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  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @malelu said:

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @malelu said:
    Last time po na nag take ako may 16 40 plus po kaming nag take

    Hello po what time yung exam niyo nung May 16? Magreretake po kasi ko sa Friday 11:30 am sana konti lang kami. Nung March 21 kasi 2:15 pm sched ko nun ang dami namin haha

    12:00 pm po late na nga po nag start dahil sa dami namin. Maganda din pala pag medyo late pumunta mga 11:40 kami naka rating nag start ako mga 1 pm na po

    Okay thank you po sa pagreply.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • fotfotfotfot Philippines
    Posts: 75Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2017

    @ina008 said:

    Gusto ko lang po sanang magpasalamat sa forum na to kasi nakakuha po ako ng superior on my first take. Nag follow lang po talaga ako sa mga tips na sinasabi dito lalo nung kay @rock na galing din kay @chemistmom

    Nag follow din ako sa template ni Jimmysen sa Describe Image at Retell Lecture. Triny ko to sa APEUNI pero sobrang baba ng score ko. Napaisip ako kung gagamit ba talaga ako ng template pero since nabasa ko yung tips dito nung kakatake lang na nag work pa rin ang Jimmysen , ginawa ko na lang din.

    Ginamit ko na lang ang apeuni sa Read Aloud kasi nilalagay kong saang words ka nagkamali at paano ito bigkasin ng tama.

    Need pa rin mag mask while taking the exam. Buti na lang may manipis ako na mask na dinala.

    Test thoroughly yung equipment. Hindi lang "testing" yung word. Magbigkas ka talaga ng words if macapture ba talaga sa recording. Ang ginawa ko binasa ko lang yung instructions.

    Maraming salamat po talaga. Sa mag-tatake pa, God bless po. Kaya nyo yan.

    Congrats po!! Pwede pong makirepost ng tips ni @rock po. Thank you po!! Magtake na din po kami this May 24, aiming for superior also! 🙏☝️

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @Rock said:

    Silent lurker here. Would like to share my experience sa PTE.
    Halos 1 week lang preparation ko, sobrang swerte ko nabasa ko tong thread na to week/days before the exam kaya would like to give back by sharing my experience and giving pointers.

    Specifically yung post ni @chemistmom talaga yung nagbigay sakin ng confidence sa test.
    Halos yun lang rin ginamit kong mga tips kaya parang repeat lang to ng sinabi niya pero post ko na rin para makapagbigay confidence sa ibang magtetake ng exam.

    1. Equipment Check - before the start of the exam, make sure gumagana at kumportable ka sa equipment. Adjust yung headset, di ako sanay sa headset na mabigat pero no choice haha. Yung mic, tinest ko several times, nahihinaan ako sa playback sound pero yun lang ginamit ko, kaya naman marecognize ni A.I.

    2. Read Aloud - may about 40 seconds ka yata to study the passage before actual recording, check pano magiging flow ng sentences, look out for hard to pronounce words. During these 40 seconds time rin, sinusulat ko na paunti-unti rin yung template ni JimmySem for Describe Image and Retell Lecture sa erasable notepad para tuloy-tuloy mamaya.

    3. Repeat Sentence - The most important part of the exam according to many sources. Pinakaimportante dito wag ka ma-uutal, wag ka magsstop. Kapag may di ka naintindihan, palitan mo lang ng "something" para tuloy-tuloy pa rin pag repeat mo ng sentence. Remember, 3pts max lang ang content at 5pts max anf fluency. Mas mahalaga ang fluency.

    4. Describe Image - JimmySem template. "The given image is about blah blah blah". Gumagana siya. I think pinakachallenge dito yung maco-conscious ka kasi maririnig ng mga katabi mo na inuulit m lang yung template. Halos lima or anim na beses ko yata inulit yung template for both Describe Image and Retell Lecture.

    5. Retell Lecture - as above.

    6. Answer Short Question - More on vocabulary ang matetest dito. Mag-guess ka kahit hindi mo alam yung sagot.

    7. Summarize Written Text - Ginamit ko yung "albeit but therefore" template pero nung sa exam isang buong paragraph lang yung lumitaw na question sakin.

    8. Essay - Ginamit ko yung template ni Jay instead of memorizing isang buong essay kasi wala na akong time to memorize. Sanay naman ako magsulat from responding to office emails. Make sure to use the remaining time to doublecheck your sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

    9. Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks - Don't overthink. Yung mukhang tamang sagot, yun na yun. Be familiar with collocations and yung mga madalas magamit na phrases.

    10. Multiple Choice Multiple Answer - Makikita naman sa given text yung mga sagot. I answered multiple choices kasi confident ako sa sagot ko.

    11. Re-order Paragraphs - Maganda yung tips ni Jay dito. Independent sentence then hanap ka ng kasunod na sentence na somehow nirereference yung first sentence and so on and so forth. Dalawang questions nakuha ko dito, mahirap yung pangalawa hinulaan ko na lang haha. After re-ordering, read the whole paragraph kung tunog tama.

    12. Fill in the blanks - Same tip as Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks.

    13. Multiple Choice Single Answer - Again, makikita sa paragraph yung sagot. Mas madali to kasi isa lang sasagot mo.

    14. Summarize Spoken Text - I used one page sa notepad per question. Just scribble away habang nagsasalita yung speaker. I used the common template "The speaker was discussing about.... He then mentioned... He pointed out that .... Finally, he concluded that..." or any variation niyan.

    15. Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers - Take notes uli habang nagsasalita yung speaker. That way may mababalikan ka. Still, kailangan mo maintindihan yung overall na sinasabi nung spekaer not just the keywords kasi more on yun yung itatanong dito.

    16. Fill in the Blanks - Used "TAB" key to hop between blanks para concentrated ka sa pakikinig. Type as soon as marinig mo yung correct word. Anticipate words based on the context of the sentences.

    17. Highlight correct summary - You can use process of deduction to eliminate some choices. Notes pa rin and understanding the overall concept of the paragraph ang key dito.

    18. Multiple Choice, Single Answer - dito ako nahirapan kasi magkakaparehas halos yung mga choices. Same advice lang sa MCMA.

    19. Select Missing Word - Pure focus sa pakikinig dapat from start to end para may idea ka sa sinasabi ng speaker. Check rin yung timer kung malapit na magend yung nagsasalita. 2 questions yata nakuha ko dito. Dapat naiintindihan mo yung pinapakinggan mo para maconnect mo with the missing word. (Hinulaan ko lang yung isang sagot ko dito)

    20. Highlight Incorrect Words - Eto yata pinakamadali na section sa PTE. Click mo lang yung incorrect word habang naririnig mo.

    21. Write from Dictation - Type as you listen. Remember to capitalise first word and end with a period. Pag hindi sure sa pluralization, type both words. Hindi rin masama magdagdag ng "the" "on" "in" before words kung hindi ka sure na narinig mo o hindi.

    Ayun lang hehe.
    I hope nakatulong to. :D

    @fotfot ayan po tips ni Sir Rock

    fotfotsupremo

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    @ina008 said:

    Gusto ko lang po sanang magpasalamat sa forum na to kasi nakakuha po ako ng superior on my first take. Nag follow lang po talaga ako sa mga tips na sinasabi dito lalo nung kay @rock na galing din kay @chemistmom

    Nag follow din ako sa template ni Jimmysen sa Describe Image at Retell Lecture. Triny ko to sa APEUNI pero sobrang baba ng score ko. Napaisip ako kung gagamit ba talaga ako ng template pero since nabasa ko yung tips dito nung kakatake lang na nag work pa rin ang Jimmysen , ginawa ko na lang din.

    Ginamit ko na lang ang apeuni sa Read Aloud kasi nilalagay kong saang words ka nagkamali at paano ito bigkasin ng tama.

    Need pa rin mag mask while taking the exam. Buti na lang may manipis ako na mask na dinala.

