JurassicKeep your place when directions change
LSN-MAP-ORIENT — original coaching practice; evidence before judgement.
Practice only; no IELTS scoring.
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Observable problem
You can identify the entrance but lose your position after the route turns. The answer then follows a familiar place name rather than the final location. Mark the first instruction you could not connect to your sketch; that is a narrower observation than saying the whole description was too fast.
Why it happens
A place name can attract attention before the relationship is clear. Turning the page mentally at every direction adds another burden. Keep the entrance fixed and move one pencil marker instead. The aim of this coaching routine is an explainable route, not a claim about your Listening level.
Original micro-drill
Draw a gate at the bottom, a pond in the centre and a shed to its right. Teacher reads: “Enter through the gate, pass the pond on your left, then stop beside the shed.” Speak the route back and point to each landmark. Quote the phrase that fixes the final side.
New-task transfer check
Use a fresh sketch: entrance at the left, fountain above the path, hall at the far right. A teacher supplies a new route before you see the wording. Explain each turn aloud. If the drawing cannot distinguish two possible destinations, mark insufficient evidence and clarify the map before judging the answer.
Next action
Keep the original answer, the exact teacher-script cue and one error code together. Ask for a different original script before the next check. If a cue remains unclear, record insufficient evidence and ask a teacher to review it. Only use a proposed strength when you can cite a separate example of that strength; do not infer it from this error. Your next action is one focused rehearsal followed by an unseen task.
Observation code: LSN-MAP-ORIENT