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Posts: 40Member
Joined: Jan 14, 2020
Hello po...baka pwede po makahingi ng tips sa inyo sa repeat sentence...struggling talaga po ako..pano po ginagawa nyo kunwari ang narepeat nyo lng po e first half tapos d nyo na marepeat yung karugtong iniend nyo n po b yung question? tapos pano po if yung umpisa naman yung di nyo marecall pero yung bandang dulo ang natandaan nyo ano po ginagawa nyo? or pano naman po if gitna lang ang natandaan nyo yung umpisa at dulo hinde? salamat po sa tutugon..
Posts: 1,085Member, De-activated
Joined: Jan 24, 2013
Hello guys!!! Finally able to pop back in 😁 I have to try different passwords to try log in 😂 Anyways I just wanted to say congratulations to all of you!! Five years ago I always get mixed emotions for trying to get to AU and tomorrow is the day 🤪 Final
Step for my AU dream - will be seating in my citizenship exam tomorrow xx If I can do it, I’m sure all of you can! Just don’t lose hope and always keep trying and stay positive! Xx God bless you all xx
2013-Jan : Decided to pursue my OZ dream
2013-Nov : 1st Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-6.5;W-7.5;S-7.5
2014-Mar : 2nd Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-8.5;W-6.5;S-7.5
Pahinga muna. Sakit sa puso at bulsa!
2015-May : 1st PTE-A @ Bright Center: L-85;R-70;S-45;W-90
2015-May : 2nd PTE-A @Bright Center; L-90;R-70;S-47; W-90
2015-July : 3rd PTE-A @Pearson: L-90;R-77;S-83; W-90
2015-July 20 - Lodged docs to Vetassess
2015-Oct 1: VET Positive outcome
2015-Oct 1: Submitted EOI 190 visa to NSW (55+5)
2015-Oct 4: Submitted EOI 190 visa to QLD (55+5)
2015-Oct 5: QLD responded, rejected 190 due to change in occupation list but offered ITA for 489 visa instead
2015-Nov 2: DIBP points adjusted to 60+5 (due to additional 1 year working experience)
2015-Nov 26: ITA for SS NSW
2015-Nov 28: Submitted SS application
2015-Dec 17: SS Approved + Received 190 ITA
2015-Dec 23: Lodged 190
2016-Jan 5: Medical @ Nationwide (Php5,600 na ang fee!!)
2016-Jan 8: Medical Clearance Provided - no action required (Thank you Lord!)
2016-Jan 18: Applied for Driving SP and Direct Visa Grant!!! (Thank You Lord!)
2016-Jan 26: PDOS @ CFO Manila + Enrolled at A1 Driving
2016-Mar 14: BIG MOVE!:)
PRAY HARD, WORK HARDER!
Compilation of tips/resources/stories for PTE Academic Preparation: pteacademicreview.wordpress.com
Template or "cheat sheet" as called by many: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1OZBrQj0i5LWU1EYVZTaDF4VzA/view?usp=sharing
sana po makatulong.. God bless!
Posts: 13Member
Joined: May 09, 2018
Good luck.
Posts: 13Member
Joined: May 09, 2018
I remember nag enroll ako online for my English exam. Pagdating sa repeat sentence mahirap nga maulit yung buong sentence.
Try it this way, Just remember the verbs, adjectives, adverbs , subject dun sa sentence. WHen you are about to repeat it, just make sure you say it in correct order. Try ignoring the articles and just memorize the important words.
Good luck.
Posts: 40Member
Joined: Jan 14, 2020
goodluck sayo
Posts: 40Member
Joined: Jan 14, 2020
thank you @AvatarIan try ko yang advice mo hopefully gumana sakin. salamat ulit...:)
Joined: Oct 17, 2020
hello po, bago lang po ditto.... pwede po bang humingi ng template o kahit links po para po maaral..by jan 29 po exam ko sana,,, nakaschedule napo para matuloy na... salamat po...medyo pinanghihinaan pa ng loob
Joined: Jan 24, 2020
Meron po tayo dyan kay @Heprex @steven @Supersaiyan check nyo po Un signature nila. Good luck po!