    Test thoroughly yung equipment. Hindi lang "testing" yung word. Magbigkas ka talaga ng words if macapture ba talaga sa recording. Ang ginawa ko binasa ko lang yung instructions.

    Maraming salamat po talaga. Sa mag-tatake pa, God bless po. Kaya nyo yan.

    Congrats po.. maam binilisan mo ba ung pagsalita sa DI at RL..

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    Lumabas na po resulta ng PTE exam ko. Di ako makatulog hinintay ko talaga ngayong gabi kahit 4 am pa ko gumising kanina. Finally Superior na din ngayong 2nd take. Bukas po ako magshare ng additional tips for future takers.

    Isesend ko din yung link ng youtube videos na pinanood ko kaninang umaga kung saan luckily 3 out of 12 items ng RS at 2 out of 3 items ng WFD eh dun ko napanood.

    datch29reemonmichmel_911AuroraAustralisDrAgKurtsabina12haringkingkingkidfrompolomolok

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    Hello po ulit, as promised, ito na yung additional tips na isheshare ko para sa future takers ng PTE exam.

    Ito bale yung mga binago o dinagdag ko during practice at actual exam.

    Speaking Part
    RA - Sinagad ko na confidence level. Feeling ko reporter for a day ako at medyo malakas boses ko pero di na ko naconscious. Pag nabulol ako, di ko na cinocorrect tuloy lang sa pagbabasa.
    RS - Nakakatawa pero pumipikit ako sa part na to para mas marecall ko yung sinasabi ng speaker. Effective sakin tapos pag sobrang wordy nung sentence intentional ko na di sinasabi yung words na in the end mabubulol lang ako para kahit bawas sa content eh mataas ako sa fluency.
    DI, RL - Jimmyssem template all the way. Wag na po kayo magduda gumagana pa as of May 2022.

    Writing Part
    SWT- Ginamit ko pa din yung Albeit format. Pero ngayon as much as possible di ko pinapalampas ng 35 words kasi during practice mas mataas score ko pag 32 words for example ang ginamit kesa 38 words.
    WE- Ginamit ko pa din yung Although such topic format. May mga cinorrect lang akong few grammatical errors sa format sa youtube at pinacheck ko din sa magagaling mag-English na family at friends. Tapos mga 4x ko chineck yung overall grammar: spelling, tenses at punctuations.

    Reading Part
    FITB R&W-Ako nasa 2-3 mins per item ako dito kasi malaki points. After ko supplyan ng words mabilisan ko binabasa yung full text para makita ko kung may off dun sa buong paragraph. Dito ko nadedetect yung mali sa una kong napiling sagot.
    MCMA-Maximum 1 min lang ako dito pag di ko nagets yung passage shotgun ako sa sagot.
    ROP-Mahirap pero kaya sa practice. Yung mga linking words at shift from noun to pronoun ang one of the most common clues.
    FITB R-Nasa 1-2 mins per item same sa FITB R&W ginawa ko
    MCSA-Eto least priority ko okay lang na 1 o 2 mins matira kasi mas okay ka dito magshotgun kesa magsuffer yung 2 FITB parts kakamadali.

    Listening Part
    SST-Last March ginamit ko yung jimmyssem template ng DI, RL dito pero ngayong May binago ko na. Ang sinunod ko yung the speaker was mainly discussing...format. Better na nasa 60 yung total words kesa close to 50 or 70 based po sa resulta ng mock exams ko nag-eexperiment kasi ko.
    MCMA-Nasa 15-20 secs lang ako dito shotgun pag di alam kasi mauubusan oras sa ibang parts.
    FITB-Kung fast typer ka better na diretso na magsagot kahit abbreviations muna pero kung average typer ka gaya ko mas effective sakin na sa writing booklet muna magsagot. Listen attentively kasi pambawi to kaya dapat maperfect.
    HCS, MCSA, SMW-Same ng diskarte sa MCMA 15-20 secs lang para makapagtira time sa WFD.
    HIC-Listen attentively ulit tapos yung cursor isunod sa binabasang words. Ang goal din ay maperfect to para makabawi sa points.
    WFD-Intentional na nagtitira ko 6 mins dito pinipilit kayanin kaya binibilisan ko sa previous parts. Ang goal ko kasi at least 2 mins each per question. Ang ginagawa ko after after item 1, 30 secs rest bago ko istart yung item 2 and so on para maclear muna isip ko at maretain lahat para mataas points kong makuha.

    Other good practices na pwede ko ishare:

    • Overall grammar refresher. Ang daming items about tenses, prepositions, collocations. Madaming compound at complex sentences kaya be careful sa intervening words para di mamali kung singular o plural word na gagamitin.
    • Practice more. There's no substitute to hard work. Mahirap po talaga lalo yung Reading at Listening pero sakin more mistakes nung mock exams eh naglead to more learnings din. Kaya yan. Nung first take ko nung March naka 3 o 4 full mock exams lang ako nung practice pero ngayong 2nd take naka 14-16 full mock exams ako. And please don't be disheartened sa ApeUni results lalo sa speaking di reliable scores dun. Sa 12 mock exams ko sa ApeUni, Competent at Proficient lang overall scores ko never naka-Superior kaya laban lang.
    • Kabisaduhin yung sequence ng exam types per sub-part para mas manageable yung timing ng paglipat sa questions. Tapos yung remaining time sa SWT, WE, SST pwede mo gamitin para mag-CR kung gusto mo pero ako ginagamit ko to para huminga at iclear isip ko para sa mga susunod na parts sinasagad ko bago isubmit kahit may tira kong 4-10 mins.
    • Niretain ko yung paggamit ng kalendaryo to monitor progress. Tapos may sinet akong target no of practice questions ng selected items vs actual na nagawa ko tapos ginagawa kong carry-over the following day pag di ko natapos.
    • Mas reliable scoring sa Language Academy at 79score pero limited lang yung free mock exams kaya better sa dulo na to gamitin.
    • Nabasa ko lang sa thread, ginaya ko yung nag-advice na effective yung paggamit ng writing materials. Nagpalaminate ako 2 oslo size papers at ginamit ko nung practice maganda talagang gawin.
      *Watch as many Youtube videos as you can lalo sa RS at WFD parts. Recommended channels ko tong Language Academy at BeatThePTE. Ito yung mga links nung pinanood kong videos kung saan galing yung 3 items sa RS at 2 items sa WFD ko kahapon luckily. Ang diskarte ko po dito, since June 03 exam ko ang pinanood kong videos nila ay May 29-June 04 coverage ng predicted questions. Adjust accordingly nalang po yung dates based on exam date niyo.

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    Good luck po sa mga future takers! Gagraduate na din po kayo dyan tiwala lang. Practice at dasal lang talaga.

    mikelleDrAgKurtiam_ymmiksabina12ubehalayacaspersushi24reemonengineerrj

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • bartowskibartowski Posts: 116Member
    Joined: Nov 26, 2018

    @Unsullied_06 said:
    Hello po ulit, as promised, ito na yung additional tips na isheshare ko para sa future takers ng PTE exam.

    Ito bale yung mga binago o dinagdag ko during practice at actual exam.

    Speaking Part
    RA - Sinagad ko na confidence level. Feeling ko reporter for a day ako at medyo malakas boses ko pero di na ko naconscious. Pag nabulol ako, di ko na cinocorrect tuloy lang sa pagbabasa.
    RS - Nakakatawa pero pumipikit ako sa part na to para mas marecall ko yung sinasabi ng speaker. Effective sakin tapos pag sobrang wordy nung sentence intentional ko na di sinasabi yung words na in the end mabubulol lang ako para kahit bawas sa content eh mataas ako sa fluency.
    DI, RL - Jimmyssem template all the way. Wag na po kayo magduda gumagana pa as of May 2022.

