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0:00Hey everybody, Warun here from Language
0:01Academy. Guys, welcome back to another
0:02video. This video is going to be super
0:05special. This is going to be a complete
0:08video course after the changes. Each and
0:11everything you need to crack your PT
0:14test after the changes will be covered
0:16in this video. I made a video earlier as
0:19well, PT full course in 2 hours. That
0:22video got more than 3 million views.
0:25Thanks a lot for your love and support.
0:27Now after the changes there are a lot of
0:31additions and omissions in the test. I
0:33took the test after the changes and by
0:36the grace of God I've got 90 this time
0:39as well. This was my 15th 90 and those
0:43of you who are here for the first time.
0:46My name is Vun. I've been teaching PT
0:48for the last 8 years and I've got 90
0:51each 15 times in PT and I've trained
0:54more than 50,000 students and for the
0:56last 8 years PT is my everything. My
0:59world revolves around PT and all my
1:02experience whatever I have gathered I'm
1:04going to give you in this video. This
1:06video will be divided into several
1:07chapters. First of all I'll discuss all
1:10the different question types including
1:12the new question types. I'll be telling
1:14you what's the marking criteria, what
1:17are the dos and don'ts, what is the
1:19right strategy, what's the template
1:21which is working and what are things you
1:23need to avoid. At the end, we'll give
1:25you a practice plan. On top of that,
1:28I'll give you an overall idea of how you
1:30have to practice, where you have to
1:31practice from, and what you have to
1:33avoid. So, without any further delays,
1:36let's get into the video. I'll be
1:37sharing my screen. We'll give you each
1:39and everything. One thing I would
1:41request, make sure you have your pen and
1:43notepad ready so that you can take down
1:45notes so that you don't have to watch
1:46the video again and again waste your
1:48time. Just watch it once, take down
1:50notes and practice. To practice, you can
1:52just go on languageacademy.com.auu.
1:55For each and every question type, we
1:57have integrated AI artificial
1:59intelligence on a website which will
2:02clearly tell you how much score you're
2:04likely to get in the test, what are the
2:05mistakes you're making and how you have
2:07to improve the same. The scoring on the
2:09website is pretty close to what happens
2:11on the exam day in the actual test as
2:14well. You can take as many mock test
2:17sectional full and there lot more
2:19features which I'll be telling you along
2:21the way. Let's get started. I'll be
2:23sharing my screen now. All right. PT
2:25full course in one video. First of all,
2:27let's have a look at what is PT. As most
2:30of you know PT is an English test. This
2:34is either for your study visa, um your
2:38permanent residency, your citizenship,
2:40each and everything. This video is about
2:42PT academic. PD test like all other
2:46English um tests is divided into four
2:48different modules. Speaking, then you
2:51have writing, then you have reading and
2:52then you have listening. Earlier there
2:54used to be 20 different question types.
2:57But now they have added two more
2:59question types in speaking module. So 22
3:02question types altogether. This is an
3:05integrated exam. The scoring is
3:08integrated. Means one section will not
3:11only just impact the section but will
3:13impact other sections as well. For
3:15example, along with speaking will give
3:17you a lot of points in listening.
3:19Listening along with listening will give
3:20you points in writing. Reading will only
3:23give you points in reading. Writing will
3:25give you points in reading. So it's very
3:27important you understand the marking
3:28criteria, the scoring algorithm that how
3:31it works and what you have to work on.
3:34The test goes on around 2 hours 15
3:36minutes and there's no break in between.
3:39Once you go for the test, the very first
3:41thing you have to do, you have to check
3:42your microphone. This is the microphone
3:45which you're likely to get um on your
3:47test day. The same brand, the same model
3:50as well. This is what we give out to our
3:52students as well while they practice. So
3:54make sure you check your microphone
3:55properly. It's very important that you
3:57keep the microphone properly in correct
3:59position because there's no human who
4:01will put in effort to understand what
4:02you're trying to say. If the computer is
4:04not able to understand you, you'll be
4:06marked and down on your speaking module.
4:09So don't keep the mic too close. Don't
4:11keep it too far. Just keep it around
4:13four five fingers away parall to your
4:15mouth. And make sure you don't touch it
4:17again and again. Don't change the
4:18position. Once you have um set the
4:21microphone, what you do is you record
4:23your voice, play it back. If you're able
4:25to um listen to it back properly, good.
4:28If you think there's any issue with the
4:30microphone, make sure you ask the
4:31invigilator to help you out. Once the
4:33position is set, don't touch it. Don't
4:36change it. Microphone is very sensitive.
4:39Another thing which I would um recommend
4:40which I would highly recommend you to do
4:42is um do not try to speak too loud. when
4:45you go and sit for the test there will
4:47be too many people around 8 to 10 people
4:49in the room some centers are small
4:51you'll have five people but I've seen um
4:54test centers where around 10 to 12
4:56students are taking the test all
4:58together and their speaking module will
5:00start together everyone will be speaking
5:02out loud and it will be bit of chaotic
5:04there will be lot of background noise so
5:07don't worry don't try to speak too loud
5:09speak at a moderate pace the microphone
5:12has got very good noise cancellation on
5:14top On top of that, they're very
5:15sensitive. They'll easily pick up your
5:17voice. So, this is how your screen's
5:19going to look like. Um, you record your
5:21voice. You play it back. Make sure
5:23everything is clear 100%. Then you'll be
5:26given erasable notepad and marker. Make
5:29sure you check your markers, erasable
5:31pens properly. Be very comfortable. If
5:34you need, ask for help. Otherwise, just
5:36focus. Keep calm. After this, your test
5:40will start. Your test will start. The
5:42very first module is speaking module.
5:44The first question you'll get is
5:46personal introduction. This is not
5:49marked. This is just to get you started
5:51with the test. You will be given 30
5:53seconds to speak about yourself. You can
5:56speak anything you wish about yourself.
5:58This is not marked. So you don't have to
6:00worry much about it. You can speak
6:02anything that what's your name, why you
6:04taking this test, what are your hobbies,
6:06what is your highest qualification, what
6:08do you like to do in your pastime and
6:09all that. This is not evaluated. Even if
6:12you do not speak anything or even if you
6:13speak the wrong thing or even you
6:15hesitate or even there are pronunciation
6:18errors, you will be not marked down. So
6:20you don't stress. Um this will help you
6:23get started. You have to speak anything
6:24about yourself for around 30 seconds.
6:27After this your test will start.
6:30Speaking module has got seven different
6:32question types. important module will
6:36help you with your speaking and your
6:38listening score as well. The first task
6:41is read aloud, then repeat sentence,
6:43then describe image, read a lecture and
6:45all these questions which you can see on
6:47your screen. There will be around 31 32
6:49questions in the speaking module. The
6:52first task or the first question of
6:54speaking module is read aloud. An easy
6:57task. This task used to be super
6:59important but it's not that important
7:02anymore. The marking over here has
7:04changed. The contribution of this task
7:06has gone down. Earlier this used to give
7:09you points in speaking and reading. But
7:11now this will only give you points in
7:13speaking and that to around 78 points.
7:16So you don't have to spend a lot of time
7:18on this one. What happens here? You will
7:21be given a text on your screen, a
7:23passage with 35 seconds to prepare.
7:26After 35 seconds, your recording will
7:28start. Your microphone will open up and
7:30you'll have to read the text aloud.
7:32You'll get six to seven of these. This
7:34only gives you points in speaking. This
7:37is marked on three parameters. Fluency,
7:39pronunciation, and content. I'll explain
7:41you these three in a bit. But this is
7:44how your screen is going to look like in
7:45readaloud. This is the passage or the
7:48text which you have got which you have
7:49to speak. You'll be given around 35
7:51seconds to prepare. After that you will
7:53be given around 40 seconds 35 to 40
7:56seconds to read this particular passage.
7:59Most likely you'll finish in 20 seconds
8:01and as soon as you finish there will be
8:02next button at the bottom you can move
8:04on to the next question. PT speaking is
8:07based on three important parameters.
8:09Fluency, pronunciation and content. What
8:11is fluency? Please pay attention.
8:13Fluency is not your speed. Many of times
8:15we see that students they confuse their
8:18fluency or the scores in fluency with
8:21their speed. They think if they'll speak
8:23at a faster pace, they'll get full
8:25points in fluency. That's not the case.
8:27Fluency is about going in a flow. You
8:29have to speak at a moderate pace, not
8:31too slow, not too fast. And you have to
8:34take natural pauses as well. You have to
8:36avoid unnatural pauses and hesitations
8:38and selfcorrections. But you have to
8:40take natural pauses. And you have to
8:43make sure that you speak in a flow, not
8:46too fast, not too slow. Let me show you
8:49how you have to do it. If this is the
8:51passage, you just say a Medicare
8:53Advantage plan may complement your
8:55existing VA benefits and help reduce
8:57gaps in your healthcare coverage.
8:59Enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan.
9:02So, you're taking natural pauses. You're
9:03avoiding any kind of hesitations and
9:05selfcorrections, but you have to take
9:06natural pauses and that is how you'll
9:09get full points in fluency. Next is
9:11pronunciation. Pronunciation has nothing
9:13to do with your accent. It's more about
9:15speaking clearly. Don't try to change
9:17your accent. This test is designed for
9:19non-native speakers like us. So you make
9:22sure you focus on speaking clearly
9:24whatever you can speak clearly in your
9:27natural accent so that it is easily
9:29understandable by the other person and
9:31you will be 100% fine. Make sure you
9:33pronounce the words properly and
9:35especially speak the last part of the
9:38word as clear as you're speaking the
9:40first part of the word. Many times what
9:42we do is we focus on the first part of
9:44the word but the last part we don't
9:45pronounce or speak clearly or we just
9:47speak within our mouth. Make sure you
9:49open your mouth properly and make sure
9:50you pronounce the whole word properly.
9:53Next is content. Content is different in
9:56every question type. For example, it's
9:58different in describe different in
10:00retail lecture. This I'll be explaining
10:01you along with the different question
10:03types we cover. But in read aloud you
10:05get five points for content. And how do
10:06you get five points for content? You
10:08have to make sure you read each and
10:10every word on your screen. Do not add or
10:12omit any of the words. If I have to get
10:14full points here, this is how I'll do
10:16it. A Medicare Advantage plan may
10:18complement your existing VA benefits and
10:21help reduce gaps in your healthcare
10:22coverage. Enrolling in a Medicare
10:24Advantage plan may provide access to
10:26additional services and benefits. Dental
10:29coverage may not be covered by VA
10:30healthcare. Do not do this way. A
10:33Medicare Advantage plan may complement
10:34your existing note. Don't go too fast,
10:36please. moderate pace. Focus on clarity.
10:39Take natural pauses. You'll be 100%
10:41fine.
10:42If I have to do it this one, be careful
10:45with the S sound. If this S at the end
10:47of the word, you have to pronounce it
10:49properly. Plants play a crucial role in
10:51ecosystems, serving as a foundation and
10:53contributing to human well-being by
10:55providing resources such as food and
10:57medicine. In order to gain a deeper
11:00understanding of how plants can adapt
11:02and remain resilient in the face of
11:04challenges like climate change,
11:06scientists have developed an innovative
11:08mathematical model. Calm, easy, take
11:10natural posit stop connector and you'll
11:13be fine. All right. As I've told you,
11:16fluency means going in a smooth flow,
11:18not too fast and avoid any kind of
11:20hesitations and self corrections. If you
11:22make a mistake, go on. Do not correct
11:24yourself. Pronunciation is about
11:26speaking clearly. It's not about your
11:28accent. For your content, you have to
11:30make sure you do not omit any word.
11:32Focus on the s and ed at the end of the
11:34word so that you pronounce the word
11:37properly. And if your pronunciation is
11:38good, you'll get full points in your
11:39content as well. How do you read
11:41numbers, contractions, and years? You
11:44read numbers in the standard form, just
11:46spoken in verbal English. For example, I
11:48was born in 1996. You'll never say I was
11:51born in 1999. I have $10,000. You'll
11:55never say I have dollar 10,000. So each
11:58and every word you have to speak as you
12:00speak as they will be spoken naturally
12:03in spoken English or verbal English.
12:05Similarly um don't will be spoken as
12:08don't. You'll never expand it. Do not uh
12:11do not say do not or shouldn't will be
12:14shouldn't. It will not be should not. So
12:16read as it is. You are uh speaking them
12:20in your daily life. If you have
12:22contractions or short forms like for eg,
12:24you'll never say for eg in spoken
12:26English. You have to expand it. For
12:28example, this is what you have to do and
12:30you'll be fine. You'll get six to seven
12:32read aloud. Keep it easy. Speak clearly
12:34and read aloud will be sorted. The next
12:37task of the speaking module is repeat
12:39sentence. An important question type and
12:41can be slightly challenging sometimes.
12:43What happens here? You'll get a sentence
12:45or you'll have an audio with a sentence.
12:47The sentence can be 8 to 16 words long.
12:50Once the audio finishes after half a
12:52second recording will start
12:56and you will have to repeat the sentence
12:58exactly as you hear it. So what happens
13:01here? You'll get an audio with the
13:02sentence. As soon as the audio stops
13:04within half a second your recording will
13:06start and whatever you have heard in the
13:08audio, whatever the sentence was, you
13:10have to repeat it exactly as you have
13:12heard it. You'll get 10 to 12 of these.
13:14This will contribute in speaking and
13:16listening. This is an important question
13:18type because this will give you good
13:20points in listening. This is again
13:21marked on three parameters. Fluency,
13:23pronunciation and content. Fluency is
13:25your flow. Pronunciation is your
13:27clarity. Content is slightly different
13:29over here. I'll tell you what content
13:31is. This is how your screen will look
13:33like. This is your audio player bar.
13:37Once this is finished, this will open
13:39up. Means your recording has started or
13:41your recording is going on. You speak
13:44your response and then you move on to
13:46the next question.
13:48As I've told you, fluency is again about
13:50going in a smooth flow, not too fast,
13:52not too slow, avoiding any kind of
13:54hesitations and selfcorrections.
13:57Pronunciation means you have to speak
13:58clearly. It's not about copying any kind
14:01of accent. Now, what is content in
14:03repeat sentence? How is content marked
14:05in repeat sentence? Content is awarded
14:09or given points out of three. If you
14:12repeat 100% of the sentence in correct
14:14sequence as per Pearson's guideline. If
14:16you repeat 100% of the sentence in
14:19correct sequence, you get three on
14:21three. If you repeat more than 50% but
14:23less than 100%, you get two on three. If
14:26you repeat more than 25% but less than
14:2950%, you get 1 by 3. If you repeat less
14:31than 25%, you get zero on three. Now I
14:35have taken the test many times, right?
14:37And I can tell you you'll get 12 repeat
14:39sentences out of which eight will be
14:41easy, three to four will be difficult.
14:43And every time I go for the test, it's
14:44not practically possible to repeat long
14:47sentences 100%.
14:49What I can tell you from my experience
14:51is that to get three points out of three
14:53in content, you have to just repeat 80%
14:56of the content in clear and concise
14:59manner. Means you have to speak it
15:00fluently and clearly 70 to 80% of the
15:04content and you'll get full points
15:06because they're not really checking your
15:07short-term memory skills. They're just
15:09checking your speaking skills. Right? So
15:12speak clearly, confidently 70 to 80% of
15:14the content in a flow, you will get full
15:17points in content. All right. The whole
15:19thing is you don't have to stop. Let's
15:20say if you get a sentence, I'm going to
15:22London with my friends in a car
15:24tomorrow. You only remember I am going
15:26to London tomorrow. You don't remember
15:27with my friends in a car tomorrow.
15:29Right? You've got two options. One
15:31option is to think, recall and speak it.
15:34You will not have this much time. By the
15:36time you'll think, your recording will
15:38finish. The second best option is
15:40whatever you have, speak it clearly and
15:43confidently. Do not stop. I'm going to
15:45London tomorrow and I'm very happy. Now
15:48what I did is whatever I was able to
15:50recall from the audio I spoke it and at
15:52the end I added a filler and I'm very
15:55happy. The filler will help me keep up
15:57my fluency and pronunciation and the
15:59first part which I have spoken will help
16:01me with my content. So the whole idea is
16:04listen to the sentence understand the
16:06meaning. Um it's it's bit difficult to
16:09note down or take notes because you
16:11don't have much time to look at your
16:12notes and repeat. What you do understand
16:15the meaning of the sentence as much as
16:17you remember speak it clearly and
16:19confidently and if you don't have enough
16:20content whatever you have speak it and
16:23then say or add a filler at the end and
16:25you will be 100% fine. Repeat sentence
16:28you have to practice 20 every day at
16:30least. That's how you'll be able to um
16:33you know cope up with the difficult
16:34sentences in the test. This task will
16:38look slightly difficult in the beginning
16:40but once you practice you'll be 100%
16:42fine. So that was task number two of the
16:44speaking module. Now let's move on to
16:46the third task of the speaking module.
16:48Describe image. Describe image used to
16:51be a task which was not that important
16:54before the changes but after the changes
16:56this task contributes heavily towards
16:59your speaking module. And I want you to
17:01practice these ones every day. This
17:04particular question type should be
17:05practiced every day. Now one of the
17:08change which Pearson has brought forward
17:10is human involvement.
17:13Earlier everything was checked by
17:15computer. But now what happens some of
17:18your question types will also be
17:20assessed along with the system will also
17:22be assessed by a human examiner.
17:25Once you submit your response and if the
17:27system thinks that you have used a
17:29template, you're speaking irrelevant
17:31information or you're speaking uh an
17:34answer which you have memorized before
17:36even um coming for the test, then your
17:40response will be passed to a human
17:41examiner for assessment. Describe image
17:44is one of those question types. Describe
17:46image detail lecture summarize group
17:48discussion respond to situation from
17:51speaking then writing summary from
17:53writing writing essay from writing and
17:55listening summarize spoken text. These
17:57seven question types will now be checked
17:59by a human examiner as well along with
18:02the computer if you use um templates or
18:06if you speak irrelevant information.
18:08Therefore you have to be very careful
18:10while addressing describe image. Gone
18:13are the days where in PT you used to
18:15just speak anything and you used to get
18:18the points. You can still get the
18:20scores. I have scored 90 each. A lot of
18:22students are getting 90 after the
18:23changes as well. But you have to copy
18:26with the changes. You should know what
18:28you have to do and that's how you'll be
18:30able to get your scores. Let's have a
18:32look at describe image. What happens
18:33here? You'll be given an image on your
18:35screen. The image can be anything. Can
18:37be a line chart, pie chart, table, any
18:40random image. As soon as you get the
18:42image on your screen, you'll be given 25
18:44seconds to prepare. After which your
18:47recording will start and you'll be given
18:4940 seconds to describe the image. You
18:52will have five to six of these in the
18:54test. This only give you gives you
18:56points in speaking but a lot of points
18:57in speaking around 25 points. This is
19:00again assessed on three parameters. Five
19:02points for fluency, five for
19:04pronunciation and six for content.
