General Strategy

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Vocabulary memory tips:

-->Draw pictures of the words :

Simple pictures are good enough. Thinking of a way to illustrate new words will help you to
remember them later on. Also, pictures are easier to remember than words.

-->Use new words to write sentences about yourself :

Using new words in a personalised way is an excellent way to memorise them. Writing words down
and using them in context will help you learn the meanings.

-->Act out words as you learn them:

Perform an action which describes the word as you learn it.

-->Say the words out loud as you learn them:

Record yourself saying the words out loud and then listen to the recording.

-->Look for connections between new words:

You can do this by organizing words into groups. For example, by topic, in pairs (with similar or
opposite meanings), by word types (verb, noun, adjective etc).

-->Look and listen for the new words you are learning :

Look out and listen for the new words when you are speaking to people, watching TV, or reading
books and magazines in English.

-->Write words in a small notebook :

Write news words in a notebook. Include an example sentence. Carry the notebook with you and
use it to test yourself when you have some spare time: during your lunch break or waiting for the
bus.

-->Use different learning techniques:

Generally, we remember 20% of what we read; 30 % of what we hear; 40% of what we see; 50% of
what we write or say and 60% of what we do. Try to use all of your senses.

STRATEGY FOR PTE ACADEMIC

SUCCESS

Following is the strategy that I can suggest.

1. Familiarity with computer based test.

As it is computer based, time bound exam, having a better typing speed will help. I am a
 software developer and can touch type, this was one of the reason I could finish exam in
two hours. So in case you have slow typing speed try to improve it a bit.
2. Get to know each question type in all sections.
You can get information on what to expect in each question type under each section on
youtube or on ptepractice.com (Paid). You can also learn what are the best way to solve
each question type. This is a must for good score. E.g. reorder paragraph can be solved
better using instructions given in youtube video and they are (I heard) worth 20 points
each.
3. Try to give a sample exam on web
ptepractice.com sample paper will cost you 35$ ( ~2300INR ) and it will be exact replica
of original test. You will get scores for it and will know what sections to improve (Eg. I
had low score in written discourse and so read more on how to structure a good essay).
Much better than giving exam twice.
4. Make notes on each type of questions (Very important)
I had made a list of all question types and marked them easy/medium/hard during my
preparation. I had marked re tell lecture/repeat sentence hard, but slowly learned which
questions should be made quick notes for (Re tell lecture) and which one should only be
solved based on memory (repeat sentences). In the end I had reached all question types
marked as Easy. Believe me 3 second rule and even otherwise repeat sentence looks
tough but after practice it is one of the easy ones.
5. Make note of flow of exam.
This one is included in fourth point as well. Along with notes on each question, make
notes section wise, try to learn which question follows which one. Describe image is
followed by Retell lecture and is quite a change as Re tell lecture sometime come with a
image causing confusion. This will keep you well prepared, though I am not sure if this
same flow is always followed.
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