    Writing Part
    SWT- Ginamit ko pa din yung Albeit format. Pero ngayon as much as possible di ko pinapalampas ng 35 words kasi during practice mas mataas score ko pag 32 words for example ang ginamit kesa 38 words.
    WE- Ginamit ko pa din yung Although such topic format. May mga cinorrect lang akong few grammatical errors sa format sa youtube at pinacheck ko din sa magagaling mag-English na family at friends. Tapos mga 4x ko chineck yung overall grammar: spelling, tenses at punctuations.

    Reading Part
    FITB R&W-Ako nasa 2-3 mins per item ako dito kasi malaki points. After ko supplyan ng words mabilisan ko binabasa yung full text para makita ko kung may off dun sa buong paragraph. Dito ko nadedetect yung mali sa una kong napiling sagot.
    MCMA-Maximum 1 min lang ako dito pag di ko nagets yung passage shotgun ako sa sagot.
    ROP-Mahirap pero kaya sa practice. Yung mga linking words at shift from noun to pronoun ang one of the most common clues.
    FITB R-Nasa 1-2 mins per item same sa FITB R&W ginawa ko
    MCSA-Eto least priority ko okay lang na 1 o 2 mins matira kasi mas okay ka dito magshotgun kesa magsuffer yung 2 FITB parts kakamadali.

    Listening Part
    SST-Last March ginamit ko yung jimmyssem template ng DI, RL dito pero ngayong May binago ko na. Ang sinunod ko yung the speaker was mainly discussing...format. Better na nasa 60 yung total words kesa close to 50 or 70 based po sa resulta ng mock exams ko nag-eexperiment kasi ko.
    MCMA-Nasa 15-20 secs lang ako dito shotgun pag di alam kasi mauubusan oras sa ibang parts.
    FITB-Kung fast typer ka better na diretso na magsagot kahit abbreviations muna pero kung average typer ka gaya ko mas effective sakin na sa writing booklet muna magsagot. Listen attentively kasi pambawi to kaya dapat maperfect.
    HCS, MCSA, SMW-Same ng diskarte sa MCMA 15-20 secs lang para makapagtira time sa WFD.
    HIC-Listen attentively ulit tapos yung cursor isunod sa binabasang words. Ang goal din ay maperfect to para makabawi sa points.
    WFD-Intentional na nagtitira ko 6 mins dito pinipilit kayanin kaya binibilisan ko sa previous parts. Ang goal ko kasi at least 2 mins each per question. Ang ginagawa ko after after item 1, 30 secs rest bago ko istart yung item 2 and so on para maclear muna isip ko at maretain lahat para mataas points kong makuha.

    Other good practices na pwede ko ishare:

    • Overall grammar refresher. Ang daming items about tenses, prepositions, collocations. Madaming compound at complex sentences kaya be careful sa intervening words para di mamali kung singular o plural word na gagamitin.
    • Practice more. There's no substitute to hard work. Mahirap po talaga lalo yung Reading at Listening pero sakin more mistakes nung mock exams eh naglead to more learnings din. Kaya yan. Nung first take ko nung March naka 3 o 4 full mock exams lang ako nung practice pero ngayong 2nd take naka 14-16 full mock exams ako. And please don't be disheartened sa ApeUni results lalo sa speaking di reliable scores dun. Sa 12 mock exams ko sa ApeUni, Competent at Proficient lang overall scores ko never naka-Superior kaya laban lang.
    • Kabisaduhin yung sequence ng exam types per sub-part para mas manageable yung timing ng paglipat sa questions. Tapos yung remaining time sa SWT, WE, SST pwede mo gamitin para mag-CR kung gusto mo pero ako ginagamit ko to para huminga at iclear isip ko para sa mga susunod na parts sinasagad ko bago isubmit kahit may tira kong 4-10 mins.
    • Niretain ko yung paggamit ng kalendaryo to monitor progress. Tapos may sinet akong target no of practice questions ng selected items vs actual na nagawa ko tapos ginagawa kong carry-over the following day pag di ko natapos.
    • Mas reliable scoring sa Language Academy at 79score pero limited lang yung free mock exams kaya better sa dulo na to gamitin.
    • Nabasa ko lang sa thread, ginaya ko yung nag-advice na effective yung paggamit ng writing materials. Nagpalaminate ako 2 oslo size papers at ginamit ko nung practice maganda talagang gawin.
      *Watch as many Youtube videos as you can lalo sa RS at WFD parts. Recommended channels ko tong Language Academy at BeatThePTE. Ito yung mga links nung pinanood kong videos kung saan galing yung 3 items sa RS at 2 items sa WFD ko kahapon luckily. Ang diskarte ko po dito, since June 03 exam ko ang pinanood kong videos nila ay May 29-June 04 coverage ng predicted questions. Adjust accordingly nalang po yung dates based on exam date niyo.

    WFD
    1)

    RS
    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)

    Good luck po sa mga future takers! Gagraduate na din po kayo dyan tiwala lang. Practice at dasal lang talaga.

    Congrats sir! Question lang sir, dun sa SWT, kinopya nyo pa rin po ba un ibang words galing sa prompt? Or kayo na po ang nag-summarize with the Albeit format?

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    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

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  • michmel_911michmel_911 Philippines
    Posts: 14Member
    Joined: Jan 25, 2019

    Congrats @Unsullied_06. Tanung ko lang yung sa writing materials na ibibigay parang whiteboard ba yun tas erasable ink? Maluwag ba yung table, makakapagsulat ng maayos? Thanks

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @bartowski said:

    @Unsullied_06 said:
    Hello po ulit, as promised, ito na yung additional tips na isheshare ko para sa future takers ng PTE exam.

    Ito bale yung mga binago o dinagdag ko during practice at actual exam.

    Speaking Part
    RA - Sinagad ko na confidence level. Feeling ko reporter for a day ako at medyo malakas boses ko pero di na ko naconscious. Pag nabulol ako, di ko na cinocorrect tuloy lang sa pagbabasa.
    RS - Nakakatawa pero pumipikit ako sa part na to para mas marecall ko yung sinasabi ng speaker. Effective sakin tapos pag sobrang wordy nung sentence intentional ko na di sinasabi yung words na in the end mabubulol lang ako para kahit bawas sa content eh mataas ako sa fluency.
    DI, RL - Jimmyssem template all the way. Wag na po kayo magduda gumagana pa as of May 2022.

    Writing Part
    SWT- Ginamit ko pa din yung Albeit format. Pero ngayon as much as possible di ko pinapalampas ng 35 words kasi during practice mas mataas score ko pag 32 words for example ang ginamit kesa 38 words.
    WE- Ginamit ko pa din yung Although such topic format. May mga cinorrect lang akong few grammatical errors sa format sa youtube at pinacheck ko din sa magagaling mag-English na family at friends. Tapos mga 4x ko chineck yung overall grammar: spelling, tenses at punctuations.

    Reading Part
    FITB R&W-Ako nasa 2-3 mins per item ako dito kasi malaki points. After ko supplyan ng words mabilisan ko binabasa yung full text para makita ko kung may off dun sa buong paragraph. Dito ko nadedetect yung mali sa una kong napiling sagot.
    MCMA-Maximum 1 min lang ako dito pag di ko nagets yung passage shotgun ako sa sagot.
    ROP-Mahirap pero kaya sa practice. Yung mga linking words at shift from noun to pronoun ang one of the most common clues.
    FITB R-Nasa 1-2 mins per item same sa FITB R&W ginawa ko
    MCSA-Eto least priority ko okay lang na 1 o 2 mins matira kasi mas okay ka dito magshotgun kesa magsuffer yung 2 FITB parts kakamadali.