19:06Fluency is speaking in a smooth flow.
19:09Pronunciation is about speaking clearly.
19:11Six points in content. This is where the
19:14change um has taken place. To get full
19:18points in your content, you have to make
19:20sure you cover the main elements of the
19:22image. When I say cover, you don't have
19:24to go too deep into the image, but you
19:27have to cover the main elements of the
19:29image at least even if you give brief
19:31information about the same. Second, give
19:33an introduction. Third, give a
19:35conclusion. Fourth, go around 30 35
19:38seconds. And fifth, you're not using a
19:41fixed template or memorized template or
19:44some kind of response which is
19:46completely irrelevant to the image like
19:49students used to do before. That's not
19:52going to work anymore. All right?
19:55As I've explained you, fluency is about
19:57your flow. Pronunciation is about about
19:59your clarity. Content means whatever you
20:01speak should be relevant to the image.
20:04But remember there's no right or wrong
20:06answer.
20:08But in any case, you do not have to use
20:09a fixed answer. Do not stop. Speak
20:12around 30 seconds, 30, 35 seconds. If
20:15you have less ideas or less content, you
20:17can repeat the same content. But the
20:19content should be relevant and related
20:21to the image. Use the structure which
20:23I'm going to give you. So the structure
20:26is such um this way. First of all, you
20:28introduce the image. If there are x and
20:32y axis given in the image, you tell
20:34what's on the x-axis and what's on the
20:36y- axis. Then you name two to three
20:40elements in the image. Explain the first
20:42element. Explain the second. Explain the
20:44third. Tell what's the highest, what's
20:46the lowest, and then you conclude.
20:49Remember, there's no right or wrong
20:51answer. Therefore, you don't really need
20:52to be 100% accurate. All you need to be
20:55100% relevant. You do not have to be
20:57accurate. You have to be relevant. Even
20:59if you give a bit of incorrect
21:01information, it's fine. They're just
21:02checking your speaking skills, not your
21:04analytical skills. All right? So in line
21:07graph, you can say maximum, minimum,
21:09process cycle, you can say the first and
21:11last step. In random pictures, you can
21:13say what's in the background of the
21:14image, what's in the front of the image,
21:16what's at the top, what's at the bottom.
21:18For map, you can say north, south, east,
21:21west.
21:22Now let's say if you get this image, how
21:24do you explain this? First of all, let's
21:28introduce the image. The bar graph. The
21:30bar graph or the bar chart. Let's say I
21:32don't know which image type it is. You
21:34just say the image. The image gives
21:36information about language usage
21:38proportions in a multilingual country.
21:40The x-axis represents different
21:42languages whereas y-axis represents
21:44usage percentage.
21:46Then there are different elements or the
21:48image consists of English, Spanish and
21:51French. English is around 10 whereas
21:53Spanish is around 15. Moreover, French
21:56is around 25 and German is around 30.
21:59However, Chinese is only 20 and others
22:02is around 15. German is the highest
22:04whereas English is the lowest. Overall,
22:07the image is about language usage
22:09proportion in a multilingual country.
22:11So, what did I do here? introduced the
22:13image told what's on the x and y axis
22:17then just told or mentioned two to three
22:20elements explain the first element
22:23second element third element maximum
22:25minimum and then conclude that's all you
22:28have to do as well if this is a pie
22:30chart the pie chart or the image or the
22:33picture or the data represented or the
22:36data given gives information or provides
22:38information about national energy usage
22:40structure there are different categories
22:41which are renewable able oil and coal.
22:44Firstly, coal is around 16% whereas oil
22:47is only around 6%. Moreover, renewable
22:50is around 33% and hydro is 7%. However,
22:53nuclear accounts up to 25% and natural
22:56gas is 31%. Natural gas is the highest
22:59whereas oil is the lowest. Overall, the
23:02image is about national energy usage
23:04structure in different categories. Now I
23:06said um I know the highest one I said
23:09natural guess I think which was
23:11incorrect but while speaking if you
23:15speak incorrect information you just go
23:17on do not correct yourself you don't
23:19have to be 100% accurate you have to be
23:21100% relevant and you'll be fine so 25
23:25seconds you'll be given to prepare first
23:28thing you have to tell image type and
23:30the title what's on the x and y axis if
23:32applicable otherwise just name two to
23:35the main keywords or key points included
23:38in the image. Explain the first one,
23:40second one, third one, maximum, minimum
23:41and you conclude. That's all you have to
23:44do. Go around 30, 35 seconds. You will
23:46be 100% fine. You can get any image
23:49type. Now, you will also get images
23:52where you're not really sure how to
23:53pronounce the words. For example, I
23:55don't know if it's Michelle or Michael,
23:57let's say. All right.
24:00You have to be smart. You do not speak a
24:02single word. you're not sure about. The
24:04flowchart provides information about
24:06different members of a management team.
24:08The different members and positions
24:10included are director, assistant to
24:12director and marketing manager. The
24:14first person in the flowchart is Jim who
24:17is the director of the company. The
24:19second person is Chris who is assistant
24:21to director and is the second position
24:23in the company. Moreover, at the bottom
24:25we have got three people who are working
24:27in the company named Davis, Adrian and
24:30Smith. Smith is the customer relation
24:33manager whereas Adrien is the business
24:35development manager. Davis is the
24:37marketing manager who plays an important
24:39role. Overall the image is about members
24:41of a management team. Now what did I do
24:44here? I was not really sure about
24:45pronouncing a lot of names. I just made
24:48up information by myself that he's
24:50working at the top position in the
24:51company, low position in the company,
24:53same position in the company. You have
24:55to just speak relevant information on
24:58the image you have been provided and
24:59you'll be 100% fine. So this is what you
25:02have to do in describe image. Keep it
25:03easy. Speak relevant information. Speak
25:05clearly. Take natural pauses. You will
25:08be fine. Try to go around 30 35 seconds
25:11because describe image is going to give
25:13you a lot of points in the speaking
25:16module and do not use templates please.
25:20The fourth task after describe image,
25:22the fourth task of the speaking module
25:24of your test is retail lecture. An
25:26important question type. What happens
25:29here? You'll get an audio or a video
25:30lecture which will go on 40 to 90
25:33seconds. While the audio is going on,
25:36you'll have to take down notes. After
25:38the audio stops, you'll have 10 seconds
25:40to prepare only 10 seconds. After which
25:42you'll be given 40 seconds to retell the
25:44lecture. So you'll get an audio while
25:46the audio is going on. You take down
25:48notes. Once the audio stops, you'll be
25:50given 10 seconds to have a look at your
25:52notes. You will be given 40 seconds to
25:54retell the lecture. This task will give
25:57you points in speaking and listening
25:59both. You'll have two to three retail
26:01lecture in your test. This is again
26:03assessed on three parameters. Five
26:05points for fluency, five for
26:07pronunciation, and six for content.
26:09Fluency is speaking in a smooth flow,
26:11taking natural pauses. Pronunciation is
26:14about speaking in a clear manner. Making
26:17sure that you pronounce each and every
26:19word properly. Content means you have to
26:22cover all the main ideas mentioned in
26:24the lecture. Now let's say the lecture
26:26goes on for 90 seconds. It's not
26:28possible for you to cover everything
26:30which they mentioned in 90 seconds in
26:32just 40 seconds. So content is not about
26:34including each and everything. Content
26:37is just about covering the main idea
26:39along with providing a conclusion.
26:41You'll be given 40 seconds to speak. You
26:44can speak around 35 seconds. This is how
26:46your screen's going to look like.
26:48Sometimes you'll just have an audio.
26:50Sometimes along the audio you'll have a
26:52picture as well. Sometimes along the
26:53audio you'll have a video as well. All
26:56right. So what you have to do is you
26:58have to listen to the audio. Take down
27:00notes. Once the recording starts, you
27:02speak and record your answer. In retail
27:05lecture, fluency means you have to go in
27:07a smooth flow. You don't have to go too
27:09fast and you have to avoid any kind of
27:11hesitations. Pronunciation is about your
27:13clarity. Content is important because
27:16content if you speak relevant content
27:18then only you'll get points in your
27:20speaking and listening. There's no right
27:22or wrong answer but you have to speak
27:24relevant information.
27:26Even if you have less content, you just
27:28repeat the same content in different way
27:30or different words but you have to at
27:32least speak around 35 seconds. Ensure
27:35you speak relevant content. Don't use
27:37templates or pre-memorized responses. If
27:40you have less ideas or less content or
27:42sometimes the lecture is short as well.
27:44Let's say the lecture is only around 40
27:45seconds. You don't have enough content.
27:47You repeat the same content in different
27:49words, different way. Use the structure
27:52which I'll be giving you now. But don't
27:54just repeat the same sentence again and
27:56again. You don't have to worry about
27:58grammar. You don't have to worry about
28:00using fancy words. You don't have to
28:02worry about repeating the ideas. You can
28:04make grammatical mistakes. No issues in
28:06PT speaking. You don't have to use very
28:08high-fi or fancy words. You'll not be
28:11awarded any points for vocabulary in the
28:14speaking module. All right. So this is
28:16the template which I want you to use or
28:18the structure we can say. You start dash
28:21was the main topic of the lecture.
28:23Firstly he mentioned while the audio is
28:25going on you have to take notes and now
28:27earlier we used to tell you that you can
28:29just take down keywords but now you
28:32would need to write down phrases four to
28:35five word phrase at least. Firstly he
28:37mentioned point number one. Furthermore
28:39he discussed point number two. Moreover
28:41another point however additionally also
28:44overall the lecture was about the topic
28:46and focused on mention two to three
28:49keywords from the lecture. Let me give
28:50you an example. So let's say the lecture
28:53was about global warming. You can start
28:55the lecture was about global warming or
28:57global warming was the main topic of the
28:59lecture. Firstly, he mentioned that
29:00there are several reasons which
29:02contribute to global warming around the
29:03world. Furthermore, it was discussed or
29:06he discussed that important steps should
29:08be taken by government to reduce the
29:10impact. Moreover, burning fossil fuels
29:13and smoke from the factories is the main
29:15reason behind global warming. However,
29:18animals and wildlife are seriously
29:19impacted due to global warming.
29:21Additionally, he said that if global
29:23warming is not controlled, serious
29:25health consequences and diseases may be
29:28suffered by humankind. Um, this sentence
29:30is bit long. You can have small
29:32sentences till here as well. Also,
29:35necessary steps should be taken to
29:37reduce the impact of global warming.
29:39Overall, the lecture was about global
29:41warming and focused on different reasons
29:43behind it or behind global warming. So
29:46what I did here is and what I want you
29:49to do is while the lecture is going on
29:51make sure you always understand the
29:52lecture. If you do not understand the
29:53lecture you'll not be able to make up
29:56things by yourself. You'll not be able
29:57to speak relevant content and if you
30:00have less content you'll not be able to
30:01go around 35 seconds. Understand the
30:04lecture. Take down as many notes you can
30:06and then make sentences by yourself.
30:09Let's suppose these are my keywords from
30:10a lecture. The lecture was about dreams.
30:12If I have to speak this around 35
30:14seconds. See how I am elaborating the
30:16same ideas or keywords. The lecture was
30:19about dreams and mentioned that all the
30:21dreams are collection of images and
30:23thoughts. The lecture firstly mentioned
30:25that the dreams which we see at night
30:27are a collection of images and thoughts
30:29which come to our mind while we are
30:31awake. He also mentioned that dreams are
30:33made up of symbolic images and thoughts
30:35that we think while we are working on
30:37anything. Moreover, there are a lot of
30:40issues which can be resolved with the
30:42help of sleep such as health diseases.
30:45However, they also focused on the
30:47importance of sleep and told that sleep
30:49is good for human health. However, not
30:52only sleep, if you take a nap, that is
30:55also beneficial for you. Lastly, they
30:58mentioned that there are a lot of memory
31:00processes which are beneficial to human
31:02health which are relevant and related to
31:04sleep. Overall the lecture was about
31:06dreams and sleep and mentioned a lot of
31:08advantages of dreaming and the reason
31:10behind the same. Now what did I do?
31:14I had keywords in in front of me and
31:17even if I'm speaking 70% relevant
31:20information 30% I'm just adding by
31:22myself to make sentences. It's fine.
31:25Understand the lecture. Take down notes.
31:27Whatever you have in front of you make
31:29sentences out of it. Go around 35
31:31seconds. Give an introduction firstly.
31:33Furthermore, moreover, however, to
31:35conclude and you're done. He mentioned,
31:37he discussed, he elaborated, he told was
31:39also discussed. Now, the structure which
31:40I have given you, it's not that you have
31:42to follow exactly the same. This is just
31:44a structure to help you frame up your
31:46sentences. Keep up your fluency. If you
31:49want to have different words, different
31:51sentence structure, you can definitely
31:53do it, but you have to speak clearly,
31:55speak around 35 seconds. Um, speak in a
31:58flow and speak relevant information.
32:00You'll be fine. Let's say the lecture is
32:01short and if you're given an image as
32:03well. Image has got some content. You
32:05can speak the content from the image as
32:08well. Read lecture is an important
32:10question. You have to practice three to
32:12four of these every day because this is
32:14going to give you points in your
32:16speaking and listening. So this was task
32:19number four of the speaking module. Now
32:21let's move on to the next task. Answer
32:24short question. All right. PT speaking
32:26task number five. Answer short question.
32:28Not an important question type. You
32:29don't have to worry much about it. You
32:31don't have to practice a lot of these.
32:32What happens here? You'll get an audio
32:34with a sentence. The sentence will um
32:37will ask you a question, a general
32:40knowledge based question. As soon as the
32:42audio stops, you'll have to speak a few
32:43words or give your response in few
32:46words. This only contributes towards
32:48your listening, not your speaking. So,
32:50you don't have to stress much about it.
32:52A few points in listening as well, not a
32:54lot. You get one point for correct
32:56answer, zero for incorrect. This is how
32:59your screen looks like. This is your
33:01audio bar. This is your recording bar.
33:04Um the questions will be like which is
33:07the um tallest building in the world?
33:10It's just a balifa. There are few tricks
33:12which I use which you can use and which
33:15do work. Sometimes the tricks which I
33:17tell you will not make sense but they do
33:19work and that's what I'm here for.
33:21That's what I'm trying to tell you and
33:22teach you. All right. So you don't have
33:24to give a long complete statement or a
33:27long sentence response. You have to just
33:29give your response in one, two or three
33:31words. If you know the answer, say the
33:34answer. If you don't know the answer,
33:36don't just stay quiet. Or don't just
33:38say, I don't know. If you know the
33:40answer, speak the answer. If you don't
33:42know the answer, just repeat the main
33:44keywords from the question. For example,
33:47which is the tallest building in the
33:48world? You don't know the answer, just
33:49say the tallest building in the world.
33:51This has worked for me. This works for
33:53everyone. Do not just say I don't know.
33:56Don't just keep quiet. All right. Next.
33:58Sometimes you'll have two options in the
34:01question. Bourj Khalifa or Petronus
34:04Tower. Which is the tallest building in
34:06the world? You don't know. Repeat both
34:08the options or speak both the options.
34:10That's what you have to do. You don't
34:12have to spend a lot of time practicing
34:14answer short questions. You'll get five
34:16to six of these. Um this will only
34:18contribute towards your listening. I
34:20don't really want you to practice a lot
34:21of this. Just a few days before your
34:23test, look at the prediction file we
34:25post on YouTube or which is available on
34:27languageacademy.com.au.
34:29Just cover those. You'll get a good
34:30idea. And even if you mess up a few,
34:32answer short questions, you'll be fine.
34:34So don't worry much about practicing
34:35these ones.
34:37These are few examples of questions
34:39which you can be asked. What is the
34:40first paragraph of an essay?
34:42Introduction,
34:44which is the symbol which is used to um
34:46complete a sentence, full stop or a
34:48period. That's all you have to do about
34:50answer short questions and now let's
34:52move on to the sixth question type
34:55summarize group discussion. Task number
34:58six of the speaking module summarize
35:01group discussion. This is a new question
35:03which has been added recently.
35:06What happens here? You will get an audio
35:10a group discussion between three people
35:13and the audio will go on around 3
35:15minutes. While the audio is going on,
35:17you have to take down notes. After the
35:20audio stops, you'll have 10 seconds to
35:22prepare. After which you'll have to
35:24summarize whatever was spoken in the
35:26audio and you will have to speak around
35:292 minutes. You'll be given 2 minutes to
35:31give your response. This will contribute
35:33towards your speaking and listening.
35:35You'll have two to three of these. And
35:37this is an important question type. So
35:39you'll get an audio whereby there will
35:41be three speakers. They'll be discussing
35:42any particular topic. The audio will go
35:44on around 3 minutes which is a lot.
35:47While the audio is going on you take
35:48down notes. After that you'll only have
35:5010 seconds and your recording will start
35:52after 10 seconds. You'll have to
35:54summarize or retell whatever was
35:56discussed in the discussion for around 2
35:59minutes. You'll be given 2 minutes. You
36:01can just speak around 90 seconds 1 and
36:031/2 minute. This is again marked on
36:05three parameters. Fluency, pronunciation
36:07and content. Five points for fluency,
36:10five for pronunciation and six for
36:12content. Fluency is about your flow.
36:15Speak in a flow. Not too fast, not too
36:17slow. Take natural pauses. Pronunciation
36:19is about speaking clearly. Content here
36:22is similar to retail lecture. You don't
36:24have to cover each and everything, but
36:26you have to provide an introduction of
36:27what the discussion was about. Then
36:30cover the main highlights of the
36:32discussion. Provide a conclusion and go
36:35around 90 seconds at least.
36:39As I've told you, um there's no right or
36:42wrong answer. You have to speak phrases
36:45or content which is relevant to the
36:47discussion or the audio. You can't just
36:49speak any random keywords which you used
36:52to do before the changes, but that will
36:54not be applicable. You have to speak
36:56sentences relevant or with information
36:59related to the lecture or the audio. You
37:02have to go around 90 to 120 seconds. You
37:05have to make sure you speak relevant
37:06content from the audio. If you have less
37:08content, you repeat the same in
37:10different way or different words but do
37:12not stop. Use the structure which I'm
37:14going to give you but do not repeat the
37:17same sentence again and again from the
37:19structure. I'll give you two um
37:21templates for this. I'll highly
37:23recommend you to use the first one. You
37:26always start off your response with
37:28giving an introduction. The discussion
37:29was mainly about or the discussion was
37:31about. You tell the main topic. Then you
37:34divide your response between three
37:36speakers. First speaker three points.
