变化发音评分细化分值增至9种
英国驻华使馆文化教育处透露，雅思口语考试有4个评分标准：流利度和连贯性、词汇量、语法结构和准确度、发音。
按照最新的调整，发音一项的评分标准发生了变化，其他三项目前暂不涉及。
“发音”的得分以前仅有4种分值，一旦修订后，评分的依据还是一样，只不过分数会更细化，出现9种分值。重点对考生元音饱满程度、失去爆破、弱化、连读、重音、连贯性等内容进行考查。
据悉，这一调整将在今年8月付诸实施。目前口语考试的结构及形式没有变化。发音评分标准调整前后
目前只有4种分值：分别为2、4、6、8分调整后 将有9种分值：分别为1至9分(和口语考试其他三个评分标准一样)。
考官打分严格 影响考生雅思成绩可能下降
对于此次雅思口语考试评分标准的变化，不少英语培训专家表示，考官的打分将更严格，这将会影响到部分中国考生的雅思成绩。据曾任雅思口语考官的有关专家介绍，发音部分的1分对考生口语总分的影响是很大的。例如，按照老的评分体系，有的考生发音明显好于4分，但比6分还差一点，考官可能会给他6分，但在新的评分体系下，考官就可以选择给考生5分。
有关专家认为，在新的评分标准下，更多同学的口语分数会有所下降，而不是上升。
据雅思考试官方网站公布的2007年各国考生分数汇总，中国考生口语从2006年的5.39分降至5.26分，再次位列倒数第一。专家认为，2008年中国考生的口语平均分很有可能会继续下跌，达到一个新低。据曾任雅思口语考官的有关专家介绍，发音部分的1分对考生口语总分的影响是很大的。例如，按照老的评分体系，有的考生发音明显好于4分，但比6分还差一点，考官可能会给他6分，但在新的评分体系下，考官就可以选择给考生5分。
误区看新闻找老外纠正发音难有效
目前很多考生在平时练习中容易产生一些误区，比如听语速较快、词汇语法较复杂的英语新闻、电影对白等有声材料，或者想通过与老外练口语来纠正发音。
一、避免使用语意弱的“be”动词。雅思写作技巧
1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如：
Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab. Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语)
Or: The landscape, bare and brown, begged for spring green. (转换为并列结构作后置定语)
2、将作表语用的形容词或名词变为行为动词。例如：雅思写作技巧
1) Weak: The team members are good players.
Revision: The team members play well.
2) Weak: One workers plan is the elimination of tardiness.
Revision: One workers plan eliminates tardiness.
3、在以“here”或“there”开头的句子中，把“be”动词后的名词代词变成改写句的主语。例如：雅思写作技巧
1) Weak: There is no opportunity for promotion.
Revision: No opportunity for promotion exists.
2) Weak: Here are the books you ordered.
Revision: The books you ordered have arrived.
二、多用语意具体的动词，保持句意简洁明了。例如：
1、Poor: My supervisor went past my desk.
Better: My supervisor sauntered (=walked slowly) past my desk.雅思写作技巧
2、Poor: She is a careful shopper.
Better: She compares prices and quality.
三、尽量运用主动语态。例如：
1、Weak: The organization has been supported by charity.
Better: Charity has supported the organization.雅思写作技巧
2、Weak: The biscuits were stacked on a plate.
Better: Mother stacked the biscuits on a plate.
四、防止使用语意冗长累赘的词语。例如：
1、Wordy: My little sister has a preference for chocolate milk.
Improved: My little sister prefers chocolate milk.
2、Wordy: We are in receipt of your letter and intend to follow your recommendations.雅思写作技巧
Improved: We have received your letter and intended to follow your recommendation.
3、Redundant: We had a serious crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
Improved: We had a crisis at school yesterday when our chemistry laboratory caught fire.
4、Redundant: My sister and I bought the same, identicaldress in different stores.
Improved: My sister and I bought the same dress in different stores.
五、杜绝滥用陈旧词语或难懂的专业术语。例如：
1、Weak: They will not agree to his proposals in any shape or form.
Improved: They will not agree to any of his proposals.
2、Weak: I need her financial input before I can guesstimate our expenditures next fall.
Improved: I need her financial figures before I can estimate our expenditures next fall.