IELTS Writing for Spanish speakers: How to Fix Making the same mistakes after getting feedback
After each piece of feedback, rewrite the same essay once, fix the top two issues and record them in an error log. Compare the next essay against the log to see whether the pattern is gone.
At a glance
- For
- Spanish speakers
- Problem
- Making the same mistakes after getting feedback
- Scoring criterion
- Coherence and Cohesion
- Task affected
- Task 1 and Task 2
- IELTS test
- Academic or General Training (check your requirement)
- Typical effort
- two to four weeks
- First step
- Pick the two highest-impact issues from the feedback and ignore the rest for now.
Why this happens to Spanish speakers
Feedback is only useful if it changes the next essay. Candidates read comments, agree, and write the next essay the same way because nothing forces the change.
Why this affects Spanish speakers: Spanish allows long, flowing sentences and has many words that look like English but differ in meaning.
Long sentences with several clauses reduce clarity.
A strength to build on: Many shared Latin-origin words help reading and academic vocabulary.
Fix it in four steps
- Pick the two highest-impact issues from the feedback and ignore the rest for now.
- Rewrite the essay or the weakest paragraph using only those two fixes.
- Add the issues to an error log with a one-line example of the correct form.
- Check the log before each new essay and again in your final proofread.
Before and after
Before
Same article error in four essays in a row.
After
The error appears once in the next essay, and not at all in the one after.
Ten-minute drill: Rewrite one old paragraph with feedback applied and compare it with the original to see exactly what changed.
Questions and answers
How can Spanish speakers fix making the same mistakes after getting feedback?
After each piece of feedback, rewrite the same essay once, fix the top two issues and record them in an error log. Compare the next essay against the log to see whether the pattern is gone. Long sentences with several clauses reduce clarity.
How long does it take Spanish speakers to fix making the same mistakes after getting feedback?
Most learners need two to four weeks. Short sessions on collocation and punctuation give quick gains.
How many issues should I fix at once?
Two. More than that dilutes attention, and the same errors return.
Should I rewrite the whole essay?
Rewrite the weakest paragraph at minimum. A full rewrite is useful once a week.
What does a good practice drill look like for Spanish speakers?
Rewrite one old paragraph with feedback applied and compare it with the original to see exactly what changed. Short sessions on collocation and punctuation give quick gains.
How can Spanish speakers tell they have fixed making the same mistakes after getting feedback?
An issue from the log is absent from your next two essays.
What should Spanish speakers know about their IELTS Writing target?
Spanish-speaking candidates often need targeted work on false friends, punctuation and sentence length.
Should Spanish speakers practise this on Task 1, Task 2 or both?
It shows up in both tasks. Fix it in Task 2 first, because Task 2 carries about twice the weight of Task 1, then check Task 1 with the same checklist. Many shared Latin-origin words help reading and academic vocabulary.
Can an AI checker help Spanish speakers with making the same mistakes after getting feedback?
An AI checker can show where this pattern appears in your own essay and which criterion it affects, which makes the fix concrete. It gives a practice estimate, not an official IELTS score, so use it to choose the next revision, rewrite, and check again. The first check on this site is free.
Check your own essay
See where making the same mistakes after getting feedback appears in your own writing and which criterion it affects, then rewrite the weakest paragraph.
Feedback is a practice estimate, not an official IELTS score. Last reviewed 2026-11-11. Score requirements change, so confirm them with the organisation that will read your result.
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