233512 - Mechanical Engineer ( Age: 33 - 25 points | Education: Adamson University - 15points | Work Experience 8 years - 15points | English - 20points | Partner English - 5 | CCL - 0) Total: 80 points
19/01/2020 - Interest in Australia Stuff
24/01/2020 - Start gathering of information
30/01/2020 - Start reviewing PTE Academic and booked exam on March 30, 2020
29/02/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST A ( L:64 | R: 53 | S: 59| W: 68 ) sad!
14/03/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST B ( L: 71| R: 60 | S: 75| W: 74) a little bit happy but I am aiming for superior.
30/03/2020 - PTE EXAM (L: 71 | R: 86 | S: 85 | W: 74 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! Going for superior! 18 April
18/04/2020 - PTE EXAM (L:73 | R: 76 | S: 90 i W: 77 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! EXAM REFUNDED, GOT ISSUE WITH INVIGILATOR.
09/06/2020 - EA SKILL ASSESSMENT LODGE FOR 233512 MECHANICAL ENGINEER
03/07/2020- EA request additional requirements and asked to rewrite the 3 episodes and SS
22/07/2020- Submitted the rewritten 3 episodes, SS, and other requirements. 3episodes and SS coached by @MumVeng
23/07/2020- EA asked additional requirements again, latest payslip.
24/07/2020 - Submitted the latest payslips and received POSITIVE OUTCOME after an hour.
12/08/2020 - PTE PARTNER - PASS!
14/09/2020 - PTE EXAM - (L: 81 | R: 86 | S: 88 | W: 90) SUPERIOR !! SO HAPPY! THANK GOD!!
06/10/2022- 189 ITA
20/10/2022- Visa 189 Lodged
09/02/2023 - VISA GRANT - Direct grant!!! THANK YOU LORD !!!!!
Lord whispered "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Joined: Oct 17, 2020
@silverbullet tanung ko lang po kung ilang oras at months po kau nagreview saka anu pong reviewer/apps na tingin nyo po na worth it iavail at bayaran.... salamt po sa reply ^_^
Joined: Oct 11, 2020
Yung repeat sentence po, naaalala ko nagte-take down notes ako. Like some quick notes / doodle ng key words (ala stenographer) ng kung ano yung sentence to repeat. Need macapture yung start to end key words. I jot down the important words, removed linking verbs/words like mga: the, is, are.... basta yung mga key words sa statement to repeat.
Then I will just read through it, and incorporate what i can recall about the key message.
I recommend sample practice in Youtube po. May mga mock tests dun which simulate the actual listening to repeat sentence exercise, para mapractice din pag write nyo ng notes.
Joined: Oct 11, 2020
I remember they provide some writing pad/board with marker when i did the exam so why not maximize to use it, especially sa listening and anything na may lengthy notes/idea na need iretain/i-analyze
Joined: Jan 24, 2020
Hi, nung first month ko naka focus ako sa E2 language. nag subscribe ako sa knilang website bronze to think na meron pa silang ibang video na wala sa youtube, found out na lahat ng lessons nila ay nasa youtube na. So will not advise to subscribe un bronze nila. Just follow them sa youtube and watch them there. noon matindi tlg ako mag review sobrang dedicated. siguro 3-4hrs weekday then weekend ay 1hr.
After that, kinabisado ko mga templates, Speaking at Writing na nakuha ko dito.
Then practice sa APEUNI app. malaking tulong ito app na ito kasi puro mga exam question narito and PTE kasi ni rerecycle lang nila un ibang mga tanong, so magandang mag review dito. Subscription naman sa Apeuni, nag subscribe ako honestly at first, pero nun nalaman ko na hnd accurate un scoring nila parang naisip ko na wasted pala. haha. pero nun nawala na un subscription ko, naisip ko nlng na it is a way of paying back sa company na apeuni kaya nag subscribe parin ako. kasi malaking tulong sila actually.
