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25Jan 2024 by Team Awesome English 1 Comment

IELTS

Overview What is IELTS? IELTS(International English Language Testing System)is an English exam that assesses an individual's Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking skills. You can use your test score for Admission to various educational institutions applying for visas to various countries. Types of IELTS tests There are three types of tests IELTS Academic - This test is needed if you plan to study in a country where English is the language of instruction. IELTS General Training - This test is useful if you want to migrate to a country where English is spoken, e.g. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK etc. IELTS for UKVI - This test is specifically for individuals who want to apply for UK Visas. IELTS Life Skills - A secured English language test that the UK government has…

18Jan 2024 by Team Awesome English No Comments

How to Prepare for PTE

PTE

Introduction Be mindful that even if you are a native English speaker getting a good score in PTE is a completely different ball game. To succeed you will need to know all aspects of the PTE test and how to prepare, and knowing the language is just one aspect of it. Some of these aspects are preparatory material, test format, test scoring, task strategies, continuous practice etc. Set a target score Start with a target score that will help you to achieve your goal, whether it is admission to a university of choice or filing your PR. This is an important step as it gives you a score baseline against which you will be measuring your performance. Buy the material Once you have set a target score you need to…

11Jan 2024 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Write from dictation

PTE

Introduction Write from dictation is a PTE task that tests your ability to listen to a recording of 3-5 seconds, understand its meaning and write that sentence in the text box provided on the screen. There are a total of 3 to 4 write from dictation tasks in the exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Use the initial 7 seconds to place the cursor in the text box and be ready for the recording to begin. While the recording plays, focus on the meaning of the sentence. Write the complete sentence without adding or removing any words. Click next once finished as the timer will keep on running. The Sequence…

04Jan 2024 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Highlight incorrect words

PTE

Introduction The Highlight incorrect words is a PTE task that tests your ability to listen to a recording of 15-50 seconds, compare it to a transcript of that recording on screen and select the words that don't match. There are a total of 2 to 3 Highlight incorrect words tasks in the exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Use the 10 seconds to skim through the transcript on the screen to familiarise yourself with the topic. listen to the recording and follow the transcript word to word. Click next once you have selected all the incorrect words. The Sequence of steps for the highlight incorrect words task A timer counts down 10…

28Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Select missing word

PTE

Introduction The Select missing word is a PTE task that tests your ability to listen carefully to a recording of 20-70 seconds, understand its meaning and predict the missing part of the recording based on what has been said by selecting the correct option from amongst 3-5 answer options. There are a total of 2 to 3 select missing word tasks in the exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Use the 7 seconds to read the question prompt. This will help you identify the topic of the recording. Understand the meaning of what the speaker says in the recording, as without meaning you will be unable to predict the missing part…

20Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Multiple choice, choose single answer

PTE

Introduction Multiple-choice, choose single answer is a PTE task that tests your ability to listen to an audio recording of 30-60 seconds and select the correct answer from the given options. There is only one right answer. There are 1 to 2 multiple-choice, choose single answer tasks in the PTE exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Listen actively to the audio recording and identify the topic. Note down important points on the rough pad. Understand the meaning and the opinion of the speaker. Read and understand the question. Read and understand the answer options. Do not spend too much time on one task as less or no time will be…

13Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Highlight correct summary

PTE

Introduction The Highlight correct summary is a PTE task that tests your ability to listen to a recording of 30-90 seconds, understand its meaning and select the correct answer from amongst 3 to 5 answer options. There are a total of 1 to 2 highlight correct summary tasks in the exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Use the initial 10 seconds to skim through the answer options. Listen to the recording carefully and understand the main idea or meaning of what the speaker is trying to convey. Note down the main points from the recording on the rough pad. Click next once you have selected the correct answer. The Sequence of steps…

12Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Fill in the blanks

PTE

Introduction The Fill in the blanks task in the PTE listening section is a task that tests your ability to listen to a recording of 30 to 60 seconds, identify the missing words and fill in the blanks with those words. There are 2 to 3 fill in the blank tasks in the exam. Critical stuff Utilize the initial 7 seconds to skim through the text on the screen and place the cursor in the first blank. Actively listen to the recording and follow the text on the screen together. Type the words directly in the blanks and move the cursor to the next blank. Do not correct mistakes while the recording is playing. Once the recording finishes check your responses and correct the spellings. Click next once finished. The Sequence of…

11Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers (PTE Listening)

PTE

Introduction Multiple-choice, multiple answers is a PTE listening task that tests your ability to listen to an audio or video recording of 40-90 seconds and select the correct answers from the given 5 to 7 options. There are a total of 2 to 3 multiple-choice, choose multiple answer PTE Listening tasks in the exam. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Listen actively to the audio or video recording and identify the topic. Understand the meaning and the opinion of the speaker. Read and understand the question. Read and understand the answer options. Do not spend too much time on one task as less or no time will be available for the remaining…

10Dec 2023 by Team Awesome English No Comments

Summarize spoken text

PTE

Introduction The Summarize spoken text (PTE) is a task that tests your ability to actively listen to an audio recording of 60-90 seconds and summarize the main points in your words. There are a total of 1 to 2 Summarize spoken text tasks in the exam. Each task has a response time of 10 minutes. These tasks are timed individually so completing the task in less than 10 minutes will not add extra time for the other listening tasks. Please memorize the mind map given at the top, these activities need to be followed in the mentioned sequence. It is essential for success. Critical stuff Take notes while listening to the recording. Avoid noting every word of the audio as it is impossible to note everything. Identify and note the topic, keywords,…