ЦТ English Language study plan
ЦТ English Language · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading comprehension & Vocabulary and word usage
Skim each passage once for gist before answering, then locate the specific sentence that supports every answer choice
Classify missed reading items by cause (vocabulary gap, misread question stem, wrong inference) into a running error log
Build a 60-item personal vocabulary list from passages, recording each word with its context sentence and a synonym
Practice distinguishing main-idea questions from detail questions by underlining the key verb in each question stem
Your checkpoint
One timed 30-minute reading set (two passages) scored, plus an error log with at least 20 categorized mistakes and a 60-word context vocabulary list
Reading comprehension & Grammar and usage
Complete two full reading sections under strict timing and record minutes per passage
Identify the grammatical structure behind every wrong answer in inference and reference questions (pronoun referents, clause boundaries)
Review the five most frequent tense and subject-verb agreement traps and write one corrected example of each
Paraphrase each passage's thesis in one sentence without copying its wording
Your checkpoint
Two timed reading sections with a written one-sentence paraphrase of every passage and a list of 10 grammar points that caused reading errors
Reading comprehension & Grammar and usage
Answer vocabulary-in-context items by substituting each option back into the sentence and testing fit
Drill conditionals, passive voice, and reported speech in 40 mixed transformation items
Track reading accuracy by question type and target the weakest two types with 20 extra items each
Read one long passage daily and mark cohesive devices (however, therefore, in contrast) that signal logic
Your checkpoint
A question-type accuracy table across at least 80 reading items, with the two weakest types each drilled by 20 additional questions
Grammar and usage & Vocabulary and word usage
Master article, preposition, and quantifier usage through 50 gap-fill sentences checked against rules, not feel
Group the vocabulary list into word families and collocations, adding 40 new items with example phrases
Rewrite 15 sentences to correct word-form errors (noun/adjective/adverb confusion)
Explain aloud why each distractor in 30 grammar items is wrong
Your checkpoint
A 100-item cumulative vocabulary log organized by word family and a scored 50-item grammar gap-fill test with all errors corrected in writing
Vocabulary and word usage & Everyday communication and situational English
Practice choosing between near-synonyms using register and collocation clues in 40 items
Rehearse 12 everyday functions (apologizing, requesting, declining, suggesting) with two appropriate phrases each
Learn 20 phrasal verbs and 15 common idioms, writing an original sentence for each
Identify false friends and commonly confused pairs (affect/effect, lend/borrow) and drill them in context
Your checkpoint
A functional-phrase sheet covering 12 situations with at least two register-appropriate responses each, plus 35 original sentences using new phrasal verbs and idioms
Everyday communication and situational English & Writing conventions: spelling, punctuation, and text organization
Complete 30 short dialogue-completion items, justifying each choice by tone and politeness level
Apply punctuation rules for commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks across 40 sentences
Correct 30 misspelled words and group them by spelling pattern (double consonants, silent letters, -ible/-able)
Reorder scrambled paragraphs into coherent texts using pronoun and connector clues
Your checkpoint
A proofreading portfolio of 40 sentences corrected for spelling and punctuation, each annotated with the rule applied
Reading comprehension & Writing conventions: spelling, punctuation, and text organization
Complete two full-length timed mock exams and log every error by domain
Analyze text-organization items (topic sentences, paragraph order, cohesive ties) and write the rule behind each correct answer
Reduce average reading time per passage while maintaining accuracy above 80 percent
Proofread your own written summaries for spelling and punctuation before comparing with a model
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length mocks with a domain-by-domain error breakdown and a written diagnosis of the three highest-loss question types
Reading comprehension & Grammar and usage & Vocabulary and word usage & Everyday communication and situational English & Writing conventions: spelling, punctuation, and text organization
Re-drill only the error-log items from weeks 1 to 7 until each is answered correctly twice
Take one final timed mock under exam conditions and compare the score with week 7
Consolidate the vocabulary log into a 150-item high-frequency review sheet
Write a one-page personal test-day strategy covering pacing, question order, and guessing rules
Your checkpoint
A final mock score report showing improvement over week 7, a cleaned 150-item vocabulary review sheet, and a one-page test-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 70 percent on a timed reading section and at least 75 percent on the 50-item grammar gap-fill test; the vocabulary log holds 100 entries
Week 6: Score at least 80 percent on a 30-item dialogue-completion set and correctly proofread 35 of 40 sentences for spelling and punctuation
Week 8: Final full-length mock at or above 80 percent overall, with no domain below 70 percent and all week 1-7 error-log items cleared