    Listening Part
    SST-Last March ginamit ko yung jimmyssem template ng DI, RL dito pero ngayong May binago ko na. Ang sinunod ko yung the speaker was mainly discussing...format. Better na nasa 60 yung total words kesa close to 50 or 70 based po sa resulta ng mock exams ko nag-eexperiment kasi ko.
    MCMA-Nasa 15-20 secs lang ako dito shotgun pag di alam kasi mauubusan oras sa ibang parts.
    FITB-Kung fast typer ka better na diretso na magsagot kahit abbreviations muna pero kung average typer ka gaya ko mas effective sakin na sa writing booklet muna magsagot. Listen attentively kasi pambawi to kaya dapat maperfect.
    HCS, MCSA, SMW-Same ng diskarte sa MCMA 15-20 secs lang para makapagtira time sa WFD.
    HIC-Listen attentively ulit tapos yung cursor isunod sa binabasang words. Ang goal din ay maperfect to para makabawi sa points.
    WFD-Intentional na nagtitira ko 6 mins dito pinipilit kayanin kaya binibilisan ko sa previous parts. Ang goal ko kasi at least 2 mins each per question. Ang ginagawa ko after after item 1, 30 secs rest bago ko istart yung item 2 and so on para maclear muna isip ko at maretain lahat para mataas points kong makuha.

    Other good practices na pwede ko ishare:

    • Overall grammar refresher. Ang daming items about tenses, prepositions, collocations. Madaming compound at complex sentences kaya be careful sa intervening words para di mamali kung singular o plural word na gagamitin.
    • Practice more. There's no substitute to hard work. Mahirap po talaga lalo yung Reading at Listening pero sakin more mistakes nung mock exams eh naglead to more learnings din. Kaya yan. Nung first take ko nung March naka 3 o 4 full mock exams lang ako nung practice pero ngayong 2nd take naka 14-16 full mock exams ako. And please don't be disheartened sa ApeUni results lalo sa speaking di reliable scores dun. Sa 12 mock exams ko sa ApeUni, Competent at Proficient lang overall scores ko never naka-Superior kaya laban lang.
    • Kabisaduhin yung sequence ng exam types per sub-part para mas manageable yung timing ng paglipat sa questions. Tapos yung remaining time sa SWT, WE, SST pwede mo gamitin para mag-CR kung gusto mo pero ako ginagamit ko to para huminga at iclear isip ko para sa mga susunod na parts sinasagad ko bago isubmit kahit may tira kong 4-10 mins.
    • Niretain ko yung paggamit ng kalendaryo to monitor progress. Tapos may sinet akong target no of practice questions ng selected items vs actual na nagawa ko tapos ginagawa kong carry-over the following day pag di ko natapos.
    • Mas reliable scoring sa Language Academy at 79score pero limited lang yung free mock exams kaya better sa dulo na to gamitin.
    • Nabasa ko lang sa thread, ginaya ko yung nag-advice na effective yung paggamit ng writing materials. Nagpalaminate ako 2 oslo size papers at ginamit ko nung practice maganda talagang gawin.
      *Watch as many Youtube videos as you can lalo sa RS at WFD parts. Recommended channels ko tong Language Academy at BeatThePTE. Ito yung mga links nung pinanood kong videos kung saan galing yung 3 items sa RS at 2 items sa WFD ko kahapon luckily. Ang diskarte ko po dito, since June 03 exam ko ang pinanood kong videos nila ay May 29-June 04 coverage ng predicted questions. Adjust accordingly nalang po yung dates based on exam date niyo.

    WFD
    1)

    RS
    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)

    Good luck po sa mga future takers! Gagraduate na din po kayo dyan tiwala lang. Practice at dasal lang talaga.

    Congrats sir! Question lang sir, dun sa SWT, kinopya nyo pa rin po ba un ibang words galing sa prompt? Or kayo na po ang nag-summarize with the Albeit format?

    Hello Sir @bartowski sa SWT bale kinopya ko verbatim yung mga words mismo sa text. Ang ginawa ko lang para mareduce sa 35 words or less eh yung nouns sa 2nd at 3rd sentence ginagawa kong pronouns para umikli pero same lang ng thought.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @michmel_911 said:
    Congrats @Unsullied_06. Tanung ko lang yung sa writing materials na ibibigay parang whiteboard ba yun tas erasable ink? Maluwag ba yung table, makakapagsulat ng maayos? Thanks

    Yes tama po parang short bond paper size o A4 3 pages po ata yun tapos back to back kaya sulatan na whiteboard at 2 erasable pens din provided nila. Better if sa una palang itry niyo na po yung pens kung sumusulat pag nasa Speaking part para pwede papalitan pag may di sumusulat. And yes po spacious naman yung table kayang kaya makapagsulat nang maayos. Pero make sure lang po sanay kayong gumamit ng mouse during practice palang para di manibago kasi pag laptop na walang mouse baka manibago po kayo sa actual test.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • michmel_911michmel_911 Philippines
    Posts: 14Member
    Joined: Jan 25, 2019

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @michmel_911 said:
    Congrats @Unsullied_06. Tanung ko lang yung sa writing materials na ibibigay parang whiteboard ba yun tas erasable ink? Maluwag ba yung table, makakapagsulat ng maayos? Thanks

    Yes tama po parang short bond paper size o A4 3 pages po ata yun tapos back to back kaya sulatan na whiteboard at 2 erasable pens din provided nila. Better if sa una palang itry niyo na po yung pens kung sumusulat pag nasa Speaking part para pwede papalitan pag may di sumusulat. And yes po spacious naman yung table kayang kaya makapagsulat nang maayos. Pero make sure lang po sanay kayong gumamit ng mouse during practice palang para di manibago kasi pag laptop na walang mouse baka manibago po kayo sa actual test.

    Thanks @Unsullied_06
    Nagpa practice na po ako gamit ang mouse at keyboard. Naka mask at background noise din po.hehe, yung writing material lang ang di ko pa nasubukan, papel at ballpen lang gamit ko.
    Madami kayo nag exam? Curious lang, pare pareho ba kayo ng question o iba iba naman?Inaantay din ba matapos muna yung lahat ng naunang nag exam bago yung next batch? Sorry, 1st time kasi kaya wala ako idea kung anung magiging setup.

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @michmel_911 said:

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @michmel_911 said:
    Congrats @Unsullied_06. Tanung ko lang yung sa writing materials na ibibigay parang whiteboard ba yun tas erasable ink? Maluwag ba yung table, makakapagsulat ng maayos? Thanks

    Yes tama po parang short bond paper size o A4 3 pages po ata yun tapos back to back kaya sulatan na whiteboard at 2 erasable pens din provided nila. Better if sa una palang itry niyo na po yung pens kung sumusulat pag nasa Speaking part para pwede papalitan pag may di sumusulat. And yes po spacious naman yung table kayang kaya makapagsulat nang maayos. Pero make sure lang po sanay kayong gumamit ng mouse during practice palang para di manibago kasi pag laptop na walang mouse baka manibago po kayo sa actual test.

    Thanks @Unsullied_06
    Nagpa practice na po ako gamit ang mouse at keyboard. Naka mask at background noise din po.hehe, yung writing material lang ang di ko pa nasubukan, papel at ballpen lang gamit ko.
    Madami kayo nag exam? Curious lang, pare pareho ba kayo ng question o iba iba naman?Inaantay din ba matapos muna yung lahat ng naunang nag exam bago yung next batch? Sorry, 1st time kasi kaya wala ako idea kung anung magiging setup.

    Di ko na po napansin ilan kami kahapon pero estimate ko nasa 20s kami sa 11:30 am slot. Pero nung March na 2:15 pm slot eh parang 30-40 kami exam takers. Unique po yung set of exam per person kasi random magflash yun sa screen niyo. Sa laki ng pool of questions maliit chance na magkamukha kayo.

    michmel_911

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    Sa mga @insullied_06 ng take n ng exam.. ung RS ba ay paiba iba ang tono ng boses ?

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @enrico0919 said:
    Sa mga @insullied_06 ng take n ng exam.. ung RS ba ay paiba iba ang tono ng boses ?

