IBT - first part of the writing section

[Alexzive]

Dear all,

I have some questions about the first part of the writing section of the IBT. During this part you have firstly to read a text, secondly you have to listen to a lecture and then you have to write a short essay according to the title you will be proposed. For this you have 20 min.

I have done a simulation of IBT with my CDs (Kaplan's method).

The proposed title was:

"Summarize the problems with the core curriculum discussed in the lecture, and then explain the advantages to fixing these problems using points from the reading."

If I only limit myself to "Summarize the problems" and to "explain the advantages" I really have not much to say! Both the text and the lecture were not focused on these two aspects but rather on the "solutions to the problems"!

My question: should I describe the "solutions" too?. I am afraid that if I don?t do so, my essay will be evaluated as too poor!

Or is such essay intended to measure my ability to extract the requested points only?

Thank you very much!


Alessandro

[Purplevalleys]

I think you can get the problems from the solutions to the problems. What they need to sovle is what they have troubles in.
About the advantages, I have no ideas 'cause I dunno what is said in the reading and listening.
Try to focus on what you're being asked. It's hard. I also tell myself to do so, but still have to learn this matter