PTE ACADEMIC

Supersaiyan · April 2019

@iamJ actually, kung tao mag aassess ng PTE bagsak yung ginagawa nmen dito lalo yung pag gamit sa template na parang sirang plaka

) pero since computer, nkakalusot yun basta mabanggit mo keywords na nsa database ni PTE for given items. I appeared 20 times sa PTE and ganon lagi ginagawa ko yung strategies na shinare ko sa inyo, check nyo po signature ko nandon po lahat ng score histories ko, so far nkaka 79+ nman po ako by doing that. I'm not saying na mali si JRooz pag dating sa teachings nila, ok yung sinasabi nila, pero for me, di ko magagawa mag construct ng sasabihin lalo sa Speaking in a millisecond time kaya I used template same dn sa SWT kaya may strategy akong ginagamit.

anastasia.salvador · April 2019

@iamJ based sa experience ko mas ok gumamit ng templates for DI kasi weakness ko yang impromptu na yan hehe. At kahit siguro magaling sa pag explain mas ok na may template kasi tailored na for 35 to 38secs. Per item naman po ang grading, as long as you mention the keywords. For SWT, I tried both 1) copied exact phrases, used FANBOY and compound complex form 2) compound complex structure ok naman both

lecia · April 2019

@iamJ kindly watch Jay of E2 language, he can shed a light on this. For us, who’ve been here for almost 3 years, proven and tested na po ang templates, that we memorized it wholeheartedly. Andami nang napagraduate na superior dito sa thread, isa na ako doon. Dahil sa helping tips dito, madidiscover mo mali mo, na akala natin tama yung ginagawa natin, ex: the way tayo magbasa, magpronounce, gaani kbilis, anung tips/ advice ang gagawin para hindi ma “out of words” at tuloy tuloy lng pagsasalita.

Madami kang matutunan dito mula pa sa gumawa nitong thread na to for PTE as well as all the active members na patuloy pa din tumutulong para sa kapwa na aiming for superior. Shout out sa lahat ng nagcontribute!

Kung saan po kyo kampante at confident, as long as mapasa ang PTE, try nyo po muna mag mock exam or aralin ang lahat bg subtests para po alam nyo paano ang diskarte. Only then, matututo ka kung paano sagutin at mag manage ng time.

All the best sa exam. Pag may tanong ka, post k lng dito, madami ang tutulong sayo. God bless.

iamJ · April 2019

Thank you @Supersaiyan @anastasia.salvador and @lecia ! Sorry po newbie pa lang po talaga ako sa PTE and sobrang kinakabahan pa ako. Though madami akong questions in mind na nasagot naman sa thread na ito. Super big help! Will continue to practice pa rin yung mga tips. Sobrang nahihirapan lang talaga ako sa reorder paragraph, RS and FIB. Siguro kulang pa talaga sa practice.

Actually sobrang naiinspire ako sa mga superiors katulad niyo kaya mas namomotivate ako mag review.

Thank you po! Continue to be a blessing to everyone na bago pa lang sa PTE like me.

jewel_34 · April 2019

@iamJ naniniwala din ako pag di ka kampante impromptu na mag sasalita better gamit ka ng template for speaking.... first time ko mag take nyan aiming for proficient way back 2017 una nahirapan ako pero nairaos ko sya makakuha ng proficient score that time wsla ako template na gimamit base lang ako experience ko sa ielts....ng na discover ko yun template mas madali sya for me na although di ko pa na hit un target ko na superior...

Me_shellnMac28 · April 2019

Hi,
Good pm po!
Gusto ko lng po magpasalamat sa mga tips from this forum. 'Just got my score today, I only prayed for '65' for all (L/R/S/W) but God gave me more. Sharing with you my score as 1st time to take the exam. Miracle po for me 'yong score ko sa Reading kc eto po ung weakest item ko. But then again thank you because this forum is a big part of my score. And thanks God din po:)
Wishing all the best sa mga mag take po ng exam!
God bless po;)

Me_shellnMac28 · April 2019

eto po pala malinaw n copy ng score ko.
saktong '65' sa Reading;)

Supersaiyan · April 2019

@frou nsa line of 7 pataas na score mo. Yaka na po yan. Focus lng po sa practices masungkit mo n po superior nyan and nkikita ko po na malapit lapit na yun. God bless po.

ms_ane · April 2019

@iamJ in my opinion, I understand why Jrooz would say na di ok ang template for the conclusion - kasi kung mapapansin mo yung conclusion is very generic, not so much contributing sa content. Bilang review center, I understand why they would stick to teaching ”by the book” - teaching what is right ika nga.
Sa mga forum and discussions naman na kagaya dito, what you will get are strategies and tips and tricks from actual test takers. Those who can attest na they have used the exact templates and achieved their desired scores.

