IELTS Advice: what can you memorise?

While I don't recommend memorising full IELTS essays, I'm sure that memorising can be a useful technique that might help you to get the score you need.

So, what can you memorise? Here are some ideas:

1. The correct spelling of any words you have problems with.
2. Some useful organisational phrases e.g. "It is clear that..." (to begin your summary paragraph for writing task 1).
3. Some common topics for IELTS speaking part 2 e.g. a description of a hobby, person, place.
4. Some good topic vocabulary (phrases rather than single words) for IELTS writing task 2.

Can you think of anything else that you could memorise before the exam?

Comments

[saeid]

Dear Simon
Thank you. Could you put some more fixed phrases that be applicable in both two parts of writing task?!

[Leo]

Hi,Simon,as my understanding,we can memorise the synonymous words or phrases as much as possible when we are preparing IELTS, which are usefull in all the sections.
Herewith some synonyms I picked up form Cambridge6 Test4 acadamic reading:
ethical judgement= open to criticism on moral grounds;
develop= produce;
detailed=explicit;
potential=be liable to;
distinguish from= recognise the difference between

[jay]

Hi Simon,

I believe we should also memorise ideas to common topics such as environments, traditions, culture, employment, economic benefits.

For example, we can always use how something is affecting an environment adversely or how something benefits by increasing employment opportunity.

[Thai]

i don't :(

[peter]

I got a question: Is it okay to memorise and speak all of your ideas if i get a same topic? If the examiner find out about it, will i lose my score? Thank you.

[Aud]

Hi Sir,

Which one is correct :
'health care' or 'healthcare'?

[rashid]

Both correct.