First exam ko, most ng RWFIB/FIB ko nandun at WFD/SST/RL/ASQ. so review kayo doon mas maganda.
Lastly, para makita nyo o maexperience nyo kung paano un scoring ng pte, avail kayo ng mock test ng pearson mismo. Pero kung medyo hnd kaya sa budget, si apeuni meron mock para sa mga subscriber.
233512 - Mechanical Engineer ( Age: 33 - 25 points | Education: Adamson University - 15points | Work Experience 8 years - 15points | English - 20points | Partner English - 5 | CCL - 0) Total: 80 points
19/01/2020 - Interest in Australia Stuff
24/01/2020 - Start gathering of information
30/01/2020 - Start reviewing PTE Academic and booked exam on March 30, 2020
29/02/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST A ( L:64 | R: 53 | S: 59| W: 68 ) sad!
14/03/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST B ( L: 71| R: 60 | S: 75| W: 74) a little bit happy but I am aiming for superior.
30/03/2020 - PTE EXAM (L: 71 | R: 86 | S: 85 | W: 74 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! Going for superior! 18 April
18/04/2020 - PTE EXAM (L:73 | R: 76 | S: 90 i W: 77 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! EXAM REFUNDED, GOT ISSUE WITH INVIGILATOR.
09/06/2020 - EA SKILL ASSESSMENT LODGE FOR 233512 MECHANICAL ENGINEER
03/07/2020- EA request additional requirements and asked to rewrite the 3 episodes and SS
22/07/2020- Submitted the rewritten 3 episodes, SS, and other requirements. 3episodes and SS coached by @MumVeng
23/07/2020- EA asked additional requirements again, latest payslip.
24/07/2020 - Submitted the latest payslips and received POSITIVE OUTCOME after an hour.
12/08/2020 - PTE PARTNER - PASS!
14/09/2020 - PTE EXAM - (L: 81 | R: 86 | S: 88 | W: 90) SUPERIOR !! SO HAPPY! THANK GOD!!
06/10/2022- 189 ITA
20/10/2022- Visa 189 Lodged
09/02/2023 - VISA GRANT - Direct grant!!! THANK YOU LORD !!!!!
Lord whispered "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Joined: May 26, 2020
After being a silent reader here for months, finally done with my PTE! Thank you to everyone na nagppost ng tips super helpful talaga.
I would just like to add that it's really useful to practice the speaking part sa area na may konting background noise. Yun yung naging struggle ko kanina hirap ako magfocus cause rinig ko yung katabi ko nagsasalita nalilito utak ko hahaha sanay kasi magpractice sa tahimik.
Posts: 3,520Member, Moderator
Joined: Oct 04, 2011
@gabri congrats!
221213 External Auditor|489 - 70pts - SS NT
21|07|16 - Applied CPAA membership assessment
31|07|16 - PTE-A L|S|W|R (73|79|78|77)
01|08|16 - Submitted CPAA migration assessment
20|09|17 - EOI 190 - NT (delayed due to show money req.)
- collating requirements for NT SS application
18|10|17 - Submitted NT SS application (praying for + result)
24|04|18 - 190 not successful,
- was offered 489 instead and accepted the offer
- engaged with visa consort agency for visa application submission.
26|04|18 - Invited to apply for SS visa 489 - Northern Territory
02|05|18 - PCC processing
20|05|18 - Medical
06|06|18 - Visa payment
15|09|18 - happy na birthday pa, visa grant pa.. TYL
09|02|19 - Big move
11|02|19 - First job interview
12|02|19 - Received a job offer
13|02|19 - Accepted job offer
13|08|19 - Accepted a new job offer - new employer
16|10|20 - Started new job - a better opportunity
01|01|21 - Started CPA Australia qualification
10|02|21 - Lodged 887 visa application
June 2021 - First CPA subject passed
Nov 2021 - 2nd CPA Subject passed
June 2022 - 3rd and 4th CPA subject passed
Nov 2022 - 5th subject passed (failed the other one)
Feb 2023 - PR visa granted
June 2023 - Officially a CPA Australia member.
