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My ordeal continues .....

Got my 5th attempt result....

L/R/ S/W 85/83/89/78

4th attempt I missed in Listening by 1 mark...all other section was 80+

This time I missed in writing by 1 mark....

Don't know what to do ....

I thought this attempt was the hardest from all 5 attempt because I received most reading listening question related to medical terminology....

I am tired of putting too much time and money in this....

Have 60 points for 189... Any luck for getting invited ?

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dont give up brother.. its hard to accept by coming this close. but dont give up. i too have same story.. 60 points, giving pte again and again.. but remain short of few mark...

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Hello,

Trying to schedule PTE-A exam where I need some help with filling up form where i see some options on last screen before schedule booking screen appears?

Question:
*What language do you speak mostly at home?
- Should i provide my native language here (which we usually speak at home, or should it be English itself?

Question:
If you have been asked to provide a code or reference number, enter it here:
- What is this about, what number is being asked, i don't seem to have any other than PTE ID?

Declaration check boxes:
1. *By checking the box below I am expressly consenting to the Privacy Policies on PTE Academic - The English test that takes you places I am aware that I have certain rights to access, modify, and rectify my personal data as set forth in such privacy policies.
2. *By checking the box below, you agree that Pearson may share your score report data and personal registration details with relevant immigration authorities when used in the visa application process for a nominated country/countries. Pearson will only share such details where there is a reasonable suspicion of testing malpractice or fraud.
3. *I hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the PTE Academic Test Taker Handbook in effect at the time I take the PTE Academic or the PTE Academic NS, including without limitation those relating to testing, score cancellation, examinee misconduct, test irregularity policies and confidentiality of the test.
- I get that all of above three are mandatory, but what 2 and 3 specifically mean and there significance?

Aus / NZ specific declaration:
Important note for those applying for a visa to work or study in Australia or New Zealand: By ticking the relevant box you consent to Pearson allocating your score electronically to the Australian Department of Immigration (DIBP) and/or Immigration New Zealand (INZ) for the purposes of administering the visa application process, including decisions on your visa.
I consent to my score being allocated to DIBP (Australia)
I consent to my score being allocated to INZ (New Zealand)
- What do these mean, do i have to say yes for both (while I am planning for Aus only at the moment.

Question:
*Which country are you planning to study, work or settle? If you have not yet decided please select your preferred destination.
- Should i say Aus in this case?

Question:
*Why are you taking PTE Academic?
- I believe answer for this would be "Skilled Immigration / Permanent Residency"?

Question:
*If you are taking PTE Academic for study, which level are you applying for?
- "Not Studying"?

Question:
*Which field of study are you applying for?
- "Not Studying"?


Can someone experienced help me on these please (more specifically, on Declaration related to Aus / NZ)?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hello,

Trying to schedule PTE-A exam where I need some help with filling up form where i see some options on last screen before schedule booking screen appears?


- Should i provide my native language here (which we usually speak at home, or should it be English itself?
I provided my native language here

- What is this about, what number is being asked, i don't seem to have any other than PTE ID?
If there is any promo code from Pearson, like some voucher ID if you have any

- I get that all of above three are mandatory, but what 2 and 3 specifically mean and there significance?
These are regular policies which can be read and understood. That's all.

- What do these mean, do i have to say yes for both (while I am planning for Aus only at the moment.
I chose only Aus, if you are interested you can choose both. Not compulsory that you need to choose both

- Should i say Aus in this case?
Yes you can say AUS


- I believe answer for this would be "Skilled Immigration / Permanent Residency"?
Correct

- "Not Studying"?
Correct

- "Not Studying"?
Correct

Can someone experienced help me on these please (more specifically, on Declaration related to Aus / NZ)?

Thanks in advance!
I have answered your questions above.
 
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It seems like my post has been out of attention so I repost it now. I will take a test in PTL Cliffton Melbourne but heard some bad reviews. Has anyone taken a test there before? Thanks
Hm, Where did you heard that? Cause i have mine booked at that centre on September 1st as the Melbourne Polytechnic in Preston is booked.

Do keep me updated on how your experience go.

