PTE ACADEMIC

hannahmi

hello guys, pls also see this link examenglish.com/PTE/PTE_Academic.htm for some practice tests.

jaceejoef

hello! last week ko lang po narinig tong PTE. Nag-try na din ako ng sample tests online.

San po ang test center ng PTE sa pinas at magkano po?

catthsy

ilang days po ang result ng pte?

filipinacpa

@jaceejoef pearson makati.. I think USD 205 po yata ang fee.. Nagagamit namin discount code last year 'PTE2015' parang 20% din yata yun.. So try niyo po yung PTE2016 this year naman..baka sakali lang na meron heheh

@catthsy within 5 working days..but minsan as early as few hours or 1 day after taking it meron na result agad

jaceejoef

@filipinacpa thank you! wala kasi sa website nila kaya kala ko wala.

paulcasablanca1980

valid pa yung PTE2015 na discount code as per my co-worker.. book na guys :-)

mrs_dum

hello po, newby here. I used to just read all your posts. I have taken IELTS last October and didn't get my desired score. I have given PTE a try and had taken it twice last year (Nov 20 and Dec 15). Unfortunately, I also failed twice in a row for both Reading and Speaking. Below po ang details ng aking scores.

Kahit nakakababa ng self-steem at balde baldeng luha ang naubos sa kin, gusto ko pa rin magtry ulit this year. Ung MacMillan at PTE Test Software.exe lang po ang ginamit kong reviewer. May help po ba kung mag-purchase ako nung online Mock test? Please help and advise po, lalo na on how to improve score in Speaking. Salamat po!

1ST TRY -
Communicative Skills
Listening - 73
Reading - 64
Speaking - 52
Writing - 75

Enabling Skills
Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 47
Pronunciation - 35
Spelling - 89
Vocabulary - 83
Written Discourse - 69

2ND TRY -
Communicative Skills
Listening - 67
Reading - 61
Speaking - 33
Writing - 82

Enabling Skills
Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 16
Pronunciation - 24
Spelling - 78
Vocabulary - 69
Written Discourse - 60

blahblah

@mrs_dum your speaking score is noticeably low and there could a lot of reason:
- you speak in very low voice kaya hindi ka masyado maintindihan ng software
- pronunciation of words
- use of "fillers" (ahhh, uhmm etc)
- noise in the background (if there's any)

Ano ba ang score na kelangan mo aachieve at the very least?

More than the software you can download and purchase, you probably need someone to coach you. Software will only score you and a lot of times 2-3 sets lang. It wouldn't help (a lot) if you are practicing on same questions over and over dahil familiar ka na sa questions.

mrs_dum

@blahblah thank you sa feedback...i need a score of 65 for all parts.

kate27

@vher ako ielts exam first week ng june, nagparemark, result sept. then nag pte ako ng oct, then dec ulit. speaking naging issue ko so mejo nagpalit ako ng style nun second take ng pte at kelangan practisin un fluency

kate27

@mrs_dum i can totally relate sa scores mo, fluency.. pronounciation mababa. sa fluency, baka mabagal ka magsalita, so un mga pauses mo baka nababasa ng program algorithim as confusion, may deduction sa score un. dapat derecho lang pag sasalita, observe proper pauses sa mga period at commas, sa read aloud mataas daw points nyan.
un pronounciation naman, practice mo sa talktyper kung nababasa un read aloud samples mo. mapapansin mo even talk typer may speed sya na gusto para marecognize un sinasabi. pag mabagal magsalita di narerecognize

catthsy

ung score ko sa practice exam 55 lang total pero ang dami ko naman tlga mali at tinry ko lang tlga for the first time ng walang review review. ok na po ba na pagrereview and 1 month? magaaral ako 8 hrs a day mapasa ko lang.huhu I need 65 each sub test. Ayoko na magtake ulit.sayang $205

Liolaeus

Try mo lang i-minimize yung mga mistakes. Sakin kasi aware ako na may mga mistakes ako pero mataas naman ang lumabas na score. Kaya minsan naiisip ko sinuwerte lang ako at nakuha ko gusto kong score. So try mo lang minimize yung mistakes. Practice ka lang ng mga spiel/answer templates. Makukuha mo din yung desired score mo.

mrs_dum

@kate27 thank you, medyo may kabagalan nga ako magsalita at yung accent ko parang Malaysian na as I've been working here for 6yrs. i will try and practice with the talk typer. thanks again!

kate27

@catthsy parang kaya naman un 1 month basta make sure everyday may practice. And memorized mo na dapat un buong flow ng exam, types ng questions, and timed na dapat un practice mo (how much time kelangan mo spend per question specially sa reading and listening, etong 2 to un madaming items kelangan mabilis).
Sobra pa un 8 hours daily for a month of practice.

kikay

hello po. ask ko lang po saan sa makati ang pearson? d ko po kc makita sa PTEpearson site mismo? balak ko po sana pa schedule ng exam. twice na ko nag take ng IELTS at short ako sa writing lagi ng .5 ..thanks po

jansheri

@kikay here's the site http://pearsonpte.com/book/ create ka muna ng account bago ka magbook. you can still see the sched kahit wala ka pang account click mo lang yung Availability.

filipinacpa

guys don't forget the discount code "PTE2015" when booking for your exam.. gumagana pa raw po hehe.. God bless you all!

filipinacpa

@catthsy make sure to familiarise yourself with the exam format and the pointers for every question types. as for writing, use simon's ielts tips and prescribed format in writing your essay. perfect reviewer siya for me.

catthsy

napaaga ata ang pagbook ko hehe dasal dasal nlng. huhu ung template sa chart ba pwede ulit ulitin sa mga next picture? hehe

cinnamon20

@cathsy yes po ako walang template ang mahalaga ko n mapronunce yung words/sentences ng maayos at maliwanag...wag nyo pong madaliin kasi may tendency na mautal...hayaan mong macut ang 40seconds nag sasalita ka pa...OK lang yun

filipinacpa

@catthsy yes but I suggest use other words din for conservatism.. mahirap na ma-tag as low ang vocabs..

rendungo

Goodmorning po! Magtatanong lang po baka alam niyo po yung manila office ng pearson dito satin? Thank you po!

filipinacpa

@rendungo pearson makati.. search niyo po online.. dun po un malapit sa rcbc plaza lagpas lang ng konti along sen gil puyat ave

dhenver

@filipinacpa. - thank you so mga tips mo... nakabook na ko ng exam sa pearsonview. Feb 26 sana mkapasa

filipinacpa

@dhenver Godbless! Concentrate maigi and don't panic

kikay

@filipinacpa eto po ba ung address ng pearson? Trident Tower, 312 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Makati... bale online po ang pag sched ng exam? tapos po magpupunta na alng sa venue pag actual exam na? Thanks po

kate27

@kikay tama yan 27F Trident Tower un Pearson Professional Center Makati
schedule online: http://www.pearsonvue.com/PTE/

kikay

@kate27 thanks po! nka 2 IELTS exam na ako..laging short ng .5. try ko ang PTE. thanks ulit

kayenzky

@filipinacpa question, yung validity ng result ni PTE Acad, ilang years? same ba with IELTS?