalsada), isa ito sa tinitignan ng computer and pampataas ito ng score for both Speaking and Reading, based on my experience.
- Basahin ng mahinahon at eksaktong lakas lang ng boses, wag sobrang lakas na tipong sumisigaw (maawa sa katabi please) at wag naman sobrang hina na bumubulong ka lang.
- Iwasan din yung may mahabang pauses kapag nagbabasa.
- To give hope sa iba, nag stutter ako ng madaming beses dito nitong last take ko since na conscious talaga ako kung ok ba speaking na ginagawa ko that time dahil galing ako sa 76 na speaking score, which is naging dahilan kung baket di ko na superior yung second to the last exam ko. Huwag isipin yun kung nagkamali ka ng madaming beses sa part na to, makakaapekto lang yun sa mga ibang item tasks kapag inisip mo ng inisip na di mo masusuperior exam mo dahil pumalya ka dito. In my experience, kayang habulin yung score sa Speaking sa Describe Image at Retell Lecture though napansin ko mejo malaki binaba ng score ko from Reading dahil sa stuttering ko sa part na to.

Repeat Sentence
- Dito nakakainggit talaga yung mga skills ng mga parrot sa totoo lang. )
- Naging epektib sken yung closing then open eyes then give response.
- I discourage yung writing first letter except kung mabilis tlga mag sulat, after recording kasi mag open na agad yung mic without any sound kaya kapag di mo to napansin within 3 seconds mag close na lng yun mic.
- To give hope sa iba, itong last take ko, nang hula ako ng 2 items as in malayong malayo yung sinabi ko. Example ito yung sinabi ng audio "The library is located on the other side of the campus behind student center." Tpos eto response ko "The teacher is teaching mathematics until lunch time." Siguro ito isang reason kaya naging pasang awa ako sa Listening at nasa boundary at laylayan, which is 79 lang.

Describe image
- Epektib templates dito nila boss @Heprex & boss @batman, though bumuo ako ng sariling template ko from their templates kasi may part na nabubulol ako sa ibang words.
- Make sure na sabihin yung years, highest and lowest tapos capture ka ng isa pa either second to highest or second to lowest mga keywords to na chinecheck ng computer para malaman na yung sinasabi mo eh match sa image na nasa screen.
- Speak at least 30-35 seconds para surebol na 79+ Speaking score at iwasang mag exceed ng 40 seconds. Malaki impact sa Speaking score kapag na cut off ka ng mic.
- Iwasan din na magkaroon ng malaking pause kapag nag fifill in kayo ng keywords sa template. Malaking kabawasan sa OF nyo to.
- Eto template ko dito...
The (line graph /bar graph /pie chart /image) projected on the screen is the presentation of variables in a research entitled _____
Based on the relevant data provided, largest sector was _____
While the smallest portion was _____
Moreover, it is surprising to see that the second to the smallest /highest is _____
Overall, this (line graph /bar graph /pie chart /image) is particularly useful as specific reference for future studies of the same learning objective.

Re-tell Lecture
- Epektib templates dito nila boss @Heprex & boss @batman, though bumuo uli ako ng sariling template ko from their templates kasi may part na nabubulol ako sa ibang words.
- Make sure na balance yung content from audio vs. template na gagamitin nyo.
- Kumukuha ako ng 3 ideas or phrases (consists of 3-4 words combined) then yun yung iffill up ko sa template na ginagamit ko. Make sure to capture more nouns like "Napoleon the third", "Augustus", etc.
- Malaki impact nitong item task na to for Speaking and Listening, make sure naiintindihan ni computer yung mga words na sinasabi nyo lalo na sa keywords and phrases. Sa palagay ko yung mga words na sinasabi ko di masyadong gets ni computer kaya affected Listening scores ko.
- Speak at least 30-35 seconds para surebol na 79+ Speaking score at iwasang mag exceed ng 40 seconds. Malaki impact sa Speaking score kapag na cut off ka ng mic.
- Iwasan din na magkaroon ng malaking pause kapag nag fifill in kayo ng keywords sa template. Malaking kabawasan sa OF nyo to.
- Eto template ko dito... (mejo may kahabaan kaya kina cut ko kapag marami akong nakuha na keyphrase)
The speaker provided a brief information about _____.
S/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, s/he mentioned some major points.
Firstly, s/he mentioned _____.
S/He then talked about _____.
In addition, s/he described _____.
Overall, the lecture is entirely clear and interesting and can be used as specific reference by
students and educators.

