Week 4 before: full mock and plan
Take a full mock on day 1. Identify your single weakest module. Allocate 50% of daily study to that module for the next two weeks.
Weeks 3–2: targeted drills + weekly mocks
Mon–Fri: 2 hours focused practice. Sat: full mock under test conditions. Sun: review errors only. Submit Writing for examiner feedback if available.
Week 1 before: taper
One early-week mock maximum. Mid-week: light review of error notebooks. No new grammar rules or vocabulary lists — they won't stick and add stress.
Stop doing these in the last month
Don't only watch videos. Don't skip Speaking. Don't take mocks without reviewing. Don't cram vocabulary without using words in Writing/Speaking.