malkinburg:
Hi all, i am glad to finally make this post. The migration journey for me just ended. God has been EXTREMELY gracious to me. landing in this country with a little less than 1000 dollars in February last year, i have successfully graduated in my masters program, obtained a professional job as an environmental consultant while still on bridging visa, and achieved what i couldn't achieve in Nigeria in 5 years all within a stretch of 20 months. i am grateful to the guidance of so many people on this thread. ie Zenkel who showed me how to arrive australia through malaysia on a shoe string budget of 150k, Boss jennakry who enlightened me on opportunities i never knew existed and others who helped and encouraged me on the journey. i will settle down and summarize some important key information yet to be shared on this forum that will help enable new arrivals find a professional job, and also 476 visa holders looking for extra 5 points on what to do to dodge the english bedrock while drilling through to permanent residence. i will also like to encourage others going through a lot of pain and doubting their decisions especially those who came via school route with their partners, it can only get better, don't loose hope. stay focused, the light awaits you at the end of the tunnel.

grant: 24.10.16

this is what am talking about. .. finishing successfully. congrats to you and thank God.

mamajaz:

If you carry this anointing go PTE-A, you will have 90 round, and your result will be available within 24 hours or 5 days in the maximum.

THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

jimcollins136:
I want to assess with VETASSES, but my employer says they don't issue immigration letter. Can i go for a self statutory declaration since my other colleagues are also hesitant to do same.

All u need is to ask ur employer to address your reference letter to 'To whom it may concern '

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

Boooooossssss!
Congrats man, success is good, looking at your old posts.. English in the bag, EA next, and then forward movement.

Congrats Man. That was a great score.

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

mamajaz:

If you carry this anointing go PTE-A, you will have 90 round, and your result will be available within 24 hours or 5 days in the maximum.

Like you saw it coming.

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

Ol' boy!!!

I tap into this 90 pointer anointing.

Congrats Bnimz, 20 points toh sure

Good luck with the next stage.

@ Bnimz
Congratulations!

mctowel01:
Like you saw it coming.

Shuooo!!!

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

Congrats dearie, God will shine His countenance on your assessment too.
l am so happy l could give somebody the needed triggering words.

mctowel01:

Like you saw it coming.

Lemme run go open church or mountain fast..., congrats Bnimz, you have strengthened my bones for success too

Congrats Bro, can you give some tips for speaking module?

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

Wow! Congrats. I feel so much joy for you right now and wish you all the best in the remaining part of the journey.

I'm encouraged.

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

malkinburg:
Hi all, i am glad to finally make this post. The migration journey for me just ended. God has been EXTREMELY gracious to me.

grant: 24.10.16

Congratulations.Almost heartwarming to hear news like this.I will be following closely for the info you want to share.
Congrats once again

congrat bro, I'm motivated by your result.

Congrats man. 20 points no b beans. Unto d next.

Bnimz:



THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

I took PTE-A on the 19th of October. My result just showed up...literally 10 minutes ago.

Listening - 90
Reading - 90
Speaking - 90
Writing - 90

Grammar - 90
Oral Fluency - 89
Pronunciation -90
Spelling - 90
Vocabulary - 90
Communicative Skills - 90
Enabling Skills - 90
Written Discourse - 90





Chai.. well, okay... Funny thing is I had nightmares about this stuff just last night... Anyway,

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me when IELTS knacked me with the dreaded 7.5..

Awaiting EA assessment outcome.

Congratulations abeg make all the pte expat come teach us on tips i wrote on the 18th not so fantastic with all my YouTube and all.

Please i dont mind the dos and donts as i want to retake again this time i need to get it right.

Here are my quickness :

Retell a lecture
Summarize writing text
For listening i dont really hear them so it was hard to grab all they are saying.

Anyhelp on this will be really appreciated.

Congratulations again.


quote author=tunai post=50465960]Congrats Bro, can you give some tips for speaking module?

[/quote]

utcheylee:
Congratulations abeg make all the pte expat come teach us on tips i wrote on the 18th not so fantastic with all my YouTube and all.

Please i dont mind the dos and donts as i want to retake again this time i need to get it right.

Here are my quickness :

Retell a lecture
Summarize writing text
For listening i dont really hear them so it was hard to grab all they are saying.

Anyhelp on this will be really appreciated.

Congratulations again.


quote author=tunai post=50465960]Congrats Bro, can you give some tips for speaking module?

you are good bare my friend.
Make the Lagos based among them them kukuma organise a day or two class for us

@Bnimz

Congratulations! Am happy for you. Unfortunately, I wasn't that lucky. Received my scores last week. L86 R81 S71 W90

utcheylee:
Congratulations abeg make all the pte expat come teach us on tips

The dos and donts

Retell a lecture
Summarize writing text
For listening i dont really hear them so it was hard to grab all they are saying.

Anyhelp on this will be really appreciated.

quote author=tunai post=50465960]Congrats Bro, can you give some tips for speaking module?

