PTE ACADEMIC

mimic · December 2015

Tinry ko Dragon Software, it can recognize 95% of the words in my READ ALOUD. although sa describe image medyo magulo..

mimic · December 2015

I tried using Dragon Dictation, it can recognize 95% of the words I read in "read aloud" sample although sa describe image magulo..

mimic · December 2015

@rondi Minsan mahaba masyado diba?

mimic · December 2015

Tinry ko Dragon Software, it can recognize 95% of the words in my READ ALOUD. although sa describe image medyo magulo..

misscpa · December 2015

@psalms5110 Macmillan Reviewer and PTE Offline Practice Test, then take the PTE Online Practice Test to get a feel of the actual test. I think it will be easy for you to get 20 pts since you have high scores in IELTS. Good luck!

misscpa · December 2015

@vanezzaveera Yes, that's me. First take ko sa PTE pero nag-IELTS nako before. Yung IELTS ko ok naman kaso yung writing ko bitin sa 8, yung iba 8 or above na sana. I need 20 pts para bumilis ang invite for 189 kasi sobra konti iniinvite na accountants per round ngayon. For test tips, check out my post sa thread, nasa Page 98 or 99 ata, basta around Nov 23. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask lang. Don't lose hope. Kaya mo yan.

chemicalh · December 2015

Hi guys! I took the pte exam again jz awhile ago... the describe image and re-tell lecture were more difficult than the previous exam i took last nov 23... the images or maps were so small and so difficult to interpret...

hindi ata ibibigay ni lord sa akin to move to australia...

All i can say, listening and writing is really easy but speaking will need much practice to be good. Reading difficult is satisfactory... time lng yong imomonitor mo

g_whin · December 2015

Anyone here wants to provide sample of their oral fluency speaking. I know it will be too much to record your own voice and upload it on the internet. Given that you will take time to help us it will be much appreciated specially for people like me who are struggling to increase their oral fluency scores.

faceless_man · December 2015

I want to thank each and everyone who contributed in this thread, be it big or small, they were all very useful. I registered on Nov 11 and took the exam last Monday(Nov 30) here in Singapore and I passed the test with flying colors.

Shout-out to @filipinacpa for starting this very helpful thread. Also thanks to these wonderful guys who wrote their experiences in great detail : @Frenchmilk @bait0211 @Zaire @yataketumbi @MisterKehn @Smile0127 and to @OZwaldCobblepot kung saan ko nakuha yung kodigo ko for the Describe image part ng Speaking test.
FYI, I took IELTS once and failed. I have one 6.5 - speaking, the rest is 7 and above. An agent suggested to give PTE a try.

Just a short introduction of myself, I am not a confident speaker and di ako madaldal na tao, lalo na english, and grammer ko is so-so lang din(engineer kasi) :P , lalo na nung dumating ako dito Singapore 10 years ago, mas lalo ata nasira yung english ko. haha.
Ganito english dito sa Singapore(samples taken from wikipedia) :
Singlish - Proper English
No good lah. - This isn't good.
Cannot anyhow go liddat one leh. - You can't just go like that
I go bus stop wait for you. - I will be waiting for you at the bus stop.
He sick, so he stay home sleep lor. - He is not feeling well, so he decided to rest at home and sleep.
Dat joker there cannot trust. - You cannot trust the person over there.

Anyway, after googling for materials, I found this site and started reading all the pages and downloaded the files from macmillan and bought the PTE Gold package(as recommended here). After taking these free exams, I found listening and reading not too hard. So I focused on Speaking and Writing.

I did my first Mock Test 4 days before the exam(Nov 26). I reviewed in less than 2 weeks but almost everyday since di masyado busy sa office. After my first mock test, I was a bit disappointed with my score but was also relieved to see comments here that their mock tests were lower or they felt it was harder compared to the actual exam. Also, I find the reorder paragraphs in the mock test harder than macmillan and the pte free test. But I still concentrated my review on speaking and writing hoping that on the actual exam, the reorder paragraphs will be much easier.
After that first mock exam, I just felt exhausted and parang sinusuka ko na PTE materials, so I decided to just stop and rest my brain cells until the day of the exam. The morning of the exam, I started again to memorize the sentences(kodigo/cheat sheet) I will use for the describe image.

This is my Mock Test result by the way:
L-76; R-66; S-62; W-82
I didn't use the same kodigo I used in the actual exam. Yung ginamit ko nun is something like this (also taken from this thread) :
The graph projected on the screen is the correlation of variables in a research entitled _____
The X-Axis represents....
The Y-Axis shows....
Peak/Highest/Largest then Smallest/Lowest

I used the iPhone6 earphones during the mock test. So nasa baba ng chin ko yung mic. Not sure if that lowered my score in speaking kasi pronunciation ko is only 48.