Answer Short Question
- Mejo madali lang to, makinig kahit papaano sa youtube, madaming questions doon na lumalabas sa actual exam.
- Di ko lang sure kung effective dito yung answer na "I don't know" na gaya ng sinasabi ng iba.
- Just give a wild guess kapag di alam. May contribution to sa Listening kaya wag din I underestimate.

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Writing:

Summarize Written Text
- Itong part na to nung first 10 attempts ko sakit to ng ulo ko, hanggang napanuod ko yung video ni Smit Nayak
at yun, proven effective sya, check nyo scores ko for Writing almost consistent na 79+ yung score ko dahil sa strategy na yan.
- Hindi na ako nag paparaphrase sa part na to, as in copy and paste lang from the text itself then combined ko yung mga nakuha kong sentences using FANBOYS or (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) pero madalas ko gamitin jan ay yung "So" madalas din ",which" kapag may icocombine pa akong another sentence. In technical term, for me, considered na paraphrase yan kahit na word for word na kinopy mo dalawang sentence as is, as long as gagamitin mo ng connectors gaya ng sinabi ko sa taas.
- Stick ako sa 40-55 words, to maximize points sa Writing and Reading.
- Eto example ko at tignan maigi kung pano ko kinonek yung mga kinopy ko na highlighted words:
SWT Text:
A coffee drinker in San Francisco has little chance of ever meeting the small-scale farmer in Nicaragua who may have raised the original coffee beans. However, if the coffee drinker has bought "Fair Trade" beans, he or she has made a conscious effort to support the coffee producer with a fair wage. Goods that are certified as "Fair Trade" are priced a little higher than the market rate, with the premium routed to the small rural producer in the form of a slightly higher profit. The Fair Trade concept aims to bring small farmers a fair price for their products and to support sustainable and socially responsible production methods. Fair Trade is thus one of the more benign faces of globalization, with the potential to connect poor rural producers with global markets. Besides coffee, Fair Trade items include tea, cocoa, sugar, honey, bananas, fresh fruit and vegetables, dried fruit, fruit juices, rice, wine, nuts and oilseeds, cut flowers, ornamental plants, cotton, and a variety of handmade crafts - but coffee remains the core of the Fair Trade system.

My Response Answer:
The Fair Trade concept aims to bring small farmers a fair price for their products and to support sustainable and socially responsible production methods, which have the potential to connect poor rural producers with global markets, so goods that are certified as Fair Trade are priced a little higher than the market rate.

Essay
- Make sure na stick lang kayo sa topic.
- Umisip kayo ng words na related sa essay. For example, ang topic na napunta eh E-Books vs. Library Books, in that case, nirelate ko yung problems like eye constrain, diseases related to eyes due to long term gadgets exposure.
- Pede magimbento ng statistics dito na false like "Jack Ma, a successful businessman, states that he is the most wealthiest billionaire in this century."
- Damihan examples if kulang kayo sa word count.
- Eto example kong write up:
Essay Prompt:
Some say that in today's world the value of humanities has been eclipsed by the necessity of
preparing for specific wealth-producing careers, such as medicine. Discuss whether you think there is a role in today's changing world for study of the humanities.

My Response:
Nowadays, there is an ongoing debate between people whether humanities role is vital in today's changing world, or it is the opposite. Although some analysts opine that humanities does not contribute well in honing the character of every individual, I personally believed that the study of it is a great way to learn morals, ethical and ideological thing. This essay will elucidate the assertion of both sides of the arguments before deducing an axiomatic conclusion.

To begin with, the study of humanities is necessary these days because of globalization. Moreover, it gives us insight on how different people react to others. As an example, Donald Trump, the president of United States, usually understands how to handle different things because he has a background of humanities. Thus, it can be seen that humanities can strengthen the abilities to work and handle different things.

Conversely, those who argue that humanities can have a drawback when we study it has different standpoint. Firstly, people claimed that the knowledge in humanities can raise different views and perspectives on one thing, which can make the situation worst.
Furthermore, countries usually have protesters, which is against the will of the leaders because of their different views due to studying humanities. Therefore, they believed that it is not a good thing to learn humanities.

