Almost every student who ever intend to apply for a Skilled Job Migration visa often have to face the choice whether to take OET, IELTS or CCL.

Now to help you with a better and informed decision, we will provide some explanation about each test and its suitability for you before you spend money for each test.

PTE:

IELTS: This test aims to test your four skills in English competency: Reading, Speaking, Writing and Listening. To gain 10 points for Migration and summon enough 60 points to express your interest for Point-based Skill Migration Visa (subclass 189,190 and 489), IELTS Band 7 or OET B is often required.

For students who have a very high proficiency with English grammar or majoring in English at your university level, Band 7 in writing is an achievable target. However, for students majoring in Engineering, Economics or any non-linguistic fields, Band 7 in Writing is sometimes very hard to achieve, especially when most of your lecturers during university study just focus on yourexpertise knowledge rather than fixing your mistake in English language.

There are many grammatical and syntactical mistakes in students’ writing which stay with a student during their university study without ever being corrected by their lecturers. These mistakes will prevent them from achieving their band 7. Therefore, it is recommended that you should have a proper English teacher to fix your essay or help you with your grammar before you attempt any IELTS Test. Without about 10-20 hours for intensively reviewing English grammar, there is no chance for a student to move their Writing band from IELTS.

So if your requirement is Band 7 in all 4 skills, you need to improve your grammar before you can hope for Band 7 writing. There will be no luck that can happen overnight for Writing if you aim for Band 7 if you take at least 3 attempts and your writing is always 6. You need to identify your fields of weakness and improve this with a structured Writing course of at least 45 hours.

If your writing skill is weak and you don’t feel confident of that, or if you only constantly get Band 6 for your IELTS writing and there is only 2 weeks left for you to cram any Grammar knowledge, then you better try CCL Interpreting Level 2 as they may require less attention on English Grammar, but more on your eloquence and Speaking skill in both languages.

CCL: This is the test for candidates who want to can gain 5 points for your Point-based Skill Migration Visa (subclass 189,190 and 489). The test not only aims at your interpreting skill but also test your confidence and the endurance required in an interpreter through a test of almost 30 minutes. Most topics involve community-related issues such as medicine, patient-doctor conversation, immigration, legal context or banking.

If you do not have high level of proficiency in English Writing, and have not beenn successful in many attempts to gain Band 8 in IELTS Writing, but your speaking skill both in your native language and English language are quite advanced, you are recommended to try CCL Test.

CCL is very suitable for students who are confident in public speaking, calm, can handle high level of stress and have good memory and good use of vocabulary in both languages.

If your public speaking skill, note-taking skill and your confidence are not your strength, we don’t recommend you to try this test. It is important to understand that CCL is not only a test of your language competency, but more than that, it is a test to show you have ability to interpret for your community, so if you don’t show the calmness and ability to handle stress and unexpected situation in the test, it is very unlikely that you can pass the test however excellent your language skill is.

If your English proficiency is too low (under Band 6) you will never pass CCL Test at the first attempt and may need about 40-60 hours of very attentive study just to improve your language proficiency alone.

OET: This testis an international English language test that assesses the language and communication skills of healthcare professionals who want to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. There are 12 professions that can use this test to register and pass their assessment before applying for their Skilled Nominated Visa in Australia.

The test can help students to achieve 10 Points for your Skilled Job Immigration application if Students can score B, not C.

The candidates are not only required to have a good language proficiency, but also communication skill to handle difficult situations and/or conflict in case studies at hospitals or clinics. Therefore, apart from good command of English, knowledge of real working environments in Australian medical https://antibioticspro.com institutions is also very important to pass the test. Doing many OET Practice tests again and again will not simply help, but candidate also need to detect and improve their current problems in their English grammar to obtain the required mark (B for OET).

As long as students can detect their field of problems (grammar, or lack of reading skill, poor writing skill or nervousness in speaking), and willing to spend quality time to fix these issues, they will be able to achieve the desired band within 100-200 hours of training and self-study.

So think carefully before you choose your test, and devote time to improve your proficiency. Everything is possible with a correct strategy, enough time or preparation and determination, so try your best to get what you deserve!

