在很多考生的意識裏，普遍認爲雅思口語考試中得到理想分數的關鍵是詞彙、語法的功底，如果口語答題中詞彙使用越難，則分數就越高;語法越嚴謹、錯誤越少，則分數就越高。當然，雅思口語是語言考試，對於詞彙和語法是有要求的，但是，對於大家最擔心的分數如何提高這個問題，並不是單憑詞彙和語法就能提高的。我們缺少的是答題的思路，思路不夠豐富，因此我們就難以突破自己，得到更加理想的分數。無論在口語的哪個部分，思路豐富、答題內容多而充實都是考官青睞的。那麼朗閣海外考試研究中心口語組的專家就來告訴大家如何做到思路豐富，我們爲口語應考制定了聯想法則。
聯想法則一 朋友家人交際圈
不論什麼話題，當我們被問到自己所喜愛的東西或是對自己的影響時，我們都可以使用這一法則，把自己的家人、朋友、同事、老闆、老師、鄰居等應用起來，擴大自己答題的內容和涉及的範圍。例如，當我們被問到：Whatkind of books do you like? 很多考生覺得只要回答完書的種類即可。其實，我們不難發現，只回答書的種類也就只有一句話，沒有什麼可以繼續的了。考官對於一句話答題的考生是不看好的，無法給出高分。那麼，我們完全可以把自己周圍的交際圈全部列出來，這個題目可以這樣回答：
Well, I like novelsbest. When I was in high school, my Chinese teacher told me novels were helpfulto improve my reading skill and writing skill, and it’s a good way to enjoy theleisure time. Then I began to read novels. I found it really interesting andhelpful. My best friend and I always discuss the books together to understandthe novels and the author’s background.
再來看下面的例子，
What are thebenefits of reading magazines?
思路受限的答案：
I think readingmagazines can help me to know more knowledge. I like reading magazines.
補充以上答案：
Reading magazinesis a good way to kill time. I can see the pictures of fashionable clothes andcosmetics, and I can know some information of sports, cars or some otherthings. My sister and I both like collecting magazines, so we always exchangethem and read. It’s quite interesting.
聯想法則二 回憶過去展望未來
對於一些題目，我們可以用過去與現在進行對比，若只講現在，大家可能會覺得沒有話說，但是一旦對比着講，我們就發現思路多了。此外，展望未來也可以解決話題內容少的問題。看下面的例子：
Describe an electricequipment.
這個話題我們不妨講家用電器：空調。但是，很多同學發現空調沒有什麼細節可說，那麼我們可以針對其使用電能、較環保這個點來描述，這個特點比起過去來說，是一大進步，所以我們可以在答案中增加這一部分：
In the past, peopleused the coal for heating, which produced a great amount of air pollution. Whenwe use air-conditioner, we do not have to worry that in winter, we create much greenhousegas. We just use the electricity which is environmental-friendly.
還有一個例子，是問學生Whatdo you think are the benefits brought by technology for us? 我們可以把將來的展望加入到答案中。
思路受限的答案：
We have a lot ofbenefits, for example, the technology has created the computer, so we can surfonline for information and entertainment.
補充以上答案：
I strongly believethat technology will increasingly make our life more relaxed and easy. Now weare using robots as the new inventions to release labor. I think in the future,robots will be popularized to every family to wash dishes, do cleaning, remindour schedule and arrangements and be friends to us. It’s promising thought.
聯想法則三 製造場景發揮想象
在回答口語話題時，我們可以自己製造一個場景，充分發揮自己的想象力，爲考官編織一個有趣的答案。即使這個答案是空想出來的，只要有趣、有畫面感，同樣可以打動考官。比如說，Whatwould you buy when you have a lot of money?
思路受限的答案：
I want to buy anisland. I think it’s interesting. I will build the house there and my familyall live in it and enjoy our life.
補充以上答案：
When I was a child,I read a fairy tale that there was a castle on an island. The families enjoyedtheir life on it. There were trees and flowers all around the island, and humandid not have to eat. They were just singing songs and dancing to the music. Iwould like to buy an island of this kind and all my family can live there.
通過我們設計的場景，我們描繪出一幅生動而美麗的畫面，這樣考官會很享受與我們交流，而不是在聽千篇一律的枯燥答案。
綜上所述，我們在回答雅思口語話題時，把答案儘量延展出來，不要拘泥於回答問題的框架，而是儘量延伸，把家人朋友等聯繫起來、把現在的情況與過去和將來進行對比並努力爲自己的答案創造更豐富的場景，這樣我們就不用擔心回答的內容單一和枯燥了。如果同學們認爲在答題時，思路受到了很大的限制，不妨在平時練習時將以上三個法則用關鍵詞的形式寫出來提醒自己，經過一段時間的練習，我們就可以習慣性地擴展自己的答案了。