IELTS Energy English 7+ IELTS Energy 53: To Memorize or Not to Memorize: That Is the Question
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May 25, 2015 AI Snips
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Candidate Wrote Wrong Memorized Essay
- A candidate memorized a full essay about success in life and wrote it on the IELTS test instead of answering an environmental question about global warming.
- Jessica reports the candidate ignored the prompt and submitted the memorized essay, which led to a disastrous score.
Avoid Memorizing Whole Essays
- Avoid memorizing full essays because if your content is off-topic you will receive very low task response and coherence scores (overall average can drop to around band 3).
- Jessica gives the concrete breakdown: task response 1, cohesion 2, vocabulary 4, grammar maybe 6–7, average ~3.
Memorize Structures And Systems
- Memorize structures and strategies instead of full content: learn essay structure for Task 1/Task 2 and simple multi-step systems for each exam section.
- Lindsey and Jessica recommend three-step plans and test systems to reduce panic and save study time.