Dr Na Pham (Linguistics) – Director of Sydney Language Solutions,

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• Writing: 

Writing test for PTE is fairly easier compared to that in IELTS. You don’t need to have so many writing tests to pass. Just using 4-8 tests or all that you have available from PTE website or books, nothing special. Just find a tactic for one sentence summaries, and try to read tips for weird question types. Other than that writing isn’t a big deal. Try to focus on your grammar and how well you covered the idea in questions.

 

• Reading:

You will need to do a lot of reading when studying. At least try to practise 8-15 test before the exam so you get used to the feeling of timing correctly. Otherwise you may run into the risk of having so many questions left in a very small amount of time.Try to understand as much as possible while doing that.

 

• Listening:This is an easy part of PTE. For writing from dictation, don’t worry if you don’t remember or understand every word. Many PTE test-takers may miss some words or clauses on exam but still get 90. Work on your note taking skills.

 

• Speaking:In general, this was the most difficult one. Work and practise very continuously for one week only for Speaking as this is the one that is most challenge, especially if your accent is not programmed or recognised by PTE algorithm.

 

• How to handle Graphs/ Charts in PTE:

Open google, search for all type charts available on Google and practice by explaining them as much as possible. Do 100s of charts if possible and explain them to yourself before taking PTE Exam.

 

Important things: 1- Speak slowly, you don’t need to tell everything, make sure you are fluent, and thats it. You still scored 90 even if you missed some word or points.

 

2) Tell the main point by using chart headlines, Tell the years, Tell the max and its number/year, If you still have time talk about some trend etc. – Keep checking your time and adjust you speed.

 

3) Yes there are noises from other speakers, but if you concentrate it’s nothing. Especially, if they speak very loud, don’t start to speak louder. Keep your voice calm, which will calm you. Just try to speak like it’s nothing.

 

 

4) Don’t try to remember every word in repeat sentence. Only key ones enough.

 

5)  Don’t write every work in re tell lecture. Key points are more than enough .Your pace and clearity is more important.

 

6) Don’t forget to work on pictures as you may have them in the exam.

 

7) Don’t forget process maps. Even if you completely misunderstood the process but still try to talk in a confident manner.

Good Afternoon, IELTS test taker.

We will provide you the new 20 essay topics in this blog.

1. Some people believe that to be successful at a sport you need a natural ability and others think that hard work and practice can make you successful. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

2. Some people believe that there will be a reduction in air travel in the future. Do you think that this trend is a positive or negative development?

3. Some people believe that technology has made man more sociable and others think that it has made us less sociable. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

4. At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do you think that the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

5. Some people believe that it is important to give gifts to friends and family to show that we care about them. Others think that there are better ways to show that we care. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

6. Today much of the food people eat gets transported from farms that are thousands of miles away. Some people believe it would be better for the environment and the economy if people only consumed food produced by local farmers. Would the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

7. With internet improvements, people can share views or opinions on certain goods or services that they have purchased. Is this a good or a bad thing? Discuss both views and give your opinion.

8. The qualities and skills that a person requires to become successful in today’s world cannot be learned at a university or any other academic institution. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

9. Shopping has become a new favourite pastime for younger generation. Why is this the case? Should we encourage them to develop other hobbies too?

10. Courses and general online study have recently become very popular. However, some people still prefer to attend classes in person. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

11. Some people think that prison sentences should not be used to deal with criminals. Education and skills training should be used instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

12. It is often said that it is not necessary to have a tertiary education to become a successful businessman. To what extent to you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

13. Today it is common practice for many business meetings and business training to take place online. Do the advantages of this new development outweigh the disadvantages?

14. Nowadays, internet and television have given ordinary people a chance to become famous. Is this a positive or negative development?

15. Some people from poor and rural backgrounds find it difficult to get a university education. Universities should make it easier for such groups to enrol. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

16. Some people think that it is the responsibility of governments to take care of the environment, while others believe that it is the responsibility of the citizens. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

17. Many people believe that family has a greater influence on a child’s life and development than other factors, such as friends, TV, music and so on. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

18. Science can now offer people a life expectancy of close to one hundred years or even more. Some people view it in a positive light, but others believe it creates some problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

19. These days, many people prefer ready to eat food outside of their home rather than homemade food. Do you think this has more advantages or disadvantages?

20. Certain personal qualities cannot be achieved through university studies. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

Good Afternoon, All test taker.

