三、“考生犹豫次数”

　　这个评分项目主要是针对考生在交流中是否总是犹豫不决，语言本身是否缺乏内容上的连贯。一般来讲，一个真实的交流场景是需要考生“犹豫”的。那为什么官方文件中还要求考官来考查我们的“犹豫的次数”呢?

　　我们来看两个例子吧。

　　I want to talk about my mum…um…no, my dad. He is my most admire…um…admirable man. He is…um…178cm, maybe. Um..he is working…um…at a company, um…factory, a shoe factory. He likes this work…um…job very much.

　　I want to talk about my dad, who is about…um…let me think it about for a while…yeah, 178cm. it is very tall. Besides, my father is working at a shoe factory. Um…you see, it is a very large factory and my father is very satisfied with his job.

　　两篇文章的内容是一致的。第一篇文章的“犹豫”是要减分的，反之，第二篇文章的“犹豫”是交流真实性的体现，是拿高分数的体现。差距如此之大。

　　如各位读者所见，犹豫的出现并非是对内容本身不确定，而是体现出真实的交流性。犹豫的现象配合连结词的使用让考官看到你的答案不是背出来的，而是自己用语言组织出来的。这样的交流是考官最希望看到的。也就是说，一篇我们已经背好的文章需要这些语气词的润色才能拿到好分数。当然也不能矫枉过正。

　　四、“考生的语速”

　　考生的语速在官方文件中并没有一个具体的数字。囿于每个考生的习惯、发音的不同，语速肯定是大相径庭。但是为了更好的在雅思考试中取得好成绩，我们应该掌握平均的语速标准。“平均语速”是一个放之四海皆准的衡量标志。

　　五、“论述的标记词、连结性短语、连结词的使用”

　　这是“流利与连贯”中最为重要的评分细则。可以说，其他的因素都是围绕它来展开的。在英美人士的语言中，连接词以及连结性的句子随处可见。比如：

　　Actually, this is my opportunity to address this issue, that is very common these days. The climate changes bring about many problems. For example, first, the…. There is one more I could tell you, that is…. And, additionally,…

　　这篇演讲稿中有很多连接性的词语或者语句。比如：Actually, that is, For example, first, and, additionally…这些结构在雅思口语中的必须具备的，它往往决定了不同档次的得分。我们再看一个例子：

　　I do not like the weather in my city, especially the summer. Because it is very hot and makes me feel uncomfortable. I do not like the public transport system. Because the buses are too old and the seats are really hard, so I will feel uncomfortable in the long journey.