37:38Second speaker three points. Third
37:39speaker three points. The first speaker
37:42discussed about point number one. He
37:45further mentioned point number two. And
37:46then you can add another sentence. After
37:49that the second speaker focused on one
37:51point. Dash was further explained in the
37:54discussion by the second speaker. Add
37:56another sentence. The third speaker also
37:58shared information about whatever he was
38:00talking about. He she provided details
38:03about this. Another sentence. Towards
38:06the end the discussion focused on
38:08overall the discussion included
38:09important details about any two points.
38:12Now whatever you say the first speaker
38:15focused on this the second speaker
38:16focused on this you don't really need to
38:18be accurate honestly I've tried this
38:20right it's not that someone will check
38:23okay was this actually spoken by second
38:25speaker now what you need to do is you
38:27need to take the notes the first part
38:30introduction second part of the notes
38:31you have just make it up that yes the
38:34first speaker said this after that he
38:35focused on this the third part you can
38:37just focus or relate it or attach it
38:40with the second speaker the next part
38:42with the third speaker and then you
38:43conclude. All right, I'll show you how
38:45you have to do it. All right, let's say
38:50this is a sample answer, right? These
38:53are the notes which I have got. These
38:55are the notes which I've got.
39:00Similar to retail lecture, you just
39:02elaborate the same. The discussion was
39:05about the climate change and global
39:07policies which are implemented to combat
39:09climate change. The first speaker
39:11discussed that the main reason behind
39:13climate change is the rising global
39:15temperature mainly due to greenhouse
39:18gases. He further mentioned that
39:20industrial pollution also plays an
39:22important role in the climate change and
39:25leads to damage of the environment.
39:27After that the second speaker focused on
39:30the impact of climate change on
39:31developing countries such as melting of
39:34glaciers and rising sea level. He
39:36further explained that in the discussion
39:39they also mentioned about international
39:41agreements like the Paris agreement. The
39:43second speaker after the third speaker
39:46after the second speaker the third
39:48speaker shared information about the
39:49need of renewable energy investment. He
39:52provided details about government
39:54responsibilities in implementing the
39:56different solutions. Towards the end the
39:58discussion focused on individual efforts
40:00such as recycling and reducing the
40:02consumption of greenhouse gases and
40:05reducing and controlling the pollution
40:07from the factories. Overall the
40:09discussion was about climate change the
40:11different policies which are enforced to
40:13combat climate change and the
40:15cooperation to fight it. Now what I did
40:17is I just look at the um keywords which
40:21I have got marked on the screen and I
40:23just elaborated the same the same thing
40:25I want you to do understand what they
40:28are talking about in the discussion take
40:30down notes first part intro second part
40:33first speaker said then second speaker
40:35said then third speaker said two to
40:37three points each and then you conclude
40:39this will take some time to develop I'm
40:43used to it because I do it on a daily
40:45basis for you to Be clear, be fluent,
40:47and speak around 90 to 120 seconds.
40:50You'll need some practice, but if you
40:52practice, you'll be fine. There's no
40:53right or wrong answer. Take down notes
40:56um based on your understanding of the
40:58lecture and the notes. Make up a story.
41:01Speak it. Don't worry about grammar.
41:02Don't worry about vocabulary. Do not use
41:04fancy words. Keep it simple. Speak in a
41:07flow. Take natural pauses and you'll be
41:09fine. This is an important question type
41:11because this is going to give you points
41:12in speaking and listening. So you have
41:14to make sure you practice these ones on
41:16a daily basis. This is the second
41:18template. But in here you have to
41:20memorize a lot. You can have small
41:22keywords or phrases here. You don't have
41:24to speak a lot from the lecture here.
41:27The points here can be small phrases but
41:30it will be bit difficult for you to
41:32memorize this one. So I'll recommend you
41:34to use template one. But if you're
41:35finding it extremely difficult, you can
41:37go with this as well. So you speak it
41:40this way. The discussion was about the
41:42topic. There were several speakers
41:44sharing their points on just short short
41:46keywords here. Then another keyword
41:48here, two keywords here. There was also
41:51a focus on one keyword or two keyword or
41:53a small phrase which was an important
41:56part of the discussion. So you go this
41:58way. This will also take you around 90
42:00seconds but will be slightly difficult
42:02for you to memorize. This is a sample
42:05answer which you can have a look at.
42:11What you have to focus here while the
42:12audio is going on focus on the main
42:14topic. Try to write down supporting
42:16points like facts, examples and ideas 6
42:18to 9. If you miss some details don't
42:20worry about it. Just focus on the main
42:22idea. If you have less content you just
42:25rephrase in your own words but do not
42:27stop. Use connectors firstly further
42:30more. Moreover
42:32after that manage your time. Speak
42:34around 90 seconds. Understand the
42:36lecture. Listen actively. Try to take
42:38the main idea so that you do not lose
42:40points in content. Focus on note-taking,
42:43practice this one. Focus on your flow
42:45and your clarity. And if you have got a
42:47lecture which you're not familiar about,
42:49don't stress. Just use phrases. And
42:52whatever you have understood, repeat it
42:54in different words. You'll be fine. All
42:56right. So that was task number six.
42:59Summarize group discussion and important
43:01question type you have to practice on a
43:03daily basis. Now let's move on to the
43:06last task of the speaking module. The
43:08seventh task. This is also a new task
43:10which has been added by PT recently. An
43:14easy task. Respond to a situation or
43:17responding to a situation. What happens
43:19here? You'll get an audio
43:22along with the transcript of the audio
43:25on your screen.
43:28While the audio is going on, you have to
43:29take down notes. In the audio, they will
43:31give you a situation, any situation. And
43:34then once the audio stops, you'll have
43:3610 seconds to prepare and then you'll be
43:39given 40 seconds to respond to that
43:41particular situation. For example, if
43:42they give you a situation that um you're
43:45sitting in the library and there's a
43:47person who is making a lot of noise, you
43:49want to go and talk to that person and
43:52politely ask him to not make noise,
43:54right? How do you respond? So, you have
43:57to just give your answer um to this
44:00particular situation. So as soon as your
44:02recording start you can say things like
44:05hi there I know we are sitting in a
44:07library and you are practicing something
44:09but this is a quiet area and I seriously
44:12request you or I please request you to
44:14keep your volume a bit low as I am
44:16preparing for an assignment which is due
44:18tomorrow. If you want to speak I would
44:20appreciate if you can move into group
44:22collaborative area where you allow to
44:24speak. This will help you and me to
44:26progress on our assignments. I hope you
44:29understand this is what you have to do
44:30right easy but it will take some time to
44:33practice this only contributes in
44:35speaking you'll have two to three of
44:36these again assessed on three parameters
44:39five points for fluency five for
44:41pronunciation and six for content
44:43fluency is your flow
44:46uh pronunciation is your clarity and
44:48content is about speaking relevant
44:51information there's no right or wrong
44:53answer
44:54evaluates you do not have to focus on
44:57being 100% accurate. But yes, you have
44:59to speak or respond to that particular
45:00situation. It's not that they're asking
45:02you something else and you're just
45:04speaking whatever you wish to. Even if
45:06you're not really sure, do not stop. You
45:08have to go around 30 seconds at least.
45:10If you have less ideas, if you're
45:11running out of ideas, repeat the same
45:13ideas in different words. Use the
45:16structure which I'm going to give you.
45:17Don't worry about grammar, vocabulary,
45:19or repeating the same ideas in different
45:21words. All right. This is how your
45:23screen is going to look like. You have
45:24your audio bar. Then you have got the
45:27transcript on the screen. Whatever
45:28they'll speak in the audio will be given
45:30on your screen as well.
45:33All right. There are two ways of
45:35attempting this particular question
45:37type. First is the logical way or the
45:39ethical way where you actually
45:40understand the situation and respond to
45:42it. The second one is speaking using a
45:45structure and a template. All right.
45:48Approach one is understanding the
45:49situation and addressing it logically
45:52using connectors when moving from one
45:54sentence to another. For example, the
45:56situation is you saw a sign in your
45:58apartment building that a neighbor Fred
46:00is selling his car. The car is perfect
46:02for you. You call uh Fred to ask about
46:05seeing the car in person, but he's not
46:07answering or he doesn't answers. Leave a
46:09message. What would you say in the
46:11message? So, if I have to respond to
46:12this suggestion, I always start, hi
46:15Fred, I tried to reach out to you in
46:17regards to the car which I saw you
46:19selling. The car seems perfect to me.
46:22However, I would really appreciate if I
46:24can get a chance to inspect the car in
46:27person. This will help me monitor or
46:29have a look at the condition of the car
46:32and see if it is actually suitable for
46:34me. I tried to call you but you didn't
46:36answer. Maybe you were busy. I came to
46:38know about the car through the apartment
46:41sign which was placed by you probably.
46:43Let me know when you are available so
46:45that I can come and inspect the car.
46:47Thank you.
46:49That's all. That's all you have to do.
46:50This is the logical way of doing it.
46:53Approach two is you use this structure.
46:56This is proven, tested and tried.
46:59However, you have to be careful when you
47:00use it. You have to make sure you add
47:02relevant content here. The situation
47:05presented is about first sentence.
47:07Whatever the situation is. While
47:09considering this, we should also focus
47:10on second sentence on your screen. In
47:13addition, it is important to take into
47:15account third sentence. Therefore, we
47:17need to address key factors two to three
47:19words. Finally, the situation should be
47:21handled with the focus on first
47:23sentence. So now let's say
47:26this is the situation. The transcript
47:28will be given on your screen as well.
47:30The situation here is about a sign which
47:33I saw which you saw in the apartment
47:35building that a neighbor Fred is selling
47:37his car. While considering this, we
47:39should also focus on the fact that the
47:42car is perfect for me. In addition, it
47:44is important to take into account that I
47:47should call Fred to ask about seeing the
47:49car in person, but he did not answer.
47:52There therefore, we need to address the
47:54key factors, including leaving a
47:56message, car, and neighbor. Finally,
47:58this situation should be handled with
47:59the focus on the sign in the apartment
48:01building. Now, this is making sense as
48:03well. If you can easily attach the
48:07phrases with the structure I have given
48:09you, go with this. If you're comfortable
48:11speaking on your own, go for that. Speak
48:14in a flow. Avoid hesitations and
48:16selfcorrections. Speak clearly. Avoid
48:20any kind of selfcorrections. Go around
48:2230 35 seconds. Even if you're not 100%
48:25accurate, you will be fine. That's all
48:28you have to do. That is what um respond
48:31or responding to a situation is about.
48:34This is an important question type.
48:36You'll get two to three of these and
48:37this will contribute towards your
48:38speaking. And this will be the end of
48:41the speaking module. Speaking is the
48:43backbone of your PT test. Speaking not
48:45only helps you with the speaking scores
48:47but will also contribute significantly
48:49towards the listening scores. So make
48:51sure whatever I have told you about
48:53using the templates, the structure um
48:56about fluency, pronunciation and daily
48:58practice. You follow that and you'll be
49:00fine. We'll now move on to the next
49:03module which is writing. All right guys,
49:05writing module is an important module
49:08and there have been a lot of changes in
49:10writing as well. There was a time in PT
49:13where students used to write anything
49:15completely irrelevant information as
49:17well and they used to get full points in
49:19writing but that's not the case anymore
49:22especially in writing essay you have to
49:24write relevant information in summarize
49:26written text you have to be careful when
49:29you add content and human involvement is
49:32there in writing essay in summarize
49:34written text as well earlier there used
49:37to be six questions which used to
49:38contribute towards the writing module
49:40now there only four two from writing and
49:43two from listening. The writing module
49:45in um PT test consists of two different
49:48question types. The first one is
49:50summarize written text. The second one
49:52is essay. The weightage of these two
49:54question types has gone up as well. So
49:57you have to be very careful um what you
50:00have to do what you have to avoid and
50:01you should know what changes are there.
50:04I'll be sharing my screen. will cover
50:05each and everything you need to crack
50:08your PT test to get 19 writing.
50:11Everything which I did and which you
50:13have to do as well. Let's start with the
50:16writing module. All right. The first
50:18task of the writing module, summarize
50:19written text. What happens here? You'll
50:22get a passage on your screen. The
50:24passage can be up to 300 words. You have
50:27to read it and write a summary of the
50:29passage within 5 to 75 words and using
50:33one sentence. So one sentence means one
50:35full stop. So you'll be given a passage
50:38which you have to summarize in one
50:39sentence 5 to 75 words.
50:42You will have a text or passage up to
50:44300 words on your screen. You have to
50:45read and summarize the passage within 10
50:47minutes. You'll need to write the
50:49summary in one sentence means only one
50:51full stop. This will give you a lot of
50:53points in writing and reading. You'll
50:55have two of these in your test. You'll
50:57get two summarized written text. This is
50:59assessed on four parameters. four points
51:02for content, one for form, two for
51:04grammar and two for vocabulary
51:07to get full points in your content. What
51:10you have to do now? Let's say if you
51:11have been given this passage in your
51:13test, you cannot include each and
51:16everything or all the information given
51:18in the passage in just one sentence. How
51:21do you get full points in content? You
51:24have to make sure that you include or
51:26you cover all the main information given
51:30in the passage within your answer. The
51:32main idea should be there and some
51:35supporting ideas should be there as
51:37well. I'll give you a structure which
51:39you have to use which will 100%
51:40guarantee full points in content. One
51:43point in form is pretty simple. You have
51:45to write between 5 to 75 words in just
51:47one sentence. If even if you write one
51:50word more than 75 or less than five
51:53words, you'll straight away get zero in
51:54form. And zero in form means no further
51:57marking. You get zero here, zero here as
51:59well. You have to only use one full stop
52:01at the end of the um sentence. Grammar,
52:06you get two points for this.
52:09You get two on two if you don't have any
52:11grammar mistake. One by two. If there's
52:13one grammar mistake, more than one
52:15grammar mistake, zero. You get two
52:17points for vocabulary as well. For this
52:19you have to use academic words. Um avoid
52:22any kind of slang language in short
52:24forms. So in order to get full points
52:26out of summarized written text you have
52:28to include the main idea with some
52:31supporting ideas. Write between 5 to 75
52:34words in one sentence. Make no grammar
52:37and spelling mistake and use formal
52:39language.
52:41What you have to do? How you have to
52:42approach this?
52:44As I've told you, you have to only use
52:46one full stop. Do not use any kind of
52:48question mark or exclamation as well.
52:50Write between 5 to 75 words. I would
52:52recommend you to write around 60 to 65
52:54words. That way, you can cover enough
52:56ideas and content.
52:59Satisfy the marking criteria. You can
53:02use the same words and phrases from the
53:04passage. You don't have to be 100%
53:06accurate.
53:07There are two ways of doing it. Method
53:10one is you read and understand the
53:13passage and then write a summary of the
53:15passage in your own words. But that's
53:16pretty difficult and you're likely to
53:18make a lot of grammar and spelling
53:19mistakes that way. Method two is
53:22something which I want you to do which I
53:24did in my test as well which all the
53:26students who got 19 writing did as well.
53:28What you do is you read the passage
53:32identify or figure out three to four
53:35sentences which have got important
53:38information. When I say important
53:40information means the main topic,
53:42information related and relevant to the
53:44main topic or words which are repeated
53:47again and again in the passage or proper
53:49nouns. So sentences with proper nouns,
53:51sentences with important keywords,
53:54sentences with information relevant and
53:56related to the main topic are important.
53:58So you read the whole passage, figure
54:00out three to four sentences, join the
54:02sentences using the connectors. Most
54:05likely most of the times um the first
54:08sentence is always important because
54:10that will introduce the main topic. So
54:11try to include that unless and until it
54:13is completely irrelevant. So what you do
54:16is select three to four sentences join
54:18them using the connectors. Change two to
54:20three words that's all. Remember after
54:23the changes you cannot just connect any
54:25two random sentences. The sentences
54:27should make some sense as well and
54:29should be important.
54:32For example, I got the passage here. I
54:35selected first sentence here from here
54:37till here. Second was from bacteria till
54:42here. And the third one was this one. I
54:45tried to select another sentence here at
54:47the end. But the sentence was too long
54:51and I would have exceeded the word limit
54:52of 75. So that's why I'm not connecting
54:56four sentences here. I'm just connecting
54:58three. Two long and one short. So once
55:00you have figured out the sentences what
55:02you do is you write the first sentence
55:04from here
55:06till here. Put a comma and then you
55:11write the second sentence from bacteria
55:13till them. Bacteria till them. Bacteria
55:17they have capitalized B. We will not
55:18capitalize B because they have
55:20capitalized because they're starting a
55:22new sentence for but for us this whole
55:24summary is just a one sentence. But if
55:27something in the middle of the sentence
55:28is capitalized then you have to
55:30capitalize. For example, if there would
55:33be a word China here, C H I N A. And if
55:35you're writing China here, you have to
55:37capitalize it. After that first
55:39sentence, comma and second sentence,
55:42then you put comma. Furthermore,
55:45comma again third sentence. Once you're
55:48done, make sure you do not exceed 75
55:50words. I'll not connect the fourth
55:53sentence here because I'll exceed the
55:55word limit.
55:56After this you have to change two to
55:58three words. For example, instead of
56:00combat you can write fight. Instead of
56:03alter you can write change. Instead of
56:05humans you can write living beings. All
56:08right that's all you have to do and you
56:10will be 100% fine. I'll repeat again.
56:13Listen carefully what you have to do.
56:15You'll get the passage on your screen.
56:18You have 10 minutes. There's no roll
56:19over time. Means if you let's say finish
56:21this in 7 minutes or 6 minutes you will
56:23not get extra 4 minutes in the next
56:25question. So always use complete 10
56:27minutes first one to two minutes skim
56:30read the passage figure out three to
56:32four important sentences type the first
56:34sentence
56:36and second sentence look at the word
56:38limit. If you have connected two
56:39sentences and you are already on 70
56:41words do not write the third sentence
56:44put a full stop. Let's say you're just
56:45on 40 words, put comma, furthermore,
56:48comma, one more sentence. If you still
56:50have word limit left, add the fourth
56:52sentence. Otherwise, after the third
56:54sentence, put a full stop. Change one or
56:56two or maximum three words and you're
56:59done. It's still easy. This is 100%
57:02working. But there are two to three
57:04things which you have to be very
57:05careful. You have to select sentences
57:07which are important. You have to join
57:09the sentences with the characters and
57:11stay within the word limit. Third, you
57:13have to change two to three words and
57:15you'll be completely fine. That's all
57:17you have to do. If you do this, this is
57:20what I did. This is what all the
57:21students are doing and this will 100%
57:24get you the scores as well. All right.