So eto na, actual exam tips :
Speaking (these are additional tips from all the tips already given here) :
After the introduction, I didn't click Next yet and started writing sentences/kodigo for my describe image. But then the exam administrator(that's what they call them here in SG) saw me and told me to stop writing and click on Next first.
So there, I wasn't able to finish my first kodigo sentence. Hehe. So tinapos ko siya during the first 2 or 3 Read aloud part, when you have this 20-30sec time to see/review the sentences. I allotted half or 2/3 of that review time to write my kodigo for the describe image. I used the same as what OZwaldCobblepot did :
The graph projected on the screen is the presentation of variables in a research entitled
Based on the data provided, largest sector was from
While the smallest portion was from
The chart was accurate and concise which can be used as a reference for future studies with the same objective.
Binasa ko lang yan, paulit ulit sa describe image, lalo na ang First and Last sentences. Kaya medyo fluent ang english ko nyan

And another tip, during the allotted time to look at the diagrams, make sure to take note na the highest and lowest point in the graph/chart.
There are 1 or 2 diagrams/images I think that I was not fluent enough especially sa flowchart image. So I just read what is inside the charts then read the last sentence in my kodigo again. :P Nauutal utal pa nga ako.

Writing :
I reviewed and followed the format in this website : http://writefix.com/
And yun nga, sinabi na rin ng iba dito sa forum, use synonyms if paulit ulit mong sasabihin yung word na yun and mga malalalim na english if meron kang baon.

Reading :
By the way, I find the reorder paragraphs in the actual exam actually hard. No additional tips.

My score sa actual exam :
L-88; R-86; S-90; W-86
Pronunciation is 86

So that is it, isang malaking tinik ang nawala sa akin. Kasi I hate studying and yung mga ganitong klaseng exams kasi. Good luck to the rest na mag eexam pa lang.

Georgie335 · December 2015

@faceless_man happy to share! nice score. you deserve it. good luck on your journey.

se29m · December 2015

@faceless_man congrats fellow sg applicant!

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vanezzaveera · December 2015

@misscpa taas ng need na score sa accountant pla.thanks in advance for ur help..for sure magaask ako sau..☺ galing tlg.nakakatuwa kasi scores mo.sana mkuha ko dn yan. ung kasama mo dn 90 lahat?hindi pa ko ulit nakabook ng exam eh.gusto ko sana mgprepare ng maayos.

jrgongon · December 2015

I took the exam early this morning.sana naman hindi na ako madismaya...medyo mahirap na madali..hay...sana kahit 65 lang masaya na ako..lagi ko problema repeat sentence...ang hahaba kaya ng sentence na sinasabi...

kymme · December 2015

@faceless_man congrats mdami! yan din aim ko na score e. natuea ako dun sa singaporean english. ankyooot hehe

kymme · December 2015

@jrgongon tiwala lng. malay mo k 20 points ka

bait0211 · December 2015

@faceless_man: wow! Inspiring naman ang iyong tips. Thanks much! Good luck on your next journey! EOI na. ;-)

OZwaldCobblepot · December 2015

@faceless_man wow! that score! ang taas. Congratssa 20points! hehe. Nakakatuwa naman nakatulong kodigo ko. hehe. Very happy for you mate!

MisterKehn · December 2015

@faceless_man- Congrats!.. EOI na para umabot sa invite

"lalo na nung dumating ako dito Singapore 10 years ago, mas lalo ata nasira yung english ko. haha."
- This is so true!.. kaya ang baba ng speaking ko sa IELTS kasi taga sg din yung naginterview.. natural habang naguusap kami eh parang singlish.. LOL..

kymme · December 2015

@OZwaldCobblepot pahingi kodigo mo

OZwaldCobblepot · December 2015

@kymme yung kodigo ko po ung sa describe image lang. ung script ko. hehe. naka-indicate na sa post ni faceless_man. other than that, wala na ko kodigo e. hehe

kymme · December 2015

@OZwaldCobblepot cge thanks!

vanezzaveera · December 2015

@OZwaldCObblepot @faceless_man phiram din po ako mg kodigo nyo ah..?thanks po

mimic · December 2015

Please..pwede ba magpost ng link here? So I'll post mine for feedbacks...

Anyone here wants to provide sample of their oral fluency speaking. I know it will be too much to record your own voice and upload it on the internet. Given that you will take time to help us it will be much appreciated specially for people like me who are struggling to increase their oral fluency scores.

Liolaeus · December 2015

Nilalagyan nyo ba ng accent?

mimic · December 2015

@Liolaeus problem ko din speakimg. Need 79. Ginagamit ko lang natural accent ko. Filo-American as we've learnt in the Phil.

faceless_man · December 2015

@Zaire and @se29m Thanks
@kymme nagulat nga rin ako sa score ko, kasi mahirap na madali ang exam, so makapasa lang yung ineexpect ko. Very generous nga talaga ang scoring sa PTE. About Singlish, haha, cute paminsan, minsan nakakainis. hehe
@bait0211 Thanks, dito ko rin lang nakuha lahat ng mga tips at konting dasal at swerte na lang sa exam day.
@OZwaldCobblepot Yup, nagulat din ako sa score ko kasi di naman ako nadalian sa exam, medyo may parts na mahirap, may parts na madali. Thanks uli sa tips mo

@MisterKehn Thanks, haha mapapa singlish ka malamang nun. Sa akin nun, naginterview is puti. Pero bagsak pa din.