PTE ACADEMIC

MisterKehn · September 2015

Hi, tanong ko lang sa Essay dapat minimum of 200 words and 300 max. Summarize Spoken Text is between 50-70 words. Ilan sa Summarize Written Text?
Essay- at least 200 to 300. Pede ka mag exceed.
Summarize spoken text- at least 50-70 words pede ka ring mag exceed.
Summarize written text- Only 1 sentence, you can type as many words as you can...basta 1 sentence lang..
pagkakaintindi ko HINDI DAPAT MAG-EXCEED. Essays should be between 200 to 300 words.
summarized spoken/written - should be between 50-70 words.

and make sure malakas ang recording. adjust the mic sensitivity correctly based on your voice. and para sigurado, lakasan mo na rin boses mo.

Thanks for the correction.

MisterKehn · September 2015

took the exam yesterday. nkakafrustrate lang, sa IELTS writing yung lowest ko, pero sa PTE yun yung highest ko pero bagsak ako sa speaking. haay.

Keep on trying. I have taken 3 times IELTS..and 3 times PTE.. may nakasabay ako 7 times IELTS.. 2 times PTE..

g_whin · September 2015

@chapoy and @RMD
Given a chance, what would you do differently to increase your chances of passing the speaking part?

RMD · September 2015

@g_whin More practice sa re-tell lecture at repeat sentence. Tingin ko dito ako mahina at nahihirapan.

Hunter_08 · September 2015

hindi ba ang re-tell lecture at repeat sentence may impact din sa listening score?

kate27 · September 2015

booked my exam for oct, working pa un promo code PTE2015. Saved USD20.

kristine_1377 · September 2015

Ask ko lang guys,me gumamit ba sa inyo ng prc id or any other id except passport? Ang tagal pa kasi ng sched ko for renewal ng passport eh

chapoy · September 2015

more practice sa describe image at retell lecture! gusto ko na sana magbook ng exam for october kaso sumabay naman ang projects sa office na puro overtime.
try ako ulet. one last time. siguro maginvest ako sa gold kit, kapag nagimprove dun tsaka ako magtake ulet ng exam.

RMD · September 2015

@Hunter_08 Yes tama ka pero di ko lang sure gaano kabigat impact nun sa scores

MisterKehn · September 2015

Ask ko lang guys,me gumamit ba sa inyo ng prc id or any other id except passport? Ang tagal pa kasi ng sched ko for renewal ng passport eh

@kristine_1377 - I'm not sure of this. Try calling the test centre instead. Passport normally even in other countries.

catch22 · September 2015

@Hunter_08 yes. nagooverlap din yung mga criteria for scoring. like sa speaking part, may impact ang re-tell lecture at repeat sentence sa listening. sa listening test naman, meron impact sa writing ang write the missing word or summarize lecture

catch22 · September 2015

@kristine_1377 may nakasabay ako sa exam na gumamit ng ID pero hindi ko sure kung anong klaseng ID yun, hindi ko nakita kung SSS ba sya or prc pero laminated na tipo ng ID but if I'm not mistaken driver's licence is not accepted.

catch22 · September 2015

@eischied_21 to get a good score in writing, try to reach the max words allowed. for example max of 300 words, try to write up to 280-299 but don't exceed the max words or less than the min words.

warquezho · September 2015

Booked my exam this coming October! Sana ma nail kona ito ngayon. Basa basa pa muna ako dito at nangangalap ng review docs hehehe. Sino pa dito nag babalak mag exam in the coming days, weeks, months?

acroldan · September 2015

@warquezho ako sa October 19 nakabook. Goodluck sa tin

warquezho · September 2015

@acroldan
Ako naman sa 24th Oct hehe, sana ma one shot natin ito!

Kakatapos ko lang download mga review guides dito eh. Simulan kona siya maya.

@All
Yung macmillan ba pano style dun mag review? May nabasa ako dito na pause pause at orasan kasi tuloy tuloy siya nagsasalita?

kristine_1377 · September 2015

Hi @catch22 ok. Sa pearson makati mo yan nakita?thanks

catch22 · September 2015

@kristine_1377 yep, sa Pearson Makati. hope below helps from http://pearsonpte.com/acceptable-id/

If you are taking the test in your country of citizenship, you should ideally present your passport. If you do not have a passport, you can present a valid non-expired form of government issued National ID, provided that it meets the following requirements:

passport

Your name in Roman characters
Date of birth
Signature
A recent and recognisable photograph

If you cannot provide a single piece of ID which contains all 4 of these elements, then a second piece containing the missing element(s) must also be provided.

The following documents are NOT acceptable forms of ID:

– any expired ID
– international student ID
– employer’s ID
– credit or debit cards

warquezho · September 2015

naisip ko lang guys, nag kakaubusan kasi ng sched, and hindi pwede mag pa sched ng madamihan, pwede ba na gumawa ng separate account sa pte tapos yun ang gawin para makapag sched ulit?

NicoDC · September 2015

Guys do you have any advice for speaking? I'm kinda depress right now..i'm so close.

PTE exam: L:73 R: 72 S: 48 W:76

catch22 · September 2015

@NicoDC you can find a lot of speaking tips if you back read. usually speaking ang problem sa PTE and a lot of tips and techniques can be found in this topic

NicoDC · September 2015

Ok, i'll do that. but do you have any tips for me? based from your experience? Looking at your timeline, seems like we are on the same boat na speaking ang problem. Pero buti ka pa ok na.