57:26So, this is summarize written text might
57:28sound very easy to you that what is this
57:31guy telling us? Um, will this even work?
57:33See, this is working. That's what I'm
57:35telling you. Earlier before the changes
57:38we used to ask students to connect any
57:40sentences and we even used to ask not to
57:43change any words but now please change
57:45two to three words and also select
57:47sentences carefully if you do so you'll
57:50be fine you'll get two summarized
57:51written text manage your time properly
57:54first one to two minutes um to figure
57:57out the sentences next five to 6 minutes
57:59to type and at the end at least 2
58:01minutes to proofread so that you don't
58:03make any grammar and spelling mistakes
58:05only one full Stop at the end start with
58:07a capital alphabet. If something in the
58:10middle of the sentence is capital in the
58:11passage such as a proper noun, you
58:13capitalize that as well. When you join
58:15first and second sentence, just use
58:17comma and and. But when you use second
58:19and third, put comma. Furthermore, comma
58:21third sentence. And if you're writing
58:23four sentence as well, you can write
58:25comma. Moreover, comma, four sentence.
58:27If sentences are extremely short, you
58:29can join five sentences as well. In that
58:31case, fourth sentence, comma, however,
58:34comma, fifth sentence, and you'll be
58:36fine. You'll get two of these. Do this
58:39carefully. You will get full points from
58:42this in reading and writing as well.
58:44That was task number one of the writing
58:47module. Let's move on to the second task
58:49of the writing module, which is writing
58:51essay. All right. Task number two of the
58:53writing module, writing essay. What
58:55happens here? You'll be given an essay
58:57topic on your screen. You'll have to
58:59write an essay on the same topic between
59:01200 to 300 words in around 20 minutes.
59:05You'll be given 20 minutes for this.
59:08This will only give you points in
59:09writing. You'll only have one essay in
59:11your test. And this task is evaluated on
59:13seven parameters. Earlier this task used
59:16to be around 15 points. But now this has
59:18increased to 26 points. So the weightage
59:21of this task has gone up and content
59:24part has increased significantly. You
59:26get six points for content, two points
59:29for form, six for development, two for
59:31grammar, six for linguistic range, two
59:34for vocabulary, and two for spellings.
59:37This is how your screen's going to look
59:38like. This is your essay topic. This is
59:42where you type your answer. This is your
59:43word counter. And this is your timer as
59:46well. Now, how do you get full points in
59:50writing essay? To get full points in
59:53writing essay content, to get six on six
59:55in your content, you have to make sure
59:57you address all the parts of the essay
1:00:00topic or essay prompt. Let's say if they
1:00:02have asked you mention the advantages
1:00:04and disadvantages and discuss your
1:00:07opinion. So in this case, you have to
1:00:08mention the advantages, disadvantages
1:00:11and opinion. If you partially address
1:00:13the essay prompt, you lose around 50% of
1:00:17the points in the content. To get full
1:00:19points in content, you have to make sure
1:00:20you carefully understand what the essay
1:00:22is looking for because um irrelevant
1:00:26content will be heavily penalized. So,
1:00:28it's important you understand what the
1:00:29requirements of the essay topic are and
1:00:32then write relevant information
1:00:33addressing each and everything asked in
1:00:36the essay prompt or essay topic. Next is
1:00:38form. You get two points in form. Pretty
1:00:41straightforward. You have to write
1:00:42between 200 to 300 words. If you do so,
1:00:45you'll get full points in your form. Um
1:00:48ideally I would suggest you to write
1:00:49around 250 270 words if your typing
1:00:52speed is good. If not you can write
1:00:54around 220 words as well. But make sure
1:00:57whatever you write is errorfree. There
1:01:00are no grammar and spelling mistakes.
1:01:01Okay. You get six points for development
1:01:04structure and coherence. For this you
1:01:06need to make sure you write your essay
1:01:07four to five paragraphs and your essay
1:01:11or your ideas go in a flow and you use
1:01:14connectors between different paragraphs.
1:01:16Two points for grammar pretty
1:01:18straightforward. If there no grammar
1:01:20mistake 2x two one grammar mistake 1 by
1:01:22two more than one zero. Six points for
1:01:25general linguistic range. For this you
1:01:27need to use appropriate vocabulary. This
1:01:30means you are able to convey your ideas.
1:01:33whatever you're trying to say is easily
1:01:35understandable by the other person. For
1:01:38this, you need to make sure you have
1:01:39appropriate word choice. And if there's
1:01:42any word you're not really sure how to
1:01:43use it, avoid it. Just to use fancy
1:01:46words and not make any sense will not
1:01:48help you, right? Only use words you're
1:01:51comfortable with and you know how you
1:01:53have to put them in a sentence. So to
1:01:55get full points in linguistic range, use
1:01:58appropriate words and make sure you're
1:02:00able to convey your ideas efficiently.
1:02:02Two points for vocabulary. To get full
1:02:05points here, make sure you use academic
1:02:07words. Read the same word again and
1:02:08again unless it is the main word of the
1:02:10essay prompt. Also, um avoid using any
1:02:14kind of contractions and slang language.
1:02:16Two points for spelling.
1:02:17Straightforward. No spelling mistake 2x
1:02:20two. One spelling mistake one by two.
1:02:22More than one zero. One important thing
1:02:25about spelling is in English you can
1:02:27write spellings according to two
1:02:28different styles. UK style and US style.
1:02:32In PT you can either follow UK English
1:02:34or US English but you cannot mix both.
1:02:36Let's say if you write the first word as
1:02:38UK and the second word um in US style
1:02:43you'll be losing a lot of points for the
1:02:45spelling component. In PT you have to be
1:02:48consistent either follow UK or US but do
1:02:50not mix. The difference between two type
1:02:53of styles you can see on the screen.
1:02:54Make sure you follow either of these
1:02:56two. So this was the marking criteria.
1:02:59This was the marking criteria. This is a
1:03:03screenshot from a website. The website
1:03:06now checks for the templates as well.
1:03:10All the templates which are banned by PD
1:03:12are also banned on language academy. So
1:03:14whenever you submit your answer, you'll
1:03:16get to know how many points you've got,
1:03:18why you have lost points, in-depth
1:03:20explanation. Also, you'll have sample
1:03:22response for each and every question and
1:03:24suggested ideas as well.
1:03:28What are the things you need to take
1:03:29care of in essay? You have to write
1:03:31between 200 to 300 words. If your typing
1:03:34speed is good, 250 to 270 words
1:03:36otherwise 220 230 words. You can have
1:03:39agree disagree essay, problem solution
1:03:41essay, discussion essay as well. Out of
1:03:44the 20 minutes, 30 seconds to 1 minute
1:03:46to read the essay topic. Next 15 to 16
1:03:4917 minutes to write and at least 2 to 3
1:03:52minutes to proofread. You have to
1:03:54address each and everything asked in the
1:03:56essay properly. You have to understand
1:03:58the essay and add relevant ideas. Use
1:04:01the structure which I'm going to give
1:04:02you. But unlike
1:04:06um earlier you know there was a time
1:04:08when students just used to write
1:04:10template add few words and they used to
1:04:12get full points. That's not the case
1:04:14anymore. You have to add relevant ideas
1:04:16as well. I'm going to give you a
1:04:18structure but you have to understand it
1:04:20and use it properly.
1:04:22This is the essay template which I used
1:04:24in the test where I got 90. A lot of
1:04:26students, a lot of students after the
1:04:28changes used the same and got 90. It's
1:04:30very important you understand the essay
1:04:32template. Don't just cram it and type
1:04:34it. Unless and until you do not
1:04:36understand how you have to use it,
1:04:38you'll not be able to get your desired
1:04:40scores. All right. So, introduction the
1:04:44growing influence of essay topic. You
1:04:46have to write essay topic here. Whatever
1:04:48the topic is, let's say social media,
1:04:50honor lives has sparked various debates.
1:04:53The issue is particularly significant
1:04:55because of its impact on students and
1:04:58youngsters affecting both individuals
1:05:01and communities. In this essay, I'll
1:05:03discuss the advantages and disadvantages
1:05:05of social media.
1:05:08And if they have asked you your opinion
1:05:10in the question, then you write this
1:05:12sentence and provide my opinion. If your
1:05:15opinion is asked otherwise you just put
1:05:17a full stop here
1:05:19then you write advantages here
1:05:21disadvantages here. One of the key
1:05:23benefits
1:05:25of social media is you write point
1:05:27number one then you explain this point
1:05:30number one. This is evident by the fact
1:05:31that explain it various studies have
1:05:34shown that social media improves because
1:05:36we're talking about benefits here.
1:05:39Whatever benefit is additionally another
1:05:42advantage of social media is point
1:05:43number two. Therefore the advantage of
1:05:46social media should be considered with
1:05:47greater significance. Now let's say if
1:05:50it's a cause and effect essay then
1:05:52you'll not write advantage and
1:05:54disadvantage. You'll write cause and
1:05:55effect here. Main cause is here
1:05:59then cause is here cause is here. If
1:06:01it's problem and solution then you write
1:06:03problem and solution here. one of the
1:06:05major problems here and then studies
1:06:08have shown that essay topic means social
1:06:12media leads to so in cause and effect
1:06:16you'll write causes here effect here in
1:06:18problem and solution problem here
1:06:19solution here in advantage disadvantage
1:06:21advantage here disadvantage here we are
1:06:24assuming this is an advantage
1:06:25disadvantage essay on social media we
1:06:28have written the advantages now let's
1:06:30come on to disadvantages however along
1:06:33the benefits there are Drawbacks of
1:06:36the social media or social media.
1:06:40If this would have been cause and
1:06:41effect, however, along with the causes,
1:06:44there are several effects of social
1:06:46media. If this would have been problem
1:06:48and solution, however, despite the
1:06:51problems, there are solutions to the
1:06:53social media or whatever they have asked
1:06:54you or whatever the topic is on. One
1:06:57significant drawback. We are talking
1:07:00about disadvantages here of social media
1:07:03is one drawback. This is particularly
1:07:05evident in situations where you just
1:07:08explain it. Furthermore, one more point
1:07:12create challenges which impacts both
1:07:14individuals and society. Thus, it is
1:07:17essential to implement strategies to
1:07:19address these issues. This is for
1:07:22advantage disadvantage. This is for
1:07:24cause and effect. This is for problem
1:07:25and solution. In conclusion, I believe
1:07:28that social media has both advantages
1:07:30and disadvantages which should be
1:07:32considered moving forward. It is
1:07:34important to optimize the benefits of
1:07:36social media to ensure positive outcomes
1:07:38for individuals and society as a whole.
1:07:41So this is an example of advantage and
1:07:43disadvantage essay. You can pause the
1:07:46video and have a look at it. Agree and
1:07:48disagree essay, discussion essay, right?
1:07:52And then we have got problem and
1:07:53solution essay. Now let's say this is a
1:07:55problem and solution right so you'll use
1:07:57all the things from here problem and
1:08:00solution major problem leads to if you
1:08:04look here the growing influence of
1:08:07traffic congestion in cities has sparked
1:08:09various debates this one more thing
1:08:12don't just write one word here when I'm
1:08:13writing topic you can write a small
1:08:15phrase as well your essay should make
1:08:18sense this issue is particularly
1:08:20significant because of its impact on
1:08:23urban life of people who for commuting.
1:08:25In this essay, I'll discuss the problems
1:08:27caused by traffic congestion and suggest
1:08:29solution to address them. In here, we
1:08:31mentioned the problems. In here, the
1:08:33solutions and this is the conclusion
1:08:35around 266 words and that is it. Cause
1:08:39and effect. We have mentioned the causes
1:08:41here. One of the main causes here we
1:08:44have mentioned the effects and then a
1:08:46conclusion.
1:08:47See, um it's very important. It's
1:08:49extremely important that you understand
1:08:51the template first. If I have given you
1:08:54a template, it's not that you're just
1:08:55blindly typing and it will make sense.
1:08:58You'll not get the scores. You can use
1:09:00the structure or the template which I
1:09:02have given you. But your idea should be
1:09:04there and you have to add ideas such a
1:09:06way that they are actually making some
1:09:08sense. It's not that you write anything
1:09:10you wish to and you'll get the scores.
1:09:12You have to make sure whatever ideas
1:09:14you're adding to the template or the
1:09:16structure actually make sense and make a
1:09:19meaningful essay addressing everything
1:09:21asked in the um essay prompt. So it's
1:09:24basically a structure where you have to
1:09:25add proper ideas. First one to two
1:09:28minutes understand the essay topic,
1:09:30write down few ideas, then 15 minutes to
1:09:32type, 15 to 16 minutes, 2 minutes again
1:09:35to proof it to check your spelling and
1:09:36grammar mistakes. Write down around 250
1:09:39260 words if you can. If you do not want
1:09:42to use a template, if you do not want to
1:09:44use a structure, completely fine. I'll
1:09:46show you how you have to write essay
1:09:48freestyle by yourself. Your introduction
1:09:51will be four sentences.
1:09:54First body paragraph, five sentence.
1:09:55Second will be four sentence conclusion.
1:09:58In introduction, you just talk about
1:09:59journal about the topic. General
1:10:02statement about the topic. Second
1:10:04sentence will be first side of the
1:10:06argument, whatever they're talking
1:10:07about. Then other side of the argument
1:10:09and four sentence what the essay will
1:10:11include.
1:10:13First body paragraph you'll discuss the
1:10:15first side of the argument. You
1:10:17introduce what's the argument. Mention
1:10:20one point in favor let's say advantages.
1:10:22Explain the advantage. Give an example.
1:10:25Give another advantage. Second paragraph
1:10:28you talk second side of the argument.
1:10:30Let's say disadvantages. In this case
1:10:32introduce the um disadvantages. Mention
1:10:36one disadvantage, explain it, give an
1:10:38example. You don't really need to
1:10:40mention the second disadvantage here.
1:10:42Then two sentences to conclude. Give an
1:10:44overall conclusion and one suggestion if
1:10:46you can. This is easy if you can write
1:10:50everything by yourself. If you look
1:10:52here, this is what I've got. The essay
1:10:55was about discuss the advantages and
1:10:57disadvantages of social media. One
1:10:59general sentence about social media.
1:11:03First side of the argument is it plays a
1:11:06tremendous role in bringing the world
1:11:07together. Second is however there are
1:11:10lot of um they can be in apicious
1:11:13consequences means bad impacts of social
1:11:15media. Fourth is what the essay will
1:11:18cover. This essay will discuss the
1:11:19merits and demarits. Now in here we'll
1:11:22discuss the
1:11:26first side of the argument. Introduce it
1:11:29to commence social media provides a lot
1:11:31of advantages. Explain one advantage or
1:11:35give provide one advantage.
1:11:37Explain it. Give an example. Second
1:11:40advantage. In here we'll mention the
1:11:44other side which are disadvantages. On
1:11:47the darker side or on the other side
1:11:49there are lot of harmful consequences.
1:11:52Mention one consequence. Explain it.
1:11:54Give an example. That's it. Conclusion.
1:11:58One journal conclusion and one
1:11:59suggestion. That's all you have to do.
1:12:02and you will be fine. You can either use
1:12:05um the structure which I provided you or
1:12:07you can write the essay by yourself. In
1:12:09any case, now there will be human
1:12:12interference especially if you rely too
1:12:15much on template, you are going to lose
1:12:17a lot of points. So I really want you to
1:12:19add relevant content. They're not too
1:12:22strict, but if 90% of your response is
1:12:24template, 10% are ideas, you're not
1:12:26going to get the scores. At least 50%
1:12:28should be ideas, 50% should be template.
1:12:30That's how you get the scores. At least
1:12:32I'm saying. All right. So, summarize
1:12:34written text. Select three to four
1:12:36sentences. Join using connectors. Less
1:12:39than 75 words. Between 50 to 70 words
1:12:42should be okay. Change two to three
1:12:44words. You'll be fine. Essay. Read the
1:12:46essay topic. Write down ideas. Address
1:12:49it properly. Use a structure or use the
1:12:51freestyle way. But make sure write
1:12:54around 260 270 words. Address the topic
1:12:57properly. Four to five paragraphs. No
1:12:59grammar and spelling mistakes, proper
1:13:01vocabulary. Don't really need hi-fi or
1:13:04fancy vocab, but you should be able to
1:13:06express yourself and you'll be fine.
1:13:08That is it. That is the end of writing
1:13:11module. You'll get two summarized
1:13:12written text in one essay in your test.
1:13:15And if you follow what I have told you
1:13:17100% you'll get your desired scores.
1:13:19We'll now move on to the third module of
1:13:21the test which is reading. All right
1:13:24guys, the third module of the PT test
1:13:28reading and there have been some major
1:13:31changes in reading. First one is time
1:13:34management or the time allocated.
1:13:37Earlier you were allotted 30 minutes for
1:13:4015 to 16 questions. Now for around 15 to
1:13:4317 questions, you'll only have 22 to 23
1:13:46minutes. Next, earlier you used to get a
1:13:50lot of points from speaking and reading.
1:13:52Now reading itself will contribute
1:13:54heavily towards the reading module. So
1:13:56the reliance on other modules has gone
1:13:59down. To get full points or to get a
1:14:01higher or a superior score in reading,
1:14:03you'll have to work hard on reading.
1:14:06Reading has got five different question
1:14:08types.
1:14:10Altogether you get 15 to 17 questions,
1:14:1322 to 23 minutes and overall time as
1:14:16well. It's not that you'll get 2 minutes
1:14:19for question or 1 minute. You have to
1:14:21manage your time yourself. First one are
1:14:24reading drop-down blanks. You'll have
1:14:26five to six MCQ multiple answers. Two to
1:14:29three. Two to three reorder paragraphs.
1:14:31Four to five reading blanks drag and
1:14:34drop. And two to three MCQ single
1:14:36answer. The first question or the first
1:14:39task is reading drop-own blanks. What
1:14:42happens over here? You'll get a passage
1:14:44on your screen with four to five blanks.
1:14:46Each blank will have four to five
1:14:48options based on the meaning of the
1:14:51passage and grammar rules. You have to
1:14:55select one option which will go in that
1:14:57particular blank.
