很多考生错误地认为，为了在口语中拿高分，必须要有非常难的词汇。其实雅思口语考试对于单词的考查点着重在合适二字上，不要用一些文绉绉的书面语。过度的追求难度反而失去了口语考试交流的意义，会给考官产生一个负面印象。俚语的使用也是如此，死记硬背的俚语很容易被考官识别，效果适得其反。朋友间开玩笑使用俚语可以有助于调节气氛，但并不适合出现在考试的场景中。
一时想不起某个词怎么说，大部分考生的反应就是卡在那里，甚至惊慌失措，势必会影响之后的发挥。要记住，雅思口语考查的是考生的表达能力而非单词的堆砌，面对这种状况，最好的方法就是替换掉你不会的单词，用其他的词汇、短语、句子来解释这个单词，甚至可以彻头彻尾地换一个故事来说。
这样传递给考官的印象就是你的句型多变，而且会根据不同的场合选用不同的表达；反之，一味地纠缠在某个单词上踌躇不前，就是在给考官传递完全相反的信息，词汇量不够，同时表达生硬不够流畅。
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