When is your test btw?
Hi, i booked the test on 15th September. I heard from my friends and some reviews online. And the main point that makes me wonder is that while other test centres seem to be fully booked in September, this test centre has a lot of availability
 
I gave the PTE Gold Kit Mock Test A :

PFB the scores

L 73
R 54
S 73
W 69

Grammar 47
Oral fluency 66
Pronunciation 75
Spelling 69
Vocabulary 85
Written discourse 79

Please give me the needed guidance. So that I can improve in Mock Test B and get ready for PTE main exam. If I do not score 79+ then I do not stand a chance for Aus PR.
 
I gave the PTE Gold Kit Mock Test A :

PFB the scores

L 73
R 54
S 73
W 69

Grammar 47
Oral fluency 66
Pronunciation 75
Spelling 69
Vocabulary 85
Written discourse 79

Please give me the needed guidance. So that I can improve in Mock Test B and get ready for PTE main exam. If I do not score 79+ then I do not stand a chance for Aus PR.
Seems you are making grammatical mistakes. Could that be the reason that while reading as well those are getting pronounced wrong as well?
 
Seems you are making grammatical mistakes. Could that be the reason that while reading as well those are getting pronounced wrong as well?
In the reading section, fill in the blanks had lot of complex words, for which I did not know the meaning.

Will it be the same in main exam as well ?

Suggest me ways to improve my scores bro.
 
Need some advise, with the attached scores, is that 10 points? Listening 80, Reading 65, Speaking 74, Writing 73. Does the enabling skills have to be also 65 and above to claim 10 points. My enabling skills are Grammar 79, Oral 64, Pronunciation 78, spelling 75, vocabulary 63, WD 83
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Hey,
Sure do.

With essay its very simple as well, as long as you have a structure.

The introduction should include 3 sentences :
1. Broad statement about the topic
2. Rewrite the question
3. In this essay [ I will discuss why (your two arguments) or (advantage and disadvantage).

For a paragraph : it consist of 4 parts
1. Opening sentence
2. Supporting sentence
3. Evidence
4. Closing

Conclusion includes 2 parts:
1.In this essay, i discussed . . ..
2.In my Opinion, Rewrite the question.

I will post the summarize and essay i got in the exam.

Summarize Written test:
1. The first one i received was about two female (Lets call her linda and emily cause i forgot the name) who were trying to save turtles nest and providing kinda like an airBnb service to earn money to support their effort.

So my answer was: Linda and Emily launched an initiative to protect turtles nest and keep the beach clean via providing accommodation service to guest's to raise funds for their efforts.

2. The second one was relating to cows and their ability to digest grass and how human cant digest grass . The passage contained information like grass and cows connection and other details like size of a cow stomach etc .

My answer was: Cows possess an organ the size of medicine ball, which allows them to digest high quality plant protein that a normal human with a single stomach is unable to absorb.

Simple, between the length of 25-35 words :)

For the essay, my question about the use of formal exam to assess students learning.
My answer:

Introduction : Remember the 3 parts i described above on introduction.
1. The use of formal examination to assess a student's learning is becoming widely used in many educational institutes around the world. [Broad statement]
2. Many educational institutes adopt this method to analyse a student's learning. [Rewrite the question]
3. In this essay, i will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing Formal examination to assess a students' learning. [In this essay. (your arguments)]

First paragraph:
1. Many educational institution use formal examination because it is an effective and efficient way to determine a students' learning. [Opening sentence]
2. Clearly, formal exam helps to identify the strength and weakness of an individual student. [ Supporting the opening sentence]
3. For example, students who are accepted to prestigious universities like Harvard are able to do so, because they have worked on their weakness and shortcoming to pursue higher education. [ Evidence]
4. The use of formal examination is an effective way to assess a students' learning. [ Closing sentence = rewrite the opening in a different way]

Second paragraph:
1. In contrast, formal education should not be the only method to assess a students' learning. [ Opening]
2. Whilst some student excel in theoretical and analytical skills, there are some students who excel in different areas like sports, music, etc. [Supporting]
3. A recent survey on Australian catholic university reported that 35% of undergraduate students preferred other method's of assessment to be adopted to test their learning. [Evidence]
4. Students' learning should not be determined by only using formal examination as the determining factor. [Closing]

Conclusion : Remember the 2 parts in a conclusion.
1.In this essay, I discussed the advantages and disadvantage of using formal examination to assess a students' learning.
2.In my opinion, formal examination is an efficient means of identifying the strength and pitfalls of a student, but it should not be the only method adopted to assess a student.

