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海外考试研究中心Developing good communication skills is an important part of the IELTS oral test. Not only in the exam but also effectively communicating your career, personal, and everyday needs in a way that comes across clearly, persuasively, and thoughtfully is crucial. There are many childish things that should be avoided such as:?Avoid Chinglish Thinking?Most of the mistakes in IELTS oral English of the students all starts from their thinking. Usually, they would want to translate everything in their mind to English when they want to converse with the examiner. There are times that they would literally translate every word from Chinese to English that makes the things they say awkward to hear or not understandable. For example, for the saying “忠心报祖国”students would interpret it as “devotion reply motherland “whereas it should be “ be loyal and devoted to the motherland” , another example is “爱心献社会” they would say “love offer society” , it should be “ love the society”, or sometimes “关心送他人” students would say “attention give other” it must be “give care to others” There are even some who would interpret some idioms or slangs from Chinese to English that can make the examiner feel extremely odd because they completely cannot understand what the students wants to say.?The fact is English and Chinese have completely different culture and background thus makes it impossible to interpret everything. The way things are said or the method vocabularies are used are mostly based on the custom of the language itself. It cannot be denied that translation can be done for both language but it definitely has limitations. Do not force to translate everything, instead use paraphrasing or think of another way to express your thinking. Remember the most important thing is still how well you express yourself and make yourself understood by the examiner.?Avoid Irrelevant Gestures?Examinees sometimes think that they should do extraordinary gestures or do special actions like hugging or shak