Vikramjit Singh

Read Aloud is a task in the Speaking Module of the PTE Academic Exam. The skills assessed in the task are Reading and Speaking. The test-taker is required to read out a written text. In this blog, we will discuss tips, and strategies to score high in Read Aloud. But before we get there, let us first understand how Read Aloud is scored. How is Read Aloud Scored in PTE-A? Your score in PTE-A Read Aloud is based on three things: Content,  Oral Fluency and Pronunciation . Content The number of correct words will measure the Content score in your response. You will lose scoring for leaving out words, replacing words in the text with new ones, or inserting new ones. In short, your answer should only have words from the given text. Oral Fluency Oral Fluency is a measure of how smooth and naturally delivered your response is. The Oral Fluency scoring depends on the rhythm, stress, and phrasing of your speech. For best results, try to speak at a natural speed—neither...

1. Learning one language is not enough In today’s world, speaking one foreign language is not enough. Students who speak several languages will increase their chances of finding a job, whether at home or abroad. Learning another language enriches the mind and opens up new horizons, both personal and professional. 2. French is, along with English, the only language spoken on all five continents More than 220 million people speak French on all the five continents. French is a major language of international communication. It is the second most widely learned language after English and the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. French is also the second most widely taught language after English, and is taught on every continent. The OIF, an international organisation of French-speaking countries, is made up of 77 member States and governments. France also operates the biggest international network of cultural institutes, which run French-language course for close on a...

Do you use any social media? You probably have an account on more than one platform. That isn’t surprising since nowadays, this is one of the ways we often choose to meet new people and stay connected with our friends and family. In the era of continuous migration, social media has become the lifeline that connects us to the world. The fact that you’re reading this article on the internet already makes you part of this world without borders. But do you know how to speak the language of this international house? Do you really know the slang used on social media? Have you mastered the English acronyms used along with their meanings? English Vocabulary for the Internet and Social Media Not long ago, studying English in an academy was all that you needed to achieve a level that was good enough to communicate with the world without problems. But all that is changing by leaps and bounds. Nowadays, thanks to the contributions of the thousands of people who use English every day on ...

Do you have trouble with the IELTS Reading Section, True, False, Not Given type questions?  Don’t worry, many students find this type of question one of the most challenging in the reading part. There are a few simple strategies that you can use to help you improve your accuracy and score. Here are some DOs and DONTs when solving T/F/NG questions during the IELTS: First, you need to know that reading T/F/NG (also known as Yes, No, Not Given) before you read the passage is a bad idea! Why? Because if you read this type of question before the passage, chances are you just read lots of information which is false or not in the passage. Clearly, reading this type of information before the passage is confusing and bad for comprehension. In fact, it can even decrease your scores for other questions for that passage. So, don’t read T/F/NG questions before the passage. Second, skimming and scanning the passage is NOT an effective strategy for T/F/NG. Why? Well, how can...

8.5 in IELTS is a coveted score and nearly everyone who takes the test aspires for it. Being, one of the major examinations one has to undertake in order to go abroad, IELTS is sought after by many. Naturally there is a huge market of study guides, materials and free resources. However, if you are eyeing that 8.5 score, you cannot go by anything and everything. We are here with some tried and tested guidelines that helped many students to actually score 8.5 in IELTS. Lets begin To score 8.5 in IELTS you must be familiar with the band descriptors. The band descriptors clearly explain the skills you need to show in order to achieve a particular band. This is especially important in Speaking and Writing. Listening and Reading have rather simple marking system; they are marked according to the number of correct answers you write. Writing is judged under 4 categories: task achievement, lexical resource, coherence and cohesion and grammatical range and accuracy. To ge...

PTE academic is a Computer based english test which evaluates different skills like reading, writing, speaking and listening and various other enabling skills like grammar, spelling, writing discourse etc.. you can find more details about the test and its forma. In this post i would like to share my experiences and process that got me to achieve my goal which was 90. This is just to establish my credibility and not to brag. I got Reading -90, Writing-90, Listening-90, Speaking-90 and 90 in all other enabling skills as well. Yeah!! it is possible and believe me if i could do it you could too !!! When to Take the test? How ready are you? How do we determine how much time we need for the test? Will I get the score i want?? (heck ya man….) I am sure we all have these questions. The best way to determine and estimate is to work on a sample test and see how you feel about it. Yes seriously!!!! ..…Take a random free test (only check the test format and ...