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Hello Fam,

I was just going through my docs and noticed that at the bottom of the marriage certificate there is a statement with a website at the bottom.

- www.intergovtmaritalete.org -

But this site does not exist. If they check it online they will not see it and may think it is fake.

Those who have successfully got there grant and have similar marriage certificate - Did you experience any problem with assessor?.

Thanks.

Congratulatins!!!

Omooloriredade:
19/10/17: Grant (GSM Adelaide)

Now I can focus. Decisions will be easier to make now. Should I change car? Renew rent? Buy this or that? Apply for that job? etc. Off to prepare for some certifications before leaving.

Ok I get your point. UKEAS is 5 maximum. It now depends on luck, on how many people register for that same time.

spyroxy1:
Thanks AZY123

I asked because a lot of centers have 2 or 3 people doing speaking at the same time and this tend to cause some confusion/distractions during the test.

If I may ask, how many people did speaking at the same time in UKEAS. At belaz its maximum of 3 at a time.

Thanks for sharing.

UKEAS Ikeja. It is not a function of where. It think it is a function of if you are able to place the mic correctly and the computer/ exam app behave itself during the testing period. In my own case the exam app decided to freeze during the repeat sentence part and that can happen in any center. A friend did his own a week before mine in same location and got his 20 points.

spyroxy1:
where did you do it?

Apparently it is not easy to increase pronunciation in a short period of time. But it increased

Yes I have.

Speaking score increased But not enough. LRSW - 86,83, 72 , 89 .

Speaking 72, Oral fluency - 80, Pronunciation - 45 ( everything increased compared to the last real test )

Planning to retake soon.

Cheers

spyroxy1:
Have you taken the real test again? whats your final result like.

Please share...

Cheers bro!

I just pray I will do better in the real thing when I finally summon the courage to retake it again.

What I did differently:

- Spoke faster than before.

- Did not explicitly pause for comma, just a very small almost unnoticeable pause. Fluency 90

- Observed word stress, sentence stress and intonation in the best way I could (this was not easy). Pronunciation increased to 52 from 39 and 43 in the last 2 mock test.

- In addition to my normal way of describing image, I added a statement to include the vertical axis. Maybe it increased the mark for content also I'm not sure - "the vertical axis shows a range of number from ____ to _____".

That's all I did

Prolivingproof:
Wow, @ Azy123 , you really got close to the golden mark in speaking. Did you speak faster than before or put more emphasis on pronunciation/intonation? In mock test A, I got 64 in Speaking, Pronunciation 37, oral fluency 74. Do we go for tongue twisting exercise?

Congratulations!!!

disectur:
DIRECT GRANT: August 28, 2017
DATE OF FIRST ENTRY: August 25, 2018
CO Team: Adelaide

Congratulations!!!!

koleefem05:
E Fam,
I greet you all.
I'm so happy I can't just contain it. Waking up to a mail from VETASSESS almost gives one a high BP as one is not sure of VETASSESS and their ways. However, lo and behold, it was POSITIVE.
Assessment lodged 11th August...
Positive outcome 26th September...that's about 6weeks and some days.

Hi all, Any one with good news recently on this PTE test ( mock or real ) to motivate the rest of us.

I was able to achieve 77 in MOCK speaking after some preparation. Going for the real thing next week. Preparation continues with some luck we will get there.

Please share your methods lets help ourselves. The following links are very helpful -

A video on pronunciation introduce to me by a friend: - Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts with Judy B. Gilbert

https://www.soundsofenglish.org/stress--intonation

http://www.manythings.org/e/pronunciation.html

http://www.learning-english-online.net/pronunciation/stress-and-intonation/

http://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/how-to-improve-english-pronunciation/

Congratulations!!!

jelmusboy:
NT nomination (489) submitted - 1st July 2017
Case Officer contact - 29th August August 2017
ITA received: 26th September 2017

I used it for a while.It picked almost all of my words most of the time. But usually doesn't pick the first word. So, I have concluded my pronunciation problem is not the production of individual vowel or consonant sounds but that of stress and intonation. Mostly sentence stress and intonation and some word stress. Working on that now.

How is you preparation going?

spyroxy1:
Please give a feed back how good it helped.

I Think you can buy from anywhere and write anywhere but you must choose the Lagos center where you want to write.

manlogic:
Hello good people

Please I want to make a quick clarification. I am presently in London and will back to Nigeria in about two weeks time. Please can I register or buy the PTE-A voucher in London and write the exam in Lagos, Nigeria?

Please kindly confirm if this is possible.

