1. 当你想说but来转折语气，不妨忍一下，然后在句子后面加个though，立马瞬间洋气了许多!例如：
Our team lost. It was a good game, though。
Middle-aged people like to cook at home, young adults are a bit different, though。
2. 多用副词，例如exactly, basically, really这些副词可以加强或者缓和语气，更准确的表达我们的真实想法。
比如：That’s exactly what I want!
Where are you going exactly?
So basically, there’s not a lot I can do about it。
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better。
3. 简单不易出错的同位语从句可以为你的语言增色不少哦!
例如：People are now aware of the fact that many restaurants are not that hygienic。
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward。
4. 强调句式用起来，也会增加语法的广度哦，例如礼物类话题的万年
句式：It doesn’t matter how expensive the gift is, it’s the thought that matters。
5. 当你想说most of… 的时候，不妨改口成tend to，词汇量有没有显得多一些!
例如：Most Chinese people cook at home instead of dining out. 就可以说成Chinese people tend to cook at home。
6. 口语答案里面呢，要有意识的尽可能抛弃very，一种方法是用pretty替代，另一种就直接用个更高级的形容词。
例如：That performance was pretty impressive。
I’m pretty sure about that。
还有instead of saying “very angry”， you can use the word “furious”。
那同理，如果我们想表达a little adj.，也可以找到相应的更传神的形容词，例如：tipsy = a little drunk
7. 提到形容词，我们可以先把他们分成两类：褒义贬义。那“广谱”的褒义词就是经常说的fantastic，awesome，terrific，fabulous，fascinating。“广谱”的贬义词呢，就是 awful，terrible，horrible等等。
当我们在形容好东西坏东西的时候，当然可以用这些词，不过其实对于具体的事物，是有相应的形容词来搭配的，就像我们中文里，“景色真好”和“景色让我心旷神怡”文采是不一样滴!所以，平时注意积累这些形容词，会给你加分不少。例如：
形容食物：delish，inviting，mouth-watering，scrumptious等等。
形容风景：picturesque，breathtaking，magnificent等等。
8. 形容词前加副词，也是不错的应急措施哦，如果实在想不到高大上的形容词，就用一个副词来加强一下情感吧，例如：She’s shockingly beautiful。It’s an outrageously expensive meal。
9. 同学们在回答考官问题的时候，其实自己也觉得说个No很伤感情，那怎么能用比较不伤感情的语言表达同样的意思呢，下面的几句可以记一下：-Does your school have diving classes?-Not that I’m aware of, no。(至少)我不知道。(潜台词：可能有，不过我不知道。)-Have you ever had the experience when you watched the sky for a long time?-Not that I can think of, no。我想不到。(潜台词：可能有，不过我暂时想不到，暂时记不起来。)-Do you love nature?-Well, not really. I’m more of an indoor person。注意，每一个yes or no之后，一定要加原因哦!
10. 考场上“mean”要用起来。“I mean”可以用来解释刚刚自己抛出去的话，比如，在解释自己最不喜欢的电影的时候可以说：That movie was so boring, I mean, nothing happened for the first hour!
这个也可以有很灵活的变体：and by… I mean…，比如：He has a gorgeous wife, and by wife I mean mistress. (此例子完全为了解释用法…)“You mean…?”该句式是为了跟考官check information，如果你不想用“I’m sorry?”来让考官重复问题，你完全可以用它来确定一下自己的理解是否跟考官的问题吻合。
注意：一般这样问，是已经理解了八九不离十，如果真的完全没听懂问题，请用以下句式：Sorry, I didn’t quite catch it. 不好意思没听清，能在重复一下子不?Sorry, could you slow down, please? 不好意思您能把语速放慢点儿不?Sorry, can you rephrase the question, please? 不好意思您能解释一下刚才的问题不?(就是问题里面有生词，此时无论考官repeat几遍问题，你也不可能懂，所以需要麻烦他rephrase改述一下问题)
1、a change of pace 节奏变换
You can’t do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.
2、 a far cry from 相距甚远
The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.
3、 and how 的确
A: She’s a good dancer.
B: and how.
4、 a matter of time 时间问题
It is only a matter of time.
5、 a phone call away 一个电话之远、愿意过来帮忙。
If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.
6、 a while back 不久以前
7、all along 一直
I knew it all along.
8、 anything but 绝对不
I was anything but happy about going.
9、 account for 解释
How do you account for it?
10、 after all 到底
A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.
B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.
11、 allergic to 对|……过敏
Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergicto something.
12、 at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
I am at your service at any time.
13、 around the clock 24小时不停
Martha studied around the clock for management exam.
14、 as far as I know 就我所知
15、at home with 对…..很熟悉
She is at home with problems like this.
16、 back out
1) 退出
A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
B: Yes、 but he backed out at last minute
2)不履行
She finally backed out of her promise.
17、 be cut out for 天生适合
I’m not cut out to be a hero.
18、 be absorbed in
She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I can’t tear her away.
19、 be addicted to 对……上瘾
She has been addicted to drugs for years.
20、be attached to 对……有感情
A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.
我曾经总结过一些口语常用的话，写下面： 【没听清考官问题】 Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Can I just check, do you mean...? I'm sorry, I‘m not familiar with the word... Could you rephrase it please? 【卡壳，避免尴尬】 How can I put it? ur... What else? ...um...what's the word?...um...what I'm trying to say is... 【开始自己的回答】 Thinking about it,... Off the top of my head,... Generally speaking/In general On the whole, It's hard to generalize, To be quite/totally honest with you, Frankly speaking/To tell you the truth Actually Basically 【完全懵逼，实话实说，化解尴尬】 That's a good question.（最好不要用，因为如果那个问题是一个很简单的问题，你这么一说显得特别撒） That's a tough/difficult question. I've never really thought about it. Let me have a little think about it. (repeat questions to yourself) 【说完一个论点转化到下一个论点】 So that's one thing, and another... So that's one thing, and as well as this... Besides In addition to this And another thing I'd say is that... 【阐述原因】 Due to the fact that... and the reason for this is basically/mainly/primarily because... simply because/for the simple fact that firstly because...and also because partly because...and also because... 【举例子】 And just to give you an example... And one example that comes to my mind is... 【回答前的总述】 I'd say there are a number of differences/advantages/reasons... and one of which would be that... 【总结】 ...which I think is ridiculous ...which I think is amazing ...which I thought was pretty good So yeah, I guess those would be the main differences between... So yeah, that's pretty much all that comes to my mind now So yeah, that's basically what I think about... So yeah, that's why I think... 【其他非常好用的套话】 If you've spent any amount of time here, I'm sure you've seen yourself just how popular it is. And that's partly explains why... in addition to that... I don't really think that's anything not to like about them.（狡辩） ...which I'm sure you've also been aware of...