PTE ACADEMIC

jwolf · August 2016

@xiaolico sa station 10 ako nilagay.. 65 lang, masaya na ako.. Sayang nga. Sana talaga makalusot na next time. Nakaktuwa nakapag lodge ka na EOI mo. Ang bilis na niyan.. Goodluck!

jwolf · August 2016

@vylette Yes, sa Makati din. Congrats! Ang taas ng scores mo

jwolf · August 2016

@mrkanncpa Thank you! God bless us all... [-O<

xiaolico · August 2016

@jwolf Sayang. Pero sure ako sa 2nd take mo, Kuha Na yan. Sana nga mabilis Na. Pero kahit bumagal ng kaunti, ok Lang. Ang Bilis din ng metro ng credit card ko eh hehe

jermdagreat · August 2016

hello po... pa share naman po ng reviewers nyo sa PTE Academic. Plan ko po kasi mag take para tumaas po ang points ko... salamat po TIA...

pa email na lang po: [email protected]

mrkanncpa · August 2016

@jermdagreat Hi! May compilation ng reviewers si @bailey in the previous page, might be of great help to you also

jermdagreat · August 2016

@mrkanncpa noted po sir.. check ko po.. @bailey

xiaolico · August 2016

@jermdagreat Marami na sa previous pages. Am out kasi, if Di mo makita, let me know. Send ko ulit mga pinadala ko before goodluck

vylette · August 2016

@jwolf thanks, ah so sabay pala tayo nagtake nun dun din ako

jermdagreat · August 2016

@xiaolico thank you po.. pag may time po kayo pa send naman po salamat... God Bless

guenb · August 2016

Hello,

For those about to have a PTE exam, I used promo code PTE2015, not sure baka alam niyo na to. I got 10% discount, anyone else who was able to use this?

xiaolico · August 2016

@jermdagreat Cge. Check ko sa laptop ko. Nandun pa Yun for sure

IslanderndCity · August 2016

liyah22 said:
thanks @xiaolico , @IslanderndCity

I think from all the 4 components, Speaking is the most challenging one. My scores in this area went down from 73 to 21(which I think was a result of technical problem as my enabling scores for oral fluency and pronunciation were both 0, that couldn’t be true unless I didn’t talk at all during the test right?).

Anyways, allow me to share with you some tips. Kung ano binago ko during my last test.

SPEAKING

Mostly, I changed the overall tone of my delivery on READ ALOUD section. Nilagyan ko ng confidence yung tone and conviction, or TIKAS. This has improved my pronunciation a lot. In order to maintain this, my hands would move as if I’m banging something to emphasize every word. Hahaha. Parang medyo galit. From my previous exams, my tone was more of like pang customer-service, malumanay. Although most speech software would understand what I’m saying, I guess, iba ang algorithms ng PTE.

Also, I made sure na loud and clear ang voice ko during mic test. Pinapalitan ko pa headset ko kasi hindi ako happy sa background noise. The perfect position for me was putting the microphone above my nose, almost eye level. First time ko marinig yung difference ng clear voice dun, it’s like HD kunbaga.

A colleague of mine once said, short answer questions don’t give points. Syempre hindi ako naniwala kasi PTE would not put it there for nothing. She claimed she skipped them altogether during her test and still got 90. But during my test, I encountered questions na hindi ko alam ang sagot. Out of 10, baka 4 lang nasagot ko. So what she stated must be true. Pero ginawa ko kahit hindi ko alam sagot, sumagot ako kahit ano, at pinaniwalan ko na tama yung sagot ko. I delivered it with confidence. Hindi patanong ang tono. Another person claimed, what PTE is looking for is kung tama yung word stress and pronunciation, which I think makes sense.

For describe image, I memorized some templates, but during the exam, na mental block ako, nakalimutan ko lahat , so what I did was read whatever’s on screen. Hindi ko din sinabi kung line graph or bar graph. Lagi lang, this graph shows…. this table shows… Inulit ko lang kung ano type of image ang nasa instruction. The images I got were difficult ones kaya I think dito ako namental block. Then again, it only proved that content doesn’t matter in PTE. My take on this is, PTE doesn’t know what is on your screen. Parang bulag lang, it can only hear. Narinig ko din dati na all recording goes through the same system. PTE is not designed to grade each and every recording, it only checks for oral fluency and pronunciation. Again, makes sense considering how many test takers we have all over the world.

