Need advice for TOEFL® Speaking Section

[Florenti]

Hello,
I am Florenti and I am writing in order to get some help from this great forum...
I am going to take the TOEFL iBT on October, so I would really appreciate anyone who advises me how to rise my score on Speaking section, because I really have difficulties in that part of the test...(by the way, my mind often get BLANK), when I take practice questions.
God bless anyone who helps me! God bless everyone who helps anyone!
Bye! :oops:

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two university students (2)

[Silvana_]

Hi florenti,nice to meet you!
don't worry :) Speaking section seems to be difficult for most non-native english speakers
My score wasn't very high( 23) but was more than my expectations were.
I will tell you how i prepared for speaking.If you find anything helpful for you,i will be glad.
First,I was trying to speak everything i can according to the time but I didnt succeed.I have a texbook for TOEFL with a disc(sure you have too) that is why I started to listen the speaking questions and try to WRITE a proper answer,no matter the time it was taking me.
Then I just compared my respond with those written in the answer key of the book.I tried to learn to answer as well as possible.Then I just started to speak what i wrote and tried to fit in time that is required.
So after time and trainings I used to identify the structure of the speaking answers that is best for an answer.For example:Independent questions-One or two sentences to explain my thesis or statement.Then I pointed out two strong examples and details(very short,because of the time)and again depending on time-one or two sentences for conclusion.
Finally after I passed all speaking parts in my book,I started to answer to questions that are most often met in these sections.
One more thing in addition-According to me,writing and speaking are much similar in structure exept time and size.So it will be better for you to prepare them together.
Wish you luck and hard work! :P
Best regards, Silvana

[Florenti]

Hi Silvana, nice to meet you, too!
Congatulations for your success on TOEFL and I also wish you succeess on college and on life.
Thank you very much for your advice. I am sure I will find your suggestions helpful, since they are very easy to follow. By the way, I am really working hard and I think that, with the help of friends like you, I will succeed too.
Take care of yourself, and thanks again.
Bye!

[Silvana_]

Hello again,florenti
Thank you very much for your nice words.It is pleasure for me to help as much as possible :)
If I can do anything else for you,just write me.
Good luck and hard work!

[Florenti]

Hello Silvana,
You are really helping and encouraging me to succeed on TOEFL...
And I'm going to tell you something: A friend of mine told me that if I went to Bulgaria to learn English for TOEFL, then I would have a better chance to go to study in the U.S.. Is that correct? :D
Please, tell me something about this. I would really be grateful. (I am grateful now by the way).
Have a good time and take care of yourself!
Bye! :)

[Flame]

Hey um I'm a newbie here but I have a lot of experience with the Speaking. At the course I took we were 14 people in a small room and on every speaking we were 7 people talking at the same time so I think I have found a nice strategy to crack the speaking. TALK FAST! Just let your thought flow and follow the short plan you have made in the preparation time. The logic is quite simple: when you speak you hear only yourself and you can't hear everyone else and get confused. So when the preparation time runs out I just start speaking as fast (and as fluently!!!!!!) as possible and cover the question thoroughly and most often still have 5 to 10 seconds left. The teacher said there was nothing wrong with having time left if you answer the question thoroughly and when he graded my answers I always got 4 points.

Don't know if my "talk quickly and correctly and answer fully" tactic will work for you because everyone's different. Hope I helped.