1:14:59The task will contribute towards the
1:15:00reading module only not in any other
1:15:03module. Before this used to contribute
1:15:05in writing as well but now only in
1:15:07reading you have to focus on the meaning
1:15:10or the context of the passage grammar
1:15:12rules and accordingly you'll have to
1:15:14eliminate the options. This is how your
1:15:16screen's going to look like.
1:15:19This is a screenshot from a website. Um
1:15:22on the website, when you practice or
1:15:24submit anything, let's say if you're not
1:15:26sure that why your answer is incorrect
1:15:28and this answer is correct, you just
1:15:30click here. You'll get to know the right
1:15:32answer and the explanation. Plus you can
1:15:35watch audio and video explanation of
1:15:37each and every blank which is done by
1:15:40one of our experts which clearly tells
1:15:43you that why the correct answers are the
1:15:45correct answers. What are the rules
1:15:46which are applicable and what are the
1:15:48things you need to take care of. All
1:15:50right before we move on to this
1:15:53particular um question type, I need you
1:15:57to know a few rules. You should know a
1:16:00few grammar rules which are um
1:16:03repeatedly used in this particular task
1:16:05and throughout the reading module and
1:16:07few basics as well. Please make sure you
1:16:10take a note because subconsciously we
1:16:13all know this but we haven't done this
1:16:15for a long time. So it will take some
1:16:18time for you to get back on track or get
1:16:20on track. So let's have a look at few of
1:16:22the basics of grammar. What's a noun?
1:16:25Noun is a word that signifies a person,
1:16:28place, thing or an idea. Adjective is
1:16:31something which will give you more
1:16:32information about noun. For example,
1:16:34this is a car. Car is a noun. This is a
1:16:37red car. Red is an adjective. Words
1:16:40which give you more information about
1:16:41noun or adjectives. Verb. Any word which
1:16:45shows an action is going on or taking
1:16:48place. Any action is a verb. I'm
1:16:50running. I'm playing. Running and
1:16:52playing. Verb. Adverb. A word that
1:16:55describes a verb, adjective, or another
1:16:58adverb. He runs quickly. Runs is a verb.
1:17:02Quickly is an adverb here. Pronoun, a
1:17:05word that replaces a noun to avoid
1:17:07repetition. For example, Rohan is a good
1:17:09boy. He plays in the school. He over
1:17:12here is a pronoun. Possessive proun, a
1:17:16pronoun that shows ownership or
1:17:18possession. The pen is mine. The car is
1:17:22yours. Words like this are possessive
1:17:24pronouns. You should know all these and
1:17:27how to identify the same because grammar
1:17:29rules are based on these words or these
1:17:32type of words. Okay.
1:17:35There are three forms of verb. The
1:17:37simple form also called as the first
1:17:39form, second form which is generally the
1:17:42past form and third form which is either
1:17:44ed or ing form of verb. First form is
1:17:47the purest form such as destroy,
1:17:50collect, run and all. Second form is
1:17:53past form destroyed, collected, ran and
1:17:58all. Third form can be ed or means past
1:18:02participle or the ing form as well.
1:18:05Destroying, playing, running and all. In
1:18:08English, sentences can be written in two
1:18:11ways or two um styles. Active voice and
1:18:15passive voice. Active means first of all
1:18:18a sentence is always formed of a
1:18:20subject, verb and object. Subject is a
1:18:24person, verb is the action or the thing
1:18:26he is doing and object something on
1:18:29which the action is being performed.
1:18:31Okay.
1:18:32So normally sentences in active voice
1:18:35are subject plus verb and object. For
1:18:39example, Rohan is playing in the ground.
1:18:41Rohan is subject. Playing is verb.
1:18:43Ground is object. Mark is playing
1:18:45cricket. This is active voice. When
1:18:48subject comes first and object at the
1:18:50end. But when object comes first then
1:18:53verb then subject this is called passive
1:18:55voice.
1:18:57Object comes in the beginning of the
1:18:59sentence. For example, Mark is playing
1:19:00cricket is active voice. Cricket is
1:19:02being played by Mark.
1:19:05Cricket is being played by Mark. Object
1:19:07is first verb in the middle subject at
1:19:09the end. This is passive voice. So when
1:19:12subject is in the beginning active voice
1:19:14or when object is in the beginning
1:19:16subject is at the end passive voice.
1:19:19These are few important grammar rules
1:19:21you all should know. I need you to note
1:19:24this time. Remember if there's any blank
1:19:29after an article articles are a and the
1:19:33it will always be a noun. If you have a
1:19:35blank after a and or the in the blank,
1:19:39you will always use or have a noun. I've
1:19:42just explained you what a noun is. A
1:19:45word that signifies or names a person,
1:19:47place, or thing.
1:19:50Jared had a dash who helped in the time
1:19:52of need. Had a friend. Noun. I have a
1:19:56dash in my garage. I have a car in my
1:19:59garage. Car is a noun.
1:20:02If there's a blank after a or an, it
1:20:06will always be a singular noun. A or an
1:20:09is used for a single thing. He is a boy.
1:20:11You'll never say he is a boys. So with a
1:20:14and an always singular noun. With the
1:20:17you can have singular and plural both
1:20:21either of these two. Next rule is if
1:20:24there is a blank between an article and
1:20:27a noun. So let's say a dash car. It will
1:20:31always be an adjective. Why? Because
1:20:33adjective always gives you more
1:20:35information about noun. A red car. He
1:20:38played a dash role. Article noun will
1:20:43have an adjective here. A great role. So
1:20:46any blank between article and noun will
1:20:48always be an adjective.
1:20:51If there is a blank after possessive
1:20:53pronoun, words like his, their, her,
1:20:55our, mine, it will always be a noun.
1:20:58This is her car.
1:21:02This is your toy.
1:21:05Any blank after possessive pronoun will
1:21:07always be a noun. Remember this thing.
1:21:10If there is a blank between a possessive
1:21:12pronoun and a noun, what it will be?
1:21:15Adjective.
1:21:18What's an adjective? words which will
1:21:20give you more information about noun.
1:21:23This is your dash car. This is your
1:21:25beautiful car. This is your red car. She
1:21:28admired your dash performance. Stellar
1:21:30performance. Amazing performance. So any
1:21:32blank between possessive pronoun and
1:21:34noun will be an adjective.
1:21:39If there is a blank after helping verb.
1:21:41What are helping verb? Words like is,
1:21:43am, are, was, were. If there's a blank
1:21:46after helping verb, it will be either in
1:21:49ed form or ing form. In active voice,
1:21:54when subject comes first, it will be
1:21:56ing. In passive voice, when subject
1:21:58comes at the end, object comes in the
1:22:00beginning, it will be likely ed form. So
1:22:05after helping verb either ed or ing
1:22:08form.
1:22:09If there's a blank after B or been again
1:22:14third form means ed form or ing form.
1:22:19We have been playing in this ground for
1:22:213 years. We have been working on this
1:22:25project. This should be
1:22:28completed in 3 days. So after B or been
1:22:32ed or ing form. This is a very important
1:22:35rule. I want you to be very careful
1:22:37about this. If there's a blank right
1:22:40after the word to, it will be first form
1:22:42of verb. I'm here to play cricket.
1:22:45You'll never say I'm here to playing
1:22:47cricket.
1:22:48Certain measures must be taken to
1:22:50rectify the situation. I'm here to
1:22:53represent my client. First form.
1:22:56If there's a blank after a model verb,
1:22:58words like can, could, may, might,
1:23:00would,
1:23:02it should be first form. Remember,
1:23:06we can complete this. He'll never say we
1:23:08can completed this. So any blank after
1:23:12these words should be first form.
1:23:15If there's a blank after for or while
1:23:18ing form remember this thing
1:23:23for completing the assignment we'll need
1:23:26the book. While playing the guitar, I
1:23:30met with an accident.
1:23:32For and while ing form remember. Next
1:23:36rule. Remember if there's any blank
1:23:39after has have had, it will most likely
1:23:43be verb ending with ed. They have
1:23:46completed their homework. He has
1:23:49finished the assignment
1:23:53or third form as well. All right. So ed
1:23:56or third form
1:23:58if there's any this is important
1:24:00extremely important extremely important
1:24:04if there's any blank after it which or
1:24:06that the verb will end with s it plays
1:24:11an important role that plays an
1:24:14important role something which happens
1:24:17every day so word
1:24:20or a blank after this will end with s it
1:24:23which and that Now what are the things
1:24:26you need to take care of in reading
1:24:28drop-down blanks? You do not have to
1:24:31spend more than 2 minutes per passage.
1:24:33Time is limited. The first thing what
1:24:36you have to do as soon as you have the
1:24:37passage on your screen, what you have to
1:24:39do? See, it's not just about grammar
1:24:41rules. Let's say I've given you 12
1:24:43grammar rules. It's not that these rules
1:24:45will apply straight away and you'll be
1:24:46able to sort it out. The most important
1:24:49thing is context. If you do not
1:24:51understand what's going on in the
1:24:52passage, doesn't matter how many grammar
1:24:54rules, you know, you'll not be able to
1:24:55solve it. So, first thing what you do is
1:24:58understand what's going on. 30 seconds.
1:25:00Skim the passage. Try to figure out the
1:25:02scenario whether it's positive,
1:25:03negative, neutral. What scenario is it?
1:25:06Okay. Then come on to first blank. See
1:25:08if grammar rule is applicable. Use it.
1:25:10Eliminate the options. Give your best
1:25:12shot. Correct. The best possible option.
1:25:14Let's say if you're not really sure
1:25:15about the first one, skip it. Move on to
1:25:17the second one. Skip it. not sure about
1:25:19second one as well. Finish third and
1:25:21fourth first so that you have a better
1:25:23understanding of the passage and then
1:25:25jump back to the first and second one.
1:25:26If you fill the first one incorrect,
1:25:28second one incorrect, you'll have um a
1:25:30wrong understanding of the passage and
1:25:32you'll not be able to solve the passage
1:25:34properly. So focus on context, then use
1:25:37the grammar rules to eliminate the
1:25:39options and then come back to the
1:25:41passage. Fill the ones you're sure
1:25:43first. The ones you're not sure, fill
1:25:45them at the end. Never leave anything
1:25:46unattempted. is no negative marking. You
1:25:49get one point for each correct answer,
1:25:51zero for incorrect. All right, this
1:25:53contributes in reading. Do not leave
1:25:55anything unattempted. As I've told you,
1:25:57use the context first. Understand the
1:25:59context, use the rules, eliminate the
1:26:02options, and then select one option.
1:26:04Fill the ones you're sure first and then
1:26:06come to the remaining ones. Practice 20
1:26:08every day. If you look here, this is
1:26:12your screen. 30 seconds. Skim the
1:26:15passage. understand what they're talking
1:26:17about. Now you have to fill this
1:26:19particular blank. Don't read the whole
1:26:21thing again. Maybe read from here till
1:26:24here. Then based on the meaning of the
1:26:28passage and grammar rule, see which one
1:26:30will go. You're not sure, skip. Come on
1:26:32to the second one. Don't read the whole
1:26:34passage again. Just a few words before
1:26:37the uh blank and few words after the
1:26:40blank. You're not sure about this. Fill
1:26:42this one, this one, this one first, then
1:26:44these ones. but finish everything within
1:26:472 minutes. So, it's more about
1:26:48understanding the context using the
1:26:50grammar rules and it's honestly about
1:26:52practice. There are no shortcuts here.
1:26:54So, make sure you practice 20 every day.
1:26:56Let's move on to the second task of the
1:26:59reading module. MCQ multiple answers.
1:27:03Not really an important question type. I
1:27:05don't really want you to spend a lot of
1:27:07time here. You get two to three of
1:27:09these. What happens here? You'll get a
1:27:12question on your screen along with five,
1:27:14six or seven options and a passage with
1:27:16information. You have to read the
1:27:18question, understand what the question
1:27:21is asking, then locate the information
1:27:23in the passage and select the correct
1:27:25options. More than one response is
1:27:27correct. But there is negative marking
1:27:30as well. What happens here? Now, as I've
1:27:33told you, this is not an important
1:27:35question type. I would say do not spend
1:27:36more than 30 40 seconds. First thing you
1:27:39have to do, read the question. and see
1:27:40what question is asking you. Locate the
1:27:43information they have asked you in the
1:27:44question in the passage. Highlight and
1:27:47locate the information in the passage.
1:27:49Compare the information you've got in
1:27:50the passage to the information in the
1:27:52options and then select the right
1:27:54answer. There's negative marking here.
1:27:56You get one point for each correct
1:27:58option minus one for incorrect minimum
1:28:01is zero. Let's say you selected two
1:28:02options both are incorrect.
1:28:05You will be marked negatively within the
1:28:07task. But overall from this particular
1:28:09question, you'll get zero. You'll not
1:28:11get minus two. Therefore, never leave
1:28:14anything unattempted. If you're not
1:28:16sure, at least select one option. This
1:28:18only contributes towards your reading.
1:28:20You'll have two to three of these. So,
1:28:22what you do is first of all read the
1:28:24question. According to the text, which
1:28:25countries listed drive on the left? Now,
1:28:28don't look at the options. We have to
1:28:30from the passage we have to see or
1:28:31locate countries which drive on the
1:28:33left. Let's say we have figured out it's
1:28:35Japan, Samoa and New Zealand. Yes, we
1:28:38have figured out. Come on to selecting
1:28:40Japan, New Zealand. It's not there.
1:28:43Samoa, A and D. Move on.
1:28:47So, read the question, see what they're
1:28:50asking you. Find the information here
1:28:51and select the options. If you're
1:28:54confused, select one best possible
1:28:56option, but do not leave this unatted.
1:28:58Do not spend more than 30 40 seconds on
1:29:00one question, please. So, that's MCQ
1:29:03multiple. I don't really want you to
1:29:04practice a lot of these. Not an
1:29:06important question type. Let's move on
1:29:08to the third question which is
1:29:10important. Reading reorder paragraph.
1:29:14Now reading reorder paragraph is the
1:29:16third task of your um reading module.
1:29:19What happens here? You'll get four, five
1:29:21or six sentences on your screen which
1:29:23will be in the wrong sequence in random
1:29:27order or jumbled up. You have to read
1:29:30all the sentences,
1:29:32understand the sequence and locate or
1:29:34arrange them in the correct sequence. On
1:29:37the right hand side, you will have four
1:29:39to six sentences in a jumbled order.
1:29:41You'll need to read the sentences,
1:29:43understand the context means you have to
1:29:45understand the sequence, a series of
1:29:47events and arrange them accordingly. You
1:29:49have to follow the rules which I'll tell
1:29:51you and you will be able to solve this
1:29:53as well. Before we look at the rules,
1:29:55let's have a look at the marking
1:29:57criteria. In reading writing blanks, you
1:29:59used to get one point for each correct
1:30:01blank, zero for incorrect blank. In MCQ,
1:30:04you used to get one point for each
1:30:06correct option, minus one for incorrect.
1:30:08But in reorder, marking is different.
1:30:10You get one point for each correct pair.
1:30:13Let's say your question is in this form
1:30:15means the jumbled up order is B D A C
1:30:18and correct order is A B CDE E. You will
1:30:21get one point for arranging your answer
1:30:24in correct pair. One point for each
1:30:27correct pair means AB will be one pair
1:30:29one point. BC will be one pair one
1:30:31point. CD will be one pair one point. DE
1:30:34will be one pair one point. Let's say if
1:30:36you answer this way C A D E CA is not a
1:30:40pair A D is not a pair DB is not a pair
1:30:42B is not a pair. Even though B is the
1:30:45last sentence here and in the correct
1:30:47sequence as well, you'll not get any
1:30:49points. If you have got this as your
1:30:52answer, AB, one pair point, BD is not a
1:30:54pair, DC is not a pair. C is not a pair,
1:30:57you get one point. If you have got AB, E
1:31:00C D A B is one pair, one point, not a
1:31:04pair, not a pair. CD is a pair, two
1:31:06points. If everything is correct, one
1:31:07pair, two pair, three pair, four pair,
1:31:09four points. minimum is zero. You only
1:31:12get points in reading. There's no
1:31:14negative marking. So never ever leave
1:31:16this task unattended. Now how you have
1:31:18to solve it? The first thing what you
1:31:21have to do once you get this question on
1:31:22your screen, you have to be very careful
1:31:24with time management in reading. You do
1:31:26not have to spend more than 1 and a half
1:31:27minute. The first thing out of the four,
1:31:30five or six sentences you have been
1:31:31given on your screen. The first sentence
1:31:33you have to do is you have to find an
1:31:35independent sentence means the sentence
1:31:38which is the first sentence of the
1:31:40sequence which you can use to start the
1:31:42sequence or your conversation. What is
1:31:45an independent sentence?
1:31:47An independent sentence is a sentence
1:31:49which introduces the topic can stand out
1:31:53by itself and is not dependent on any
1:31:55other sentence for information. Means it
1:31:57is a complete piece of information and
1:31:59can be used to start off a topic.
1:32:02How do you identify an independent
1:32:04sentence? This sentence will give you a
1:32:07journal idea. When you start off your
1:32:09topic, you just talk journal things. You
1:32:11don't go too detail into anything. This
1:32:14will give you a journal idea and will
1:32:15introduce the main topic. It will mainly
1:32:18consist of or will introduce a person,
1:32:20any technical term, any book title,
1:32:22research, play, situation or concept.
1:32:27This sentence will not be dependent on
1:32:29any other sentence for any kind of
1:32:31information. So it's a it will be a
1:32:33complete piece of information and will
1:32:35have general information and might
1:32:37introduce a person, place, um any
1:32:40organization, research or a situation.
1:32:44Another few um characteristics of the
1:32:48independent sentence. It will never
1:32:50refer back to any of the previous
1:32:52sentences or previous piece of
1:32:53information because it itself is the
1:32:56first sentence of the sequence. So it
1:32:58will never start with words like he,
1:33:00she, them, those, it, they normally will
1:33:03not start with words or transition words
1:33:06or contradicting words like firstly,
1:33:08secondly, however, therefore.
1:33:11There's one important rule which will
1:33:13not only help you with the independent
1:33:15sentence but will help you overall.
1:33:18This is called the acronym rule or the
1:33:21short form rule. Let's say you've got
1:33:23two sentences.
1:33:25One sentence has got short form let's
1:33:28say UN. The other one has got United
1:33:30Nations.