In this blog, we will provide you with another 20 most repeated writing essay topic.

1. Adults do less exercise nowadays. Some think that people can be encouraged to live healthy lives through sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup. Others think that there are better ways to encourage adults for exercise. Discuss both views and state your opinion.

2. Modern cultures around the world have become similar when compared to the past. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative development?

3. People are using a lot of online language translation apps. Are there more advantages than disadvantages to such services.

4. Demand for food is increasing worldwide. What is the cause of this? What measures can the international community take to meet this demand?

5. Many companies sponsor sports as a way of advertising themselves. Some people think that this is a good thing, while others think that it has disadvantages. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

6. Some people believe that to be successful at a sport you need natural ability and others think that hard work and practice can make you successful. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

7. Nowadays, adults do little exercise. Some people believe that the best way to address this issue is by covering great sports events such as the Olympics  n television. Others think that it is more beneficial to take other measures. What is your opinion?

8. These days some people spend a lot of money on tickets to go to sporting or cultural events. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

9. Some people believe that technology has made man more social and others think that it has made him less social. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

10. Experts say older people were happier and healthier in the past because they did more exercise and spent more time with family and friends, whereas many now suffer from loneliness and health problems. What are the causes of this and what are some solutions?

11. School and university students learn lessons far better from their teachers than from other sources, such as the Internet and television. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

12. Some people believe that entertainers are more important than scientists. Do you agree or disagree? Support with reasons and examples from your own experience.

13. Nowadays we can see definite signs of surplus production in almost every industry sector, and this is leading to environmental damage. What are some possible solutions to this situation?

14. Some people prefer to live in hot climates, whereas others love the lifestyle in countries with cold climate. Discuss both the view and give your opinion.

15. Modern cultures around the world have become similar as compared to the past. What are the main reasons for it? Is it a positive or negative development?

16. Some people believe that adults get motivated to exercise and play sports because of the major sports events on TV such as the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. Others say that there are many ways apart from TV to encourage them to exercise. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

17. Some people believe that to be a successful sportsperson, one needs to have a natural ability. Others think that hard work and practice are more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

18. Nowadays many students live with their families while others go to another city to study at a university. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of both scenarios. Include relevant examples in your answer.

19. It is becoming increasingly expensive for museums to be open to the public. What would be the best solution to keep them open, in your opinion?

20. Some people believe that women should play an equal role as men in a country’s police or military force, such as the army, while others think women are not suitable for these kinds of jobs. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Good Afternoon, Everyone.

In this blog, we will provide you with 20 most repeated Essay topic.

1. Some people think that modern technology is making people more sociable, while others think it is making them less sociable. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
2. The only way to solve the increasing crime rate of young offenders is to teach parents better parenting skills. To what extent do you agree?
3. Employers should give longer holidays to employees to encourage them to do their job well. Do you agree?
4. Some students tend to play computer games rather than do sports. Why is this? What can be done to tackle the problem?
5. Tourism is encouraged in many countries. Does tourism bring more advantages or disadvantages to a country?
6. Tourism is encouraged in many countries. Does tourism brings more advantages or disadvantages to a country?
7. It has been said that reading for pleasure is better in developing imagination and language skills than watching TV. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
8. Advertisements are influencing us in a negative way; to what extent do you agree or disagree?
9. Stores should sell local food products and not the imported food products. Do you agree or disagree?
10. Local people do not go very often to museums or historical sites. Why is that? What can be done to change the situation?
11. Some people say the Olympics Games are not relevant in the 21^st Do you agree or disagree?
12. The restoration of old buildings in major cities around the world costs enormous amounts of money. This money would be better spent on providing new housing and road development. To What extent do you agree or disagree?
13. Employers should give their workers at least one month holiday a year as it makes them to do better at their job. To What extent do you agree or disagree?
14. Some people believe the Olympic Games don’t belong to the 21st century anymore. . To What extent do you agree or disagree?
15. Some parents believe that reading books for entertainment is a waste of time for children and they think that their children should only read serious educational books. . To What extent do you agree or disagree?
16. Some parents believe that reading books for entertainment is a waste of time for children and they think that their children should read only read serious educational books. . What is your opinion?
17. In some cities people can build and design homes and office buildings however they like. This is preferable to having strict controls over the design and construction of housing and office buildings. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
18. Some people think that companies and private individuals should pay to clean up the pollution that they produce, not the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
19. Some people think that modern technology is making people more sociable, while others think it is making them less sociable. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
20. Online, people write product reviews and opinions about services. Is it a good thing or bad thing?

