Wooba Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 My partner and I are going for our pte tests in about 3 weeks. For those that did it, how much practice did you do? Is it necessary to purchase them or are there some free ones that are good enough? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooba Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I do all my practice through PTE themselves. Their website is second-to-none. I'd recommend taking out the Gold Package as you get two scored tests which give you an accurate idea of what level you are working at and where to improve. https://ptepractice.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercow Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I did the "ONLINE SAMPLE QUESTIONS" package, as I couldn't use the DVD included in the book I bought (forgot I don't own any PC equipment that has DVD slots anymore haaha) Went through all the questions twice and nailed the test. That being said... I had plenty of practise trying to pass IELTS, not sure if that helped my PTE at all or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooba Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 There's a free ZIP file called Offline Practice Test. I wonder if that would be good enough? http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/preparation/free-pte-academic-preparation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercow Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Dude, you're emigrating...or trying to, a different country... Of all the thousands of Dollars you're going to spend on it all, spending less than 10 extra bucks on prep material's not going to break the bank? :jiggy: Buy one of these you think is appropriate and get it over with? https://ptepractice.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooba Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 That's a fair point, but I don't believe in spending money, no matter how small the amount if I don't have to. I have better than average English, but since I've never taken one of these tests before I'm trying to see if I need to spend the money. If I have to I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercow Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 That's a fair point, but I don't believe in spending money, no matter how small the amount if I don't have to. I have better than average English, but since I've never taken one of these tests before I'm trying to see if I need to spend the money. If I have to I will. My recommendation is to buy the online sample questions $9.99. Maybe not eat lunch tomorrow, and you'll be breaking even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgreaves Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 That's a fair point, but I don't believe in spending money, no matter how small the amount if I don't have to. I have better than average English, but since I've never taken one of these tests before I'm trying to see if I need to spend the money. If I have to I will. I sat IELTS with zero prperation and got S9,R9,L9,W7, I knew my writing would be the hard one as I rely on a spell cheaker at work too much! I then did PTE-A with no practice and messed up on the Speaking element! I've just boguht the $9.99 practice questions and I would say that it is worth it just so you know the format of the questions etc. for some reason I just found the speaking element to be strange and struggled with it, my spoken English is perfectly fine hence the 9 in the IELTS equivilant! Hopefully I will get the 79 I need tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooba Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 I bit the bullet and bought the Gold Package with the 2 marked tests. I just finished the first one and I got an overall mark of 87. I looked at the Border.gov.au website and it says you have to have 79 in 4 categories. I got Listening 84 Reading 88 Speaking 90 Writing 83 I didn't think I needed to get the tests, but I had to agree with supercow. It's worth the extra $ for peace of mind knowing what I'll be up against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I bit the bullet and bought the Gold Package with the 2 marked tests. I just finished the first one and I got an overall mark of 87. I looked at the Border.gov.au website and it says you have to have 79 in 4 categories. I got Listening 84 Reading 88 Speaking 90 Writing 83 I didn't think I needed to get the tests, but I had to agree with supercow. It's worth the extra $ for peace of mind knowing what I'll be up against. Absolutely excellent score! I think you'll do just fine in the real thing. Make sure you still do some revision, just to give you the best possible shot at it! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercow Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I bit the bullet and bought the Gold Package with the 2 marked tests. I just finished the first one and I got an overall mark of 87. I looked at the Border.gov.au website and it says you have to have 79 in 4 categories. I got Listening 84 Reading 88 Speaking 90 Writing 83 I didn't think I needed to get the tests, but I had to agree with supercow. It's worth the extra $ for peace of mind knowing what I'll be up against. Good work mate, you'll ace the test. The other peace of mind factor, is that nothing will come as a surprise to you during the test, potentially spinning you in circles while the time counts down. Let us know how you get on with the main test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooba Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Woke up to see my results were ready, less than 24 hours. 90 in all 4 sections ?. Will send myEOI today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Anyone? You get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercow Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Woke up to see my results were ready, less than 24 hours. 90 in all 4 sections . Will send myEOI today. Good job mate, glad it worked out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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