PTE ACADEMIC

gwapita_me · April 2017

@jerm_au16 thank you!

kuya.king · April 2017

@gwapita_me san ka nag-take?

gwapita_me · April 2017

@kuya.king sa relc...puno din mga 12 ata kay medyo magulo.isa din yun na nakaka distract sa akin parang nawala yung focus ko.

Grifter · April 2017

@gwapita_me hindi po

gwapita_me · April 2017

@Grifter thanks sa reply.

cnel_26 · April 2017

Hello po, sino po sa inyo may copy nung Ebook Ultimate Guide to PTE Academic ni Steven Fernandez? Pwede po ba makahingi? Thank you po.

kuya.king · April 2017

@gwapita_me ah maingay rin pala sa RELC, sa Pearson ako sa Tanjong pagar. Still waiting for rescore results. If walang pagbabago, baka sa Pearson sa TP nlng uli ako magre-take. cheers

gwapita_me · April 2017

@kuya.king nung nag take ako parang nasa sabongan.hihi..katabi ko pa yung isang indian na ang lakas ng boses.maingay kasi marami.hayy...

ajdee · April 2017

Hello po. Mga ilang words po yung mga sentences sa repeat sentence and write from dictation? Ang hahaba po kasi sa mga practice. Ang hirap na pag 12 words pataas.

NurseAngel · April 2017

Hi everyone, I took the Pearson Mock Test Gold Kit, I got the score as follows,
LRSW : 75,59,77,76.
I just need 65 in all areas para makapag bridging, I was so surprised sa score ko. Pero bitin sa reading hindi ako naka 65.
Eto po ung mga enabling skills ko.
Grammar- 67
Oral Fluency- 59
Pronounciation- 90
Spelling- 69
Vocabulary- 90
Written Discourse- 47

Ano po ba yung nakakaapekto sa oral fluency at written discourse? Kung bakit ganun lang ang nakuha ko, yun ba ang naka epekto sa score ko sa reading?
Salamat sa reply nyo, mam/sir!

PMPdreamer · April 2017

@jerm_au16 thanks po, honga eh konting kembot na lng kaya mejo mahirap ma pin point kung san ako mag focus eh, baka may materials ka po na ma share to practice collocations?..

lizzzie · April 2017

jerm_au16 said:
@lizzzie i find n mas madali ung actual exams po kysa sa reviewer. Kc short sentences lng ung s actual exam

thank you po! will do more exercises,, God bless.

lizzzie · April 2017

Levannie said:
@lizzzie hi try mo panoorin yun methods ng e2language sa youtube re reorder paragraph. Sobrang effective yun. mejo nagimprove nga reading ko dahil pinanood ko lang yun mga techniques nila.

thank you for your reply.. for the nth time ko na ata napanood hehehe somehow nagimprove din namn.. thank God.. God bless!

hailey · April 2017

@jerm_au16 thank you! saan ko makukuha yung template? dun ba sa read aloud ba yun o yung repeat sentence ba yun, talagang mahaba oras? kasi parang half nung time lang nagagamit ko sa record

coachella9 · April 2017

Hi Everyone,

I just want to thank everyone who have been so helpful in sharing their resources and time sa thread na ito. To @jerm_au16 @albertus1982 napa ka matulungin niyo. Nawawalan na ako ng pag-asa because twice na ako nag IELTS (laging 6.5 yung Writing) and then nag shift ako sa PTE-Academic because hirap maka 7 sa IELTS. Mas mahirap itong PTE-Academic than IELTS in my point of view but there is a greater chance to get the desired scores and even higher if ma accustomed ka sa test format and nababad ka sa practice.

It took me 4 PTE-Academic exams (1st exam in Feb, another exam in March and 2 exams this April [Di ko tinigilan kahit paubos na ang funds at naiiyak na yung bulsa ko]. Pinaka mahirap is yung everytime na bubuksan ko ang result in pdf. file, laging mababa ang speaking ko. Mababa lagi ang pronunciation ko, hirap ako dahil may braces ako, medyo may slight unnecessary air coming out pag nag bibigkas ng letter 'v' minsan tunog 'f' (below 65 lagi, hay ang sakit sa kalooban). And I dreaded the describe Image and na memental block sa Repeat Sentence.