Thank you.

Hi sesal,

Please help out with CV format for Australia.

I have sent you a PM.

cc: 4uabiodun

sesal:
Encountered same issue with GTB. I am sure of Access and Sterling.

What a timeline. How did you survive this. Wow!!!. Congratulations!!!

samge:
Waited and called several times but same story they give, finally gave up about 3 months ago.

Sept 10th: GRANT
IED: December 5th 2017

Never give up or stop trusting God, he always comes through.

I just got know that it is 15k at ukeas ikeja.

I beg who get make I make photocopy. lol.

Azy123:
Great info. Thanks a lot

I have search the net tire. No free download.lol. I have not seen. and those I see on amazon keep saying they don't ship to Nigeria. No time to wait for shipping self even if they do. Does anyone know how to get this book here in Naija or free download from somewhere.

Great info. Thanks a lot

I have search the net tire. No free download.lol. I have not seen. and those I see on amazon keep saying they don't ship to Nigeria. No time to wait for shipping self even if they do. Does anyone know how to get this book here in Naija or free download from somewhere.

40manlappy:
She practiced vigorously with the aid of the book "The Official Guide to PTE Academic" (comes with a CD-ROM) and took many mock tests. We got a headset with which she practiced Speaking and simulated live exam environment.

We also benefited from some tips given by either Bnimz or Mctowe01. Will share once I locate the page. Cheers

cc: spyroxy1

Hi all,

Please who have the CV/Resume format for Australia?


Thanks

cc: Belong, sesal etc

So many good news. Celebration continues in this month of september oh eh. septem....


For those of us still struggling to increase our points God will crown our effort.

Lol. I did not know how it would turn out. I just bought it so I wont have to start looking for voucher if/when I need it. and I can always sell it back if not used.

spyroxy1:
Thats strange! You knew it wasn't okay
.
Have you done it now??

I've just sent you a dm

Still preparing. I bought from Ukeas at the normal price - 52k. I bought it as I was coming out of the exam test room at my last attempt.

spyroxy1:
How far about your PTE bros, Kindly tell me where you bought your voucher and how much?

Congratulations!!!

baenoz:
my efam, grant don show finally...

12/09/17 - GRANT for Myself, spouse & 2kids

Alphadoor has done justice to your question.
The message below is not clear though.

Age point is 25- 31 If your husband is 31 his age point is 30 points.

SESE10:
Lasu and Lautech, he graduated 2011 while I graduated 2012
Age point is 25- 31

Cobgratulations!!!

majiouk2002:
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Al-Amin, which of the favors of thy Lord will ye deny?
Today we received our PR grants.

Sept 12, 2017: Direct Grant
Apr 6 2018: IED

Thanks @ all - Threadstone, yimiton, cochtrane.

I will relay the information to my friend.

God bless

cochtrane:
No, your Masters degree is enough. That should earn you maximum points.

Amen

Priceless25:
Keep pressing on bro.. We'll get there

- Thanks a lot.

To claim 50 points for skill transferability factor with a Master's Degree, do I need to also evaluate my Bsc. Degree?

As it is stated on their website " Two or more post-secondary program credentials AND at least one of these credentials was issued on completion of a post-secondary program of three years or longer - 50 Poiints"

Thanks. Really appreciate.

threadstone:
if your CRS can get to the above score (458), You dont need PNP to begin with. Just study hard and blast the exam.

if i may advise, start with your ECA asap. with the current trend, you'll be more than just fine.

Hi all,

Asking on behalf of a friend.

- I would like to ask if it is advisable for hubby to apply for Manitoba nomination now. The information I have is that they have not nominate for about a year now.

My CRS score when I checked the CRS tool ( assuming 8,7,7,7 LRSW ) is 458.
Hubby CRS - 406

Should I go on and start the process or wait for Manitoba Provincial nomination to begin as my hubby siblings are currently living there.

40manlappy:
.

Congratulations!!! your persistence paid off

uchenna2017:
Good morning E family,

ITA received this morning thanking God for his mercy ooo.

It is a mock I did last week monday. 66 again lol

Priceless25:
@Azy123 was that your mock test results or the actual test result?

Thanks sir, awaiting your response.

40manlappy:
Apologies for the delayed response. Be right back.

Thanks. I'm now practicing with this.

spyroxy1:
Use the below:

Azy123


Note:

Your tone will tell the computer voice recognition if its a new sentence or continuation, if you keep seeing a small letter at the beginning of each sentence, check your intonation/accent.

https://www.smore.com/91m4v-voice-typing-in-google-docs