http://www.bettertoeflscores.com Michael Buckhoff, founder of the 7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT, advises one of his online students who is struggling to break the 26 pt barrier in TOEFL iBT speaking:
"Hi Michael,
Thank you so much for the comments on my 2nd speaking test. I absolutely agree with your comments.
Do you exactly know my age. I am 35. Is it the time for the fossilization. I know, I need to change my attitude.
This is our 3rd year in USA. If I start doing some voulnteering work and interacting more with the native speaker,
can I see some imporvemnet in my accent? My husbend,is my inspiration . He is also a pharmacist.
He become a registered pharmacist in U.S.A.He wrote toefl and TSe. But now they are accepting only Toefl iBT.
He got almost full marks in toefl and TSE our passing mark was 50 and cleared all in the first
attempt. I think he cleard English in the age of 37. He always advise me the same way you are advising.
I will keep on working hard. I already cleard my equivalency exam in first attempt. Now this toefl is a big wall for me.
I think if I work hard, I can achieve it. I am seeing many of the pharmacist are writing toefl so many times and that makes me
so worried.
Thanks"
