很多考生在走出雅思口语考场后，把考官的音容笑貌深刻的在了自己脑海里，是不苟言笑的，亦或是亲切可爱的，继而不断纠结这位考官会不会看自己不顺眼，或者是能够给自己一个印象分。笔者曾经问过一位前任雅思考官，在口语考试中是否真的有印象分，他没给说‘Yes’or‘No’，但回答同样耐人寻味，‘Well, we will judge a candidate’s level strictly according to the marking criteria, but we would feel happy with those who understand how to communicate in a polite and delightful way.’可见，考生们如果善于使用一些委婉性的表达，通过句式的变化将要表达的意思烘托或暗示给考官，不仅让考官在整个过程中感到舒适，也相应的消除了自己的紧张情绪。
在雅思口语的教学过程中，我发现很多学生口语非常流利，但有的句子说出来却令人不悦，比如有的话题让我们表达不满意的事或物，比如‘Describe a subject you dislike’或‘Describe a movie you dislike’,很多同学直接这样回答，‘We are unhappy
with that movie.’或 ‘We are dissatisfied with that subject. ’,其实，我们完全可以换一种更加礼貌的方式，‘I'm sorry but we're not very happy with that movie.’或 ‘We're not completely satisfied.’。
雅思口语中还有很多话题谈及我们的需要，很多同学直接用 ‘want’ 来表达自己的需求，比如, ‘I want to listen some
English songs.’, 稍作改动为‘I would need some sort of English songs when I am free’显得更加婉转; 另外，当提出某种建议时，有的学生会说 ‘The government must improve the environment nowadays.’, 在这里直接用‘must’这个小词就显得太过生硬，可以改成 ‘We were rather hoping to improve the environment nowadays.’
另外，在Part 3中考官会和学生根据Part 2的相关内容进行讨论，也会询问学生对某件事的态度或观点，比如‘Do you think the
traffic in your country will get better in the future?’, ‘Do you think playing computer games do more harm than good to children?’, 许多同学在表达‘不同意’时会非常直接的说, ‘I won't agree to this.’ 或者 ‘I can’t accept it.’。如果换一种句式，就会显得更加有礼貌，比如 ‘I find it somewhat difficult to agree to.’或者 ‘Unfortunately, we would be unable to
tolerate that. ’
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