July 2023 - Purchased a land where to build our home
Joined: Sep 30, 2019
@silverbullet Thank you so much sa details. Nagdownload ako ng APEUni app sa phone, ask ko lang po yung predictions ba is yung Oct P or Exam Q icon? Kasi un Oct P parang prediction siya for October month, so if November magiiba na un prediction questions? Yung Exam Q naman po sabi real exam questions pero baka mas luma siya hehe. Thanks po in advance sa answer. Congrats din sa good exam results!
Joined: Jan 24, 2020
Yung Oct P po ay prediction pra sa buwan na yun. Suggest ko na Ulit ulitin nyo muna lht ng EXAM Q ngthen saka kayo pumunta sa prediction kapag 1 wk nalang.
Hindi sila nag iiba, nadaragdaga sya.
Take din kayo ng apeuni mock test kung vip kayo free lang yn. May ilang mga tanung akong nadaanan sa mock na nasa real exam.
233512 - Mechanical Engineer ( Age: 33 - 25 points | Education: Adamson University - 15points | Work Experience 8 years - 15points | English - 20points | Partner English - 5 | CCL - 0) Total: 80 points
19/01/2020 - Interest in Australia Stuff
24/01/2020 - Start gathering of information
30/01/2020 - Start reviewing PTE Academic and booked exam on March 30, 2020
29/02/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST A ( L:64 | R: 53 | S: 59| W: 68 ) sad!
14/03/2020 - PTE MOCK TEST B ( L: 71| R: 60 | S: 75| W: 74) a little bit happy but I am aiming for superior.
30/03/2020 - PTE EXAM (L: 71 | R: 86 | S: 85 | W: 74 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! Going for superior! 18 April
18/04/2020 - PTE EXAM (L:73 | R: 76 | S: 90 i W: 77 ) SAD! ALMOST THERE! EXAM REFUNDED, GOT ISSUE WITH INVIGILATOR.
09/06/2020 - EA SKILL ASSESSMENT LODGE FOR 233512 MECHANICAL ENGINEER
03/07/2020- EA request additional requirements and asked to rewrite the 3 episodes and SS
22/07/2020- Submitted the rewritten 3 episodes, SS, and other requirements. 3episodes and SS coached by @MumVeng
23/07/2020- EA asked additional requirements again, latest payslip.
24/07/2020 - Submitted the latest payslips and received POSITIVE OUTCOME after an hour.
12/08/2020 - PTE PARTNER - PASS!
14/09/2020 - PTE EXAM - (L: 81 | R: 86 | S: 88 | W: 90) SUPERIOR !! SO HAPPY! THANK GOD!!
06/10/2022- 189 ITA
20/10/2022- Visa 189 Lodged
09/02/2023 - VISA GRANT - Direct grant!!! THANK YOU LORD !!!!!
Lord whispered "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Joined: Oct 26, 2020
Hello po. Mag ask lang po ako pano ba mamemeasure kung proficient or superior ang result ng exam po?
Joined: Oct 26, 2020
Hello! Mas ask lang po ako kung pano ba namemeasure kung proficient or superior ang result ng PTE exam mo? Yung overall score po kasi is 69 pero yung reading ko is 64
Posts: 40Member
Joined: Jan 14, 2020
Hi @andreagreypena proficient po kapag 65-78 ang score mo sa listening, writing, reading and speaking tapos superior naman kung 79+ score mo sa apat. Kung 50-64 naman po competent. so kapag 64 ka po sa reading tapos mataas yung 3 sa competent pa din po kayo papasok..ano po ba score nyo sa 3?
Posts: 7Member
Joined: Mar 21, 2018
Hello! Im based here in SG and I just took my exam at RELC. We were only 5 in the room yesterday and were asked to wear our masks even during the speaking part. They changed back the rule of wearing one kasi before pwede tanggalin daw. I highly suggest wearing a surgical mask (yung manipis) - super comfy and mas ok ang recording. I brought 5 just in case maputol ang string. lol.
