Need Help, guys!

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

Read English orally for instance newspapers, and try to speak to yourself in English as much as you can.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

Gosh, i had the same problem, even though i didn't did well in the speaking part yet my score is good enough to fetch me admission in any university.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Gosh, i had the same problem, even though i didn't did well in the speaking part yet my score is good enough to fetch me admission in any university.

Could you please give your sectionwise breakup?

How did you practice?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Could you please give your sectionwise breakup?

How did you practice?

My writing and listening part was good enough. For speaking part, i tried watching daily soaps in Star World and tried to fake their accent. Didn't worked though.

I guess i got 24 in speaking.

 

[Armstrong]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

I scored high enough on my SATs and Aced everyone (ok..nearly everyone) of my English Exams...but fluency has always eluded me ! Try this...it might help : From this day on till your exam date...consciously force yourself to converse in English and English alone....it took care of my stutter.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

My writing and listening part was good enough. For speaking part, i tried watching daily soaps in Star World and tried to fake their accent. Didn't worked though.

I guess i got 24 in speaking.

lol dude I got 105 the last time I took it,

I got 29R, 28L, 24S, 24W.

...but I need more, at least 111.

I'm beginning to even consider IELTS for fack's sake!

I scored high enough on my SATs and Aced everyone (ok..nearly everyone) of my English Exams...but fluency has always eluded me ! Try this...it might help : From this day on till your exam date...consciously force yourself to converse in English and English alone....it took care of my stutter.

Well, speaking in front of the mirror might help. I have seen my dad practice his presentations that way.

 

[lem34]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

Well your written English is very good mate. All I can suggest is practice spoken English

 

[raavan]

read the ticker on a english news channel as loud as possible...helped me a lot

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

read the ticker on a english news channel as loud as possible...helped me a lot

Isn't that the same as reading from a transcipt? Whereas on the exam, we have to speak extempore.

 

[raavan]

its different ...since the ticker goes by really fast...u practise to think and process info more quickly

 

[Skull and Bones]

read the ticker on a english news channel as loud as possible...helped me a lot

That's an ingenious way, will give it a try.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

its different ...since the ticker goes by really fast...u practise to think and process info more quickly

May I ask how much you scored and if this method really helped you?

 

[RazPaK]

Lolz, I forgot most of you guys on pdf have accents. Go to the bathroom, or in front of a mirror and read a passage of a book as if you're making a speech.

 

[VCheng]

Hi guys!

I'm having a problem here.

I have my TOEFL coming up and I'm having trouble in the speaking section.

Has anyone here taken the TOEFL?

Now my English is not bad but the thing is that when I sit down to speak in front of the computer, I start to fumble. Words just seem to stick to my tounge. I'm practicing but can't see much improvement and there's little time left.

A word of advice will be greatly appreciated.

Listen to VoA broadcasts and read aloud the transcripts as close to the original. Pay special attention to "v" and "w", "th", and "t" and "d" sounds. Roll out the "r"s softly. Smooth out the soft sound after a hard consonant such as "six". Practice. Practice. Practice.