1:33:32Doesn't matter what information they're
1:33:34talking about. the sentence with the
1:33:37full name will always come before the
1:33:39sentence with the short form. It's not
1:33:42that they will come one after the other
1:33:45but definitely the one with the full
1:33:47name will come first in sequence and
1:33:49this will come somewhere later in the
1:33:51sequence. So let's say if you're
1:33:52confused between two two sentences
1:33:55whether the one with short form will be
1:33:57the first sentence or independent
1:33:59sentence or the full form it will always
1:34:01be full form. Let's say one sentence
1:34:04says Dr. Michael Clark, other says Dr.
1:34:06Clark. Michael Clark will come first,
1:34:08Clark will come afterwards. If you still
1:34:11cannot find the independent sentence,
1:34:13what you do?
1:34:15Consider each and every sentence. Look
1:34:17at each and every sentence and see if
1:34:19you can use that particular sentence to
1:34:22start your conversation with a stranger,
1:34:24with someone who has got no background
1:34:26knowledge of what you're talking about.
1:34:27If you can use that sentence to start
1:34:30off your conversation, that is an
1:34:32independent sentence because an
1:34:33independent sentence does not requires
1:34:36any prior information. And if you are
1:34:38able to start your conversation or your
1:34:42um talk using that particular sentence
1:34:44that's there, that's the right
1:34:47independent or the first sentence of
1:34:49your sequence. How do you find the
1:34:51following sentences? You have to keep
1:34:54these rules in mind. Rule of article.
1:34:58Very important rule. You will use this a
1:35:00lot. There are two type of articles in
1:35:03English. Indefinite and definite.
1:35:05Indefinite is to introduce something.
1:35:07Articles are a and n. Definite article
1:35:10is the which is used for particular
1:35:12things.
1:35:14If there are two sentences, one sentence
1:35:18uses article a or an with the object and
1:35:21the second sentence uses article the
1:35:23with the same object.
1:35:26Always the sentence with indefinite
1:35:28article will come first and definite
1:35:31article which is the will come
1:35:32afterwards. Why? Whenever you introduce
1:35:35anything for the first time, you use
1:35:37indefinite articles. When you talk about
1:35:39the same thing, you use definite
1:35:41articles. For example, I bought a new
1:35:44car. The car is brown in color. You'll
1:35:47never say I bought the new car. A car is
1:35:49brown in color. A or an is used to
1:35:52introduce something. the is used to talk
1:35:56or refer back to the same object. So if
1:35:59they if there are two sentences, one
1:36:01uses a or an with the noun or object,
1:36:05the second one uses the.
1:36:08Doesn't matter what information they're
1:36:10talking about. The sentence with a or an
1:36:12will come first and the will come
1:36:14afterwards. It's not that they have to
1:36:16come one after the other, but the one
1:36:19with a or n will definitely come before
1:36:22in the sequence and the will come after
1:36:24in the sequence. You will sometimes be
1:36:27given time periods and dates as well
1:36:29which you can use to figure out the
1:36:32sequence but you should not blindly rely
1:36:35on time periods and dates. For example,
1:36:37let's say there are three sentences. One
1:36:39is 1960, 1980 and 1990. Don't just place
1:36:431961st, 1980 afterwards, 1990 after. No,
1:36:46the sentence or the sequence or your
1:36:49paragraph can go from past or can come
1:36:52from past to present but can sometimes
1:36:54be present to past as well. So use time
1:36:57periods and dates to your advantage but
1:36:59do not blindly rely on the same. Okay.
1:37:02If there are any kind of examples,
1:37:05remember examples will always come after
1:37:08the explanation. All right. So these are
1:37:11few of the things which you have to use
1:37:13to figure out your independent sentence
1:37:15and the following sentence as well. Now
1:37:17let's say if you have figured out your
1:37:18first sentence, how do you figure out or
1:37:21find out the following sentences?
1:37:24There's a rule in English. Rule says
1:37:26that in English sentences always form
1:37:29this way. Subject, verb and object. For
1:37:31example, Rohan is playing in the ground.
1:37:34The rule says the object in the first
1:37:36sentence always becomes the subject in
1:37:38the second. Means whatever object is
1:37:40here, it will become subject in the next
1:37:43one. But it's not that straightforward.
1:37:45All right? For example, the rule says um
1:37:49let's say the first sentence is I am
1:37:50playing cricket. The next sentence will
1:37:52start with cricket. Um cricket is played
1:37:55for 100 years and then next sentence
1:37:58will talk something about 100 years.
1:37:59This is the rule that the object in the
1:38:02first sentence becomes the subject in
1:38:04the second. But this is the rule is
1:38:06still applicable. However, it's not that
1:38:09straightforward. The rule applies in
1:38:12this way. Remember, the next sentence
1:38:14will always give you more information
1:38:16about the previous sentence. For
1:38:18example, if you're talking about cricket
1:38:20in the previous sentence, the next
1:38:22sentence will provide you more details
1:38:23about it. So once you have figured out
1:38:25the independent sentence to figure out
1:38:28the next or to find the next sentences,
1:38:30remember the next sentence will give you
1:38:33more information about the previous
1:38:35sentence. So let's say you have figured
1:38:37out the sentence number one. Now you
1:38:39have got two sentences two and three.
1:38:42You're not really sure if two will go
1:38:43after one or three will go after one.
1:38:46Out of these two sentences two and
1:38:47three, whichever explains or elaborates
1:38:50or provides more information about the
1:38:52things you have discussed in the first
1:38:54sentence will come after one and then
1:38:58the remaining sentence. If you look at
1:39:00your screen,
1:39:02I've told you the next sentence will
1:39:05always give you more information about
1:39:06the previous sentence. For example, if
1:39:10these are four sentences, this is how
1:39:12you'll be arranging them. The woman
1:39:14built a strong wall. We talking about a
1:39:17strong wall here. The next sentence,
1:39:19we'll talk about strong wall. It It was
1:39:22built It is singular. Wall is singular
1:39:24as well. It was built a year ago with
1:39:26the help of three workers. Three workers
1:39:30all of them all of them had years of
1:39:33experience. Had means past this is
1:39:36present. They all are still working on
1:39:38the new project. So this is how you
1:39:41solve reorder paragraphs. Remember all
1:39:44the rules but most importantly you have
1:39:46to understand what's going on. What is
1:39:48the right sequence of um events? What
1:39:52event is taking place? Figure out the
1:39:54independent sentence and then with the
1:39:55remaining sentences see which one is
1:39:58giving more information about the
1:39:59previous one which is more detailed
1:40:02which is more general. General sentence
1:40:04is always on the top detail at the
1:40:06bottom. You always start with an
1:40:08overview and then provide more in-depth
1:40:10details. So this is what you have to do.
1:40:12You figure out the first sentence then
1:40:14the following sentences. If you're not
1:40:16really sure about the following
1:40:18sentences try to make as many pairs
1:40:20because you're marked in pairs. The more
1:40:22pairs you have, you'll be able to get a
1:40:25higher score. Remember, reorder
1:40:27paragraph can be tricky. So, do not
1:40:28waste more than one and a half minute on
1:40:30one reorder. Um, you'll get two to three
1:40:33of these. This is an important task as
1:40:35this will give you around 8 to 10 points
1:40:38in your reading module. So, make sure
1:40:40you practice accordingly. This was task
1:40:42number three, reorder paragraph. Now,
1:40:44let's move on to task number four,
1:40:47reading drag and drop blanks. All right,
1:40:49task number four of the reading module,
1:40:51drag and drop blanks. What happens here?
1:40:53This is pretty similar to task number
1:40:56one, drop down blanks, slightly
1:40:57different. What happens here? You'll get
1:40:59a passage on your screen with four to
1:41:01five blanks. And at the bottom of your
1:41:04screen, you'll have 7 to eight options.
1:41:06This will only contribute towards your
1:41:07reading module. You'll again have to
1:41:09focus on the context, the grammar rules
1:41:12and eliminate the options. This is how
1:41:14your screen looks like. You'll not have
1:41:16four option for each blank. Rather you
1:41:18have around six, seven options at the
1:41:21bottom of your screen. You have to read
1:41:24the passage, select the right word which
1:41:26will go in the right blank and then move
1:41:29on. In here as well, you get one point
1:41:32for each correct blank, zero for
1:41:34incorrect. There's no negative marking.
1:41:36You'll have four to five of these in
1:41:38your test. And at max, you have to spend
1:41:401 and 1/2 minute on this particular
1:41:43question type. You have limited time.
1:41:46This is again a screenshot from a
1:41:48website. If let's say you go wrong
1:41:50anywhere, you just click on question
1:41:51mark. You'll get to know why your answer
1:41:53is incorrect and why the correct answer
1:41:55is the correct answer. Plus, you can
1:41:57watch a video whereby our experts will
1:41:59explain you the whole passage why the
1:42:02correct answers are the correct answers
1:42:04and applicable rules. What all rules are
1:42:07applicable here? Exactly the same rules
1:42:09which we have discussed in the first
1:42:11task. The drop-down blanks. I'll not be
1:42:13explaining all these rules again as I've
1:42:16already told you. This task is pretty
1:42:19similar to what we did in drop-down
1:42:21blanks. What you need to do grammar
1:42:24rules are important but the most
1:42:26important thing is understanding the
1:42:27context. 1 and 1/2 minute per passage.
1:42:3010 to 15 seconds. Skim the passage.
1:42:32Understand what they're talking about.
1:42:34Come to the first blank. Read few words
1:42:36before and few words after the blank.
1:42:39See according to the meaning of the
1:42:40passage which word will go from the
1:42:43options. If you're confused, leave it.
1:42:45Come on to the second one. Still
1:42:47confused? Fill the third, fourth and
1:42:49fifth one first. Then come to the first
1:42:50and second one. Because if you let's say
1:42:53fill the first one incorrect and the
1:42:56word which you have filled in the first
1:42:57one was the answer to the third one.
1:42:59You'll get first one wrong and you'll
1:43:01get third one wrong. Plus you'll have
1:43:03wrong understanding of the passage which
1:43:06will likely um you know worsen the
1:43:10situation and you'll get a lot answers
1:43:12incorrect. So what I want you to do is
1:43:15understand the context. Come on to the
1:43:16first blank. Use grammar rules and the
1:43:19contextual knowledge, knowledge of
1:43:21meaning of the passage to solve the
1:43:22first, second and third. If you're
1:43:24confused, leave, come on to fourth and
1:43:27fifth. Fill the one which you are sure.
1:43:29Then come back to the first, second or
1:43:31third, whichever are remaining. And then
1:43:33you move on. Do not spend more than 1
1:43:35and 1/2 minute. Do not leave anything
1:43:38unatted. There's no negative marking. As
1:43:41I've told you, no more than one and a
1:43:43half minute per passage. Understand the
1:43:45context, use the rules, eliminate the
1:43:47options, and then select the best
1:43:49option. Fill the ones you're sure first
1:43:52and then the remaining ones. Never ever
1:43:54leave anything unatted. This only
1:43:56contributes in reading. Practice 15 to
1:43:5920 every day. This was the fourth task
1:44:02of the reading module. Now, let's jump
1:44:04on to the last task of the reading
1:44:07module, which is not an important task.
1:44:09Again, similar to MCQ, multiple answers,
1:44:12MCQ single answer. The difference here
1:44:14is you'll have a shorter passage and
1:44:16you'll only have four options. Only one
1:44:18option is correct. What you have to do
1:44:21here, read the question, see what the
1:44:24question is asking you, locate that
1:44:26information in the passage, and once you
1:44:28figure out that information in the
1:44:30passage, compare it with the options and
1:44:32select the right option.
1:44:34Do not spend more than 30 seconds per
1:44:37question because you don't have I
1:44:38understand you'll be like what are 30
1:44:40seconds? How can we solve in 30 seconds?
1:44:42Yes, you can take 30 40 seconds but you
1:44:45have limited time. I cannot do much
1:44:46about it. I don't really want you to um
1:44:49you know miss out on your questions
1:44:51especially in MCQ multiple. MCQ single
1:44:54is the last question of the reading
1:44:55module. Let's say you're left with 3
1:44:57minutes and you've got two MCQ single
1:44:59answers. You can spend one one and a
1:45:00half minute. But let's say if you're
1:45:02left with 1 minute and you have got two
1:45:03MCQ single answers, you should be
1:45:05solving one question or one passage in
1:45:0830 seconds.
1:45:10Read the question first. Highlight or
1:45:12figure out the keywords means
1:45:15information they're requesting or asking
1:45:17from you. Locate the information in the
1:45:19passage. Compare and select the right
1:45:21answer. You get one point for correct
1:45:23answer, zero for incorrect. This only
1:45:26contributes in reading. You'll have two
1:45:27to three of these in your test. This is
1:45:30how your screen's going to look like.
1:45:32For example, in this passage, according
1:45:33to the passage, which of the following
1:45:35is true? Now, out of the four sentences,
1:45:38you have to figure out which one's true.
1:45:40You quickly skim the passage, understand
1:45:43it, read the options, select the one
1:45:46which you think is likely to be the
1:45:48right answer, and move on. In questions
1:45:50like these where you don't have a
1:45:52keyword of where you don't have a
1:45:54particular piece of information which
1:45:55you have to find in the passage you can
1:45:57take around 50 seconds because you'll
1:45:59not be able to solve everything in 30
1:46:01seconds. But let's say if they have
1:46:03asked you according to the passage which
1:46:05book was written by Albert Einstein. Now
1:46:08you know what you have to look in the
1:46:10passage. You have to look for the book
1:46:11written by Albert Einstein. Locate
1:46:13Albert Einstein here. Compare the
1:46:15information or whatever information you
1:46:17have with the options. Select one and
1:46:19move on. This is what you have to do in
1:46:22the reading module. Reading is an
1:46:24important module. Slightly
1:46:27challenging because there are no
1:46:28shortcuts, no loopholes, no tricks here.
1:46:32You have to work hard. You have to
1:46:33understand what the passage is. You have
1:46:35to apply grammar rules. But you have to
1:46:37put in hard work. And if you put the
1:46:39hard work in the right direction, 100%
1:46:41success will be yours. There are five
1:46:43different question types. And the most
1:46:44important thing after the changes in
1:46:46reading is time management. Do not spend
1:46:48more than 2 minutes on reading drop-down
1:46:50blanks, 1 and a half minute on reorder
1:46:52paragraph, 1 and a half minute on drag
1:46:54and drop blanks, 30 seconds on MCQ
1:46:57multiple, and 30 seconds on MCQ single
1:46:59per question, please. All right.
1:47:01Practice every day. Focus more on both
1:47:03the reading blanks and reorders. Do not
1:47:05worry much about MCQ multiple and single
1:47:07and you will be fine. Revise the rules
1:47:10I've told you. Understand the same and
1:47:12you'll be fine. Let's move on to the
1:47:14last module of the PT test listening
1:47:17which is again an important module for
1:47:19this test. All right guys, module number
1:47:21four, last module of the PT test
1:47:24listening. An extremely important module
1:47:26and easy as well. You have to be very
1:47:30careful with the changes in the
1:47:31listening module. The marking criteria
1:47:33and time management as well. There are
1:47:36eight different question types in
1:47:37listening. Four are extremely important,
1:47:40four are not important at all. The four
1:47:42not important ones. You don't have to
1:47:44spend a lot of time while practicing and
1:47:47you have to make sure you do not spend a
1:47:49lot of time in the test as well. These
1:47:52are the eight different question types
1:47:54which you will have in the listening
1:47:56module. Apart from these eight question
1:48:00types, there are four questions from
1:48:02speaking which will give you points in
1:48:04listening. Listening is divided into two
1:48:08parts. Part one is summarize spoken text
1:48:11whereby you get one question and 10
1:48:14minutes for summarize spoken text. Next
1:48:17is section two where you get an overall
1:48:21time of 13 to 19 minutes and around 11
1:48:24to 14 questions. You have to manage your
1:48:28time by yourself. If you do not manage
1:48:31your time yourself, you'll not be able
1:48:32to finish last two questions which are
1:48:34extremely important. I'll tell you how
1:48:36much time you have to spend on each and
1:48:38every question so that you do not waste
1:48:40your time and you get the most out of
1:48:42it. Let's get started. The first
1:48:45question of the listening module
1:48:47summarize spoken text. What happens
1:48:49here? You'll get an audio lecture. It
1:48:52can be a lecture, conversation,
1:48:53interview, podcast which will go on for
1:48:56around 40 to 90 seconds. While the audio
1:48:59is going on, you have to take notes.
1:49:01Once the lecture stops, you'll have to
1:49:02write down the summary of the lecture in
1:49:0450 to 70 words. You'll have 10 minutes
1:49:07to complete this task which includes the
1:49:09audio time as well. So you basically
1:49:12have 8 8 and 1/2 minutes. You will only
1:49:14get one summarized spoken text in your
1:49:17test and this will contribute in
1:49:19listening and writing.
1:49:21This is how your screen is going to look
1:49:23like. This is the audio bar. These are
1:49:25the instructions, the timer and this is
1:49:27where you type your or write your
1:49:29answer. While the audio goes on, you
1:49:31have to take down notes. This is marked
1:49:33on five different parameters. Four
1:49:35points for content. This used to be two
1:49:38points, but now this has gone up. Two
1:49:41points for form, two for grammar, two
1:49:42for spelling, two for vocabulary. To get
1:49:45full points in your content, you have to
1:49:47make sure you include all the key ideas
1:49:50from the lecture in your answer.
1:49:52Sometimes lecture are very long,
1:49:53lectures are very long and it's not
1:49:55practically possible to include each and
1:49:57everything in your response. In that
1:49:59case, you have to make sure you just
1:50:00cover the main ideas. So, the main idea
1:50:03and two to three supporting ideas um in
1:50:06your response. That is how you get full
1:50:08points in content. To get two points out
1:50:10of your form, you have to make sure you
1:50:12write between 50 to 70 words. If you
1:50:15write less than 50, more than 70, you
1:50:17get 1 by two. If you write less than 40
1:50:20words or more than 100 words, you get
1:50:22zero here. If you get zero in form,
1:50:24you'll get zero in these three
1:50:26parameters as well. So ideally I would
1:50:28recommend you to write around 65 words
1:50:31and be care and be careful with your
1:50:33grammar and spellings as well. You get
1:50:35two points for grammar pretty
1:50:37straightforward. If there are no grammar
1:50:38mistake 2x two one grammar mistake one
1:50:41by two more than one zero. Spelling same
1:50:44two points for spelling. If all the
1:50:46spellings are correct you get two by
1:50:48two. One spelling mistake one by two.
1:50:50More than one spelling mistake zero.
