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rameses28 · 05-06-2008, 12:25 AM

I also took TOEFL the first time last May 3.

I did very bad, not even up to par. Not even what I expected out of myself.

Reading and Listening were very tough for me... tougher than I expected anyways.

Speaking was horrible. I need to score 26 for my profession and I do think I need to take the test again because of my poor performance.

I did decent on the first 4 speaking questions. I had some lapses and minor grammatical errors, which maybe acceptable.

But my greatest screw up happened on the fifth question.... The situation was the female speaker had the problem and the male speaker provided some suggestions.... When I summarized the conversation, I said that it was the male who had the problem and the female gave him solutions..... I screwed up big time..... It was too late to realize it, so instead of correcting myself, I just went on to finish my answer.

And so, I was not able to concentrate on question 6...... I was not able to speak for at least 5 seconds?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE MY CHANCES OF SCORING 26? pretty slim ain't it? I do think it is IMPOSSIBLE

I expect this to be a total failure......

Well, I can just try again.... Those things that don't kill us will only make us stronger....

I will just wait and see how far off I am from getting 26.

05-06-2008, 12:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
rameses28 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 27	I also took TOEFL the first time last May 3. I did very bad, not even up to par. Not even what I expected out of myself. Reading and Listening were very tough for me... tougher than I expected anyways. Speaking was horrible. I need to score 26 for my profession and I do think I need to take the test again because of my poor performance. I did decent on the first 4 speaking questions. I had some lapses and minor grammatical errors, which maybe acceptable. But my greatest screw up happened on the fifth question.... The situation was the female speaker had the problem and the male speaker provided some suggestions.... When I summarized the conversation, I said that it was the male who had the problem and the female gave him solutions..... I screwed up big time..... It was too late to realize it, so instead of correcting myself, I just went on to finish my answer. And so, I was not able to concentrate on question 6...... I was not able to speak for at least 5 seconds? WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE MY CHANCES OF SCORING 26? pretty slim ain't it? I do think it is IMPOSSIBLE I expect this to be a total failure...... Well, I can just try again.... Those things that don't kill us will only make us stronger.... I will just wait and see how far off I am from getting 26.