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[微博]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. ’
从上面的几个例子也不难看出，改动后的句子变得更加委婉，让考官听起来也会觉得顺耳。在社会语言学中，委婉的语言是日常交际中很重要的组成部分，这也是西方人回答问题和表达自己观点时常用的说话方式。在雅思口语考试中，有四种简单的方法可以让你的口语回答显得更加委婉且有礼貌：