1:50:52Same thing for vocabulary. You have to
1:50:54be very careful. You don't have to use
1:50:56very fancy words. However, you have to
1:50:58use academic words um complete or full
1:51:02form. You do not have to use slang
1:51:04language or short forms or
1:51:06abbreviations. So, academic words, avoid
1:51:08slang language, avoid contractions or
1:51:10short forms and use full forms. So,
1:51:12basically include as many ideas you can
1:51:15between 50 to 70 words, no grammar and
1:51:17no spelling mistakes and write academic
1:51:19formal words. You'll be fine. for
1:51:21summarize spoken text as I've mentioned
1:51:24you'll get points in listening and
1:51:25writing both
1:51:28note making strategy how you have to
1:51:30take notes as soon as the audio starts
1:51:32try to write down as much as you can
1:51:34before the audio starts you'll have
1:51:36around 6 seconds in those 6 seconds make
1:51:38sure your notepad and pen are ready try
1:51:40to write at least six to seven keywords
1:51:43or group of words focus more on
1:51:45important names nouns basically dates
1:51:47place things write down short forms in
1:51:50your notes whenever possible so that you
1:51:51can take maximum notes. If you miss
1:51:53something, don't worry about recalling
1:51:55it. No one's expecting you to write 2
1:51:58minutes of lecture within 50 60 words.
1:52:00You have to just write the main ideas.
1:52:02Okay? If you make mistakes while taking
1:52:05down notes, ignore. Try to take notes in
1:52:08a neat and clean manner so that it's not
1:52:10difficult for you while you are
1:52:12rewriting your summary. Okay.
1:52:15Before I tell you how you have to write
1:52:17your summarize spoken text,
1:52:20remember English as I've told you
1:52:22earlier as well, English can be written
1:52:23either in UK style or US style. In PT
1:52:26both the styles are valid. However, in
1:52:28any one task you cannot mix both of
1:52:31these. You can either use this or this.
1:52:34But you cannot mix both of these. So
1:52:36make sure you just stick with one. Also
1:52:39throughout English throughout the
1:52:41language make sure you always doesn't
1:52:43matter where in the sentence they come
1:52:44always capitalize first alphabet of
1:52:46proper noun such as name of any person
1:52:49any place any organization
1:52:52such as Western Sydney University name
1:52:54of a university book title weekday month
1:52:58religion nationality language any
1:53:01particular event which will not take
1:53:03place again for example world war II
1:53:05there will never be a world war I again
1:53:08the next one will be World War II. Name
1:53:10of subjects are not capitalized unless
1:53:13they're name of languages. So for
1:53:14example, I'm studying English and maths.
1:53:16English E will be capital but math M
1:53:18will not be capitalized. Take a note of
1:53:21this will come in handy will be super
1:53:23important when you go for the test. Now
1:53:26there used to be a time where we used to
1:53:28tell students that yes use this
1:53:30particular template add few keywords and
1:53:32you're done. But human interference is
1:53:35there in summarize spoken text as well.
1:53:38And I have seen many a time students are
1:53:40losing points in summarize spoken text
1:53:42when they're just adding few keywords.
1:53:44If you want to use a template, make sure
1:53:47you don't just add single single word
1:53:48keywords. Add phrases. But the safest
1:53:52option is writing sentences and using
1:53:54the structure. You can use template but
1:53:56you have to add proper keywords over
1:53:58there. Proper phrases which are
1:54:00meaningful. Rather you should use this a
1:54:03structure where you introduce the main
1:54:05topic, write two to three points from
1:54:07the lecture and then provide a
1:54:09conclusion. You start this way the
1:54:11lecture was about whatever the topic of
1:54:13the lecture is then first point
1:54:15furthermore second point however third
1:54:17point and then you provide a conclusion.
1:54:20If you look here this is one of the
1:54:22sample answers which I've written for
1:54:23you. The lecture was about globalization
1:54:26and its impact on the business. Firstly
1:54:28they mentioned or he mentioned or she
1:54:30mentioned or firstly the lecture
1:54:32mentioned that globalization leads to an
1:54:34increase in trade all over the world.
1:54:36First point
1:54:38furthermore another point businesses can
1:54:40serve customers in different parts of
1:54:42the world. However he discussed the
1:54:45impact of globalization on small and
1:54:47local businesses who find it hard to
1:54:49survive. To conclude globalization plays
1:54:52an important part in the development of
1:54:54the economy. Now, uh, fortunately or
1:54:57unfortunately, you'll have to frame
1:54:59sentences. This is the safest way
1:55:02because if a human is checking your
1:55:04response and he figures out that you're
1:55:06just using a template and your answer is
1:55:08not making sense, you're straight away
1:55:09going to get zero. Therefore, I'll
1:55:11highly recommend you to use this
1:55:13structure where you write meaningful and
1:55:16relevant content and something which
1:55:18actually makes sense as well. You give
1:55:20an introduction, two to three points
1:55:21relevant and related to the lecture, a
1:55:24conclusion and you have done your job.
1:55:26Let's say there's a word aeroplane.
1:55:27You're not really sure about the
1:55:28spellings. Do not write it. If you have
1:55:30less ideas, you write the same ideas in
1:55:32different words. But do not write any
1:55:34word you're not sure because spelling
1:55:35mistake will not help you with content.
1:55:37Plus you lose a lot of points in
1:55:39writing. So around 65 words relevant
1:55:42content. No grammar and spelling
1:55:43mistakes and use academic words please.
1:55:46All right. This is what you have to do
1:55:47in summarize spoken text. Let's move on
1:55:50to the second task of the listening
1:55:52module. And after summarize spoken text
1:55:55for summarize spoken text you'll get 10
1:55:56minutes after which an overall timer
1:55:58will start and you have to be very
1:56:00careful with time management. All right.
1:56:03Second question of the listening module
1:56:05is listening MCQ multiple answer. You'll
1:56:08get an audio here. As soon as you move
1:56:11on to this question, you'll have five to
1:56:13six seconds to read the question. After
1:56:17five to six seconds, the audio will
1:56:19start. Based on the audio and the
1:56:23question you have been asked, you have
1:56:24to select one, two, or three options out
1:56:27of the given options. You'll be given
1:56:29five, six or seven options. More than
1:56:31one option will be correct.
1:56:34Now I would not want you to take any
1:56:37notes in MCQ multiple because this is
1:56:40not an important question type after the
1:56:42audio. You do not have to spend more
1:56:44than 10 seconds. Remember in PT
1:56:46listening you cannot move on to the next
1:56:48question until the audio finishes. So
1:56:50anyway you'll have to listen to the
1:56:52audio. What I want you to do is before
1:56:54the audio starts you have 6 to 7 seconds
1:56:56sometimes 5 seconds as well. Read the
1:56:58question and try to skim the option so
1:57:00that you know what the lecture is going
1:57:02to be about. After that, what you do is
1:57:04focus on finding the information asked
1:57:07in the question. Listen and understand
1:57:09the lecture. Meanwhile, as soon as you
1:57:12figure out or listen to the right piece
1:57:14of information in the lecture, select
1:57:16the right option and as soon as the
1:57:18audio finishes, take 5 to 10 seconds to
1:57:20reassure you have selected the right
1:57:22option and you move on. All right. There
1:57:24are few things which I want you to take
1:57:25care of in MCQ multiple answer while the
1:57:29audio or the lecture is going on. Focus
1:57:30on the meaning. Do not focus on the
1:57:32keywords. Don't think that yes, there's
1:57:34a word um let's say there's a word
1:57:37modern production in the option and he
1:57:39also spoke modern production in the
1:57:41audio. Let's select this one. Correct
1:57:43answers are mostly paraphrased means
1:57:46meaning will be same words will be
1:57:48different. So don't just go behind the
1:57:49keywords, go behind the meaning. Before
1:57:52the audio start, read the question so
1:57:55that you know what part of the lecture
1:57:56you have to focus on. After the audio,
1:57:59just 10 seconds, please. You get one
1:58:02point for each correct option, minus one
1:58:04for each incorrect option. Minimum is
1:58:06zero. Let's say you select two options.
1:58:08Both are incorrect. You won't get
1:58:09minus2. You'll just get zero.
1:58:12So in any case, do not leave this
1:58:14unattempted. If you're not sure about
1:58:16you know a lot of options just select
1:58:18the one which you think is the right and
1:58:20move on. This only contributes in
1:58:22listening. You'll have two to three of
1:58:23these. Not an important question. Don't
1:58:26practice a lot but practice three four
1:58:28every day. So that um you are familiar
1:58:31with this question type and you are able
1:58:33to give your best. See when I say this
1:58:35is not an important question type means
1:58:37you don't have to invest a lot of time
1:58:39practicing these ones. Um obviously
1:58:41everything adds a bit or contributes a
1:58:43bit and we have to give a 100% to
1:58:45everything out there. But some questions
1:58:47consume a lot of time but have very less
1:58:50ROI. They don't really give a lot of
1:58:52return on the time we put in. So I don't
1:58:55really want you to miss the important
1:58:57questions which are at the end of the um
1:59:00exam in order to get these ones correct.
1:59:02So give your best but do not spend a lot
1:59:04of time. This is MCQ multiple answer.
1:59:07Now third question of the listening
1:59:09module. An important question type
1:59:12listening fill in the blanks. There has
1:59:14been one change here as well.
1:59:17What happens here? You'll get a passage
1:59:19on your screen. The passage will be
1:59:21missing a few words. An audio will be
1:59:23played for the same passage. But in the
1:59:26audio, they will speak everything on the
1:59:28screen including the words which are
1:59:30missing on your screen. You have to type
1:59:32in the word which will be missing in the
1:59:34blank which is given on the screen. The
1:59:35word will be spoken or will be there in
1:59:37the audio which will be played. So a
1:59:40transcript of the recording with several
1:59:42blanks will appear on the screen. You
1:59:44will get a recording means the audio
1:59:46which will be 30 to 60 seconds in length
1:59:48for the same transcript. While the audio
1:59:51is going on you have to take down notes
1:59:53of the missing words. After the
1:59:55listening you have to type the missing
1:59:57word in each gap. You'll have two to
2:00:00three of these means two to three
2:00:03passages. Each passage will have four to
2:00:05five blanks and this only contributes to
2:00:08listening. Now earlier this used to
2:00:10contribute in writing as well but this
2:00:13will now only contribute towards
2:00:15listening. You get one point for each
2:00:17correct blank zero for incorrect.
2:00:19There's no negative marking. So never
2:00:21ever leave anything unattempted. What
2:00:24are the right strategies here?
2:00:26Before the audio starts you'll have 7
2:00:28seconds. In those 7 seconds get an idea
2:00:31of how many blanks are there? Four or
2:00:33five or six. So that you know how you
2:00:34have to take notes and try to read or
2:00:36skim the passage a bit as well.
2:00:38Utilize this time to skim the passage
2:00:40and get an idea of the passage. Once the
2:00:43recording starts, keep your eyes on the
2:00:45screen and keep your hands moving. What
2:00:47we do is as soon as we get the answer to
2:00:49the first blank, we take off our eyes
2:00:51from the screen and take start taking
2:00:53notes like this. And then when we look
2:00:55at the screen, we lose the track of the
2:00:58lecture. Always keep your eyes on the
2:01:00screen, hands moving. Once the audio is
2:01:03done, look at your notes, type your
2:01:04answers back, proofread the spellings,
2:01:06and you're done. Do not type straight
2:01:09away. Take your notes in the notepad you
2:01:10have been provided. While you type in
2:01:12your answer, make sure the spellings are
2:01:14correct, especially words ending with S
2:01:16and E. The word was displays and you
2:01:18have written display without the S,
2:01:21you'll not get points. You will only get
2:01:24points for words you have spelled 100%
2:01:26correct. If there's any proper noun such
2:01:28as the name of a person, place,
2:01:29organization, book, title, you have to
2:01:31start with a capital alphabet. If
2:01:33there's any blank after full stop,
2:01:35question mark or exclamation,
2:01:37you have to always start with the
2:01:38capital alphabet as well. Listening,
2:01:40fill in the blanks and important
2:01:42question type. You have to practice five
2:01:44to 10 of these every day. Spellings are
2:01:47important here. This will only
2:01:48contribute towards your listening before
2:01:50the audio starts. Skim the passage while
2:01:52the audio is going on. Keep your eyes on
2:01:54the screen. Keep your hands moving. Take
2:01:56down notes. And once the audio finishes,
2:01:59type your answer. Proof read and move
2:02:01on. an important question type. Make
2:02:03sure you practice this one every day. So
2:02:05that was task number three of the
2:02:08listening module listening fill in the
2:02:09blanks. Task number four of the
2:02:12listening module is highlight correct
2:02:13summary. What happens here? You will
2:02:17again get an audio. The audio here is
2:02:19slightly long around 60 to 90 seconds.
2:02:23And then along with the audio you'll
2:02:25have four options on the screen. Out of
2:02:27the four options, you have to select one
2:02:29option which actually summarizes the
2:02:32lecture properly. You will have four
2:02:35options on the screen. Paragraphs means
2:02:37the options are longer here around 60
2:02:39words. An audio related to the options
2:02:42will be played. The audio can go up to
2:02:4490 seconds. You have to select one
2:02:46option which best summarizes the audio
2:02:50of the lecture. Summary means brief of
2:02:52the lecture. You don't have to focus on
2:02:54this fact that the option should include
2:02:56each and everything. It should just be a
2:02:58summary of the lecture. You'll get two
2:03:00to three of these in the test. This will
2:03:02contribute in listening and reading as
2:03:04well. Not a lot of points but a few
2:03:06points in listening and reading. This
2:03:07task is of average importance. Not
2:03:10highly important. So you don't have to
2:03:12spend a lot of time practicing this but
2:03:14you have to practice three to four every
2:03:15day. Okay. You get one point for correct
2:03:18answer, zero for incorrect. There's no
2:03:20negative marking. You'll be given points
2:03:22in reading and listening from this. Now,
2:03:24what are the tips and strategies? Before
2:03:27the audio starts, you have 6 to 7
2:03:29seconds. In those 6 to 7 seconds, skim
2:03:32the options so that you have an idea
2:03:34that yes, this is what the lecture is
2:03:36going to be about. While the lecture is
2:03:38going on, because the lectures or the
2:03:40audio here is slightly long, I would
2:03:43recommend you to take notes. Don't worry
2:03:45about writing each and everything down
2:03:47but try to write as much as you can so
2:03:49that after the audio finishes you have
2:03:51some idea of what was there in the
2:03:54lecture. Understand the message.
2:03:55Understand what the lecture is talking
2:03:57about. Take notes but only take down
2:03:59keywords. Then once the audio stops
2:04:02compare your notes with the information
2:04:04given in the options and then eliminate
2:04:06the options. How do you eliminate the
2:04:08options? There are four different type
2:04:10of options. First option is true means
2:04:12everything in your notes is there in the
2:04:15option. Don't eliminate this one.
2:04:17Another option type is true with extra
2:04:20information. This means everything in
2:04:21your notes is there but there is some
2:04:24extra information which was not there in
2:04:26the audio and is not even in your notes.
2:04:29Eliminate this one. True without the key
2:04:32idea means this option has got each and
2:04:35everything but the main idea is missing.
2:04:38The main idea of the lecture is not
2:04:40there. Eliminate this one. False means
2:04:43something else is there in your notes
2:04:45and you have written wrong information.
2:04:46Eliminate this one as well. So you have
2:04:49to select that option that actually
2:04:51summarizes the main idea of the audio.
2:04:55Remember highlight correct summary can
2:04:57be slightly challenging because the
2:04:58options are long and the audios are long
2:05:01as well. Before the audio starts quickly
2:05:03skim through the options so that you
2:05:05have an understanding of what the
2:05:06lecture will be about. After that once
2:05:08the audio starts try to take down notes
2:05:10and understand the audio as well. Once
2:05:12the audio finishes compare each and
2:05:14every option with the notes you have got
2:05:16and understanding of the lecture.
2:05:18Eliminate all the options with incorrect
2:05:21information, additional information or
2:05:22without the key idea information or the
2:05:25main information. Only select one which
2:05:27actually summarizes and covers the main
2:05:30if not all but the main information of
2:05:33the lecture. Select that one. You can
2:05:35take around 30 40 seconds on one
2:05:36highlight correct summary because
2:05:38options are long here. But do not take
2:05:40more than 30 to 40 seconds. This is
2:05:42slightly important but not extremely
2:05:45important. So you don't have to put in a
2:05:46lot of time but you have to give your
2:05:48best. You'll get two to three of these
2:05:50and this was your highlight correct
2:05:52summary. Now let's move on to the fifth
2:05:54question type of the listening module
2:05:57which is MCQ single answers. Now, MCQ
2:06:00single answer the fifth task of the
2:06:02listening module. Pretty similar to MCQ
2:06:05multiple answer. The difference here is
2:06:06you only have four options and only one
2:06:09option is correct. In here as well, as
2:06:11soon as you move on to this question,
2:06:13you'll have five to 6 seconds before the
2:06:16audio starts. Once the audio starts, you
2:06:19have to listen to the audio and based on
2:06:21what is asked in the question and the
2:06:23audio you have to select one correct
2:06:26option. What you have to do before the
2:06:28audio starts read the question that what
2:06:31they're trying to ask. Once the audio
2:06:33starts do not take down notes understand
2:06:36the meaning and while listening to the
2:06:39audio keep on looking at the options as
2:06:41well and select the right one. Okay. Um
2:06:44if not you can take up to 10 seconds
2:06:46after the audio to select the right
2:06:47option. Remember
2:06:50before the audio starts read the
2:06:52question. The correct option is mostly
2:06:54paraphrase. Do not go behind the
2:06:56keywords. Means if they mentioned
2:06:58eyeglass or eyeglasses holder in the
2:07:01audio, you see eyeglasses holder here.
2:07:03Don't just blindly select this one.
2:07:05Understand the meaning of the lecture.
2:07:07That is crucial. After the audio, do not
2:07:10spend more than 10 seconds. This is not
2:07:12an important question type. Now you'll
2:07:14be thinking this guy is telling this is
2:07:16not important. This is not important.
2:07:17What's important
2:07:20in listening? Eight questions are there.
2:07:22Four are important. Four are not
2:07:24important. Summarize spoken text is
2:07:26important. Listening fill in the blanks
2:07:28are important. And the last two question
2:07:29types are important. If you spend time
2:07:32on these questions which are not
2:07:33important, you'll not have enough time
2:07:34for the last two questions. And if you
2:07:37do not do well in the last two question
2:07:38types, things can be really difficult
2:07:40for you. That's why I'm telling you not
2:07:43to spend a lot of time here. You'll get
2:07:45two to three of these. There's no
2:07:46negative marking. You get one point for
2:07:48correct answer, zero for incorrect. If
2:07:50you're not sure, select one option but
2:07:52never ever leave anything unattempted.
