PTE ACADEMIC

69ersss · February 2018

@MumVeng are you referring to the actual PTE-A exam?

bessya · February 2018

May nakapag try na po ba ng rescoring sa inyo? Is it advisable? Thank you po. 2points nalang po kasi need ko sa overall, baka sakali lang po. Pero naisip ko 6k plus din yun at para na din ako nagexam ulet huhu. Salamat po sa sasagot. God bless

penpendesarapin · February 2018

I got my result. L65/R72/S89/W63. Overall score 71.

penpendesarapin · February 2018

I did not get my desired score. I will take it again.

Supersaiyan · February 2018

@bessya, for me not advisable po since computer generated ang scorer it would likely give you same score, nga po pala di po sa overall yung tnitignan nila, per communicative skills po yun.

@penpendesarapin, don't lose hope. cheer up. haha, ako nakailang take na din di ko pa nkuha desired scores ko. masakit na dn sa bulsa pero laban lang. #Puso

bessya · February 2018

@Supersaiyan thank you sir

Pandabelle0405 · February 2018

@just.anotherguy hello po sir thanks po sa advice nio yes po march 1 exam pearson po sa sg po somerset place. Ngaun po ng rereview n sya kc 3 days n lng take na sya ika 5th po aiming only for proficient ok n po sya. Thanks po

penpendesarapin · February 2018

Thanks sir @Supersaiyan.

Tanong po! I am always pressing ENTER key twice in the exam to separate my essay paragraphs. Anyone can advice how do you do, press ENTER key twice or once? Thanks in advance

jedh_g · February 2018

@jonsnow04 got another email address? Cant send to [email protected] as invalid

shemenorthing · February 2018

Good morning to all! Planning to buy silver or gold kit from pearson, ask ko po which one ang mas ok from these 2? Thank you in advance!

MumVeng · February 2018

@69ersss Hindi po. Nag-aaral pa lang. Hirap na hirap talaga ako kahit inaral ko yung mga tips and strategies. Siguro madaming practice pa.

MumVeng · February 2018

@shemenorthing Mum here too. I feel for you sis. Tsaka bakit ganun?Parang ang labo ng memory since giving birth. Ang hirap magsaulo.

MumVeng · February 2018

Kaye28 said:
Hello everyone, I just got my results fresh from the oven. Though hindi ko nakuha ung desired scores ko, I'm still very happy kasi I did not expect na kaya ko makakuha ng ganitong scores. Pghahandaan ko and I will allot more time to practice before my next take para shoot na sa banga. Shout out sa hubby ko na napaka-supportive saken. He has sacrificed a lot for our family, acing this test is the least I can do for him. Kaya lalaban ako hanggang sa huli! At sana ung 2nd take ko na ung last. Saka na po ako mgpapasalamat kapag naka-graduate na ako ha. Pero sympre, I say my prayers and thanks to the Lord every single day of my life.
@Heprex @jedh_g Ano ppo ung best tips na maibibigay nyo sa Reading? Dito ako mababa kahit sa mock tests ko. Sa Listening at Speaking na din kasi konti lang difference sa 79. Para sa next take sure na lahat mataas pa din.

L/R/S/W: 81/75/81/90

Ang taas ng scores mo, sis! I hope you feel more empowered. Share ka din po tips!
How to get 90 sa Writing?

Supersaiyan · February 2018

@penpendesarapin, yup, use double enter to separate paragraphs sa essay.

@MumVeng, to get 90 sa writing, dapat po mataas din po makuhang points sa fill in the blanks drop down, write from dictation, etc. yun po ang usually na overlook naten since kapag writing ang focus lang nten sa essay, SST at SWT laang.

MumVeng · February 2018

Supersaiyan said:
@penpendesarapin, yup, use double enter to separate paragraphs sa essay.

@MumVeng, to get 90 sa writing, dapat po mataas din po makuhang points sa fill in the blanks drop down, write from dictation, etc. yun po ang usually na overlook naten since kapag writing ang focus lang nten sa essay, SST at SWT laang.

@Supersaiyan Noted po. Ang mas problema ko po ay yung Speaking. Frustrating po ang Retell Lecture and Describing Image. I'm improving po sa Describing Image pero hindi po cohesive ang descriptions ko. More on, "may masabi lang" hehe. Ok lang po ba un?

