很多同學在雅思口說考試的時候多半受到我們母語——中文的影響，說出來的英語口說帶有中文的思維，讓你的英語聽起來非常不道地。要想取得雅思考試口說高分，考生們必須改掉常犯的口說錯誤。
有時，考生說出來的口說即便語法正確了，但由於不符合英語語言習慣（Idiomatic English），也會顯得很彆扭。
比如，問對方是做什麼工作的，你也許會說，
What is your job?
語法正確，但正常人不這麼說話，他們會說，
What do you do?
所以下面這些細節，要重視起來，努力改正。
Word Choice單字選擇
1.你的外套破了。
Incorrect: Your coat is broken.
Correct: Your coat is torn.
2.總之蘇珊沒犯錯。
Incorrect: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
Correct: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
3.能借你電話用下嗎？
Incorrect: May I borrow your phone?
Correct: May I use your phone?
4.他有所好轉。
Incorrect: He becomes better.
Correct: He got better.
5.外面天還亮。
Incorrect: It was still bright outside.
Correct: It was still light outside.
6.在美國一般學生都不穿校服。
Incorrect: Common students in U.S. don't wear a uniform.
Correct: The average students in U.S. don't wear a uniform.
7.這道沙拉是誰做的？
Incorrect: Who cooked this salad?
Correct: Who made this salad?
8.讓我給你把把脈。
Incorrect: Let me examine your pulse.
Correct: Let me feel your pulse.
9.我把帽子忘在屋裡了。
Incorrect: I forget my hat in the house.
Correct: I left my hat in the house.
10.你上過大學嗎？
Incorrect: Did you attend college?
Correct: Did you go to college?
11.他的體溫降下來了。
Incorrect: His temperature went down.
Correct: His temperature came down.
12.今天的報紙上有他寫的關於香港的文章。
Incorrect: Today's newspapers has his articles on Hong Kong.
Correct: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Hong Kong.
13.開窗睡你會感冒的。
Incorrect: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
Correct: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
14.我去醫院探望了她生病的母親。
Incorrect: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
Correct: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
15.她是第一名。
Incorrect: She was first prize.
Correct: She took first prize.
16.他失去意識很長時間了。
Incorrect: He lost consciousness for a long time.
Correct: He was unconscious for a long time.
17.他創造了世界紀錄。
Incorrect: He made a world record.
Correct: He set a world record.
18.她婚姻幸福。
Incorrect: Her marriage was happy.
Correct: Her married life was happy.
19.今年夏天我要去自己的出生地看看，這是10年來的第一次。
Incorrect: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
Correct: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
20.這個座位有人嗎？
Incorrect: Is this seat empty?
Correct: Is this seat taken?
21.我看他面熟。
Incorrect: I know his face.
Correct: I know him by sight.
22.我的手錶不走了，我得拿去檢查下。
Incorrect: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
Correct: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
23.我來這兒的路上遇到了交通事故，所以遲到了。
Incorrect: There was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
Correct: There was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
以上是考生們在進行雅思口說考試時經常犯的錯誤。希望同學們能在平時的口說練習中儘量有意識的避免母語的負面影響。
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