    Ako Sir opo pa-iba iba tono depende kung anong type of sentence yung actual na sinabi nung speaker. In my experience may declarative, imperative at interrogative type of sentence nung exam ko last Fri sa RS part. Ang di ko po sure kung sa pool of questions nila meron din exclamatory. May nabasa po ako dati na makakaapekto sa score yung tono ng pagkakasabi vs monotonous speaking.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • sabina12sabina12 Posts: 60Member
    Joined: May 11, 2022

    Congrats po @ina008 and @Unsullied_06 :) thank you din sa tips :)

    Unsullied_06

    263312 190 VIC (90+5)

  • lack14lack14 Melbourne
    Posts: 235Member
    Joined: Jul 17, 2017

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @enrico0919 said:
    Sa mga @insullied_06 ng take n ng exam.. ung RS ba ay paiba iba ang tono ng boses ?

    Ako Sir opo pa-iba iba tono depende kung anong type of sentence yung actual na sinabi nung speaker. In my experience may declarative, imperative at interrogative type of sentence nung exam ko last Fri sa RS part. Ang di ko po sure kung sa pool of questions nila meron din exclamatory. May nabasa po ako dati na makakaapekto sa score yung tono ng pagkakasabi vs monotonous speaking.

    Hello, just chiming in, in my case when I took PTE 4 yrs ago, the tone did not affect yung result. pati accent and grammar hindi din. its more of tone suggesting you ended your sentence (ie, period) and dont leave it hanging. never put uhms and ahs as fillers/spaces in between, use words/phrases instead if you are trying to think what to say next. again that was 4 yrs ago but it did work for me.

    Unsullied_06

    262112 ICT Security Specialist

    30.07.17 ACS Skills Assessment lodged
    22.08.17 PTE (L89/R90/S90/W90)
    04.09.17 ACS Assessment done
    07.09.17 EOI lodged (189, 190, 489)
    19.09.17 Invitation to apply (189)
    02.10.17 Visa lodge
    07.10.17 Medical
    23.11.17 DG
    15.12.22 Citizenship Approval
    30.08.23 AU Pledge

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    nalalapit na schedule ng exam ko B) B)

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    https://pteonlinev3.romanptemelbourne.com.au guys gamitin nyo ito. ok sya naiimprove ung memorization. Sa bawat QUESTION TYPE.. meron questions or items divided into 10.. press nyo lang ung expand all para lumabas ung option na ito. example sa set 1.. habang ngkakamali kayu sa question from 1 to 10. repeat lang. power of repetition lang. hanggang ma perfect nyo set 1 tapos proceed sa set 2.

    enjoy learning and studying lang. kaya natin ito.

  • lorenzmamangonlorenzmamangon Muntinlupa City
    Posts: 79Member
    Joined: May 22, 2022

    I’ll be having my PTE Exam this June 24 and I’m using this app for PTE stimulation. Hope this helps. PTE SUCCESS APP :smile:

    Industrial Engineer - ANZSCO 233511
    _______________________________________________________________
    POINTS BREAKDOWN
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-10
    491 = 85 pts | 190 = 75 pts |189 = 70 pts
    _______________________________________________________________
    English Proficiency Exam = Pearson
    Skills Assessment Authority = Engineers Australia
    _______________________________________________________________
    TIMELINE
    May 2022 - Review for PTE
    Jun 2022 - Actual PTE Exam; Score = L(73); R(76); S(89); W(74); O(76)
    Aug 2022 - Signed for EA (Starts reading about CDR/CDR RSEA/& FASTRACK)
    Oct 2022 - Draft CEs for EA
    Dec 2022 - Submitted EA application (w/ Fast Track)
    Jan 2023 - Received “AWARDED” Assessment from EA | Work experience credited
    Jan 2023 - Lodged EOI for VISA 189/ 190 (SA, NSW, VIC)

    _______________________________________________________________
    CURRENT STATUS
    Waiting for INVITE

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    @lorenzmamangon can I borrow your account for the pte success app. i would gladly appreciate it. please

  • ina008ina008 Posts: 72Member
    Joined: Nov 25, 2017

    @enrico0919 said:

    @ina008 said:

    Gusto ko lang po sanang magpasalamat sa forum na to kasi nakakuha po ako ng superior on my first take. Nag follow lang po talaga ako sa mga tips na sinasabi dito lalo nung kay @rock na galing din kay @chemistmom

    Nag follow din ako sa template ni Jimmysen sa Describe Image at Retell Lecture. Triny ko to sa APEUNI pero sobrang baba ng score ko. Napaisip ako kung gagamit ba talaga ako ng template pero since nabasa ko yung tips dito nung kakatake lang na nag work pa rin ang Jimmysen , ginawa ko na lang din.

    Ginamit ko na lang ang apeuni sa Read Aloud kasi nilalagay kong saang words ka nagkamali at paano ito bigkasin ng tama.

    Need pa rin mag mask while taking the exam. Buti na lang may manipis ako na mask na dinala.

    Test thoroughly yung equipment. Hindi lang "testing" yung word. Magbigkas ka talaga ng words if macapture ba talaga sa recording. Ang ginawa ko binasa ko lang yung instructions.

    Maraming salamat po talaga. Sa mag-tatake pa, God bless po. Kaya nyo yan.

    Congrats po.. maam binilisan mo ba ung pagsalita sa DI at RL..

    Hindi naman mabilis. Continuous lang pagsasalita para you sound fluent. ganun! haha

    "So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance." - Hebrews 6:12 TPT

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022
  • haringkingkingharingkingking Adelaide
    Posts: 255Member
    Joined: Feb 17, 2020

    @Unsullied_06 said:
    Hello po ulit, as promised, ito na yung additional tips na isheshare ko para sa future takers ng PTE exam.

    Ito bale yung mga binago o dinagdag ko during practice at actual exam.

    Speaking Part
    RA - Sinagad ko na confidence level. Feeling ko reporter for a day ako at medyo malakas boses ko pero di na ko naconscious. Pag nabulol ako, di ko na cinocorrect tuloy lang sa pagbabasa.
    RS - Nakakatawa pero pumipikit ako sa part na to para mas marecall ko yung sinasabi ng speaker. Effective sakin tapos pag sobrang wordy nung sentence intentional ko na di sinasabi yung words na in the end mabubulol lang ako para kahit bawas sa content eh mataas ako sa fluency.
    DI, RL - Jimmyssem template all the way. Wag na po kayo magduda gumagana pa as of May 2022.

    Writing Part
    SWT- Ginamit ko pa din yung Albeit format. Pero ngayon as much as possible di ko pinapalampas ng 35 words kasi during practice mas mataas score ko pag 32 words for example ang ginamit kesa 38 words.
    WE- Ginamit ko pa din yung Although such topic format. May mga cinorrect lang akong few grammatical errors sa format sa youtube at pinacheck ko din sa magagaling mag-English na family at friends. Tapos mga 4x ko chineck yung overall grammar: spelling, tenses at punctuations.

    Reading Part
    FITB R&W-Ako nasa 2-3 mins per item ako dito kasi malaki points. After ko supplyan ng words mabilisan ko binabasa yung full text para makita ko kung may off dun sa buong paragraph. Dito ko nadedetect yung mali sa una kong napiling sagot.
    MCMA-Maximum 1 min lang ako dito pag di ko nagets yung passage shotgun ako sa sagot.
    ROP-Mahirap pero kaya sa practice. Yung mga linking words at shift from noun to pronoun ang one of the most common clues.
    FITB R-Nasa 1-2 mins per item same sa FITB R&W ginawa ko
    MCSA-Eto least priority ko okay lang na 1 o 2 mins matira kasi mas okay ka dito magshotgun kesa magsuffer yung 2 FITB parts kakamadali.

