Proven 6 Steps Action Plan to Prepare Your

PTE Exam for Getting 79 or 8 Band Each

The difference between 8 band and 6 or 7 band in PTE is –

1. Strong Dedication
2. Unwavering Perseverance
3. and Consistent Daily Practice

Practicing daily is the single most important factor to boost your confidence and your ability to get
8 band each (I still prefer to call 8 band over 79). There are many other variables but to keep it
simple, I will only focus on the most crucial one, “The Daily Practice.”

I have designed following proven action plan which works in following way –

Step 1: Familiarize Yourself With Actual Test

If you have never given the test or taken any PTE coaching then you can familiarize yourself with
what are test items are there in real test from –

1. http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/preparation/free-pte-academic-preparation/
2. In this link, there are various PDFs and a link for Offline practice test as well, download them
and go through it.
3. Once you have clear idea about what are the different items of test are there, then you can
search YouTube for tips on each test item and learn the tips and tricks. If you ask me, I would
say, you do not need to go to any coaching centre, if you are disciplined enough to learn by self
through YouTube as all the tips and tricks are there. All you need to do is practice it daily.

Step 2: Assess Where You Stand

You can give a real test or best way to assess your current level of skill is through scored practice
test at www.ptepractice.com, it’s 2-3 times more difficult than real test and if you can score 70-75 in
this test then you can easily score 79 or 8 in real test.

Step 3: Develop Your Language Skill

In PTE, you need to develop of English language proficiency skills in following areas –

a. Speaking Skill– Make a habit of speaking in English in your day-to-day life. You can even
make a pact with your friends that till the time you will achieve your desired scores, you will only
communicate in English. This will help you to improve your fluency and ability to think and talk in
any given subject or topic in test.

Improve your voice – Read any academic article and Record your voice to check what are
the areas of improvement. Listening to your own recorded talk helps to improve a lot. You must
 speak each word clearly with correct pronunciation and clear enunciation. Do not gobble
words, speak tooooo faaast or talk gibberish.
Improve your Fluency – Read aloud 2-3 articles daily from –
https://hbr.org/most-popular
https://hbr.org/topics
https://www.sciencedaily.com
Improve Pronunciation – Most of us have good pronunciation skill but if you are struggling
with it then may need to make conscious effort to improve your pronunciation, following videos
and tips may help, you can Google or check more YouTube videos on how to improve
pronunciation. You don’t need to copy native speaker accent but you need to correctly
pronounce words.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_GYMkGfxV1wP_8QZ1TGg4xXjW_Fw27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ZQdMCLqQY
http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/how-to-improve-english-pronunciation/
https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/10-tips-perfect-english-pronunciation/
http://reallifeglobal.com/7-tips-to-drastically-improve-your-pronunciation-in-english/
https://www.lingoda.com/english/pronunciation
http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/how-to-improve-your-english-pronunciation/

b. Reading Skill – Another important skill that you need to master is your reading and
comprehension speed, which is how fast you can read and understand the text. For this, you need
to develop a habit of reading academic articles. You can read at least 1-2 articles daily from
following and try to understand it –

https://www.sciencedaily.com
https://hbr.org/most-popular
https://hbr.org/topics

These two sites are good enough to develop reading habit of academic articles.

c. Vocabulary – For reading section, vocabulary is very important. If you can’t understand the
meaning of certain word then chances are you may make lots of mistake in test and lose the
opportunity of getting 8 band in reading. For that, when you read any academic articles and you
come across any word that you are unfamiliar with then go to Google and search for its meaning
and usage and try to remember its meaning and spelling. Following links may help you to develop
your vocabulary.