It always a daily struggle for me to get up and then decide if itutuloy ko pa ba mag re-take and mag self-study ulit. But because pangarap ko talaga, I decided to continue the fight. Bakit fight? kasi sa PTE-Academic exam, ma tetest ang fighting spirit mo especially kung lagi kang nag ffail. If you dream something and eagerly wants to make it come true, kailangan mo ng puso and matinding paniniwala that you can do it, against all odds...and until the odds favor you. Saka kailangan ng maraming dasal rather than hope for a stroke of luck.

Dahil sa 'never say die' attitude kahit luhaan everytime, Finally, thank God, l got my desired minimum scores nung huling exam ko nung April 24, hinde ganun ka taas but all were beyond 65 (S/W/R & L).

I think marami ng na share na helpful tips here from the pros!

. But I would still like to pay it forward, alam kong marami dito ang katulad ko na naka kailang takes na rin ng exam at halos mag give up na, I say don't. I'll share few tips as well below.

1. Check with your physicians first if you can take food supplements/vitamins such as fish oils and Vitamin B complex. Fish oils are good source of Omega-3 that supports the brain functions and B-complex supports the nerves, helps your memory and concentration improve. For me helpful yung products from Healthy Options (ni recommend ng physician ko). If you still have enough time, take the supplements even prior the exam, kahit nag rereview plang kayo, take it. Guys, ingatan niyo ang neurons (brain cells) niyo dahil sila ang mag sasalba sa inyo sa exam.

2. Refrain muna from social media especially pag ang laman ng feeds niyo ay puro jejemon words, or with incorrect sentence formation and grammar or walang kabuluhang chismis.

Nag deactivate ako ng FB for 3 weeks but may app parin ako ng messanger to receive important message from relatives sa U.S. Nanonood ako ng NETFLIX during breaks or free time tulad ng Riverdale, Stranger Things and 13 Reasons Why, Legion (puro English). Watch English movies/TV Shows, news (BBC, Australia Plus Channel), listen to English podcasts and inexpose ko sarili ko sa youtube pte sample exams.

3. Keep your thesaurus and words of collocation (list) handy, basa basahin niyo or install kayo ng 'Dictionary.com' na app sa mobile phones niyo. It can help, maraming mga malalalim na English words na lumalabas madalas sa reading and listening exam.

4. Magbasa ng English articles on a daily basis. Old school ako, so i still read Philippine Daily Inquirer but i prefer reading yung back issues ng Reader's Digest, marami cyang topics, nakakatulong sa write essay dahil marami kang malalaman about anything under the sun.

5. Mag practice ng Repeat Sentence sa medyo crowded na lugar, like fast food chains or inside the mall (tamang tama habang mainit ang panahon, free aircon pa, and andyan yung noise). Ganyan kasi sa testing center maingay, parang palengke pag nagka sabay sabay sa speaking.

6. Kumain ako sandwich, 2 boiled eggs (kasi di ako nakatulog sa anxiety, need to buffer with proteins) before the morning exam, isang cavendish banana and maraming tubig (dahil everytime matatapos ang speaking parang nanghihina ako, parang biglang nag ddrop ang potassium ko hehehe). Feeling ko may good effects sila sa akin.

7. Prayers, bago pumasok sa testing room and prayers after leaving the testing room. prayers, while waiting for the results, prayers when opening the pdf. result, Prayers, after knowing the result.

misterV · April 2017

@coachella9 Congrats!

albertus1982 · April 2017

@ajdee mga 8-10 words per sentence. mas maganda mag practice if mga 12 words pataas. sa totoo lang, dami kong sablay sa repeat sentence pero swerte at naka 90 pa rin.

albertus1982 · April 2017

@coachella9 congrats! you deserve it for not giving up on yourself. God is good indeed!

jerm_au16 · April 2017

@gwapita_me you can spend as much time as possible sa pagcheck ng mic and audio nyo pra lng maelay ang time and hnd kau makasabay sa ingay

jerm_au16 · April 2017

@ajdee mejo mas madali sa actual compared s practice test pero its still better if you prepare for worse. More practice lng yan. You can also try to write down first letter of each word pra may guide ka. Try this strategy if it works for you. Hnd kc xa applicable s lahat.

jerm_au16 · April 2017

@PMPdreamer wala po akong materials talga for collocations. everyday lng ako nkikinig sa youtube vids on collocations.