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My Japanese lessons includes practices to develop skills of speaking, reading, listening, writing, interacting and constructing and performing students’ own dialogues by pairs/groups or by oneself. The learning included the language and cultural skills to be used in travelling or living/working in Japan and general understanding upon Japanese culture. Speaking practice sometimes used the pictures, information, concepts/ideas or topics from the brochures of Japanese newspapers, the ads, Nichigo Press and other Japanese monthly magazines. For Hiragana learning, I used flash cards of Hiragana words and the pictures that the words signify. Most of the weekly homework given (exercise sheets) is for Hiragana reading and writing that are with Japanese words, name or simple sentences plus pictures.

 

Regarding my class teaching, my Beginners 1 learned with the main textbook Training Material and they learned Hiragana reading and writing with use of flash cards, weekly Hiragana based exercise sheets, etc. Also, I taught other well used vocab, colloquial phrases, highly used other grammar, Travellers’ Japanese and culture, including historical things, Japanese songs, business (including about the founder of National Panasonic, Konosuke Matsushita), Japanese fairy tales, politics etc. All the students made their dialogues (and also self introductions) and performed such in front of class that was interesting and useful. For travellers’ Japanese, I used “15 Minutes Japanese by M. Maeda-Nye et al, 2013 (publisher: DK, London). The topics/situations of language taught with the above book were: language used at an airport, language used to book a room at a hotel or ryokan (Japanese styled inn) and language used to express comments, problems, requests for something to the reception from one’s room in a hotel or ryokan.

 

As for Japanese recent news reported from its media, the following can be reported.

 

On SBS, for NHK TV News, on 28.3:

Some local regions/areas in Japan, e.g. Hokkaido, got their land prices up after 26 years’ lower prices having remained. The rise is 0.04% as the average rise. Hokkaido is one of the region of that. The major cause of the rise is having had a large number of foreign tourists to Hokkaido.

The above news came well after news reported some months ago that Tokyo (esp. the Ginza district) and Osaka and other highly developed cities had land prices been up and for the case of Ginza, it went to the level of the time before Japanese economic bust that was about 26 years ago.

 

This year’s ohanami-shiizun (cherry blossom viewing season) began over a week earlier than usual in March. Pink blossoms are absolutely beautiful and bright in so many places in the land.

And as yearly sights and practice in Japan, at the start of April, all the Japanese corporations hold nyuushashiki  入社式 (ceremony for new employees) and everyone there look excited to start the life with purpose and focus. Same with all the children and students of schools and tertiary education, they have nyuugakushiki　入学式.

 

Currently Japanese high school baseball clubs throughout Japan are completing/having games for the yearly kokoyakyuu 高校野球。All prefectures and other major cities, such as Tokyo and Osaka in Japan choose their best baseball team by that season and each team chosen goes to highly known Kooshien baseball stadium in Hyogo prefecture. Huge numbers of supporters of every team go to the Kooshien to cheer for their chosen team and the sight of each game is always sensational. The players, who have played and won well, will be selected to become the professional baseball players of Japan. And a small number of such might even become great stars/heros in the US baseball leagues, such as famous and highly adored players both in Japan and in the US, a veteran, Ichiro Suzuki (his amazing age of being 44!) and Shohei Ohtani as examples

(For S. Ohtani, a recent newspaper article, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/04/04/baseball/mlb/shohei-ohtani-hits-first-mlb-homer-first-bat-angels-home-stadium/#.WsUMw4VOLIU)

 

The NHK TV (shown on SBS during Mar.) reported that after the Japanese shuntoo (the yearly big groups of entrepreneurs and such of labourers meet for the issues of pay rise for workers etc. This year, last month, slight pay rise for big corporations was determined out of the negotiations. The rise is about a bit over 2% of annual wage; bonus will be also increased slightly more than the above. (In Japan, workers get bonus twice a year, i.e. in the middle of the year and end of the year; the bonus is about a few months’ total salary)

(See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_bonuses_(Japan)

 

 

Toshiko Jackson (Japanese teacher)

 

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