PTE ACADEMIC

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@mfvquines hello po! Maraming practice lang po talaga para masanay ka sa isang basa na mabilis na naintindihan mo agad para pag nakita mo ang choices ay alam mo agad yung mga mali.

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@Heprex san mo nakuha yung sample mo sa re-tell? dyan sa tips mo? kasama kasi yan sa exam ko nung Monday.

Heprex · November 2017

@gillianLeoh2017 Hello, naka 9 takes kasi ako sir. Hahaha either lumitaw yan sa retell or SST. Madali kase ma take note. 2 or 3 times ata lumitaw sakin, di ko lang maalala kung sa retell dalawa or sa SST.

Edit: meron pa akong isang di malimutan, sa listening na multiple choice. Yung importance ng good will tapos sample nya si coca cola. Hahaha syempre yung essay ko na about law, 4-5 take ko ata lumitaw yun. Hahaha

shuroro · November 2017

@Supersaiyan galing bro! superior na yan!

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@Heprex Girl po ako, hehehe. Okay. From exam ko nung Monday, kukuha po ulit ako this coming Monday.

Ano po yung essay nyo sa law? Ano pong question? Thanks po.

Heprex · November 2017

@gillianLeoh2017 ay sorry mam. Hehe all the best, focus lang. Last mo na yan, claim it.

About law changes behaviour yung essay ko.

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@Heprex Copy po. Thanks much! Yes, I'm claiming it!

Practice pa more.

Any tips po sa Listening? Dun po ako hindi pa makasuperior. 76 ako sa twice ko na kuha, laging bitin. Salamat po.

emil1125 · November 2017

@Supersaiyan Thank you very much po

Heprex · November 2017

@gillianLeoh2017 I focus sa mga ibang items na nakaka-apekto sa listening, lalo na sa mataas ang weigh sa scores, like repeat sentence at WFD. Sa SST, nag sacrifice ako ng content, para maging maayos lang yung pag construct ko ng summary. Like maisingit yung 'In addition', 'Furthermore', 'Lastly' - to conclude my summary, etc.

drive33 · November 2017

Finally!!!

L - 84
R - 79
S - 90
W - 85

I had 2 takes, sa dalawang takes ko, I got the same essay question about employee’s decision. Yang comm skills naman important di ba? Kasi sa enabling skills ko may mga below 79.

D'Ann · November 2017

Hello guys! Any suggestion what time maganda mgtake ng exam?

Supersaiyan · November 2017

@drive33, congrats, yup comm skills ang tnitignan to claim points.

drive33 · November 2017

@Supersaiyan thanks! Malaking tulong din sa akin mga nagbigay ng tips dito. Goodluck sa ibang mag-eexam!

chococrinkle · November 2017

@drive33 when did you take your test? Yung sa reading part mo madami ka ba sure answers? I took mine yesterday at 2pm wala pang result. Nahirapan ako sa reading, I was not sure of my answers. Huhuhu... Aiming for superior as well.

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@Heprex Ano po yung WFD? hehehe

chococrinkle · November 2017

Yehey! Got my results now. To God be the glory! Nahirapan talaga ako sa reading as the topics are confusing, almost all my answers were unsure, I just asked God to give me kahit 79 sa reading and he did! Superior marks for 20 points. Yayy!!! I will also give my tips for others later. I want to help also those who aspire for their AU dreams! Just pray hard and study hard! Ill post again later after work. Hehehe
S-90
W-90
R-79
L-90

Heprex · November 2017

@gillianLeoh2017 write from.dictation po. Last part ng listening.

onin111 · November 2017

@chococrinkle congrats sa yo at ang taas ng mga scores mo! Parehas tayo nahihirapan sa reading, kanina umaga 11:15 ang exam ko.. hoping for a positive results..

chococrinkle · November 2017

Thanks @onin111 . Kaya mo yan. Positive lang and claim God's blessings.

audreamers · November 2017

Congrats po sa lahat ng mga naunang takers. Inspirasyon namin kayong mga nagpreprepare palang for the exam.

Question po, pwede po bang uminom ng water during exam? Lagi kasi natutuyo lalamunan ko at pumipiyok once dried na ung throat ko. How about pag CR naman po? Salamat po!

gillianLeoh2017 · November 2017

@audreamers Pede po magbaon ng water. sa pag-CR naman, magraise ka lang ng kamay mo then iaassist ka. may 10-min optional break din before the Listening begins.

chococrinkle · November 2017

I'm so thankful to God for blessing me with superior scores, and Im also thankful sa lahat ng mga ngbigay ng inputs. Nagbasa yata ako from page 400+ to the most recent posts. I checked all the tips and applied what works for me. So thankful to all those helpful souls, di ko na po kayo iisa isahin andami nyo po, alam nyo na kayo yun if ngbigay din kayo ng tips. Hehehe..

To pay it forward, eto na po yung tips na maibibigay ko.

SPEAKING- dapat confident kayo dito. Big help talaga if master nyo ang template. The key here is to speak fluently na walang hesitation. Practice lang need dito.

Read aloud-practice speaking na parang nagrereport, with changes sa tone ng voice. Sure ako mas mataas score pag ganun.