    Listening Part
    SST-Last March ginamit ko yung jimmyssem template ng DI, RL dito pero ngayong May binago ko na. Ang sinunod ko yung the speaker was mainly discussing...format. Better na nasa 60 yung total words kesa close to 50 or 70 based po sa resulta ng mock exams ko nag-eexperiment kasi ko.
    MCMA-Nasa 15-20 secs lang ako dito shotgun pag di alam kasi mauubusan oras sa ibang parts.
    FITB-Kung fast typer ka better na diretso na magsagot kahit abbreviations muna pero kung average typer ka gaya ko mas effective sakin na sa writing booklet muna magsagot. Listen attentively kasi pambawi to kaya dapat maperfect.
    HCS, MCSA, SMW-Same ng diskarte sa MCMA 15-20 secs lang para makapagtira time sa WFD.
    HIC-Listen attentively ulit tapos yung cursor isunod sa binabasang words. Ang goal din ay maperfect to para makabawi sa points.
    WFD-Intentional na nagtitira ko 6 mins dito pinipilit kayanin kaya binibilisan ko sa previous parts. Ang goal ko kasi at least 2 mins each per question. Ang ginagawa ko after after item 1, 30 secs rest bago ko istart yung item 2 and so on para maclear muna isip ko at maretain lahat para mataas points kong makuha.

    Other good practices na pwede ko ishare:

    • Overall grammar refresher. Ang daming items about tenses, prepositions, collocations. Madaming compound at complex sentences kaya be careful sa intervening words para di mamali kung singular o plural word na gagamitin.
    • Practice more. There's no substitute to hard work. Mahirap po talaga lalo yung Reading at Listening pero sakin more mistakes nung mock exams eh naglead to more learnings din. Kaya yan. Nung first take ko nung March naka 3 o 4 full mock exams lang ako nung practice pero ngayong 2nd take naka 14-16 full mock exams ako. And please don't be disheartened sa ApeUni results lalo sa speaking di reliable scores dun. Sa 12 mock exams ko sa ApeUni, Competent at Proficient lang overall scores ko never naka-Superior kaya laban lang.
    • Kabisaduhin yung sequence ng exam types per sub-part para mas manageable yung timing ng paglipat sa questions. Tapos yung remaining time sa SWT, WE, SST pwede mo gamitin para mag-CR kung gusto mo pero ako ginagamit ko to para huminga at iclear isip ko para sa mga susunod na parts sinasagad ko bago isubmit kahit may tira kong 4-10 mins.
    • Niretain ko yung paggamit ng kalendaryo to monitor progress. Tapos may sinet akong target no of practice questions ng selected items vs actual na nagawa ko tapos ginagawa kong carry-over the following day pag di ko natapos.
    • Mas reliable scoring sa Language Academy at 79score pero limited lang yung free mock exams kaya better sa dulo na to gamitin.
    • Nabasa ko lang sa thread, ginaya ko yung nag-advice na effective yung paggamit ng writing materials. Nagpalaminate ako 2 oslo size papers at ginamit ko nung practice maganda talagang gawin.
      *Watch as many Youtube videos as you can lalo sa RS at WFD parts. Recommended channels ko tong Language Academy at BeatThePTE. Ito yung mga links nung pinanood kong videos kung saan galing yung 3 items sa RS at 2 items sa WFD ko kahapon luckily. Ang diskarte ko po dito, since June 03 exam ko ang pinanood kong videos nila ay May 29-June 04 coverage ng predicted questions. Adjust accordingly nalang po yung dates based on exam date niyo.

    WFD
    1)

    RS
    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)

    Good luck po sa mga future takers! Gagraduate na din po kayo dyan tiwala lang. Practice at dasal lang talaga.

    Congrats!! Tuloy tuloy na 'yan! :)

  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @haringkingking said:

    @Unsullied_06 said:
    Hello po ulit, as promised, ito na yung additional tips na isheshare ko para sa future takers ng PTE exam.

    Ito bale yung mga binago o dinagdag ko during practice at actual exam.

    Speaking Part
    RA - Sinagad ko na confidence level. Feeling ko reporter for a day ako at medyo malakas boses ko pero di na ko naconscious. Pag nabulol ako, di ko na cinocorrect tuloy lang sa pagbabasa.
    RS - Nakakatawa pero pumipikit ako sa part na to para mas marecall ko yung sinasabi ng speaker. Effective sakin tapos pag sobrang wordy nung sentence intentional ko na di sinasabi yung words na in the end mabubulol lang ako para kahit bawas sa content eh mataas ako sa fluency.
    DI, RL - Jimmyssem template all the way. Wag na po kayo magduda gumagana pa as of May 2022.

    Writing Part
    SWT- Ginamit ko pa din yung Albeit format. Pero ngayon as much as possible di ko pinapalampas ng 35 words kasi during practice mas mataas score ko pag 32 words for example ang ginamit kesa 38 words.
    WE- Ginamit ko pa din yung Although such topic format. May mga cinorrect lang akong few grammatical errors sa format sa youtube at pinacheck ko din sa magagaling mag-English na family at friends. Tapos mga 4x ko chineck yung overall grammar: spelling, tenses at punctuations.

    Reading Part
    FITB R&W-Ako nasa 2-3 mins per item ako dito kasi malaki points. After ko supplyan ng words mabilisan ko binabasa yung full text para makita ko kung may off dun sa buong paragraph. Dito ko nadedetect yung mali sa una kong napiling sagot.
    MCMA-Maximum 1 min lang ako dito pag di ko nagets yung passage shotgun ako sa sagot.
    ROP-Mahirap pero kaya sa practice. Yung mga linking words at shift from noun to pronoun ang one of the most common clues.
    FITB R-Nasa 1-2 mins per item same sa FITB R&W ginawa ko
    MCSA-Eto least priority ko okay lang na 1 o 2 mins matira kasi mas okay ka dito magshotgun kesa magsuffer yung 2 FITB parts kakamadali.

    Listening Part
    SST-Last March ginamit ko yung jimmyssem template ng DI, RL dito pero ngayong May binago ko na. Ang sinunod ko yung the speaker was mainly discussing...format. Better na nasa 60 yung total words kesa close to 50 or 70 based po sa resulta ng mock exams ko nag-eexperiment kasi ko.
    MCMA-Nasa 15-20 secs lang ako dito shotgun pag di alam kasi mauubusan oras sa ibang parts.
    FITB-Kung fast typer ka better na diretso na magsagot kahit abbreviations muna pero kung average typer ka gaya ko mas effective sakin na sa writing booklet muna magsagot. Listen attentively kasi pambawi to kaya dapat maperfect.
    HCS, MCSA, SMW-Same ng diskarte sa MCMA 15-20 secs lang para makapagtira time sa WFD.
    HIC-Listen attentively ulit tapos yung cursor isunod sa binabasang words. Ang goal din ay maperfect to para makabawi sa points.
    WFD-Intentional na nagtitira ko 6 mins dito pinipilit kayanin kaya binibilisan ko sa previous parts. Ang goal ko kasi at least 2 mins each per question. Ang ginagawa ko after after item 1, 30 secs rest bago ko istart yung item 2 and so on para maclear muna isip ko at maretain lahat para mataas points kong makuha.

    Other good practices na pwede ko ishare:

    • Overall grammar refresher. Ang daming items about tenses, prepositions, collocations. Madaming compound at complex sentences kaya be careful sa intervening words para di mamali kung singular o plural word na gagamitin.
    • Practice more. There's no substitute to hard work. Mahirap po talaga lalo yung Reading at Listening pero sakin more mistakes nung mock exams eh naglead to more learnings din. Kaya yan. Nung first take ko nung March naka 3 o 4 full mock exams lang ako nung practice pero ngayong 2nd take naka 14-16 full mock exams ako. And please don't be disheartened sa ApeUni results lalo sa speaking di reliable scores dun. Sa 12 mock exams ko sa ApeUni, Competent at Proficient lang overall scores ko never naka-Superior kaya laban lang.
    • Kabisaduhin yung sequence ng exam types per sub-part para mas manageable yung timing ng paglipat sa questions. Tapos yung remaining time sa SWT, WE, SST pwede mo gamitin para mag-CR kung gusto mo pero ako ginagamit ko to para huminga at iclear isip ko para sa mga susunod na parts sinasagad ko bago isubmit kahit may tira kong 4-10 mins.
    • Niretain ko yung paggamit ng kalendaryo to monitor progress. Tapos may sinet akong target no of practice questions ng selected items vs actual na nagawa ko tapos ginagawa kong carry-over the following day pag di ko natapos.
    • Mas reliable scoring sa Language Academy at 79score pero limited lang yung free mock exams kaya better sa dulo na to gamitin.
    • Nabasa ko lang sa thread, ginaya ko yung nag-advice na effective yung paggamit ng writing materials. Nagpalaminate ako 2 oslo size papers at ginamit ko nung practice maganda talagang gawin.
      *Watch as many Youtube videos as you can lalo sa RS at WFD parts. Recommended channels ko tong Language Academy at BeatThePTE. Ito yung mga links nung pinanood kong videos kung saan galing yung 3 items sa RS at 2 items sa WFD ko kahapon luckily. Ang diskarte ko po dito, since June 03 exam ko ang pinanood kong videos nila ay May 29-June 04 coverage ng predicted questions. Adjust accordingly nalang po yung dates based on exam date niyo.