Kaye28 · February 2018

@MumVeng Ganyan din ako nung nag start ako mgreview. Nakaka-relate ako sa nararamdaman mo sa speaking. Yan ung pinaka worry ko kaya I spent more time practicing re-tell lecture, DI pero na-overlook ko namn ibang areas kasi gahol nko sa time. Don't worry kasi in time masasanay ka din. Just use the strategies shared by our masters here, you will be fine.
DI: I just made it very simple. I used the legendary template and just say high/low, biggest/smallest. Then conclude na kasi wala nako masabi, 20-25 secs lang ako sa lahat ng speaking tasks ko. Nakapasa nmn ako. Honestly, I did not expect to get 81 sa speaking kasi I stammered quite a number of times and I had a few hesitations pero move on lng ako and I just continue speaking kahit walang connection na sa image, mema na lng. Kung may nakarinig saken cguro matatawa cla sa mga cnabi ko. Ung mga kasabay ko nung exam puro indian and they were very good and detailed, napalipad attention ko sa knila at na-intimidate ako which is hindi dapat kasi dapat 100% focus ako sa exam ko. Kahit nauna cla mgstart saken nauna pa din ako matapos kasi hindi ko nmn naconsume buong 40sec. Kung ako nakaya ko, ikaw din kaya mo.

Re-tell lecture: Template lang din. Pero ngsulat ako ng template during Read Aloud. I used the 1st 10-15 seconds every item to write it down (ung start ng every sentence lang kasi ung memory ko ndi na kagaya nung dati since I gave birth to my 2 wonderful kids. Para babasahin ko na lng when it's my turn to speak na). Then ng take down lng ako ng notes and constructed 2-3 phrases na agad na isisingit ko sa "Firstly, the speaker mentioned that", etc. Hindi nko ng pay attention sa buong recording basta makuha ko what the lecture is all about and may ilang key words nako. May times na pati sulat ko hindi ko maintindihan kaya imbento na lng ako basta related pa din sa lecture.

Later ko share ung sa writing ko. Work mode muna ako. Just believe in yourself, go for the gold. Yan din sabi saken ni @Heprex

pmond · February 2018

For VISA 189 , PTE Academic po ba pwede gamitin?

nnanni01 · March 2018

@jedh_g hello sir.. makkisuyo lng din po ako kng pwede po pashars ung materials eto po email ko [email protected] maraming salamat po

shemenorthing · March 2018

@MumVeng you’ve said it right Mommy, it’s really challenging, gagawa na nga ako ng timeline for my self review at I got a month to prepare nalang, like you nahihirapan din talaga ako sa Describe Image & Retell Lec na yan! Nakakaiyak e!

reiapot · March 2018

Nahirapan ako sa test sa pte kasi naririnig ko yung mga katabi ko nagsasalita. yung isang kuya lakas talag boses. pero Thank God naman at nakapasa.

Heprex · March 2018

@pmond Yep.

JosephDaryllRN · March 2018

Who will be taking PTE-A here around first week of April?

after holy week.

nnanni01 · March 2018

@jedh_g maraming salamat po

God bless!

jedh_g · March 2018

@nnanni01 email sent pls check

jhodes · March 2018

@jedh_g i received your e-mail, thank you and God bless!

MumVeng · March 2018

@shemenorthing Meron na nga ako study plan pero hindi ko masunod hehe. I will try harder. I will take the PTE this month so I really have to pull my socks! Good luck sa atin sis.

MumVeng · March 2018

@Kaye28 Thanks,s is. Kailangan ko talaga magsikap pa at iwasan ang katamaran. Minsan pati nakakasira ng loob kasi nas-stuck ako. I-try ko ung tips mo.

Sa Retell Lecture naman, andami ko nino-notes then I tend to overspeak. Mas madali siya ng konti for Describe Image kaso lagi ako nacu-cut at 40s.

Kaye28 · March 2018

@MumVeng I feel you sis. Ganyang ganyan di ako nung una. As in napapaiyak ako sa asawa ko kasi sabi ko mukhang hindi ko kaya with the limited time I have, pero sabi nya don't pressure myself too much and just do what I can daw. He will still be proud of me no matter what the outcome is. I got a lot of encouragement from members din dito sa forum. A lot of inspiring stories too. Kaya laban lang. Mommy power!

You will not go wrong sa mga tips na nakukuha dito sa forum. Tried and tested na ng madami pati ako nung exam ko last week. Good luck sa exam mo. You can do it!

69ersss · March 2018

Hi fellow aspirants,

I would like to share a compilation of all the materials I used during my preparation for PTE-A. This includes all e2language free webinars and mock tests (my notes are included too). I also used the PTE Academic Tests Plus which helped me alot in the reading and listening sections.

As for my preparation, I repeated all the webinars, mock tests and PTE-A Test Plus countless times. Practice will really improve your skills. Trust me on this as I have never practiced english at home nor at work. I just allot 2-6 hrs of my time, everyday, to practice and this helped me develop a technique on how to answer the 20 question types of PTE-A exam.

I hope this would help you in your preparation as how this forum helped in mine. Cheers to a bright future ahead of us!

S/W/R/L: 90/81/86/90