雅思考试坑无处不在，没被坑过几次，都不好意思说自己考过雅思，以下这些容易被你忽视的坑，你踩过几次？
　　1.多字失分
　　More is less. A very common mistake is to answer in more words than instructed. If the task says "Not more than 3 words", answering in 4 or more words will definitely cost marks.
　　不能超过规定字数。常见的一个错误就是答案超过要求的数字。如果试题要求“不超过3个词”，那么用四个及以上的词就会导致失分。
　　2.少字扣分
　　Less is less. The length of a written task is crucial. When instructions mention a minimal number of words (250 for essay, 150 for report or letter), it means that any work shorter than required will be penalized.
　　不能少于规定字数。写作板块的字数是严格要求的。当出题者提及较少字数（作文250字，报告或信件150字），这也就意味着少于规定字数的会被扣分。
　　3.冗长易错
　　Longer essay doesn't mean better mark. Another common misconception is that longer essays score better in IELTS. Not only is this a myth, but also a dangerous one. Writing a long essay can indirectly cost marks, because the chances of making mistakes increase with the number of words and sentences.
　　并不是写的越多分数就越高。另一个常见的误解就是，雅思考试中，文章写得越长，分数就越多。这种想法不仅是不现实的，也是危险的。篇幅长的文章也会间接导致失分，因为，随着词句数量的增加，出现错误的几率也会上涨。
　　4.紧扣主题
　　Changing the subject is unacceptable. Every so often a student is asked to write on topic, that he doesn't understand. To avoid the disaster of missing a whole task they decide to write on a slightly – or entirely - different topic. The sad fact is that no matter how beautiful the submitted work is, the wrong topic means zero score. Another similar pitfall is to omit parts of the given topic or ignore the guidelines in your work. Every point the topic refers to needs to be covered because the examiners will be actually counting them.
　　主题不能改变。学生们经常会被要求就一个自己不懂的主题进行写作。为了避免无话可说，他们决定写一个稍微不同——或者截然不同的主题。令人沮丧的是，不管他们之后提交的文章写得多么好，离题就意味着零分。还有一个常见的失误就是，遗漏主题的部分内容，或者没有留意到文中的参考信息。我们需要涉及到主题包含的每一个知识点，因为会将它们一个个数出来。
　　5.正确发音
　　Accent is not important. Pronunciation is.! IELTS, being a test for non-native English speakers can't penalize people for having an accent. The problem here is that not everyone knows the difference between speaking with an accent and mispronouncing the words. No matter how strong of an accent a person has, the words are to be pronounced correctly or it will cost marks.
　　不能少于规定字数。写作板块的字数是严格要求的。当出题者提及较少字数（作文250字，报告或信件150字），这也就意味着少于规定字数的会被扣分。
　　6.合理写作
　　Connective words: the more is not always the better. Smart students know that one of the essay marking criteria are coherence and cohesion, and what better way is there to demonstrate cohesion than to use lots of connective words, right? Wrong. Overuse of connective words is a know problem, which is easily recognized and penalized by the examiners.
　　关联词语：更多并不一定更好。聪明的学生知道，作文的评分标准是连贯性和统一性，那么使用一堆关联词语来表示统一性是不是会更好呢？错。过度使用关联词是一个非常明显的错误，会轻而易举地发现并扣掉考生的分数。