Thanks guys.. really appreciate the congratulations..

ehen, lemme begin.

Na speaking dey generally give headache during PTE, here are some tips I got while preparing and followed strictly.

1. Record yourself.. as in,, recoooord.. again and again, in different voices and accents, to see which one clear pass.. See me for example, i get one kind baritone voice... Just one recording showed me that this thing no go work ooo. na so I edit am.. I took the entire speaking section of the exam in a girly voice... simply because, as I dey practice, na that tone of voice clear pass for the recordings... Change your accent if you have to,, remember its not a human that is listening. Its a computer.

2. Pronunciation.. Chidike said he spoke in phonetics.... For this our default naija accent, we have the tendency to pronounce everything at the same volume.... nay nay.. no be so e dey work.. at least not according to the tips I read... dem say, you must put stress, raise volume, lower volume appropriately to show emphasis....

3. Please and please dont repeat yourself .. Na this thing important pass.. for each repetition, your communicative skills dey drop.. your vocabulary dey drop, your oral fluency dey drop

3A. Abeg, in the name of God, dont CORRECT YOURSELF.. if you dey misyarn, dey misyarn smoothly go... Content is only one third of the scoring... as long as what youre saying is broadly related to the topic, no correct any mistake o.. na fluency dey drop so... lemme give you one example.. During my test, they asked, Which country in the united kingdom has the 3rd largest population... Na Wales. I know say na Wales. My brain dey think Wales.. my mouth yarn Scotland ... chei.. as I hear am, me sef shock... but I no change am o... and as you can see, e no affect result... the exam is a test of English, not a test of knowledge... If at that point, I said, SCOTLAND, ah, no, sorry, WALES, ... the computer go reason am say, which kind sentence be that? and oral fluency go drop, communicative skills go drop, grammar go drop...

3B. which brings me to the next subtopic. Always complete your sentences.. lets assume you see a pie chart,, you wan describe, your mouth talk say, The BAR GRAPH....... ..... NO CHANGE AM O.... just continue. after that sentence finishes, you fit con dey call am Pie chart from the next sentence... This is because, the computer reads the pauses for commas, and the pause that ends a sentence. if you say, The BAR GRAPH, con correct yaself say, the PIE CHART, what the computer sees is, THE BAR GRAPH THE PIE CHART, blah blah blah..... now which kind sentence be that one? na scores e dey affect.

I dey run go somewhere.. I go continue once I get small free time..

funkyjo:
@Bnimz

Congratulations! Am happy for you. Unfortunately, I wasn't that lucky. Received my scores last week. L86 R81 S71 W90

Congrats too, if you aren't looking for 20 this should suffice

For listening i dont really hear them so it was hard to grab all they are saying.
For this, one of the workers there said l should be listening to foreign speakers, nah so l don dey listen to Hillary, Trump, Michelle and Obama for campaign oh, till now l don't here wetin Obama self dey talk properly oh. others l could pick like 70%. l dey mimic Michelle self, her important nah imporant..

Make I proceed..

As I was saying, don't correct yaself...

Another thing, don't use fillers... Things like Aah, uhm hnmm, ... The computer doesn't understand them.. All your speaking subskills go dey drop for everything you say that the computer cannot interpret as English...

Now, for the individual sections... Describe image hard, so, according to the E2language people, you need a structure.. This structure now go change the question from an ESSAY, to Fill in the Gaps... For example.. If you have no structure, you'll think of what to say every single time.... However, if you have a structure like,,, The ..... graph represents,..... .. title.... key points,... Overall, it can be seen from the graph that..... Conclusion

This is different... You already know half of what you'll say... Na to dey change the title for each graph,, and to dey change the key points... As I said, there is no right or wrong... If you dey mis-yarn, dey mis-yarn go... Na your own understanding of the image be that... The computer only needs the keywords to score you for content... The rest na fluency, pronunciation and grammar..


Next, , once you're done talking, please click next.... Na true say the microphone go stop after 3 seconds of silence.. But don't give the computer that silence to analyze... Silence tells the computer that you've run out of things to say... Don't let it happen... Also, finish your description in 25 - 35 seconds... Don't let the recording cut you off and create an incomplete sentence


For retell lecture, there's one key thing to note,... The speakers say keywords with higher volume and stress... You don't have to listen to everything if e go confuse you.. Just listen for the keywords, names, dates, statistics... Write them down as they are spoken, then when you wan retell, fill them up with normal words to make complete sentences... You have to start writing immediately they start talking.. The time is not enough to write after they stop.

For summarize text, once again, its all about keywords,, just look for the ''WHO DID WHAT " in the passage...


