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Jouv

@czianczia28 sa age wala

Jouv

@czianczia28 sa age wala

junjun02

@d_slayer22 Thanks Po!

junjun02

@ms_ane Thanks po ms ane!

joethemobile

Hi! Ilang months or weeks kayo nag review before exam? Also san kayo kumuha ng review? Pa share naman

ga23

I was a silent reader here, but I just want to share my good news after I received my PTE-A score today, a day after my exam! I got Superior English and first-time taker ako. Anyway super thankful to those good-hearted people here who shared their tips, templates and experiences while taking the exam especially kay @Supersaiyan @Roni.A. and to the others before him who shared what they knew would help others like me.

As a way of saying thanks to this forum, ito personal tips ko.

1. Buy the PTE Gold kit or if hindi kaya ng budget, buy the Scored Practice Tests available from ptepractice website. Around Php 1,866 pesos per Scored Test I think if you'll buy it individually. Kunwari pinang-date mo na lang hehe. Since I had the Gold Kit, may 2 Scored Practice Test ako na kasama sa package but I was only able to use only 1 the night before my exam.

Why buy it? It may be a bit expensive, but naisip ko kasi if this will help me get my target scores in my first try, mas ok na yun instead na I have to re-take and pay another 13k! This will give you an idea about the exam's structure, vocabularies, style etc. During my exam, walang lumabas from the mock test, but the style was so similar -- more on technical English tipong those things that you read back in College. This is so helpful to gauge your "present" English language skills so you'll know where to specifically work on.

2. Watch free and useful Youtube videos from E2 PTE Academic. Jay's videos were the best! Medyo lengthy nga lang, too technical pag minsan but very informative. I also checked some videos for quick tips from CareerCoves and Smit'S PTE, though I focused more on Jay's videos.

Since I only had less than 2 weeks to prepare for the exam, I made it a point to watch English movies din na mostly British accent ang gamit. Nagbabad din ako sa Games of Thrones and other documentaries sa Youtube. It really helped sa Listening part.

Get the free PDF Exam Memories from PTE Tutorials. Helpful siya for more practice tests.

3. Use the templates provided here as a guide. Better if you can make your own. But, during the exam, hindi ko siya nagamit word for word kasi I got nervous na. Masyado mabilis ang oras sa actual exam as compared sa Scored Practice Tests.

4. Simulate your practice tests in a noisy environment. Iba talaga kasi during the exam, like in my case na wood divider lang pagitan. Super ingay ng mga katabi ko. Kung hindi malakas na boses maririnig mo, ingay ng keyboards na akala mo galit sa mundo! So better na masanay ka na madami distractions sa paligid so during the exam, sanay ka na.

LISTENING:
Watch more British/Aussie videos. Mas madali mo na sila maintindihan sa exam after this. Easy na kasi for us Pinoys to understand American accent eh. Helpful ito sa Repeat Sentence and Re-Tell Lecture part.

SPEAKING:
Just talk, talk and talk lang. If you have the template, use it. Pag hindi kaya, basta make sure to mention the keywords kasi yun importante. Iwasan ang space fillers like Umm, Ahh at sobrang tagal ng pauses. Artehan mo if you can tipong pang Callcenter kung kaya din.

READING:
Practice more on Re-order paragraphs and Fill-in-the blanks (using synonyms)

WRITING:
Use the template if you can. If hindi kaya, make your own. Dapat BFF mo si S-V-O structure.

5. Pray, do your best and let go!

jewel_34

Hi everyone i just want to thank you all for the help although di ko pa po na superior isang pts nalang reading superior na nag papasalamat ako sa lahat lalo na sa mga inistorbo ko pag memessage.... never imagine na ma papalalpit ng ganito score ko....

I need advise po shall i take po ba again PTE and saan part po need ko focus to boost my score....