    WFD
    1)

    RS
    1)
    2)
    3)
    4)
    5)

    Good luck po sa mga future takers! Gagraduate na din po kayo dyan tiwala lang. Practice at dasal lang talaga.

    Congrats!! Tuloy tuloy na 'yan! :)

    Thank you Sir @haringkingking sana nga po mainvite na soon.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    nakaka linlang din ung mga items sa RS.. pero wag magpapalinlang.. kapag binigkas akala mo ang haba nung sentence. pero kaunti lang pala ung words. :D

  • juju06juju06 PH
    Posts: 128Member
    Joined: Feb 09, 2019

    Retaking my PTE exam this Friday since nagexpire na without an invite (sad!). A few questions:

    1) Does anyone have an account in APEUni they can share so that I can practice the full test?
    2) Any available parking near Trident tower?

    Thank you very much!

  • enrico0919enrico0919 Posts: 260Member
    Joined: May 02, 2022

    @juju06 ano po sir trabaho na inapplayan mo ?

  • juju06juju06 PH
    Posts: 128Member
    Joined: Feb 09, 2019

    EE po, ANZSCO 233311

  • fotfotfotfot Philippines
    Posts: 75Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2017

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @Rock said:

    Silent lurker here. Would like to share my experience sa PTE.
    Halos 1 week lang preparation ko, sobrang swerte ko nabasa ko tong thread na to week/days before the exam kaya would like to give back by sharing my experience and giving pointers.

    Specifically yung post ni @chemistmom talaga yung nagbigay sakin ng confidence sa test.
    Halos yun lang rin ginamit kong mga tips kaya parang repeat lang to ng sinabi niya pero post ko na rin para makapagbigay confidence sa ibang magtetake ng exam.

    1. Equipment Check - before the start of the exam, make sure gumagana at kumportable ka sa equipment. Adjust yung headset, di ako sanay sa headset na mabigat pero no choice haha. Yung mic, tinest ko several times, nahihinaan ako sa playback sound pero yun lang ginamit ko, kaya naman marecognize ni A.I.

    2. Read Aloud - may about 40 seconds ka yata to study the passage before actual recording, check pano magiging flow ng sentences, look out for hard to pronounce words. During these 40 seconds time rin, sinusulat ko na paunti-unti rin yung template ni JimmySem for Describe Image and Retell Lecture sa erasable notepad para tuloy-tuloy mamaya.

    3. Repeat Sentence - The most important part of the exam according to many sources. Pinakaimportante dito wag ka ma-uutal, wag ka magsstop. Kapag may di ka naintindihan, palitan mo lang ng "something" para tuloy-tuloy pa rin pag repeat mo ng sentence. Remember, 3pts max lang ang content at 5pts max anf fluency. Mas mahalaga ang fluency.

    4. Describe Image - JimmySem template. "The given image is about blah blah blah". Gumagana siya. I think pinakachallenge dito yung maco-conscious ka kasi maririnig ng mga katabi mo na inuulit m lang yung template. Halos lima or anim na beses ko yata inulit yung template for both Describe Image and Retell Lecture.

    5. Retell Lecture - as above.

    6. Answer Short Question - More on vocabulary ang matetest dito. Mag-guess ka kahit hindi mo alam yung sagot.

    7. Summarize Written Text - Ginamit ko yung "albeit but therefore" template pero nung sa exam isang buong paragraph lang yung lumitaw na question sakin.

    8. Essay - Ginamit ko yung template ni Jay instead of memorizing isang buong essay kasi wala na akong time to memorize. Sanay naman ako magsulat from responding to office emails. Make sure to use the remaining time to doublecheck your sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

    9. Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks - Don't overthink. Yung mukhang tamang sagot, yun na yun. Be familiar with collocations and yung mga madalas magamit na phrases.

    10. Multiple Choice Multiple Answer - Makikita naman sa given text yung mga sagot. I answered multiple choices kasi confident ako sa sagot ko.

    11. Re-order Paragraphs - Maganda yung tips ni Jay dito. Independent sentence then hanap ka ng kasunod na sentence na somehow nirereference yung first sentence and so on and so forth. Dalawang questions nakuha ko dito, mahirap yung pangalawa hinulaan ko na lang haha. After re-ordering, read the whole paragraph kung tunog tama.

    12. Fill in the blanks - Same tip as Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks.

    13. Multiple Choice Single Answer - Again, makikita sa paragraph yung sagot. Mas madali to kasi isa lang sasagot mo.

    14. Summarize Spoken Text - I used one page sa notepad per question. Just scribble away habang nagsasalita yung speaker. I used the common template "The speaker was discussing about.... He then mentioned... He pointed out that .... Finally, he concluded that..." or any variation niyan.

    15. Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers - Take notes uli habang nagsasalita yung speaker. That way may mababalikan ka. Still, kailangan mo maintindihan yung overall na sinasabi nung spekaer not just the keywords kasi more on yun yung itatanong dito.

    16. Fill in the Blanks - Used "TAB" key to hop between blanks para concentrated ka sa pakikinig. Type as soon as marinig mo yung correct word. Anticipate words based on the context of the sentences.

    17. Highlight correct summary - You can use process of deduction to eliminate some choices. Notes pa rin and understanding the overall concept of the paragraph ang key dito.

    18. Multiple Choice, Single Answer - dito ako nahirapan kasi magkakaparehas halos yung mga choices. Same advice lang sa MCMA.

    19. Select Missing Word - Pure focus sa pakikinig dapat from start to end para may idea ka sa sinasabi ng speaker. Check rin yung timer kung malapit na magend yung nagsasalita. 2 questions yata nakuha ko dito. Dapat naiintindihan mo yung pinapakinggan mo para maconnect mo with the missing word. (Hinulaan ko lang yung isang sagot ko dito)

    20. Highlight Incorrect Words - Eto yata pinakamadali na section sa PTE. Click mo lang yung incorrect word habang naririnig mo.

    21. Write from Dictation - Type as you listen. Remember to capitalise first word and end with a period. Pag hindi sure sa pluralization, type both words. Hindi rin masama magdagdag ng "the" "on" "in" before words kung hindi ka sure na narinig mo o hindi.

    Ayun lang hehe.
    I hope nakatulong to. :D

    @fotfot ayan po tips ni Sir Rock

    Thank you po Sir @Unsullied_06 and congratulations on your scores!!

    Unsullied_06
  • Unsullied_06Unsullied_06 Australia
    Posts: 269Member
    Joined: Aug 04, 2019

    @fotfot said:

    @Unsullied_06 said:

    @Rock said:

    Silent lurker here. Would like to share my experience sa PTE.
    Halos 1 week lang preparation ko, sobrang swerte ko nabasa ko tong thread na to week/days before the exam kaya would like to give back by sharing my experience and giving pointers.