Lastly, in terms of handling noise, raise your headset volume to the highest, , and don't be afraid to talk loudly... Na 15 of us do the test for one small room at my center.... As dem dey loud am, me sef dey loud am o... Na me sabi how much I pay for this test... Nobody go con use hin own palaver waste my money

malkinburg:
Hi all, i am glad to finally make this post. The migration journey for me just ended. God has been EXTREMELY gracious to me. landing in this country with a little less than 1000 dollars in February last year, i have successfully graduated in my masters program, obtained a professional job as an environmental consultant while still on bridging visa, and achieved what i couldn't achieve in Nigeria in 5 years all within a stretch of 20 months. i am grateful to the guidance of so many people on this thread. ie Zenkel who showed me how to arrive australia through malaysia on a shoe string budget of 150k, Boss jennakry who enlightened me on opportunities i never knew existed and others who helped and encouraged me on the journey. i will settle down and summarize some important key information yet to be shared on this forum that will help enable new arrivals find a professional job, and also 476 visa holders looking for extra 5 points on what to do to dodge the english bedrock while drilling through to permanent residence. i will also like to encourage others going through a lot of pain and doubting their decisions especially those who came via school route with their partners, it can only get better, don't loose hope. stay focused, the light awaits you at the end of the tunnel.

grant: 24.10.16

Congratulations my Bro! I have had to read all your posts and it really being a journey for you!

mamajaz:

Congrats too, if you aren't looking for 20 this should suffice

Thanx mamajaz. Unfortunately, I am I dire need of 20.

funkyjo:


Thanx mamajaz. Unfortunately, I am I dire need of 20.

Then go and register fast, before your strength for this one wanes. Follow Bnimz closely on these tips

Bnimz:
Make I proceed..

As I was saying, don't correct yaself...

Another thing, don't use fillers... Things like Aah, uhm hnmm, ... The computer doesn't understand them.. All your speaking subskills go dey drop for everything you say that the computer cannot interpret as English...

Now, for the individual sections... Describe image hard, so, according to the E2language people, you need a structure.. This structure now go change the question from an ESSAY, to Fill in the Gaps... For example.. If you have no structure, you'll think of what to say every single time.... However, if you have a structure like,,, The ..... graph represents,..... .. title.... key points,... Overall, it can be seen from the graph that..... Conclusion

This is different... You already know half of what you'll say... Na to dey change the title for each graph,, and to dey change the key points... As I said, there is no right or wrong... If you dey mis-yarn, dey mis-yarn go... Na your own understanding of the image be that... The computer only needs the keywords to score you for content... The rest na fluency, pronunciation and grammar..


Next, , once you're done talking, please click next.... Na true say the microphone go stop after 3 seconds of silence.. But don't give the computer that silence to analyze... Silence tells the computer that you've run out of things to say... Don't let it happen... Also, finish your description in 25 - 35 seconds... Don't let the recording cut you off and create an incomplete sentence


For retell lecture, there's one key thing to note,... The speakers say keywords with higher volume and stress... You don't have to listen to everything if e go confuse you.. Just listen for the keywords, names, dates, statistics... Write them down as they are spoken, then when you wan retell, fill them up with normal words to make complete sentences... You have to start writing immediately they start talking.. The time is not enough to write after they stop.

For summarize text, once again, its all about keywords,, just look for the ''WHO DID WHAT " in the passage...


Lastly, in terms of handling noise, raise your headset volume to the highest, , and don't be afraid to talk loudly... Na 15 of us do the test for one small room at my center.... As dem dey loud am, me sef dey loud am o... Na me sabi how much I pay for this test... Nobody go con use hin own palaver waste my money

Oga, u no dey respond for pm ni?

malkinburg:
Hi all, i am glad to finally make this post. The migration journey for me just ended. God has been EXTREMELY gracious to me. landing in this country with a little less than 1000 dollars in February last year, i have successfully graduated in my masters program, obtained a professional job as an environmental consultant while still on bridging visa, and achieved what i couldn't achieve in Nigeria in 5 years all within a stretch of 20 months. i am grateful to the guidance of so many people on this thread. ie Zenkel who showed me how to arrive australia through malaysia on a shoe string budget of 150k, Boss jennakry who enlightened me on opportunities i never knew existed and others who helped and encouraged me on the journey. i will settle down and summarize some important key information yet to be shared on this forum that will help enable new arrivals find a professional job, and also 476 visa holders looking for extra 5 points on what to do to dodge the english bedrock while drilling through to permanent residence. i will also like to encourage others going through a lot of pain and doubting their decisions especially those who came via school route with their partners, it can only get better, don't loose hope. stay focused, the light awaits you at the end of the tunnel.

grant: 24.10.16

Congrats boss/buddy.
Higher and higher you'll incline with little or no effort.
Best wishes.

@Bnimz
100% Valid points.
You got my head bowed.
That shouting part sha...

@Bnimz: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

100% Valid points.
You got my head bowed.
That shouting part sha...

Thanks Bnimz for the PTE tips.
Very helpful particularly the retell lecture. I need you to lay hands on me ooo. Planning to write next week.

Looking forward to more tips if you have the time to share.

manucho:
Chai!! With all these I'm confused which one to write between PTE-A and IELTS. I've got both on my laptop studying. Will VETASSESS accept PTE-A for agric consultant ?

Please send IELTS to me on diggy2gud@gmail.com...mine wasn't OK.