Thank you and god bless you all....

ionnagab0222

Hi @jewel_34 8AM ka ba nagtake? Same tayo sa reading dn nagkulang...medyo heart breaking

ionnagab0222

Feeling ko sa FIB at RO tayo nagkulang

jewel_34

@ionnagab0222 11am po ako nag take.... kaya nga heart breaking di ko alam mag tatake ba ulit kasi yung 489 ko na central west wala pa din balita

When ka mag tatake?

ionnagab0222

@jewel_34 wala pa ulit ako sched...8am ako nagtake super ingay talaga...lahat palaban hehehe...iniisip ko dn agad magtake na kso baka mapasubo ako...

jewel_34

@ionnagab0222 naku maingay din un 11am super tapos feeling ko di maganda un platonics na headset ba name non naririnug mo padin unlike isang headset... ako din nag iisip take ba baka mapasubo kaso sabi nila para di mawala momentum

ionnagab0222

Un nga e...kso kung FIB at RO nga naging problem baka kelangan p ng konti time kahit 1 week...gs2 ko na nga agad mag exam sa monday pra d mawala momentum lol

aspiringpinklover

Hello po. Ask lang po, sa essay ilang beses dapat mag enter for each paragraph? Meron po kasing di nag eenter sa yt, tapos yung isa ko png napanood twice daw. Nalilito po ako

lecia

@jewel_34 wow lapit na! Take kagad in 2 weeks kung kaya. Superior na next nyan! Gawin mo lng yung ginawa mo jan exam na yan, improve more on reading! Kaya yan! All the best!

jewel_34

@lecia thank you isa ka sa mga lagi ko kinukulit kaya thankful ako nakuha ko score na yan di ko ma imagine na kaya ko pala.... take me after two weeks

lecia

@jewel_34 that’s the spirit!! You’re welcome dear! Habol ka sa ITA sa 10 kung kaya.

ms_ane

congrats @jewel_34 very minimal hurdle sa Reading (I feel you) - baka sa MQMA ka lang nadali dyan - be aware of the negative marking. Kayang kaya mo na ma superior yan sa next take. Give it sometime bago mag take ulit, para to regain your confidence - pero not too long naman na ma lose mo ang momentum. Good luck sa next take

jewel_34

@ms_ane thanks po maraming salamat sa advise feeling ko po sa reord3r kasi medyo kinabahan ako kala ko mauubusan ng time thank you sa mga advise mo gaya ng sabi mo try ko ubisin lahat ng kaba ko.... take po me aft3r 2weeka focus me reading pra di me na kabahan ng todo heehehehe

Malaking tulong yung sa describe image na technique share nyo like 3days before the exam bago ko technique gaya sabi nyo least nd highest lang mention ko at conclusion base sa template

ms_ane

@jewel_34 I am glad some of the tips and strategies worked well din sa iyo. ang taas kaya ng score mo kaya good job ka dyan.
for the 2 weeks prep study more sa reading and RO pero dont forget to do a quick refresher sa tatlong communicative skills to make sure na ma maintain mo ang high scores mo

anastasia.salvador

@czianczia28 for repeat sentence, do a lot of practice. Sa youtube po ptegold academic maganda materials nila. Every morning before going to work piniplay ko ang youtube then magrepeat sentence ako hanggang sa nasanay ako napansin ko natatandaan agad yung first part ng sentence then listen thoroughly sa last part. Do word/phrase chunking. If it would help for you to close your eyes do it, pero be mindful po sa timer once it turned to recording you should immediately speak..

anastasia.salvador

@JepoyJesaLucas For me mas mahirap yung sa mock exam, pero practice is the key and familiarize yourself sa colloquials..

Freesia

@Bjane Hello po afternoon, ask ko po sana - san po kau magtake ng PTE? Salamat po.

JepoyJesaLucas

Kakareceive ko lang ng score ko.. di ko talaga to napagtuonan ng pansin ang reading.. pwede po ba ako magpaassess na ng EA tapos magreretake na lang ako soon? Salamat po

ionnagab0222

@JepoyJesaLucas yes sir pdng pd na po yan...

JepoyJesaLucas

@ionnagab0222 salamat po.. maggagather na ako mga documents

mister.hyde

Hello po sa mag may experience na, nakita ko yung video sa MoniPTE Magic regarding sa mic position. Nilagay nya sa mouth level position tapos cover nya both hands. Okay ba yung ganun position para ma minimize yung ingay sa paligid?

JepoyJesaLucas

@mister.hyde okay lang po yon, pero ingat lang baka masagi mo ang mic pag binalik muna kamay mo sa mouse for next...

Jouv

Buti pa sila mag gagather na ng docs ako hanggang assesment palang nangangamote pa ako

JepoyJesaLucas

@Jouv gather ng docs for assessment po sir..heheh.. baka manamote din ako,