The template ensures na you can respond and record your answer in a structured manner, and with the purpose na it will fit sa allotted time na 36-38 seconds.

There is definitely no time for you to do impromptu, or think of anything sa 10 seconds prep time. You will understand more of this as you begin your review and practice.

As professionals who uses English as our medium of communication on a daily basis at work, I know that we all can express our ideas ng impromptu - with a few allowances sa brain dead moment trying to remember the more appropriate words to say. With PTE - we don’t have that liberty.

40 seconds in and out - you have to speak fluently and grammatically correct and to be honest - ang makakagawa lang siguro nyan if ever e yun talagang magagaling sa English. Remember that even native speakers e nag struggle sa time constraint na iyan.

In the end, ikaw pa din makakadecide which path you should take. I’d say you take the good things na pede mong gamitin both from review center and from us para sa iyong success. Goodluck

Kaizen014 · April 2019

Took PTE Academic last wednesday, first timer and got 81-74-88-81 (L-R-S-W). All I can say is kaya maka superior by self review. E2language sa youtube is very helpful. di ko na 79 yung reading kasi nag play safe ako sa MCMA. Pero overall, ok naman na ako score ko and it's more than what I needed. Goodluck sa mga magte-take!

mamertz · April 2019

Hello @cla0604

I could not say PTE is easier than IELTS.

For me it's more challenging. There are a lot of tasks to master. The good thing, however, PTE is "more generous" in giving scores. Nag-IELTS din ako pero nabigong kunin ang superior score. But with PTE, my lowest score was still 81.

Besides, for me parang mas hiyang siya sa skills and profession ko. At work, I typed a lot. I read a lot of charts and graphs. I listen to talks and speeches. I write reports. I do presentations. Mas matched ang mga exam tasks ng PTE sa mga day to day activities ko.

Maybe ganun din sayo.

For tips, there are a lot of useful youtube videos. I particularly recommend E2 Language videos. Then, if you have the budget, buy official practice tests from the official PTE site.

iamJ · April 2019

@Kaizen014 hi! Ilang months ka po nag review? Sa YouTube ka lang ba nag review or bumili ka din po ng materials?

cla0604 · April 2019

HI Everyone, newbie here.
I need IELTS/PTE for my skills assessment and PR application. I have taken IELTS twice.Actually my score improved on my second take, however I still did not score 7 in all the tests. Right now I enrolled review classes for PTE. The trainer said that if you plan to go to Australia, take the PTE exam, that is easier to get your band requirement than in IELTS.
I hope to get my required band score when I take my PTE in June.

cla0604 · April 2019

I've seen PTE Describe image & re-tell lecture templates posted by @batman. I might revise and use them on my upcoming exam.

frou · April 2019

Thank you @Supersaiyan and @anastasia.salvador . Praying to get superior scores sa third take ko this coming May 29.

Kaizen014 · April 2019

@iamJ 2 weeks review. wala akong biniling materials. lahat youtube thru E2Language. tapos practice lang sa mga websites.

frisch24 · April 2019

@iamJ and @ms_ane Hi Everyone. First time ko lang magcomment sa forum na to. I also took PTE last year and umattend ako ng review classes for this exam. Although, yung nagconduct ng classes ay Indian. (and as far as I have heard, Indian ang gumawa ng program ng PTE.)

What I have learned in the classes?

I'll probably start with Speaking. Yun kasi pinakamababa ko for my first 2 tries sa PTE

04.28.2017 | PTE-A |LRSW|79/85/71/88|
07.21.2017 | PTE-A |LRSW|79/78/72/80|
05.26.2018 | PTE-A |LRSW|76/80/87/82|
06.09.2018 | PTE-A |LRSW|82/81/90/78|
06.16.2018 | PTE-A |LRSW|84/85/90/87| -- FINALLY!!

