D Day
30th December, a day before test i came to know that there is a power failure at my site and all servers were down because UPS was also faulty. I woke up at 5:30 am and rushed to site to restore the servers back to operation. After lunch, i left the site and started for PTE test center.
Everyone was preparing for new year eve celebrations whereas i was busy preparing for PTE scheduled for 5:30pm on 31st December 2016 in Dubai silicon oasis.
I reached the venue more than an hour before to ensure that I don't get stuck in traffic. I was a bit tired but couldn't find a place to rest. A cup of tea was all I could get to charge myself. I splashed some water on my face after reaching the center and ensured that my throat is clear.
Test begins:
I spent a lot of time testing microphone and making sure that system is working. I also prepared to speak up my personal introduction.
I changed the position of microphone several times until I was convinced that the best position is just above the nose.
I realised that many of the candidates had already started the test and the room became noisy. Therefore, I took time to adapt myself to the room noise. I diverted my attention from noise and decided to speak without hesitation and without caring about other candidates. Basically I ensured that my attention was 100% focused. For first timers, believe me, it would be very awkward to speak to a computer. However, my experience in working in a call centre and spending better part of my life with computers helped me to overcome this feeling.
Speaking section :
I had already decided not to mention immigration as my aim for this test while giving my introduction. I stated that I am English language enthusiast and would like to develop English learning solutions with the knowledge of software programming.
Read Out Aloud -
It is a pretty easy task with good weightage. As usual, I read the paragraph aloud and fast before Microphone opened and prepared myself to pronounce the tough words in the given block of text. I stayed confident, didn't hesitate and read fluently with a smile on my face. Smile gives you more confidence and improves fluency.
Repeat Sentences -
This is a slightly tougher task. I had practised scribbling first 2 words as I listen to the sentence and then remembering remaining part of the sentence in my mind. This method helped me and I could tried my best to recollect and repeat the sentence exactly as it was played. This is a nerve-wracking task and requires utmost concentration. There were a couple of sentences in which I missed a word or two but tried to maintain fluency at all times.
Describe Image -
Seemingly the most intimidating task turned out to be a funny one. I calmed my nerves down and convinced myself that I am not going to be overwhelmed by abundance of information given in the images. I confined myself to one or two aspects of the given image and tried to talk about them fluently. Remember that we have just 40 seconds to talk about given image so in my experience, fluency and accuracy in pronunciation and grammar is more important than covering a lot of given data. There were some graphs which I could not understand at all but I made it a point to follow method provided by e2language.com. I am sure I did not speak correct statistics for some images but tried to maintain intonation and flow.
With good introduction and appropriate conclusion, my description was encapsulated properly. There are many more tips to be discussed regarding this section and I will prepare a separate post on this blog.
Short Answer -
Short Answer questions are becoming increasingly complex with introduction of maps and diagrams. Moreover, we have to be extra careful as they immediately start after Describe Image section. I fumbled in first two questions thinking that they were from Describe Image section. However, I did not lose hope and tried to give my best in remaining questions.
Retell Lecture -
It is not one of the cruelest task. e2language.com method is certainly suitable for this question type. I took notes as the lecture was in progress. As soon as audio stops, I stopped writing and organised the scribbled information in my memory. Yet again, I tried to keep away from complex statistics and spoke with fluency and confidence at a normal pace.
30th December, a day before test i came to know that there is a power failure at my site and all servers were down because UPS was also faulty. I woke up at 5:30 am and rushed to site to restore the servers back to operation. After lunch, i left the site and started for PTE test center.
Everyone was preparing for new year eve celebrations whereas i was busy preparing for PTE scheduled for 5:30pm on 31st December 2016 in Dubai silicon oasis.
I reached the venue more than an hour before to ensure that I don't get stuck in traffic. I was a bit tired but couldn't find a place to rest. A cup of tea was all I could get to charge myself. I splashed some water on my face after reaching the center and ensured that my throat is clear.
Test begins:
I spent a lot of time testing microphone and making sure that system is working. I also prepared to speak up my personal introduction.
I changed the position of microphone several times until I was convinced that the best position is just above the nose.
I realised that many of the candidates had already started the test and the room became noisy. Therefore, I took time to adapt myself to the room noise. I diverted my attention from noise and decided to speak without hesitation and without caring about other candidates. Basically I ensured that my attention was 100% focused. For first timers, believe me, it would be very awkward to speak to a computer. However, my experience in working in a call centre and spending better part of my life with computers helped me to overcome this feeling.
Speaking section :
I had already decided not to mention immigration as my aim for this test while giving my introduction. I stated that I am English language enthusiast and would like to develop English learning solutions with the knowledge of software programming.
Read Out Aloud -
It is a pretty easy task with good weightage. As usual, I read the paragraph aloud and fast before Microphone opened and prepared myself to pronounce the tough words in the given block of text. I stayed confident, didn't hesitate and read fluently with a smile on my face. Smile gives you more confidence and improves fluency.
Repeat Sentences -
This is a slightly tougher task. I had practised scribbling first 2 words as I listen to the sentence and then remembering remaining part of the sentence in my mind. This method helped me and I could tried my best to recollect and repeat the sentence exactly as it was played. This is a nerve-wracking task and requires utmost concentration. There were a couple of sentences in which I missed a word or two but tried to maintain fluency at all times.
Describe Image -
Seemingly the most intimidating task turned out to be a funny one. I calmed my nerves down and convinced myself that I am not going to be overwhelmed by abundance of information given in the images. I confined myself to one or two aspects of the given image and tried to talk about them fluently. Remember that we have just 40 seconds to talk about given image so in my experience, fluency and accuracy in pronunciation and grammar is more important than covering a lot of given data. There were some graphs which I could not understand at all but I made it a point to follow method provided by e2language.com. I am sure I did not speak correct statistics for some images but tried to maintain intonation and flow.
With good introduction and appropriate conclusion, my description was encapsulated properly. There are many more tips to be discussed regarding this section and I will prepare a separate post on this blog.
Short Answer -
Short Answer questions are becoming increasingly complex with introduction of maps and diagrams. Moreover, we have to be extra careful as they immediately start after Describe Image section. I fumbled in first two questions thinking that they were from Describe Image section. However, I did not lose hope and tried to give my best in remaining questions.
Retell Lecture -
It is not one of the cruelest task. e2language.com method is certainly suitable for this question type. I took notes as the lecture was in progress. As soon as audio stops, I stopped writing and organised the scribbled information in my memory. Yet again, I tried to keep away from complex statistics and spoke with fluency and confidence at a normal pace.
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