This is exactly the way i wrote in my writing and i got 90 :)

My test result on August 2017:
LRSW 83,86,76,90

I have to resit again cause i need 79 each bands :)
Thank you for your detailed explanation! It seems that you followed the format of e2language, which I tried as well.. I will continue in this way and will prepare go through all essays in order to have an idea of my arguments. By the way, I scored 90 in speaking, so if you have questions, pls feel free to ask;-)
Thanks a lot mate!!
 
In the reading section, fill in the blanks had lot of complex words, for which I did not know the meaning.

Will it be the same in main exam as well ?

Suggest me ways to improve my scores bro.
People are able to score good marks in PTE and from my personal exp i don't think i got too complex words. Don't be stressed and practice on the reading part a bit. Its possible that your reading pace is uneven and pauses are not correct. Go thru few youtube videos on reading and then practice a bit
 
Post your speaking samples here and i am sure people will share their feedback
Thanks for your reply:)

Request you guys to please share your feedback for the voice samples whose links are given below. I face another weird problem. Suppose if there are 5 describe images- I invariably end up screwing at least 2 of them especially when my understanding of the graph is lacking.Does anyone face similar problem? how to overcome it??

Link for Read Aloud
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2bnlqQnpGT0tlYlU/view?usp=sharing

Link for Describe Image:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2QWF4bmxuYkt4bVU/view?usp=sharing

Link for Retell Lecture
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2MEstdmo2OFBZTlU/view?usp=sharing

Cheers
 
Need some advise, with the attached scores, is that 10 points? Listening 80, Reading 65, Speaking 74, Writing 73. Does the enabling skills have to be also 65 and above to claim 10 points. My enabling skills are Grammar 79, Oral 64, Pronunciation 78, spelling 75, vocabulary 63, WD 83
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Dear Karthkri,

You can claim 10 points for language as you need to score 65 and more in LRSW sections. Enabling skill points does not matter. :)

You have achieved a test score of at least 65 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application.

https://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Form/Immi-FAQs/how-can-i-prove-i-have-proficient-english
 
Thanks for your reply:)

Request you guys to please share your feedback for the voice samples whose links are given below. I face another weird problem. Suppose if there are 5 describe images- I invariably end up screwing at least 2 of them especially when my understanding of the graph is lacking.Does anyone face similar problem? how to overcome it??

Link for Read Aloud
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2bnlqQnpGT0tlYlU/view?usp=sharing

Link for Describe Image:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2QWF4bmxuYkt4bVU/view?usp=sharing

Link for Retell Lecture
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bR4e9zI6O2MEstdmo2OFBZTlU/view?usp=sharing

Cheers
Hi

See the keywords using to explain the graphs
a) What is the graph type
b) Is it comparing something? OR is that just a graph which explains the trend? If trend, then positive or negative
c) What is the graph trying to show (practice this)
d) Now talk in your own words using the data in the graph. If you can make anything logical then OK else just keep talking seeing the data you see.
e) Conclude in the end. I prefer to use word "In Conclusion, XXXXXXXX". Start this when about 30-32 seconds are done so that you finish by 39th or 40th second. DONT RUSH
 
Thank you for your detailed explanation! It seems that you followed the format of e2language, which I tried as well.. I will continue in this way and will prepare go through all essays in order to have an idea of my arguments. By the way, I scored 90 in speaking, so if you have questions, pls feel free to ask;-)
Thanks a lot mate!!
hii, i have problem with speaking could u help me if u have any template for discribe image
and retell lac. Pls i have exam on 28th august.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi everyone,
I appeared in PTE Academic exam today.
Got a strange task in listening. There was a video on the screen and then i had to choose the paragraph that best relates with what's being told .
Task remains same ,but they have changed the pattern a bit. I was not aware that they started giving videos also in the listening tasks.

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Hi everyone,
I appeared in PTE Academic exam today.
Got a strange task in listening. There was a video on the screen and then i had to choose the paragraph that best relates with what's being told .
Task remains same ,but they have changed the pattern a bit. I was not aware that they started giving videos also in the listening tasks.

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I had the same question, a video narrating something and then had to choose the right option...was pleasantly surprised when I saw that..:


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