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Can having an Indian accent and pronunciation have a negative impact on the speaking score?

Hello guys my toefl exam is in 7 days. And I have been practicing for weeks on Arnnno. However, no matter what I write it scores me 3/5 and I tried my methods and strategies. I understand I'm a bit weak at developing ideas but no way I'm actually this bad? Now I been pasting my writings on gemmmiiini and he scores me higher but arnnno makes me feel I'm terrible. Any ideas and suggestions?

#toefl2026

Dear everyone,

I'm completly exhausted, literally just took the exam and planning to sleep for the next 2 days because I had to travel at 4am to another city to attend the exam at a center.. so don't mind my mistakes in this post... anyways.

I passed toefl ibt, reading was crazy... it started easy.. then got to some crazy shit. Like some complex vocabulary about history and then aqua life and some shit even native speakers will probably suffer and may not even understand.. I don't know how tf I ended up having that in an exam..

Listening was pretty easy actually

Writing and speaking were as usual.. I don't have high hopes for them anyway as I believe my best chanced for them is getting 4.5 for each

So the score showed after finishing was as following..

Reading : 4.5

Listening: 5

Any chances these scores will actually get any better so the overall score will land somewhere around C1?

Cuz the guy in the center told me these are just temporary scores and they can change or remain the same.. I was hoping for more kn reading.. now I don't even know what to expect anymore..

Any advices or ideas?

Best wishes,

TOEFL taker.

Hi everyone, I took the exam on May 15th, and I got 80 (R-5.0, L-3.5, W-3.5, S-4.5) I have to increase my score to min 96 within 20-25 days, is it possible and if so, how can I handle it, what should I do? Tests, videos, practices or??

Hey everyone, I'm currently trying to decide between the TOEFL iBT and IELTS Academic for my upcoming applications, and I'm really torn. Both exams clearly have their pros and cons, but I want to specifically focus on the writing section. I'm trying to figure out which one is genuinely harder to get a high score.

For those of you who have looked into both or actually taken them, which writing section felt more natural to prepare for? Also, which test do you think is more forgiving if you make minor grammar slips? I would love to hear your experiences and thoughts.

Thanks in advance!

Im goingt to test on july 11 and my writing in email is always 3.5? Im so scared at the moment

Reading and Listening is fine but my writing and speaking either 3.5 or 4 ☹️

I need some advice,I have been practicing and english wasnt my first language.😭

I’m looking for a paid course and have narrowed it down to two options:

- Magoosh
- PrepEx

I’m having a hard time deciding between them, so if anyone has experience with either one, I’d really appreciate hearing about their strengths and weaknesses.

This is ridiculous, I speak clearly but the transcription sucks. It shows random words than what i actually spoke and my whole score comes down. The difference is so much that while practicing the score initially showed up as 4/6 and when the transcript was corrected and graded it showed a 6/6.

I'm helpless, I speak in Indian accent and i don't think it is so hard to transcribe?!

My exam is in a week and I'm cooked. Please help!!

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My test status has changed from Scores in progress to not available. Is this normal? Should I contact them?

I took the exam on June 27. It was the TOEFL iBT® Australia.

Update:

Just got the results. That's such a relief.

Please send me the links, and tips to get the highest score. My level is 4/6 and my exam is after 2 weeks. I want advice!🥲💔

I'm genuinely cooked.. my understanding is very very good..

BUT I CAN'T MANAGE TO REMEMBER MORE THAN 6 to 7 WORDS MAX 🥲🥲

I'm passing the exam tomorrow.. any advice to save myself?

Does anyone experience the issuing of the TOEFL score taking more than 10 days ???

The listen and repeat questions are so difficult. I just can’t seem to remember them. Any tips? Also, the ones available on YouTube are extremely hard. Do they match the actual difficulty level?

Hi everyone,

I’m a foreign-trained dentist and I need to take the TOEFL for admission/licensing purposes. I have never taken any language exam before, so I’m starting from zero in terms of understanding the TOEFL format. I'm going to prepare for 5-6 hours a day, and my goal is to complete the exam in 3-4 months.

I’m not looking for random tips or many separate resources. I need one structured resource/course that can guide me step by step.

What I need help with:

1. Understanding the TOEFL structure from the beginning
2. Learning what to do in each section: Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing
3. Daily practice with explanations
4. Speaking/Writing templates and feedback if possible
5. A clear study path so I know exactly what to do each day

My goal score is 5. I mainly need the TOEFL for admission, not for academic English perfection.

Which resource would you recommend as the main one?

If you were starting from zero and needed someone to “hold your hand” through the process, what would you choose?

Thank you.

Hi guys so I just paid and registered my accomodated toefl ibt test in seoul, but I only received payment receipt via email and my scheduled test does not show up in toefl homepage- tests.

Because of this I am unsure if I paid for the official toefl testing or a phishing site (which is horrible because 225usd isnt small at all). So I was wondering if anyone else had this experience of registering an accomodated toefl ibt testing, and furthermore why it wont show up in the official ets TOEFL mypage?

I have the test scheduled in this week july 5th so I really need some help. thank you

I got a 116 on the old version during November last year, but for the practice test (official ets) I got a 110. I'm taking it on September since my previous score would expire when it's time for me to submit college applications. I'm not sure if it's the Instagram Reels that messed with my attention span but I feel like the reading (fill in the words) is slightly harder than the previous long passage questions at times and that the listening (listen and repeat) is SIGNIFICANTLY harder than the previous speaking section.

Is this just me?

so far I took the test three times (all in-person)
1st:
- reading: 5.5
- listening: 5.5
- writing: 5.5
- speaking: 6
total: 5.5 110/120

2nd:
- reading: 6
- listening: 5
- writing: 5.5
- speaking: 5
total: 5.5 110/120

3rd:
- reading: 5
- listening: 6
- writing: 6
- speaking: 5.5
total: 5.5 110/120

I took so many official mock tests and unofficial mock tests. My goal is to get a 6.

I feel like it depends on the test topic on the actual test date since my scores are fluctuating with no patterns. Please give me some advice before I take my fourth one.... I have 7 days left..