Anyway, I didn't have much time to study as I was very busy with my german classes. Nagkafever nga ako after sa PTE exam dala ng stress - pinagsabay kasi ang 2. hehe.
Sa awa ni Lord, I got superior remarks! Gulat nga ako because i wasn't that great with my RA. I stammered I think a couple of times and read the words too fast as I was nervous. I sucked in mg DI big time. I think I did way better during my practice hehe.
Anyway, my advice for the takers - practice, practice, practice especially for areas that you are weak and for these 4 areas: Read Aloud, Repeat sentence, Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks, & Write from dictation
I had to cram a day prior to the exam as I got too busy with work and my german class.
The sites that helped me a lot would be:
(1) Sonny English - like street smart yung style nya. Made things easier (at least for me) to understand the technicality of PTE and the areas I need to focus more. Fave ko talaga to.
(2) **APEuni ** - took the VIP membership (USD14lang for a month's usage) but ended up not really using it that much kasi I got busy with other things. Their predictions on what will come out did appear on my exams when I rechecked after taking it.
Helpful talaga APEuni especially if you're on a budget and you want to learn as much as you can.
I still have their SEP'20 exam collection if anybody is interested just PM me.
I would love to just share them here but I don't know how... pangEmail lang beauty ko.
If you can provide a link where I can download all the docs that would be great as well para accessible sa lahat na may gusto .
(3) e2learning - i joined their biweekly free classes (monday and friday) for additional info. Fave tip ko yung SST/ SWT nila.
So far yung kasabay kong nagtake ng exam ay hindi maiingay. Puro kami 1st timers and we were told not to raise our voices unnecessarily as not to disturb others. Ang bait pa ng proctor namin.
If you can take a mock GRADED test, the better so you would have the feel of what the exam would be like. I didn't want to spend money on mock exams so I skipped this part.
Lastly, PRAY - pray hard, pray with intention. I really thought bagsak ako sa speaking but was shocked to see I still managed to get a superior remark. To God be the glory!
Joined: Sep 13, 2020
Hi congrats .. ask ko lang when you are practicing the PTE are you using the headphone or earphone ..thank you
Posts: 7Member
Joined: Mar 21, 2018
I suggest practicing your PTE using a headset than an earphone.
I used Jabra Evolve 75 UC Wireless Headset for my practice then sa testing site (RELC) they were using Andrea (I think the model was EDU-455. Some say (based on youtube) they don't like the andrea headsets pero parang ok naman for me ang pick up nya when we were doing some recording tests prior to the exam.
Joined: Feb 29, 2020
How to improve po Reading scores? Sumabit ako sa Reading sayang
Joined: Nov 26, 2018
Just took the exam today, kinapos pa din yung score ko
261312 - Developer Programmer | Age: 25| English Proficiency: 20 | Education: 15 |Work Experience: 15 | Spouse English Proficiency: 5 | Total 80
Timeline:
2018-Dec : Started Inquiring to Migration Agent
2019-Jan : Signed contract with Migration Agent
2019-Jan : Started collating documents for ACS
2019-Mar : Lodged ACS assessment
2019-Apr : Took First PTE Exam - (Not enough points)
2019-May : Received ACS Assessment
2019-Aug : Took 2nd PTE Exam - L -70 R-82 S-79 W-74
2019-Sep : Lodged NSW EOI visa 190 and submitted Canberra Matrix
2020-Apr : Scheduled PTE but due to pandemic I had to move it to 2020-November
2020-Nov : Took 3rd PTE Exam - L -90 R-71 S-90 W-78
2020-Dec : My wife took her PTE Exam(competent level)
2021-Jan: Started collating Docs( For Renewal of ACS Assessment)
2021-Nov: Took 4th PTE Exam (L-90 R-85 S-90 W-75)
2022-Apr: Took 5th PTE Exam(L-89 R-82 S-90 W-76)
2022-June: Lodged ACS Assessment( Developer Programmer)
2022-June: Scheduled for 6th PTE Exam
2022-June/July: Received PTE Exam Result(Superior) - L -83 R- 80 S -90 W-84
2022-August: Received ACS Assessment( Positive Result but low points)
2022-August: Lodged EOIs(491 - 85-90pts/ 190(80pts)/ 189 (75pts)
2022-September: Submitted missing docs to ACS for Review
2022-October: Received Updated ACS Assessment(with Higher points)
2022-October: Updated EOIs(491 - 90-95pts/ 190 - 85pts / 189 - 80pts)
2023-Jan.5 : Received Pre-Invite from Victoria
2023-Jan.11 : Received ITA from Victoria
2023-Feb-02 : VISA 190 Lodged
"Anything is POSSIBLE!!!" - Kevin Garnett, 2008 NBA Finals
Posts: 8Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2018
Sino pong may discount voucher ng PTE? Pwede pong manghingi ng code? Thank you!
