PTE ACADEMIC

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@cheesyfiona ang galing ng hubby mo, ang taas ng scores. Matagal ba kayo nagprep? And paano siya magsalita, like commanding/confident ba yung tone, buong buo yung boses and fluent ba siya talaga? I think I need to make my voice a bit louder and deeper siguro. Soft spoken kasi ako.

cheesyfiona · September 2017

@dyanisabelle Well-read naman si hubby kaya in theory fluent sya, sabi ko nga sa kanya hindi nya napractice masyado yung speaking part kasi pag nagbabasa sya hindi naman out loud. Mga one month prep kami po. Mga 2 weeks sa describe image na may timer kasi hirap sya sa time pressure non. Saka po nag English only kami sa bahay for the entire month. Para mas mabili nya maformulate yung sentences na gusto nya sabihin.

dyanisabelle · September 2017

Hi po ulit, medyo nahihiya ako pero kakapalan ko na mukha ko, nag record po ako ng speaking ko baka po may feedback kayo. https://vocaroo.com/i/s1HwtowLxpRN

Medyo hininaan ko lang po yung boses ko dyan kasi nasa office po ako hehe, pero noted po na sa actual exam bibigyan ko pa ng pwersa.

Heprex · September 2017

@dyanisabelle Hello, too slow for my analysis. baka madetect ni computer na pauses yung gaps.

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@Heprex Thanks so much! Experimenting din ako sa speed, dahil inisip ko baka yun ang reason kaya mababa ako last time. And gumagamit din ako ng dictation.io habang nagsasalita so parang feeling ko need ko bagalan para mabasa ng computer. Maybe it's too slow naman this time.

ivandemarco · September 2017

sharing may results :

L 76
R 89
S 90
W 80

very frustrating..

akala ko pa naman strength ko ang listening kasi 8 ang ielts ko sa listening part.
can anyone share po any advice para makakuha ng mataas sa listening ?

Im planning to take the exam again.. advisable ba na mag retake agad like in two weeks time ir mag pahinga muna and come back next month?

I dont have much money pero mas nakakapang-hinayang ung pagod at oras.

Heprex · September 2017

@ivandemarco ouch! I feel you man! yung 8th take ko, confident din ako sa listening nun, pero kapos pa din. di ko talaga makuha kung pano grading nyan, alam ko lang malaking impact yung WFD at repeat sentence. what time ka nag exam kahapon?

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@ivandemarco hi, I remember you, dapat magka sched tayo last time pero nalipat yung sched ko hehe. Ako naman weakness ko ang speaking, pano po gameplan niyo?

Sa listening, nakuha ko naman yung intended kong score pero wala ako maisip kung anong technique.. Malapit ka naman na sa 79, baka minalas ka lang sa selection ng questions.

Balak ko din mag retake before the month ends, pero baka bili na ko ng gold kit muna. Last time version 1 lang binili ko. Sayang nga sa pera, hayyyy. Pero sayang naman yung mga naumpisahan na natin kaya bawal mag give up. Hehe.

ivandemarco · September 2017

@Heprex nung sept 4 ako nag take.. nka superior ka na ba? thanks pre.

Heprex · September 2017

@ivandemarco nako wala pa, kaka-exam ko lang ulit kahapon.

ivandemarco · September 2017

@dyanisabelle yup po.. sa speaking I can say namaster ko na .. hehehehe. twice nko naka 90.. major tip, dapat meron ka spontaneous na salita... combined dapat actual content at template.. need mo ng filler para wala diretso lng salita.. ugn speech to text software or apps try it..dapata around 80 to 90 percent narerecognoze nia ung salita mo.

anu po scores mo sa exam?

ivandemarco · September 2017

@Heprex kapit lng pre! balitaan mo nlng kmi sa result ! hopefully iyan na.

ivandemarco · September 2017

@dyanisabelle i saw na pala exam results mo.. yes mababa nga speaking part mo.. ung sa enabling score po?