2:07:54This only contributes in listening
2:07:56module. What you have to do again
2:08:00understand what is asked in the
2:08:02question. Listen to the audio and select
2:08:04one option which actually answers or
2:08:07addresses the question. After the audio
2:08:09no more than 10 seconds. Task number
2:08:12six. The last question which is not
2:08:15important again select missing words.
2:08:18What happens here? You'll get an audio
2:08:21lecture.
2:08:23The topic of the audio lecture will be
2:08:25given.
2:08:27You'll have four to five options. But
2:08:30the last few words, last three to four
2:08:33words of the audio will be replaced by a
2:08:35beep.
2:08:37Based on the understanding of the audio,
2:08:40you have to select one option out of the
2:08:42given options which will go at the end
2:08:45of the lecture which will replace the
2:08:47beep.
2:08:48As I mentioned in this task, you'll get
2:08:50an audio lecture which will be 30 to 60
2:08:53seconds long.
2:08:55Last few words of the audio will be
2:08:56missing or will be replaced by a beep.
2:09:00You will have 3 to five options to
2:09:02choose from. Before the audio starts,
2:09:04you'll have 7 seconds, 6 to 7 seconds.
2:09:07In these six to 7 seconds, what you do
2:09:09is you look at the
2:09:12topic of the lecture or the audio and
2:09:15read the options as well.
2:09:18This only contributes to listening.
2:09:20There's no negative marking. You'll get
2:09:22one to two of these ones.
2:09:25You get one point for correct answer,
2:09:27zero for incorrect. There's no negative
2:09:29marking points only in listening.
2:09:33Before the audio starts, what you have
2:09:34to do? You have to skim the options.
2:09:36While the audio is going on, pay
2:09:38attention to the meaning of the lecture.
2:09:40You have it's very important that you
2:09:41understand the context. If the lecture
2:09:45is talking positive about something, if
2:09:47the lecture is talking negative about
2:09:48something, if the lecture is
2:09:50contradicting about something, you have
2:09:51to understand the context properly
2:09:54because let's say if the lecture is
2:09:56posit talking positive about something,
2:09:59the last few words will be positive as
2:10:01well. If they're talking positive about
2:10:03something but in the middle they
2:10:04contradicted, the last few words will be
2:10:07negative. It's important you understand
2:10:09the context.
2:10:12Another thing apart from understanding
2:10:14the context you have to make sure you
2:10:16note down the last few words. Why? Let's
2:10:19say you have got last few words as they
2:10:23did. They did not beep.
2:10:27You can compare or attach all the
2:10:31options
2:10:33with they did not and eliminate the
2:10:36options based on grammar as well.
2:10:39Also you can use the lecture topic with
2:10:42with each audio you'll be given lecture
2:10:44topic. If you're confused between two
2:10:46options select the one which is relevant
2:10:49or related or which relates to the
2:10:51lecture topic.
2:10:54Never ever leave this unattempted.
2:10:56There's no negative marking.
2:10:59Now what are the strategies which you
2:11:00have to do which you have to follow
2:11:02before the audio starts. Look at the
2:11:05topic of the lecture and the options.
2:11:09While the lecture is going on,
2:11:10understand it. Focus on the meaning so
2:11:13that you know which context is the
2:11:15lecture going on. Note down last few
2:11:18words of the lecture before the beep.
2:11:21With the last few words, attach all the
2:11:24options and eliminate based on grammar.
2:11:28Next, use the context. If it's positive,
2:11:30select the positive one. If it's
2:11:32negative, select the negative one. If
2:11:34you're still unsure, select the one
2:11:35which is related with the lecture topic.
2:11:37For example, you've got four options and
2:11:40the last few words were I am going to.
2:11:43You'll never say I'm going to swimming.
2:11:45So, this is off. I'm going to shopping.
2:11:48Off. Either it will be swim or play.
2:11:52Now, you can choose between swim and
2:11:54play. If the lecture was about swimming,
2:11:56swim. If the lecture was about playing,
2:11:58play. If you're still unsure, look at
2:12:00the topic of the lecture. If it's about
2:12:03swimming, select this one. Playing,
2:12:05select this one, and you're done.
2:12:08Select missing word. Not an important
2:12:10question, but I want you to give your
2:12:12best. What you have to do once before
2:12:14the audio starts, look at the topic
2:12:17options. While the audio is going on,
2:12:19understand, note down two to three
2:12:21words. Eliminate based on grammar on
2:12:24context. Still unsure? Select the one
2:12:26which is related with the topic given at
2:12:29the top and you'll be fine. After the
2:12:31audio, do not take more than 10 seconds,
2:12:33please. Not an important question type.
2:12:35After this, two question types are
2:12:38extremely important and I want you to
2:12:40have enough time for these question
2:12:42types. All right. So, the seventh
2:12:44question of the listening module is
2:12:46listening highlight incorrect words. An
2:12:48important question type because this
2:12:50will give you points in listening and in
2:12:53reading as well. So, what happens here?
2:12:57You will get an audio lecture. Along
2:12:59with the audio lecture, you'll have the
2:13:01transcript of the same lecture available
2:13:03on the screen. Few words in the
2:13:06transcript will be different as compared
2:13:08to the audio.
2:13:09You'll need to select or highlight the
2:13:11words which are different or incorrect
2:13:13as compared to the audio and the
2:13:15transcript. When we compare the both
2:13:17audio and the transcript, different
2:13:19words you have to highlight. You get one
2:13:21point for each correct selection, minus
2:13:24one for each incorrect selection. and
2:13:26minimum you can get is zero. This task
2:13:28will give you points in reading and
2:13:30listening two to three of these in your
2:13:33test. When I say minimum is zero means
2:13:35you have selected two options. Both are
2:13:36incorrect. You won't get minus2. You'll
2:13:38just get zero out of it. All right.
2:13:41So this is an example of what your
2:13:43screen will look like. Audio and the
2:13:46transcript. Let's say instead of dog
2:13:49they're saying instead of code they're
2:13:51saying board. You have to highlight it.
2:13:53You get one point for each correct
2:13:55selection minus one for each incorrect
2:13:57selection. What are the tips and
2:13:59strategies which you have to follow?
2:14:01Before the audio starts, quickly skim
2:14:03the text to get some understanding of
2:14:05what the lecture or the audio will be
2:14:07about. Words with similar pronunciation,
2:14:10especially nouns, adjective adverbs will
2:14:12be different like quot something like
2:14:15that. Do not worry much about singular
2:14:18plural. Do not worry much about articles
2:14:20and helping verbs. If you're not sure,
2:14:23do not select because there's negative
2:14:24marking. Now, what you need to do is as
2:14:27soon as the audio starts, make sure you
2:14:29move your cursor along the lecture. As
2:14:31soon as you listen something else, you
2:14:33can read something else selected and
2:14:34move on. If you're unsure, don't stop
2:14:36and think. Move on, come back to it at
2:14:38the end. Because if you're thinking
2:14:40about one word, you'll miss the whole
2:14:41lecture. There can be four incorrect
2:14:44words, five incorrect words, six
2:14:45incorrect words. There's nothing fixed.
2:14:47So, let's say if you get three incorrect
2:14:49words, don't think there will be two
2:14:50more. Let's select any two. If you're
2:14:52not sure, do not select. This is an
2:14:54important question type. You have to
2:14:56practice five to 10 of these every day.
2:14:59Now, let's move on to the last question
2:15:01of the test. An important question type
2:15:04right from dictation.
2:15:06The last question of the test, very
2:15:08important question type, write from
2:15:10dictation. What happens here in this
2:15:13task? You'll get an audio with a
2:15:15sentence which will be 8 to 16 words
2:15:18long.
2:15:20You will have to type the sentence
2:15:22exactly as you hear it. This task will
2:15:24give you good amount or good points in
2:15:27listening and writing. You get one point
2:15:29for each correct word and there's no
2:15:31negative marking.
2:15:33You have to spend 50 seconds to 1 minute
2:15:35on one question. You'll get three to
2:15:37four of these.
2:15:39So for example, the audio will go on.
2:15:41Whatever sentence will be there in the
2:15:43audio, you have to type it. Let's say if
2:15:45they say I am going to London tomorrow,
2:15:47you have to type it. I am going to
2:15:49London tomorrow.
2:15:51Before the audio starts, you'll have six
2:15:53seconds. In these six seconds, make sure
2:15:55you're ready with your marker and
2:15:56notepad. Don't straight away type in
2:15:58your answer. Make sure you take your
2:15:59notes first and then type your answer
2:16:01because audios can be fast and each and
2:16:03every word here is important. Once the
2:16:06audio starts, do not write the whole um
2:16:09sentence at once. Write down the
2:16:12initials. For example, I am going to
2:16:14London tomorrow. Just write I A G T L T
2:16:18and keep on repeating the sentence in
2:16:20your mind. I am going to London
2:16:22tomorrow. Then write going London
2:16:24tomorrow. And then type back your
2:16:26sentence. So write initials. Write the
2:16:29main words. After writing the initials,
2:16:31keep on repeating the sentence in your
2:16:32mind. Type your sentence. First word
2:16:35should be capital at the end full stop.
2:16:38Any proper noun should be capitalized as
2:16:40well. All right. So this is what you
2:16:42have to do. Write on the initial. So
2:16:43once the audio stops, keep on repeating
2:16:45the sentence. Make sure the spellings
2:16:47are perfect, proper nouns, first word
2:16:50are capitalized and at the end you place
2:16:52a full stop.
2:16:55Now this is what you have to do in write
2:16:57from dictation. It sounds easy but
2:16:58you'll get three to four and audience
2:17:00can be very fast. Make sure you practice
2:17:0225 to 30 of these every day. This will
2:17:05contribute a lot of points in your
2:17:06listening and writing. Even though the
2:17:08weightage of this particular task has
2:17:10gone down a bit but still this remains
2:17:12an important question type. Three to
2:17:14four writes from dictation before the
2:17:15audio starts. Make sure your pen and
2:17:17notepad are ready. As soon as you listen
2:17:19to the audio take down initials,
2:17:21complete the sentence or write the main
2:17:23words of the sentence in the notepad.
2:17:25Have a look at the notepad. Type in your
2:17:27answer first word capital at the end
2:17:29full stop any propon capital and then
2:17:32proofread it and move on. But there's
2:17:35one trick which I want you to use.
2:17:36Remember Pearson's guideline clearly
2:17:39says you get one point for each correct
2:17:41word, zero for incorrect. Therefore, you
2:17:44can add as many extra words as you can.
2:17:46This is what I did in my test where I
2:17:48got 90 each after the changes. What do I
2:17:51mean by extra words? Let's say the
2:17:52sentence is I am going to London. I'm
2:17:56not really sure if it's I am going to
2:17:58London or I is going to London, right?
2:18:01Even though I know it's grammatically
2:18:03incorrect, but let's say I'm not sure.
2:18:04What I'll do is I'll write I am is going
2:18:08to London. Whichever words are correct,
2:18:11I'll get points for it. Extra words will
2:18:13not be penalized. Similarly, let's say
2:18:14I'm not really sure about the spellings
2:18:15for London. I think it's L O N D O N or
2:18:19L O N D U N. I'll write both. Wherever
2:18:22you're doubtful about singular and
2:18:24plural, about um articles, about
2:18:27spellings, about capitalization, add
2:18:30extra words. 100% this trick is going to
2:18:33work. I use this. There are no changes
2:18:35to it. It is still working and I I'll
2:18:37highly recommend you to use this. But
2:18:40you shouldn't be relying on this. It's
2:18:41not that you're just playing with the
2:18:43words adding extra words for no reason.
2:18:45What I want you to do is first of all
2:18:47listen to the audio. Um type back your
2:18:50answer. Write as much as you remember
2:18:51and then wherever you doubtful add extra
2:18:53words because you have to finish one
2:18:55question within 50 seconds to 1 minute
2:18:58not more than that. You'll have three to
2:19:00four of these. Make sure write from
2:19:02dictations are 100% correct and use the
2:19:04trick which I've told you and you'll
2:19:06only get one point for each correct word
2:19:08if your spellings are perfect. So that
2:19:10will be the end of your test. Once
2:19:13you're done with your write from
2:19:14dictation your you'll be done with your
2:19:17test. You'll get three or four. Don't
2:19:20assume you'll just get three. I've seen
2:19:21students attempting three right from
2:19:23dictation and sitting like this and then
2:19:25they realize they just left 10 seconds.
2:19:27And there's one more question. Do not
2:19:30sit like this until you have clicked on
2:19:32end exam. All right. Once you click on
2:19:35end exam, you'll finish your test.
2:19:36You'll go home, relax, take it easy. And
2:19:39if you follow what I have told you, if
2:19:40you've given your best, you will get
2:19:43your desired scores as well. So that is
2:19:45the end of um all the chapters which I
2:19:49wanted to cover. Now I've got a practice
2:19:52plan, the score distribution and few
2:19:54important tips for you which you should
2:19:56know. All right, let's have a look at
2:19:58the marking criteria first. First of
2:20:00all, let's have a look at the score
2:20:02distribution. Remember, even though in
2:20:06PT you get your scores out of 90, um the
2:20:09minimum in any module you can get is 10.
2:20:11Let's say if you do not attempt
2:20:12anything, you won't get zero, you'll get
2:20:1410. So basically each module is out of
2:20:1780. This is the score distribution. This
2:20:20is the score distribution according to
2:20:23Pearson's um guidelines. Pearson has
2:20:26recently revealed a document that this
2:20:29task contributes 8% of speaking. This
2:20:32task contributes 30% of speaking. Based
2:20:35on that I have made this score
2:20:37distribution. If you look at speaking
2:20:39personal introduction will not give you
2:20:41any points. Read aloud eight points in
2:20:43speaking 12 points. Repeat sentence
2:20:46describe image 25 points. Read a lecture
2:20:4910 points. Summarize group discussion 15
2:20:51points. Respond to situation 10 points.
2:20:54and the total is 80 because the minimum
2:20:57you can get is 10. If you do not attempt
2:20:59anything in PT you still get 10 and this
2:21:02comes to 90. Similarly in writing
2:21:08summarize written text out of 80 22
2:21:11points essay 25 points summarize spoken
2:21:14text 14 points write from dictation 19
2:21:18points total is 80 again.
2:21:22Then we have got reading summarize
2:21:24written text around 18 points. Reading
2:21:27drop-down blanks 22 points. MCQ multiple
2:21:30four points. Reading reorder paragraph
2:21:32seven points. Reading fill in the blanks
2:21:3415 points. MCQ single and highlight
2:21:37correct summary two points each. And
2:21:39highlight incorrect words around 10
2:21:42points. That's why I was telling you not
2:21:44to waste a lot of time on these ones.
2:21:46Rather focus on the important question
2:21:48types. All right. Listening. Repeat
2:21:51sentence from speaking 13 points. Read a
2:21:54lecture 11 points. Answer short question
2:21:56three points. Summarize group discussion
2:21:59from speaking 16 points. Summarize
2:22:01spoken text from listening eight points.
2:22:04MCQ multiple three points. Listening
2:22:07fill in the blank six points. Highlight
2:22:09correct summary MCQ single select
2:22:11missing word one point each. That's why
2:22:13I told you not to spend a lot of time.
2:22:15Highlight incorrect words around seven
2:22:17points. write from dictation in
2:22:18listening 10 points but in writing 19
2:22:20points. Therefore this is important. The
2:22:23total is 80 and if you add 10 which is a
2:22:26default score in PT it comes up to 90.
2:22:30What you need to do you need to
2:22:32understand the marking criteria. First
2:22:34of all understand which of the question
2:22:36types are important and which are not.
2:22:38You have to manage your time in reading
2:22:40and listening properly. Focus on content
2:22:42relevancy. Go on other days you can
2:22:44blindly follow template. Human
2:22:46interference is there in describe image,
2:22:48summarize group discussion, read a
2:22:49lecture, respond to situation. Both the
2:22:51writing questions, summarize written
2:22:53text and essay and listening, summarize
2:22:54spoken text. So you have to make sure
2:22:56you add relevant content. Even if you're
2:22:58using templates or structure, your
2:23:00content should be highly relevant. In
2:23:02listening, do not spend more than 10
2:23:04seconds around do not spend more than 10
2:23:07to 20 seconds on MCQ single multiple and
2:23:10select missing words. Highlight correct
2:23:12summary you can take around 30 to 40
2:23:14seconds. Don't stress. Take it easy. If
2:23:17I have done it 15 times, if thousands of
2:23:20students are doing it every day, you can
2:23:22do it as well. Take it easy. Relax. This
2:23:24is what you should be focusing or
2:23:27prioritizing in practice. 20 repeat
2:23:30sentences every day. Three describe
2:23:32image. Three summarize group discussion.
2:23:34One essay. 15 drop- down blanks. Five to
2:23:3710 reorders. 15 drag and drop blanks.
2:23:40one summarized spoken text 10 listening
2:23:42fill in the blanks 25 write from
2:23:44dictation this is what you have to
2:23:46practice every day and if you do so
2:23:48you'll be fine now I'm not saying that
2:23:51you don't have to practice anything
2:23:52apart from this but first of all you
2:23:54need to understand which of the question
2:23:55types are important if we look from
2:23:58beginning let's divide into three
2:24:00categories most important average
2:24:02importance least importance read aloud
2:24:05average importance repeat sentence
2:24:07extremely important describe image
2:24:08extremely important read a lecture
2:24:10Average importance. Answer short
2:24:12question. Least important. Summarize.
2:24:14Summarize group discussion. Extremely
2:24:17important. Response question. Average
2:24:19importance. Summarize written text and
2:24:22writing essay. Extremely important
2:24:24because they give you a lot of points in
2:24:25writing and summarize written text will
2:24:28give you points in reading as well. From
2:24:30reading, reading drag and drop blanks,
2:24:32drop- down blanks um extremely
2:24:34important. Reading reorders average
2:24:36importance MCQ single and multiple least
2:24:39important listening summarize spoken
2:24:41text highlight incorrect words right
2:24:43from dictation extremely important
2:24:45listening fill in the blanks average
2:24:47importance listening MCQ single multiple
2:24:50highlight correct summary and um select
2:24:53missing words least important so you
2:24:55have to first focus on the most
2:24:58important ones once you're doing good
2:24:59there then you move on to average
2:25:02importance one and at the last you have
2:25:04to focus or spend some time with the
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