In conclusion, considering what has been discussed above, it is indeed important to have a
knowledge on humanities since it can help you to work with other people. I would strongly
recommend the study of it since it can boost your ideas and knowledge on different human
perspectives.

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Reading:

Multiple-choice, choose single answer
- Read question tapos binabasa ko with comprehension yung texts or paragraph.
- Kadalasan yung answer dito is paraphrased and minsan mukang iba yung meaning ng sagot dahil sa pagkaka paraphrased.
- Huwag masyadong magtagal dito, pero kung laging nasa binggit ng 79 yung score sa Reading, wag i underestimate to.

Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
- Read question tapos binabasa ko with comprehension yung texts or paragraph.
- Kadalasan yung answer dito is paraphrased din and minsan mukang iba yung meaning ng sagot dahil sa pagkaka paraphrased.
- Huwag masyadong magtagal dito, pero kung laging nasa binggit ng 79 yung score sa Reading, wag i underestimate to.
- Pinipilit kong makuha yung 2 answers dito lalo kung napupunta itong item type na ito sa dulo ng Reading, pero kung wala tlga, isa lang pinipili ko, which is sure ako at madaling malaman.


Re-order paragraphs
- Isa ito sa importante, itong last take ko is 3 items lumabas sken, so it means mataas ang weightage in my case.
- Follow lang yung E2Language na S-V-O and tapos comprehend yung pagkakasunod sunod. It takes much practice para magawa to.

Reading: Fill in the blanks
- Isa din ito sa pinaka importante, make sure my bala kayo for collocations.
- Check for meaning din, kadalasan mahirap pumili ng sagot dahil prang pare-pareho ng meaning, pero pinipili ko dito is yung more of academic words.

Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks
- Isa din ito sa pinaka importante, make sure my bala kayo for collocations.
- Check for meaning din, kadalasan mahirap pumili ng sagot dahil prang pare-pareho ng meaning, pero pinipili ko dito is yung more of academic words.
- Para sken mas madali yung drag & drop compared sa dropdown. Basta comprehend and check meaning lagi bago mag next.
- Minsan yung sagot namemention sa lower part ng text.

Listening:
(Sa part na to and pinaka struggle saken at madaming nagtatanong pano ko naimprove at na hone yung skills ko dito. Kelangan dito is 100% focus and accuracy. Nilagay ko sa ibaba kung ano yung ginawa kong training dito.)

Summarize spoken text:
- Malaki impact nito sa Listening.
- Dito isinuko ko yung template at nag focus ako more on content para mapataas yung score sa Listening.
- Gumagamit ako ng connectors like "Moreover", "Furthermore", "Additionally"
- Dapat makakuha ng maraming nouns like "biology", "psychology", "neuroscience", "Amory Lovins", "Sir Winston Churchill", etc.

Multiple–choice, choose multiple answers
- Pumipili ako ng 2 options kung sure ako, kapag hindi isa lang.
- Yung isang option madaling makuha, yung isa nakaparaphrase na iisipin mo na parang hndi yun ang sagot.
- Pikit mata lang ako then comprehend yung sinasabi.

Fill in the blanks
- Check nyo sa 7-10 seconds bago mag start yung audio kung gaano kalalayo yung distance ng mga boxes.
- Importante din to for Listening and Writing.
- Pakinggan maige kung may "s", "es", "ed" yung word na sinabi
- To give hope sa iba, itong last exam ko may namissed akong words pero naka 79 pa din.
- Nagpractice ako sa RealPTE.com, APEUni.com at sineset ko sa 1.25 yung speed, pag dating sa actual exam mejo manageable na dahil mas mabagal na sya.

Highlight correct summary
- Isa ito sa sakit ng ulo ko, I drop my pen and paper and close eyes and Listen.
- Comprehension is a must dito.
- Compare yung last part ng recording vs. last parts ng mga answer options
- Isa ito sa nakatulong saken

Multiple-choice, choose single answer
- Sa part na to, mejo madali compared sa Multiple answers kasi isang answer lang hahanapin mo, though mejo tricky mahanap dahil sa pagkaka paraphrase ng sagot.

Select missing word
- Listen and closed eyes lang din at kapag na intindihan mo, mejo madali na sagutan kung ano sagot based sa meaning ng sinabi nya.
- Minsan makaka tulong din yung knowledge sa collocations.

