English for Work & Everyday Success

          Taking test is not always an easy task for us. Since the time that we were still kids up to the moment  that we reached college or universities, we were often confronted with the reality of undergoing test whatever it may be.           One of those popular test that one needs to undergo nowadays is the English Test in particular the IELTS Test. It is commonly the kind of test that one needs to pass whenever he wants to go to Australia, Canada and other countries. Thus, I am sharing with you tips here to ensure that you can have a focused mind and body on the day of the test. A few of those practical tips are: 1. Arrive early maybe half an hour earlier from your time of test. Remember that there is no remedy when you get panic on the day of the test. Be sure to prepare yourself physically, emotionally and mentally. Your focus is very much needed during this very important day. imagecredit: 2. B...

          Practice makes perfect- one of those famous sayings out there. But what is exactly is this one? Just like the facility of the English language, I believe one way to improve the use of this common language is by practicing it day in and day out. By practicing, it allows the ability of a person to retain and refresh in one's awareness the use of the language.                                                       imagecredit:           And another way also to do this is by exposure. Through my four year old son, I observed that the more exposure that he gets to practice and to be acquainted with the language, he also is being able to practice by himself some of those English words. And at his early age, he already have some deep English terms such as grumpy, tiny, massive, etc. For s...

Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com,Inc, or its affiliates."           Two popular English tests nowadays are PTE-Academic and IELTS. Some are good in the first English test while there are others who are good in taking IELTS. Here then are some points concerning the two examinations and hope in any way, they can help you in your preparation to take any of them.           Both of them are good gauges of language tests yet the basic difference between the two of them is that PTE is more inclined to be judged objectively while IELTS test is the contrary. In fact, for PTE one might use some sort of templates in plotting for answers.            On the other hand, if somebody doesn't do good in IELTS Test, there is a big possibility that he will do good in the PTE Test and what is only needed is for him to more or less be fam...

          As the day of reckoning is coming nearer for my wife as she soon will held her PTE Academic Examinations by Thursday, I also try to journey with her on all her preparations and sacrifices. Preparations for her includes doing personal reviews by using pertinent materials to PTE and also by purchasing two (2) Gold preparation kit of the Pearson website.            This Gold kit allows her to undergo two (2) computer-based mock test. This is a three-hour practice test. What is beneficial on this mock test is that at the end, the test taker will receive a score report in which areas to improve can be seen.  imagecredit:  " With the PTE Academic online scored practice test, one can: 1. Find out his predicted PTE Academic score; 2. Get used to the PTE Academic test format; 3.  Make sure that he is ready for taking a computerised test." -  Source -  http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/prepara...

Note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates."           On this post, I would be sharing with you some materials on basic ideas regarding PTE Academic Test. We all know that PTE Tests nowadays have gained popularity due to some reasons like its results are quicker to access comparing to others exams such as IELTS etc. Then it is also a computer based exams in which if one is familiar to computers then that would become an advantage. Here are basic ideas on PTE Academic Test: 1. Anybody can take the test as long as you are 16 years of age. If one is 16 or 17 years of age, a parental consent is required to be able to take the exams. Meanwhile, the test covers various areas so it doesn't really check on a limited and specific area but somehow, what is being tested is on varying coverages.  2. The test is not limited to those who are computer lit...

Note:"As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchase. Amazon and Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com,Inc, or its affiliates."           Being a non- English native speaker, it is but natural for one to dream of improving the command of the English language. Considered as one of the most influential languages of all time alongside Mandarin and Spanish, many among us strive hard to improve our ability to speak, read and hear about it.             On the other hand, it could be noticed that when you love travel, English language is the most appropriate way to communicate with others especially those whose  first and native language is not English. Thus, with this in mind, I will share with you some ways in which one can possibly improve the use of the English language. 1. Allowing oneself to immerse in the English language- whether it could be in a formal setting or not, it is beneficial if one will und...

Note: "As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com,Inc, or its affiliates."            Since it was started being accepted as one of the English tests requirement in Australia, PTE (Pearson Test of English) - Academic exams has become very popular. Over the months since it was first welcomed, various expectations and experiences were shared by past test takers.  Thus, through this post, one maybe would like to check some of those experiences and see if he/she can also relate with them: - one test taker said that when compared to IELTS, PTE exams seems to be less demanding most notably when it comes to format and even to the time allotted for the whole exams; imagecredit:  - a score comparison between IELTS and PTE would be that in IELTS, when one gets 7, in PTE that is equivalent to 65 points so on and so forth; - one needed strategy on this kind of exams i...