Or you can always read over and over ung mga answers sa mga reviewers. Ganun ganun dn nmn ung sa exam

jerm_au16 · April 2017

@NurseAngel hello. Ung oral fluency sa pagkaka alam ko is ung continuous ang pagsasalita mo with no hesitations detected. Ung written discourse ay same dn, continuous flow of thoughts sa pagsusulat.

Based s personal experience, I did well s fill-in the blanks portion (coz of familiarity of collocations ata) than the other parts of the reading exam kya pumasa ako s Reading.
You can look into that, if you haven't yet.

ajdee · April 2017

@jerm_au16 @albertus1982 sige mag practice lang ako hehe maraming salamat po!

gwapita_me · April 2017

@jerm_au16 salamat sa advice at tips..

katniss2015 · April 2017

@batman @Diana__Jane hello. nagtry ako magbook now hindi na pala gumagana ang promo code ns PTE2015. May alam kayong iba para man lang makadiscount? TIA.

vanessajoy · April 2017

butterflypooh42 said:
Hi everyone I’m a silent reader dito sa forum. Share ko lang naging experience ko sa PTE. First take ko nung October 28 with the following scores: L70/R60/S36/W88. Nagtake ulit ako nung November 15 and after 16 working days dumating score ko: L81/R72/S90/W77. Malaking tulong sakin forum na to kaya gusto ko rin tulungan ibang tao kung paano naging 90 speaking ko from 36. Magbibigay din ako tips sa other skills kahit di ganun kataas score ko. hehe. Super thank you sa mga tumulong sakin. Sa mga minessage ko @jample @duroboz @dorbsdee @Teng10 @bluezaido @auitdreamer @tonzap26 thank you sa inyong lahat.

First, hindi mo need na magaling ka sa English para makakuha ng 90 sa speaking. Para sakin technique ang kelangan. Nagenroll ako sa review center para malaman kung anong mali sa ginawa ko. Hindi kasi ako makapaniwala na 27 oral fluency and 29 pronunciation ko nung una. Parang wala akong natama sa mga sinabi ko. Yun nasa isip ko nun.

Nung nagPM ako sa mga nasa forum may nasabi sakin na nagreview center daw siya kaya nagenroll din ako. Yung review center di sila sanay sa PTE pero nagcater sila ng review for call center agents. Kaya bihasa sila sa mga computer based speaking test. Super galing nung naging instructor ko. Tinuruan niya ako kung paano ba nagwowork yung mga exam software like PTE.
Sorry kung mahaba hehe pero eto mga tips ko per category.

SPEAKING:
Read Aloud: Nung first take ko natatapos ko ung isang item in 35 secs. Kasi binibigkas ko ng maayos yung mga words. Nung second take ko in 20-25 secs tapos na ko. Important na tuloy tuloy lang. Like ng sabi ng iba short pause for comma and long pause for period. Pero wag yung super tagal na pause. Pagdating sa intonation, pababa lang ako lagi after each sentence. Try to emphasize yung mga important words in each sentence. Dito ako nahirapan kaya ang ginawa ko nagbasa ako ng short passages. Yung nasa scored practice test ok yun gawing practice. Inulit ulit ko lang yun hanggang sa nasaulo ko na. Nung nasaulo ko na siya napractice ko kung paano iemphasize ung mga academic words.

Repeat Sentence: Ginamit ko yung mga video sa youtube na repeat sentence. Dapat intindihin yung thought ng sinabi nung speaker. Pag kasi naintindihan mo na yung sinabi mauulit mo siya. Hindi lahat ng words na repeat ko. Siguro 5 lang yung sure ako na tama yung iba kung ano ano yung nasabi ko pero andun yung thought ng kung ano yung sinabi nung speaker.

Hello po, pwd pong malaman kung anong name ng review center na namention mo po dito please.