MisterKehn · September 2015

Ok, i'll do that. but do you have any tips for me? based from your experience? Looking at your timeline, seems like we are on the same boat na speaking ang problem. Pero buti ka pa ok na.

@NicoDC - don't lost hope.. Try to avail the Gold package exam from PTE website. You're score from there will be your benchmark. Normally mas mahirap yung gold package kaysa sa actual exam.

1. Read Aloud - Napansin ko. Don't just read, but read with feelings. Try to read a bit louder.
2. Retell lecture - Make some notes, and then look into the image while talking. Talk and Talk within that 40secs, kahit taliwas na sa lecture. Who knows..
3. Describe Image
3.1. Normally what I do is General to Specific. Mention yung title ng graph, then ano yung x axis, then ano yung y axis.. then saang source
3.2 Describe what is very visible - example yung maximum or yung minimum na data
3.3 Describe the trend - is it directly proportional, inversely proportional, uptrend or downtrend
3.4 Compare - Compare mo yung pinakamataas and then yung pinakamababa..
Example: "The highest in the graph is plastic which is around 5 Tons", whereas the lowest is from non-biodegradable waste which is 1 Ton, that's almost 5 times differents.
3.5 Say what type of graph it is - "This line graph shows", "This pie Chart shows".
3.6 Last resort - if you don't know how to explain the graph, just describe the color(technique na nabasa ko somewhere else).

Base on the above it's almost ~40secs na yan which is enough for the answer.

4. Repeat Sentence - For me, nawawala ako pagdating ng last word.. so lagi kong tinatandaan ang last word.. I guess for this is really practice..

5. Answer short question - As much as possible only one word. If you don't know the answer, just speak anything. as in anything.

6. Practice practice.. pray pray pray..

Hope this helps, gudluck ..

grace_otilopih · September 2015

Guys!!! Maramimg salamat sa thread na to lalo na kay @filipinacpa. First time ko magtake ng non-technical exam after ko grumaduate and grabe talaga ung kaba ko. Super strict pa dun sa testing center sa Makati. Eto yung score ko L:90 R:90 S:71 W:90. Nasayangan ako sa speaking kasi goal ko maka-20 pts pero ok na rin kasi nawindang naman talaga ako sa speaking section (maingay + mental block).

Magiiwan lang ako ng tips tsaka ng mga naobserve ko during the exam.

1. I arrived 30 minutes before the exam pero napansin ko may nauna pa saken and matagal na silang nagstart bago pa ung scheduled time. So feeling ko, kung ayaw mong madistract kasi sabay2 nagsasalita, dapat maaga ka dumating.
2. Sobrang nahirapan ako sa repeat sentence! Nabasa ko kasi dito na mas madali daw ung repeat sentence sa actual exam compared sa Macmillan kaya hindi nako masyadong nagprepare dun pero grabe ang haba kaya ng sentences! Kalevel nya ung mga repeat sentence sa Macmillan plus maingay pa ung mga kasabay mo.
3. Naconfirm ko din na yung essay topics ay nandito lahat: http://dylanaung.blogspot.com/2015/04/pte-academic-essay-questions-and-ideas.html
4. Sa writing parts, sinigurado ko lang na umabot sa minimum required number of words ung sentence or essay ko.
5. Hindi ko rin tinatapos ung time sa speaking parts, nagnext ako agad, pero 71 lang ako sa speaking so wag nyo masyadong seryosohin ung tip na yan.
6. Mas madali ung Reading section ng actual exam compared sa Macmillan.
7. Before each section, may page muna na nakalist yung pagkakasunod sunod nung items so feeling ko ok lng kung hindi ka bibili ung graded practice exam for the purpose of familiarizing yourself with the actual exam.

Julian · September 2015

@grace_otilopih Hi, may I know what is your seat number? How do you find questions in reading?

RMD · September 2015

@grace_otilopih hi! congrats! sa read aloud nilakasan mo boses mo or ung normal lng?

catch22 · September 2015

@NicoDC sa describe image, nagresearch ako sa youtube ng describing trends and graphs. yung mga introduction sa describing graphs dun ko nakuha.

Examples:
1. I would like to refer to the graph on the screen....
2. the bar graph on the screen represents.... (mention the title)
3. this pie chart represents
4. this line graph shows... the thick line represents... the thin line... shows...

gaya ng advise ni Misterkhen, mention what type of graph. 'This bar graph shows...' , this pie chart represents the sales... mention the year/period... then followed by highest/lowest trend. As much as possible, avoid fillers

Read aloud - emphasize the words. kung sa tingin mo mabilis ka magsalita, then adjust your pace.

catch22 · September 2015

@NicoDC here's the link to Business English.

Before you take the speaking test, make sure that you test the mic kapag andun ka na sa test mic section. Pag sa tingin mo may hangin pag nagsasalita ka, lower down the mic ng konte then try again until it sounds perfect to you.

Speak with the right amount of conviction, speed, volume and confidence. You'll do fine

Goodluck!

NicoDC · September 2015

thank you guys for giving me alot of motivation..nakakatakot pla kasi what if ganun uli mangyari..pero i'll do my best sa susunod na pasched na uli ako. pero thank you sa lahat ng tips!! balitaan ko uli kayo pagnagwork.

grace_otilopih · September 2015

@Julian I forgot my seat number but its at the left side of the room and 2-3 PCs away from the door

@RMD Thanks! Sa read aloud nung umpisa normal lang ung volume ng pagsasalita ko since malakas naman sya nung pinakinggan ko sa recording kaso nung nagstart na magsalita yung mga katabi ko, nilakasan ko kasi baka mas marecord ung boses nila compared saken hehe.