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gautam · 12-02-2002, 05:35 PM

Listening - 26
Structure/Writing - 13-29
Reading Comprehension : 27

Well overall a pretty decent score - don't you think ?

My TOEFL Experience :
Well the guys at the place were quite friendly. So the atmosphere is very good. Once you feel good you are bound to do fairly well. Istarted out with my TOEFL 15 minutes later than scheduled although I was early to the centre. But I did not panic because I knew my chance would come, although I did see a few guys panicking when they thought that their name was already called.

Now I started my test. Before starting I was asked to set the volume during the tutorial itself so I took the tutorial. It actually helped me ease my tension. The AC behind me was buzzing and the air was getting colder and colder which actually helped. Two reasons for that -

1) The colder it got the deeper my breathing got - a trait learned during my practice sessions of cricket in my early years which used to take place at 4 AM. Breath deeper and the you will not feel that cold. I have heard that breathing deeply also helps in blood circulation and helps you think more clearly.

2) The AC made a sound which felt like my house fan which is almost on 24hrs. Gave me a homely atmosphere.

Well even though I had all volumes set to max, the voice I heard was a wee bit lower than what I heard during the tutorials. Thus I found it much harder to concentrate. When I finished with the listening, I got the structure which was ok in my opinion. Then I got to reading comprehension - here I took my own time and still I managed to finish wiith 40 minutes remaining. I have to say that the passages were quite deep and confusing at times. Even then I managed recheck twice within that 40 mins. Overall 1:30 mins is a little too much for this section. But hey, why should I complain.

Once I finished with them all, I got the writing. Whew, I got an easy one, unfortunately i had too much to write. I wrote around 5 paragraphs. One intro, 3 support paras, and one conlusion para. Most of my practice had been on the computer which is next to a television which usually blasts all over the day and thus I was used to constant noise of hitting the keyboard, people walking etc. Thus the noise factor played very little role in my test.

To sum up - It was a good experience.

12-02-2002, 05:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
gautam Eager! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: India Posts: 48	Listening - 26 Structure/Writing - 13-29 Reading Comprehension : 27 Well overall a pretty decent score - don't you think ? My TOEFL Experience : Well the guys at the place were quite friendly. So the atmosphere is very good. Once you feel good you are bound to do fairly well. Istarted out with my TOEFL 15 minutes later than scheduled although I was early to the centre. But I did not panic because I knew my chance would come, although I did see a few guys panicking when they thought that their name was already called. Now I started my test. Before starting I was asked to set the volume during the tutorial itself so I took the tutorial. It actually helped me ease my tension. The AC behind me was buzzing and the air was getting colder and colder which actually helped. Two reasons for that - 1) The colder it got the deeper my breathing got - a trait learned during my practice sessions of cricket in my early years which used to take place at 4 AM. Breath deeper and the you will not feel that cold. I have heard that breathing deeply also helps in blood circulation and helps you think more clearly. 2) The AC made a sound which felt like my house fan which is almost on 24hrs. Gave me a homely atmosphere. Well even though I had all volumes set to max, the voice I heard was a wee bit lower than what I heard during the tutorials. Thus I found it much harder to concentrate. When I finished with the listening, I got the structure which was ok in my opinion. Then I got to reading comprehension - here I took my own time and still I managed to finish wiith 40 minutes remaining. I have to say that the passages were quite deep and confusing at times. Even then I managed recheck twice within that 40 mins. Overall 1:30 mins is a little too much for this section. But hey, why should I complain. Once I finished with them all, I got the writing. Whew, I got an easy one, unfortunately i had too much to write. I wrote around 5 paragraphs. One intro, 3 support paras, and one conlusion para. Most of my practice had been on the computer which is next to a television which usually blasts all over the day and thus I was used to constant noise of hitting the keyboard, people walking etc. Thus the noise factor played very little role in my test. To sum up - It was a good experience.