Posts: 59Member
Joined: Mar 08, 2018
Meron po ba dito na nag take ng pte before tapos nag retake ulit, pero mas mataas score nung una? Hinde pa naman expired. Pwede ba yun gamitin? Nakalagay kasi sa skill select “most recent”, if yung most recent kasi hinde namin makuha ang score na need namin. Thank you.
233211 Civil Engineer (Structural Engineer) | Age 25 | Education 15 | Experience 15 | English 20
English Tests
June IELTS - L 8.5 ; R 8.0 ; W 8.0 ; S 6.5
August PTE - L 90 ; R 90 ; W 90 ; S 90
Posts: 110Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2018
Good day po. Sino po may idea kung open ang testing center( trident tower) dto sa Pinas at ano schedule nila for these coming months? Mag eexpire ba po kasi yung akin early next year eh. Salamat at God bless everyone!
Posts: 202Member
Joined: Aug 28, 2013
Malalaman lang yata yung available schedules doon sa mismong PTE website, doon sa part kung saan pipili ka ng desired schedule mo para sa actual exam.
261112 - Systems Analyst ( Age: 25 | Educ: 15 | Work: 15 | PTE - 20| Partner: 10 | NAATI: 5) Total: 90 pts.
08/2013 | Got interested in Australia Migration
09/2013 - 01/2019 | Our plan somehow stagnated
01/2019 | ACS Assessment: Submitted
02/2019 | ACS Assessment: Positive Result
09/2020 | PTE: Superior Score
09/2020 | EOI Submitted (75)
10/2020 | Partner PTE: Proficient (+5)
10/2020 | EOI Updated (80)
11/2020 | NAATI CCL Exam
12/2020 | NAATI CCL Exam: Positive Result! (+5)
12/2020 | EOI Updated (85)
12/2020 | Partner's ACS Assessment: Submitted
02/2021 | Partner's ACS Assessment: Positive Result (+5)
?? / ???? | ITA
?? / ???? | Visa Grant
Posts: 110Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2018
@altuser41 may idea po ba kayo kung nag ooperate sila ngayon sa Makati? O kung limited?
Posts: 229Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2020
Hi to All, ask ko lng ano po ung pinaka the Best PTE application or Platform that you can practice with and have a mock up test?
Occupation: 23321 Civil Engineer (Offshore Applicant)
Points: SC189-75/SC190-80 (VIC & NSW)
28 March 2023: Heal Assessment-Health Clearance Provided
25 March 2023: Medical Exam Done
17 March 2023: Visa Lodge SC 190
02 March 2023: Received Nomination Approval NSW and ITA from DOHA
15 Feb 2023: Received Pre-invitation from NSW
11 Dec 2022: Submitted EOI for SC 190 NSW & VIC and SC 189
15 Nov 2022: Received Skill Assessment From Engr Aus-Prof Eng
10 Oct 2022: Submitted Standard CDR to Engr Aus for Skill Assessment
09 May 2022: PTE Exam Result Proficient Score