I was in the class and sinabi nung instructor ok naman ako magsalita in English. Then after the class, that's when he asked me for my score and gave me the following tips:

1.) Finish DI within 30 seconds.
- you can follow templates and the other suggestions online, as long as you finish within 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, just click Done/Next (nakalimutan ko n yung label s button..xP haha).

2.) Kung ala ka ng masabi sa DI, basahin mo yung title ng diagram/picture sa screen.
- you can only do this once. Kasi pag puro yun lng sinabi mo s DI mo, hindi ko n sure kung anong score pde mong makuha.

3.) Magsalita ka lng s ASQ, kahit mali sagot mo.
- on my last PTE take, I can still remember that one question, 'What is the opposite of predecessor?' Since automatic sakin n ang antonym ng pre is post, nsabi ko n yung post then narealize ko hnd ko na alam yung next word. Sinabi ko na lng postdecessor.xP nakakahiya.xP haha. pero 90 p rin ako s Speaking so all good.;) Successor nga pla dapat yung tamang sagot.;)

Eto na lang muna siguro pra s post na to. Masyado na atang mahaba.xP haha.

But I hope I did not ruin anything sa inyong lahat. I mean we take pride that us Filipinos, we do speak good, even fluent, English. I don't want to take away anything on this exam, but gusto ko lng rin makatulong sa mga kukuha ng exam na to.

You can ask me any questions regarding PTE. I'll try to answer them as much as I can.;)

Good luck sa lahat ng kukuha ng exam.=)

irl031816 · April 2019

@frisch24 tips naman for Reading please!

Dito ako laging kinakapos during my last two takes eh.. Sana sa 3rd time makuha ko na..

robinsyreyes · April 2019

@joy.0491 e2 language pinaka legit for me kung kaya magenrol ka kahit silver package nila, ideally atleast 2 months prep. 1 month na sobrang hapit, kabisaduhin mo yung full structure ng exam para makuwa mo full points per item.

cacophony · April 2019

@irl031816 We have similar scores. Reading lang din ako nadadali. Based on Youtube particulary sa FIB pag 5 choices, and you don't know the answer, pick only 1 among the choices. If more than 5 yung choices, pick 1 or 3 choices. Selecting 2 answers is a no-no when guessing.

Also, MCMA is peanuts. Mas malaki weight ng other parts of reading test like Reorder, FIB, and Read Aloud. There's a proven strategy on reorder. Like making use of pronoun, subject-object, time factor, etc. I'll send you the link when I stumble upon it.

leij31 · April 2019

Good morning po, ask ko lang po sa mga nakapag take na po, sa re-tell lecture and summarize spoken text po ba, pwede mag type po ng notes sa pc? or sulat lang po pwede dun sa given na sheet? salamat po

lecia · April 2019

@leij31 hi. Sa Retell yes pwde doon sa sheet provided, remember to listen to all important keywords na marinig mo, pampataas ng Listening scores po yan. Ganun din sa SST. Template + keywords. Gamit din ng compound sentences. Watch mo din si Jay e2 language for tips sa SST.

All the best! Good luck too.

leij31 · April 2019

@lecia thank you po, ask ko lang po sa SST po ba, sheet din po mag susulat? or pwede na po sa PC, kagaya po ng mga nasa PTEtutorials.

vlademyr · April 2019

Hi mga mahal kong kapatid sa PTE na napakahelpful sa forum nato. I will be taking my exam in May and I have been reviewing in the best possible way I can. Maximizing my time to review even after work. Currently, my struggle is essay writing and reading. I am already familiar na with the format and templates but I'm really struggling with time management. I reckon it has something to do with the formulation of ideas in the essay part and comprehension in the reading part. Lagi ako na uubusan ng time. I took my 1st mock exam last week w/ the ff rresults:
LRSW: 73, 74, 90, 68.
Enabling scores: Grammar 67, Written discourse 47... all the rest 80+

I will take another mock test next week and another 1 few days before exam.

If any of you have any hints or clues as to the possible topics or types of questions na lumalabas please penge namn po hehe para mapractice ko. Thank you sa lahat ng contributor ng thread nato. pagpalain kayo.

BTW superior po target ko for permanent residency.

iamJ · April 2019

Sa write essay po ba, pag sinabing discuss and use your own experience, need talaga mag cite ng own experience or 3rd person point of view lang po talaga dapat?