雅思考官眼中的口語高分考生 與衆不同
考官每個週末要考30位考生，其中85％—90%的考生年齡都在18—25 歲之間。這意味着考官會不斷見到生活和學習經歷類似的考生。也就是說，你必須要更加努力才能脫穎而出，才能與衆不同。
你在很多方面都可以與衆不同——你的穿着打扮、心情和態度等。但請記住，這是場語言考試。所以最重要的是你要在語言能力和想法上表現得與衆不同，甚至是你對話題的解讀要與衆不同。
下面我們來看一個第二部分的考生範例，該話題的題目是：A Friend of Yours，話題卡上的描述是：You should say who this friend is, how you met, what you do together and why this friend is important to you.
該考生在卡片上寫下了下面三個詞：
Macy
not aggressive
trust
Actually, the friend I want to talk about is a sheep, called Macy. Not a real sheep, she’s a toy, a fluffy toy, you know, about this big. Macy and I met about two years ago, in a shop, the day I broke up with my boyfriend. So I bought her… She was so cute, and I needed somebody to talk to, somebody soft, somebody I could trust. So Macy entered my life… yay! Actually, I call her Macy. It’s her English name, cos at that time I had just started studying fashion and I really admired a designer from South China called Ma Ke. It sounds a bit like Macy.
What do we do together? We just hang out, especially in the evening. We listen to music together. I tell her about what happened to me during the day. I tell her my secrets, and she listens. She’s a great listener, you know, and sometimes I put my head on her, like a pillow, and she’s very soft and warm and she never complains. Not like my ex-boyfriend! Macy is much more patient and mature!
Yeah, Macy is really important to me… I remember one time, when I was visiting my aunt in Wuxi, I left her behind when I took the train back to Shanghai. I really missed her! I had to call my aunt, and wait a week before my uncle came to Shanghai and gave her back. Ummm, also Macy is very fashionable. You know, she’s a Yang, like people born in the Year of the Sheep, so that means she’s quiet, and elegant, and also Yang people try very hard not to you’re your feelings. Just like me, they need to feel loved and protected! They’re maybe not very good about big decisions – not about love anyway – but actually deep down they are very passionate!
考官點評：
考官聽到這樣的回答可能會驚訝，但更多的是驚喜。該考生擁有描述幻想的語言。
語法： 不僅用了一般現在時和一般過去時， 也用了過去完成時（I had just started）、過去進行時（I was visiting）。另外，還用了情態動詞（somebody I could trust）和動名詞（studying fashion）。
詞彙：用詞豐富、準確，用了很多形容詞， 如fluffy, mature, patient, elegant, fashionable和passionate；還用了一些動詞短語， 如I broke up with my boyfriend 和leave something behind。介詞和名詞的用法也都正確。
該考生的得分在7 分至8 分之間。
（以上內容節選自《雅思考官教你征服雅思口語》一書，由外語教學與研究出版社出版）