Highlight incorrect words
- Focus 100% i point ang mouse at sundan yung audio habang nagsasalita.
- Nagpractice ako sa RealPTE.com, APEUni.com at sineset ko sa 1.25 yung speed, pag dating sa actual exam mejo manageable na dahil mas mabagal na sya.

Write from dictation
- Give your 100% attention, ito kasi ang magsasabi kung papasa ka o hindi. Minsan ok ka from start to almost end ng exam until pag reach mo ng last part na to di mo makukuha. Mapapangiti ka na lang.
- Eto ang pinaka importante if you are batting for Superior mark. Malaki dagdag nito for Listening and Writing.
- Check nyo yung signature ko, may isang exam attempt ako na namiss ko etong part na to at sobrang baba yung Listening and Writing ko.
- Nagttype ako ng mabilis dito at in short forms like first 3 letters of each word.
- Iwasan makalimutan ang CAPITALIZATION AND PERIOD!
- Example ko:
Mut exc eve can b des as eit com or opp
Mutually exclusive events can be described as either complementary or opposite.

Additional Tips & Strategies:
1. First of all PRAY. Big help to, once you pray, you worry less at binibigay mo na kay LORD kung ano maging resulta ng exam.
2. Magbigay ng EFFORTS FOR PRACTICE kung target ay SUPERIOR score, I learned it in a hard way. I rush in getting 79+ na kulang kulang ang practice, yun kitang kita resulta sa dami ng takes ko.
3. Huwag maging nerbyoso sa exam, be calm. May tendency kasi na yung focus mo mawala kapag kinakabahan. Para sa akin, sa dami ng takes ko, ninenerbyos na lang ako kapag bubuksan ko na yung Score Result, kapag sa exam nawala na ang nerbyos ko. )
4. Naimproved ko yung Listening ko actually dahil sa Castbox na podcast. May minarathon akong fiction novel doon, which is yung Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, which is sa isang chapter madaming iba't ibang speaker ang nagsasalita plus Canadian accent sila, nung una plano ko yung TedTalks pero laging isang speaker lang nagsasalita kaya mejo matatagalan kung doon ako mag hone ng skills kaya yun di na ako nakinig ng TedTalks at instead doon na ko sa fiction na sinabi ko ako nag marathon. Pangalan din ni Lucy Maud Montgomery ang isa sa ginawa kong example sa essay ko. )

Last Note:
Alam ko feeling ng pagiging disappointed kapag di narereach yung desired scores, sa 20 takes ko daming beses ko naranasan yan at ako na ata ang pinaka matagal na gumraduate sa PTE sa forum na to, sinuko ko yung hobby ko na maglaro ng PS4, manood ng anime at minsan sa family gathering and reunion hawak ko yung cp ko makapag review lang and parang di worth na ninanakaw na ni PTE yung hobby at enjoyment mo. Parang nagkatrauma na nga ako sa pagbubukas ng PDF files kapag iview ko na scores from PTE, tpos laging nawawala ang saya dahil di namimeet desired scores. I just keep encouraging myself na ok lang sablay sa English ng maraming beses basta pogi nman. (Pagbigyan nyo na ko.) ) My encouragement is, don't worry laging may rainbow after the rain. Basta pag pray mo lang maige kay LORD and do what you can. Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong lahat, madami ng forum members ang tumulong sken dito since 2017 up to this time, napag iwanan na ko ng iba at yung iba nsa AU na. Di na ata kakasya kung imemention ko usernames nyo isa - isa pero alam nyo kung gaano ako nagpapasalamat sa inyong lahat. Post nyo lang questions nyo dito or PM me kung kelangan nyo ng encouragement at tulong, I'll gladly help you. Feel free din to post yung exam dates nyo dito para maisama nmen sa prayers namen. Thank you sa prayers at tulong nyo @lecia @edge @ms_ane. It's finally over. GOD bless us all!

janine23

Congrats @Supersaiyan

janine23

Hi @TSM_Oz_Dream try these tips, sana makatulong

The Test Taker's Guide to the PTE’s Academic Collocation List
Grammar Rules: Learning about Verb Tense
PTE Writing Tip: Use Your Prepositions Correctly

cailynragsdepot

Congrats po @Supersaiyan! Im happy for you!

cailynragsdepot

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