Retell lecture, dito ako sobra nahihirapan, kahit gaano pa pag ‘take note’ gawin ko. Hindi ko rin kasi maintindihan sulat ko after. Hehe. So what I usually do, parang describe image na lang. Kung meron image, I talk about it. Kapag minalas at wala, I talk about the lecturer, yung tone ng voice, my belief on the topic.

Overall, if I were to rate my exam from 0-10, I would say 6/10. I had some pauses, false starts pati na stuttering. But I believed in the power of God, I relied on Him not only with my own strengths. So dasal dasal ng madami, trust your Faith and don’t be too hard on yourself. Goodluck!

Thanks for sharing.
Let's keep inspiring each other mate

bellacomeros · August 2016

Good day!

I would like to ask if pwede gamitin sa nursing bridging program in Australia yung PTE academic? Thank you in advance.

xiaolico · August 2016

@jermdagreat eto check mo. Hope it helps

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9t7pvk8kg47bbl9/AACRA3UiugfiZmSpBr4tJzt4a?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y0rh6qjvbfkhb36/AAAVSXjcvBZ-Py_UEijtTztBa?dl=0

http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/preparation/

pikachu13 · August 2016

@liyah22 pede po pahingi ng tips sa writing,ang taas kasi ng score nyo.Thanks

liyah22 · August 2016

hi @pikachu13 , I only followed yung pinost ko na link sa previous pages. It's a template. Tapos, sa mga essay question, I go for the easiest to answer. Kunwari, tanong nila if, agree or disagree. Kung saan ako mas nadadalian mag isip ng 2 reason bakit ako agree or disagree, doon ako. Once you have your 2 supporting reason, madali na rin mag isip ng 1 example for each. Yung logic doesn't have to be perfect. Kasi computer ang nagchecheck. Grammar, vocabulary and spelling ang pinaka importante. For written discourse, if you follow the template, you'll be fine. Watch the video multiple times, then maintindihan mo kung pano magconstruct ng simple essay. It will tell you the purpose of each sentence. Hope that helps

pikachu13 · August 2016

@liyah22 .Pede ko malaman anong page dito yung template.Thank you.

cpa_oct2011 · August 2016

Malayo na ang narating ng thread na to.. Parang kelan lang kami nila @filipinacpa, @bait0211 atbp ang mga nageencourage sa at ngbibigay ng tips sa isat-isa..

xiaolico · August 2016

@cpa_oct2011 Salamat sa inyo. Sobrang laking tulong sa aming mga aug takers. Medyo tahimik tong thread Na to nung nahanap ko. Tas umingay ulit. Nakakatuwa talaga pag Alam mo Na hindi Ka nag iisa

liyah22 · August 2016

@pikachu13 baka nasa page 262-264, paki check na lang po, back read ng konti

rajwinder · August 2016

PTE Advantage Academic Module Book:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7_8NKvo4nquQ0taRVIwYXctNmc?usp=shar here is link i hav small phone and unable to download book it is awesome book can any send me the attachmant of this book by email [email protected] plz download and send me attachment

xiaolico · August 2016

Hi August PTE takers. Malapit Na mga batch mates, either tom
Night or 31 ng umaga yung next round ng invitations. Sana makakuha tayong lahat

redgasta · August 2016

@xiaolico nakakabili ba sa Pinas ng PTE reviewer? na may CD

mrfifi88 · August 2016

Bat lalo pa bumaba scores ko sa practice test B :-SS lalo tuloy ako kinabahan, mas confident pa naman ako kanina kesa nung test A. Aba ginoong maria napupuno ka ng grasya... [-O< [-O<

mrfifi88 · August 2016

Test A
LRSW 73/62/71/67

OF-59
SPELLING-55

TEST B
LRSW 73/60/58/73

OF-41
PRO-43
WD-49

Yan yung mga mabababa... ano ba nangyyari lord bukas na test ko..

X_X

xiaolico · August 2016

@redgasta walang cd yung nabili ko. am not sure if they sell a reviewer na may cd. @mrfifi88 goodluck. you can do it. what do you need? if 65, I think, your scores sa practice are okay

xiaolico · August 2016

@mrfifi88 try to eat before your exam ha. mahaba siya. dont worry too many pockets na damit and station 1 is sa tabi ng wall. am not sure if it will help or not, pero sa station 1, isa lang katabi mo na maingay. but puwede din the echo of your voice will be louder. good luck once again, i will be cheering for you