Repeat sentence- nag work sa akin ang writing 1st letter of the word sa mock test, pero sa actual exam ang bilis ng recording magsalita kaya dapat balance din na nakikinig ka at ngsusulat. Di na ako tumitingin sa note while jotting the 1st letter of each word, I still pay close attention sa sinasabi para di ako mawala.

Describe Image- Again, speak confidently. Kahit lesser content na, just say the obvious based on the picture. Pili lang kayo 2 or 3 points then speak using the template tapos pwede na yung naka template na conclusion, kasi ganun lahat sinabi ko and nakuha ko highest score both mock and actual test. Hehehe..

Answer short question - madali lang ito so mas mainam if makuha nyo lahat, it helps if you read a lot, try searching for General info questions na rin to add to your stored knowledge.

WRITING - practice din katapat nito.

Summarize written text - my technique here is, if multiple paragraphs, summarize 1st each paragraph then yung na summarize mo, paiksiin mo ulit into one sentence. Another tip, alamin kung ano ang topic, about who or what ang sinasabi sa paragraph. Meron akong topic about comparison ng animals at humans in their decision making, parang ganun nakalimutan ko na exactly. So pwede mong sabihin 1st ano yung sinasabi sa animals, then use connectors, I used "in comparison", then sinabi ko ano naman sinasabi about humans. Or if one main topic lang example about fair trade, alamin ano sinasabi about fair trade. State what, where, when, how or why? Use connectors para makabuo ng one sentence.

Write essay - I had 2 expired IELTS results kaya medyo familiar na ako dito. If di ka ganun ka confident sa essay, okay din ang templates but make sure na nasasagot nya yung topic. Most of the templates are for 2 sided approach. Yung essay ko was about Television as something helpful and removes loneliness, then need ko idiscuss state facts and examples to justify the claim, parang ganun I forgot the exact question. So one sided lang sya, walang sinabi na magdiscuss about negative effects of TV. For one sided lang na topic, what I do is sa intro, restate ko ang question then add sa 2nd sentence ng 2 reasons. Eto sample ng intro ko.

Television has been an important part of every household. It provides entertainment and information to individuals and families. In this essay, I shall discuss my views by stating facts ang examples about the topic.

2nd sentence- how does tv give entertainment, kahit one point lang then give example.

3rd sentence- how does tv give information. Example ko dito ang mga news channels, pati yung mga shows and debates na informative

4th sentence- conclusion and recommendation

Also, take advantage ng mga shared notes dito about recent essays na lumabas, nandun yung akin about TV. Based on those topics, make research on the possible points you will need to reason para di na mahirap mag isip if yun din makuha mong topic sa actual exam.

READING - dito ako nahirapan. Na confuse ako sa mga questions promise!! Parang di ko matugma ano dpat sagot esp sa multiple choice and fill in the blanks. Wla akong masyadong tip dito but to practice hard talaga. Use macmillan and other online resources, sa YouTube madami din practice tests. If I have to compare, mas mahirap pa ang actual reading ko than sa mock test. Akala ko magiging mas madali na ang reading sa actual. Kaya anything could be possible, dapat all areas need natin magprepare. Also, it helps if you take note of your time, dpat 2 minutes lang talaga per problem para di maubusan ng time at masagutan til last number.

LISTENING

Summarize spoken text- take notes, list down at least 3 or 4 topics. Identify ano ang topic. Start with saying.. The lecture was about... The speaker discussed... Then he/ she cited.. Moreover, he/she mentioned.. Finally, he/she concluded that...

Choose last word with a beep - importante dito alam mo ang buong thought ng last sentence para mapili ang correct answer.

Multiple choice/ highlight correct summary- take down notes, but importantly understand the entire passage/ lecture.

Write from dictation/ fill in the blanks- madali lang mga to so dapat makinig maigi para masagutan ng tama.

Medyo mahaba na to, basta read and practice talaga ang secret to success. We have a lot of success stories already kaya anyone can do it!! Last tip and the most important, pray, pray and pray. Ask God for guidance, claim it because God will always hear us if we fervently pray. God bless us all!

Bridge · November 2017

@onin111 same time exam natin kanina..

First time to experience the PTE exam, medyo lost ako nung time na nirereview ko ito di magsink in.

Incase di palarin, atleast now I know the overall format mas mapaghahandaan ko..

Pero malaking tulong talaga ang forum na ito.

audreamers · November 2017

@gillianLeoh2017 thank you for the info! yey!

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france · November 2017

sa mga nag exam kahapon,good luck sa atin guys!

onin111 · November 2017

@Bridge ah.. sabay pala tayo.. gusto ko sana makipag usap sa mga takers dun pero dini discourage ng exam admins eh.. kaya wala ako kausap masyado... gusto ko sana malamn if meron mga taga pinouau sa sched na yun.
Hehehhe..

Supersaiyan · November 2017

@onin111, congrats, superior ka na pala. Hehe. GODbless on next step.

Bridge · November 2017

hello po, me nakakaalam po kaya kung me result na yung 11:15 examination kahapon? not sure kung tama ang tingin ko sa portal.. pending lang nakikita ko e.. thanks