    Specifically yung post ni @chemistmom talaga yung nagbigay sakin ng confidence sa test.
    Halos yun lang rin ginamit kong mga tips kaya parang repeat lang to ng sinabi niya pero post ko na rin para makapagbigay confidence sa ibang magtetake ng exam.

    1. Equipment Check - before the start of the exam, make sure gumagana at kumportable ka sa equipment. Adjust yung headset, di ako sanay sa headset na mabigat pero no choice haha. Yung mic, tinest ko several times, nahihinaan ako sa playback sound pero yun lang ginamit ko, kaya naman marecognize ni A.I.

    2. Read Aloud - may about 40 seconds ka yata to study the passage before actual recording, check pano magiging flow ng sentences, look out for hard to pronounce words. During these 40 seconds time rin, sinusulat ko na paunti-unti rin yung template ni JimmySem for Describe Image and Retell Lecture sa erasable notepad para tuloy-tuloy mamaya.

    3. Repeat Sentence - The most important part of the exam according to many sources. Pinakaimportante dito wag ka ma-uutal, wag ka magsstop. Kapag may di ka naintindihan, palitan mo lang ng "something" para tuloy-tuloy pa rin pag repeat mo ng sentence. Remember, 3pts max lang ang content at 5pts max anf fluency. Mas mahalaga ang fluency.

    4. Describe Image - JimmySem template. "The given image is about blah blah blah". Gumagana siya. I think pinakachallenge dito yung maco-conscious ka kasi maririnig ng mga katabi mo na inuulit m lang yung template. Halos lima or anim na beses ko yata inulit yung template for both Describe Image and Retell Lecture.

    5. Retell Lecture - as above.

    6. Answer Short Question - More on vocabulary ang matetest dito. Mag-guess ka kahit hindi mo alam yung sagot.

    7. Summarize Written Text - Ginamit ko yung "albeit but therefore" template pero nung sa exam isang buong paragraph lang yung lumitaw na question sakin.

    8. Essay - Ginamit ko yung template ni Jay instead of memorizing isang buong essay kasi wala na akong time to memorize. Sanay naman ako magsulat from responding to office emails. Make sure to use the remaining time to doublecheck your sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

    9. Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks - Don't overthink. Yung mukhang tamang sagot, yun na yun. Be familiar with collocations and yung mga madalas magamit na phrases.

    10. Multiple Choice Multiple Answer - Makikita naman sa given text yung mga sagot. I answered multiple choices kasi confident ako sa sagot ko.

    11. Re-order Paragraphs - Maganda yung tips ni Jay dito. Independent sentence then hanap ka ng kasunod na sentence na somehow nirereference yung first sentence and so on and so forth. Dalawang questions nakuha ko dito, mahirap yung pangalawa hinulaan ko na lang haha. After re-ordering, read the whole paragraph kung tunog tama.

    12. Fill in the blanks - Same tip as Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks.

    13. Multiple Choice Single Answer - Again, makikita sa paragraph yung sagot. Mas madali to kasi isa lang sasagot mo.

    14. Summarize Spoken Text - I used one page sa notepad per question. Just scribble away habang nagsasalita yung speaker. I used the common template "The speaker was discussing about.... He then mentioned... He pointed out that .... Finally, he concluded that..." or any variation niyan.

    15. Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers - Take notes uli habang nagsasalita yung speaker. That way may mababalikan ka. Still, kailangan mo maintindihan yung overall na sinasabi nung spekaer not just the keywords kasi more on yun yung itatanong dito.

    16. Fill in the Blanks - Used "TAB" key to hop between blanks para concentrated ka sa pakikinig. Type as soon as marinig mo yung correct word. Anticipate words based on the context of the sentences.

    17. Highlight correct summary - You can use process of deduction to eliminate some choices. Notes pa rin and understanding the overall concept of the paragraph ang key dito.

    18. Multiple Choice, Single Answer - dito ako nahirapan kasi magkakaparehas halos yung mga choices. Same advice lang sa MCMA.

    19. Select Missing Word - Pure focus sa pakikinig dapat from start to end para may idea ka sa sinasabi ng speaker. Check rin yung timer kung malapit na magend yung nagsasalita. 2 questions yata nakuha ko dito. Dapat naiintindihan mo yung pinapakinggan mo para maconnect mo with the missing word. (Hinulaan ko lang yung isang sagot ko dito)

    20. Highlight Incorrect Words - Eto yata pinakamadali na section sa PTE. Click mo lang yung incorrect word habang naririnig mo.

    21. Write from Dictation - Type as you listen. Remember to capitalise first word and end with a period. Pag hindi sure sa pluralization, type both words. Hindi rin masama magdagdag ng "the" "on" "in" before words kung hindi ka sure na narinig mo o hindi.

    Ayun lang hehe.
    I hope nakatulong to. :D

    @fotfot ayan po tips ni Sir Rock

    Thank you po Sir @Unsullied_06 and congratulations on your scores!!

    Thank you po @fotfot.

    MY AU MIGRATION JOURNEY

    Points breakdown:
    Age-30; Civil Status-10; Education-15; Work Experience-5; English Level-20; State Nomination-5/15; Total - 80 (189) & 85 (190) & 95 (491)

    Jun 2017. Graduated from college (UST - BS Industrial Engineering).
    Sep 2017. Started reading about the migration process at the PinoyAu forum.
    Oct 2017. Decided to take IELTS (1st try: Failed) : L -7.0, R-7.0, W-5.5, S-6.0).
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2022. Long hiatus. Focused on gaining local experience (Total of 3.9 years).
    Feb 2022. Revisited the PinoyAu forum to look for the latest news and trends on visa grants.
    March 21, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (1st try: Proficient) (L-79, R-80, S-88, W-78).
    April 01, 2022. Submitted documents for EA assessment (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Received positive results from EA (Education and Work Experience).
    April 12, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 189 (70 pts) and Visa 190-NSW (75 pts) at SkillSelect.
    May 18, 2022. Submitted EOI for Visa 491-NSW (85 pts) at SkillSelect.
    June 03, 2022. Took PTE Academic Exam (2nd try: Superior) (L-86, R-90, S-90, W-90).
    June 04, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 189 (80 pts) and 190 (85 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    June 16, 2022. Updated my EOI points for Visa 491 (95 pts) due to an increase in English points (+10 pts).
    October 03, 2022. Received pre-invite for Visa 190 (VIC).
    October 06, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 189.
    October 17, 2022. Lodged Visa 189 with NBI clearance and Forms 80 and 1221.
    October 24, 2022. Received ITA for Visa 190 (VIC). Decided not to lodge due to a previous 189 application.
    October 26, 2022. Took medical exam at St. Luke's BGC.
    November 03, 2022. Received medical results at my Immi account (no further action required).
    March 28, 2023. Visa grant.
    March 30, 2023. PDOS schedule.
    April 11, 2023. Big move.
    June 13, 2023. First day at my 1st work in Australia.

    TBA. Citizenship Manifesting


    MSA CDR + RSEA TIPS
    Link: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/114/engineers-australia-skills-assessment/p363


    PTE ACADEMIC TIPS
    1st take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p694
    Final take: https://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic/p700


    PTE MOCK TEST SCORES VS ACTUAL SCORES (2ND TAKE)

    PTE A Mock Test Scores - 2nd Take

    ApeUni Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 65 86 81 76 Proficient
    2 54 89 74 69 Competent
    3 69 80 79 76 Proficient
    4 56 88 81 67 Competent
    5 56 83 77 71 Competent
    6 78 90 83 84 Proficient
    7 59 81 75 76 Competent
    8 65 90 78 79 Proficient
    9 65 87 77 81 Proficient
    10 76 81 84 79 Proficient
    11 67 90 83 77 Proficient
    12 66 85 84 78 Proficient

    Language Academy Practice

    S W R L Overall

    1 75 87 68 81 Proficient
    2 79 79 75 77 Proficient

    Actual Exam

    S W R L Overall

    1 90 90 90 86 Superior

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