We have seen many MAGIC students struggle with Reading & Writing: Fill in the blanks and Reading: Fill in the blanks in the PTE reading section. What skills are these two tasks testing? What knowledge do you need to acquire in order to do well in Fill in the Blanks? FIB Skill #1: Sound Grammar…
In this PTE item type, you need to write a summary of the text in one sentence after reading it. Sounds pretty straightforward, right? However, we have seen many students make some mistakes when writing a one-sentence summary of the passage. Today, let’s have a look at the 5 common mistakes that people make in…
In the latest 2020 PTE and IELTS Concordance Report published on 1st December 2020, Pearson has announced the new changes in PTE scoring comparison below: Is 84 now new 79? and 66 is new 65? We were able to download the report before it got crashed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QUc-0Y1BVpA1Y2YqjXnf2QHyI-g6LIfm/view?usp=sharing The following question was also brought up: All…
Have you ever wondered why you’re always missing some points in PTE Listening? If yes, please keep reading. PTE Listening is the third part of your test, and it might take 45-57 minutes depending on the number of questions you get on test day. Part 3 consists of questions which are based on audios that…
In the PTE task Read Aloud, a text appears on screen, and we need to read the text aloud. It doesn’t sound that difficult, right? However, it’s not that easy as well. Today, let’s find out some common mistakes that people make in Read Aloud. Mistake 1: I don’t know how to pronounce this word,…
Sherlyn, one of our MAGIC students, was able to get 79+ in all 4 components in her first attempt after learning the tips and strategies from PTE MAGIC. In this article, she will share with us some of her preparation tips in order to help more PTE aspirants. Listening WFD – practise 10 everyday SST –…
In the PTE Write From Dictation, your task is to type the sentence in the response box as you hear it, and you need to be as accurate as possible. This listening item is very important because the majority of your listening and writing points come from this task. Here are all the tips that…
Many of our MAGIC students think PTE Repeat Sentence can be challenging sometimes, especially when the sentences are long. If you think you only have a three-second memory like a goldfish, what can you do? Let’s find out in this article. PTE Repeat Sentence Tip 1:In order to succeed in Repeat Sentence, we very much…
Have you ever wondered which English spelling convention to use in the PTE test? Well, you have come to the right place. PTE spelling is important. Although it won’t be the end of the world if your spelling score is low, it is still better to get it right. Test Format of PTE Spelling On…
Imagine that you go to the test room and other test takers speak really loud next to you. You feel like you cannot concentrate or can barely hear your voice. However, PTE speaking is important, and we somehow need to overcome this in order to get a good score in Speaking. So, what can you…