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@ivandemarco 38 yung pronunciation ko 47 OF. Haha ang lungkot talaga, mas mataas pa mock exam scores ko. Nung Monday din ako nag take, baka magkasabay pa tayo. hehe.

Thanks for the tip, nagsspeech to text ako ngayon. Siguro mga 80% naman nakukuha, may mga paragraph na isang word lang mali, baka nga mali lang talaga yung pacing ko at soft spoken ako. Hehe. May recording ka po ba ng way pano ka magsalita?

Supersaiyan · September 2017

@dyanisabelle, planning to book my first actual test before September ends. I heard also your recording and just to give my humble opinion, I agree with @Heprex mejo slow yung pacing, if you would hear some native speakers how they speak you can't easily understand because of the speed and some slangs and I think PTE computer designs to measure OF on the speed of speaking.

I tried to use Speak & Translate app in IPhone and I set the language to translate (tagalog to english) and noticed that some of my speech were transcribed wrongly in tagalog though I'm a native Filipino speaker so what I'd like to point in this is for sure sa mga native speakers meron din sa knila na may weakness sa pronunciation though native speakers sila of their own mother language.

Also OF must not suffer in expense of Pronunciation kasi usually pansin ko lng na mababa yung speaking kahit na mag excel tyo either OF or pronunciation pero mababa yung isa. Honestly isa sa weakness ko din pronunciation though mataas ako sa OF. Sa tingin ko speed or right pacing plus the right diction will cracked speaking, like sa singers blending with tune plus how you deliver your song prang ganon din sguro speaking sa PTE I dunno.

ivandemarco · September 2017

@dyanisabelle maam i sent a pm..

Lunch time ako nagexam nung sept.4
. Ikaw po?

dyanisabelle · September 2017

@Supersaiyan thank you so much for your opinion po! I will adjust my pacing. Try ko naman ngayon normal speed and see kung mare-recognize padin. Hindi pa din talaga 100% accurate ang computer and I think naga-adjust naman ang scoring accordingly.

Good luck po on your exam! Baka mag exam na din ako ulit, pero mag mock test muna siguro ako ulit para ma-gauge kung nag-improve ako. Salamat po ulit!

Supersaiyan · September 2017

@dyanisabelle, thanks din po for encouraging me, hehe. kaya po nten yan by God's grace. pray lng po tyo tpos maraming practice.

addition lng po, nung npakinggan ko po yung recording nyo mas malinaw yung pronunciation nyo compared sken, so iniisip ko din po bka may something po sa positioning dn ng mic na nka affect sa OF and pronunciation. usually yung ibang members din po ksi gnon na encounter nila based sa mga nbabasa ko po and sa second take nka 5 minutes sila kaka test then naka 90 na sila.

chandria · September 2017

Hi po.. sulit po ba ang gold kit ng pte??? Plano ko po kasi bumili.. ano po ba nasa loob nito..

greenapple · September 2017

@chandria yes sis if first time to take pte po ok xa so you will have a full view on what to expect sa actual exam..May dlawang scored mock test xa.

ceasarkho · September 2017

@chandria, very helpful po to gauge your English comm skills with this ptepractice.com. At important reference for gathering study materials.

chandria · September 2017

@ceasarkho @greenapple ah ok po.. marami po ba xang practice tests aside from 2 mock test?

Supersaiyan · September 2017

@chandria, 2 full cycle practice test lng po.

greenapple · September 2017

@chandria aside dun sa 2 scored full practice test may kunting individual na unscored per section xa. Sulit siya sis

xezzie25 · September 2017

hello po. congrats po sa mga nakapagtake and naachieve yung desired scores nila. bago po ako dito and goodluck dn sa mga magtatake soon. i also want to take pte. ask ko lang po saan nyo nkikita sched when ung exam dates dito sa manila? thanks po sa sasagot