Hello everyoneI took my pte last week on friday and they posted results on saturday. I tookadvantage of some posts on quora so I wanted to give back some of myexperiences. PTE vs IELTS In terms of score calculation PTE is much better. It gives partial points and even if you think you did really bad you can get good results. But PTE has some very specific question types that might be difficult. They wonu2019t be only judging your english skills. You need prepare for these question types. If you can get ready PTE will be favorable. IELTS have a difficult speaking scoring. Last time I thought I was perfect but only got 7. Also IELTS writing can fool you too To compare my Ielts and PTE results were like this Ielts W6.5 R 8.5 L8 S7 Overall 7.5 Pte W82 R86 L90 S90 Overall89 Pte Scored Practice W76 R72 L72 S51 Scored Practice test isnu2019t cheap. But it is helpful if you are taking PTE for the first time like me to understand the process. It also clearly shows where you need to focus. Preparation In general I studied for 2 weeks intensely. I used one the links a guy posted on quora. Thanks a lot for it again I couldnu2019t find his post later to thank. There are several tests with keys make sure to use that. I only used that. Also in general I found pratice tests harder. PTE Preparation Materials Google Drive Writing I studied using tests nothing special. Just find a tactic for one sentence summaries and try to read tips for weird question types. Other than that writing isnu2019t a big deal. Try to focus on your grammar and how well you covered the idea in questions. Reading Again the tests at least 8 of them. You will do a lot of reading when studying. Try to understand as much as possible while doing that. Listening This is easy. For writing from dictation donu2019t worry if you donu2019t remember or understand every word. Iu2019m 100 sure I missed some stuff on exam but still get 90. Work on your note taking skills. Speaking In general this was the most difficul one. 2 days before the exam I took scored practice test and I got only 51 from speaking. For 2 days I only worked on speaking. Graphs Charts Open google type charts and explain them as much as possible. I must have seen 100s of charts and explain them to myself. Important things 1 Speak slowly you donu2019t need to tell everything make sure you are fluent and thats it. Iu2019m again 100 sure I told some stuff wrong and I missed a lot of points but still scored 90.my tactic for graphs Tell the main point by using chart headlines Tell the years Tell the max and its numberyear If you still have time talk about some trend etc. Keep checking your time and adjust you speed. Previous week I was creazy I couldu2019t get better on timing or telling. But slowly by using this tactic I become somewhat efficient 2 Yes there are noises from other speakers but if you concentrate itu2019s nothing. Especially if they speak very loud donu2019t you start to speak louder. Keep your voice calm which will calm you. Just try to speak like itu2019s nothing. 3 Donu2019t forget to work on pictures. I got 2 pictures I think. 4 Donu2019t forget process maps. Iu2019m sure I completely misunderstood the process but still talked in a confident manner. 5 Donu2019t try to remember every word in repeat sentence. Only key ones enough. 6 Donu2019t write every work in re tell lecture. Key points are more than enough .Your pace and clearity is more important.I donu2019t want to write too long but I hope this helps some of you. If you haveany questions you can write comments.I wish good luck to everyone.