http://englishgrammarpass.com/exercises/chapters/5.html
Vocabulary Test – http://englishgrammarpass.com/exercises/tests/69.html
https://youtu.be/4AZEGF8JyqQ
https://youtu.be/53SIKuCuHv0
https://youtu.be/f0FxltWzdmA
https://youtu.be/4RULpV-E858
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_GYMkGfxV0iXEoKelcRim1piBxvOSZ2

d. Spelling – If you make spelling mistakes in test then chances are you will not score 8 band each.
As there is 2 mark for spelling in each section and if you make more than one spelling mistake then
you will get zero in spelling and your score will go down. Therefore, consciously try to remember
the spellings of words every time you read the article or write the essays. Try to write essays in
notepad instead of MS Word file. Following links may help you to develop your spelling.
 https://youtu.be/i1XXR0kUKYk
https://youtu.be/V-vc1NO_O9c
https://youtu.be/82X0nuVQqqE
https://youtu.be/TSOjdaWNsWU
https://youtu.be/rxZEwEzTmJ8
https://youtu.be/alg7qHta0Sk
https://youtu.be/70hoV-YYRkE

e. Grammar – Grammar skills will greatly help you in all the 4 sections of PTE. You can improve
it by learning 5-6 new grammar rules daily till the time you get 8 band each. Best place to learn
grammar is YouTube-

https://www.youtube.com/user/MinooAngloLink/playlists
https://www.youtube.com/user/MinooAngloLink/videos
https://www.anglo-link.com/index.php?/online_lessons/video_lessons
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_GYMkGfxV3AyhwGxwc4Cx6CnJOoXNMt
Common Errors – http://englishgrammarpass.com/exercises/chapters/1.html
https://youtu.be/TesbMy__Uq8
Grammar in use – http://englishgrammarpass.com/exercises/chapters/2.html

f. Collocations, Phrases and Idioms – Improving this will help you in reading. Specially, in
both the fill-in-the blank sections. Learn at least 5-6 new one of these daily until you get 8 band
each. Here are some of the resources for improving collocations –

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tz2n823m6i548wp/5.2%20Reading%20%20-
%20Refined%202%20Page%20Academic%20Collocation%20List.docx?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xdskzgq20nxknm/6.Important%20IDIOMS.txt?dl=0
http://pearsonpte.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AcademicCollocationList.pdf
http://pearsonpte.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AcademicCollocationList.xls
https://youtu.be/r3lxq5-nJEQ
https://youtu.be/IGGk5oxmdXc
https://youtu.be/UzDrFu3ljbQ
http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/collocation.html
http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-vocabulary.html
http://baleap.qmlanguagecentre.on-rev.com/pdf/Ackermann_slides.pdf
http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/phrases-and-sayings-list.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/25-common-phrases-that-youre-saying-
wrong.html

You can Google and keep adding to this list, resources are freely available online but only thing you
need is willingness to learn and take action.

g. Listening – It is another tricky section, where if you don’t have habit of listening or watching to
English talks then you may find it difficult to score. You can improve this skill by daily listening one
or two video of Ted.com. You can find it at

https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDInstitute/videos
http://www.ted.com/playlists
 http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listenbasic.aspx

h. Writing – Writing skill will only improve if you write daily. Try writing daily one essay on
following topics –

http://writefix.com
http://pteacademicexam.com/pte-academic-essay-writing-questions-and-topics-with-
answers-latest-essay-list/

i. Practice Offline Tests – Apart from these you can practice offline practices tests, there are 12
offline practice test available in market, you can buy them or ask your friends to give it to you.

j. Practice from Real Exam Question Bank – This not only helps in your practice, but also if
you are lucky some of the same questions may come in your exam.

Step 4: Re-Assess Your Skills

Once you start practicing daily. Every 15-20 days give one scored practice test
at www.ptepractice.com. It is better than wasting your money on real test. As these practice test can
give the accurate level of your skills. Once you start scoring more than 70 in each band then you can
book for real test.

Step 5: Practice Daily

Keep doing these things daily until you get your desired score. There are no shortcuts. If you are
dedicated and work hard daily, sooner you will achieve your goal.

Step 6: Final Test

Just one day before the real test, give one practice test at www.ptepractice.com. This really helps a
lot. If you get very low marks in practice test, then don’t worry, you can still score 90 in each band. I
have seen many of our friends who got 55 overall in practice test, just one day before real exam and
next day in real exam they got 8 band each. So, don’t get demotivated with practice test scores.

Revise ideas for essays.

Revise Structures, scripts, and templates (If you are following any).
Relax and think positive.
Say positive affirmations before exams.

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All the best

Raj

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