TECFEE study plan

Transcribe 4 short financial audio clips (2-3 minutes each) verbatim and mark every number, date, and percentage you miss on first listen

Annotate 3 financial news articles by labeling each paragraph's function (claim, evidence, caveat, forecast) to build structural reading speed

Build a personal error log with 5 recurring listening failure types (e.g., reduced numbers, connected speech, proper nouns) and record one example of each

Skim 2 earnings summaries in 6 minutes each and write a one-sentence main-idea statement for each without re-reading

Complete 3 timed listening sets (25 questions in 30 minutes) and classify every wrong answer as vocabulary, inference, or attention failure

Paraphrase 10 dense sentences from financial reports into plain English to train inference and gist extraction

Practice note-taking shorthand on 3 audio clips covering market updates, then answer 5 detail questions from notes only

Read 2 opinion pieces and separate the author's factual claims from their judgments in a two-column table

Shadow 3 audio clips aloud for 10 minutes each to improve processing speed on connected speech

Answer 20 inference questions from reading passages and justify each answer with the exact line that supports it

Identify and drill 15 high-frequency financial collocations that appear in both listening scripts and reading passages

Complete one full-length timed reading section and record per-passage time to find where you slow down

Classify 60 financial terms into categories (accounting, markets, banking, regulation) and write one original sentence for each

Drill 40 grammar items on tense choice, conditionals, and passive voice as used in reporting financial events

Re-listen to 2 clips from week 1 and confirm at least 80% of previously missed details are now caught

Correct 10 deliberately faulty sentences containing typical errors (subject-verb agreement with collective nouns, misplaced modifiers, number agreement)

Write 3 professional emails (a payment follow-up, a clarification request, and a meeting summary) each under 150 words with a clear subject line and single call to action

Revise each email twice, cutting filler words and converting passive constructions to active where appropriate

Apply 20 target vocabulary items from week 4 accurately in the emails and mark each usage

Edit a poorly written sample memo for tone, conciseness, and structure, then rewrite it in 200 words

Write one 250-word analytical summary of a financial report, using a clear claim-evidence-implication structure

Translate 2 short financial texts (150 words each) in both directions and annotate 10 decisions where literal translation would fail

Build a 25-item bilingual glossary of terms with no clean one-to-one equivalent (e.g., accrual, leverage, covenant) and note the accepted rendering

Practice sight translation of 3 short passages aloud, recording yourself and noting hesitations

Record 5 spoken responses (90 seconds each) on professional scenarios: explaining a fee, summarizing a report, handling a client objection, describing a trend, and recommending an option

Review each recording against a 4-point rubric (fluency, accuracy, vocabulary range, task completion) and re-record the two weakest

Interpret 3 short financial statements aloud from written text within a 30-second preparation window

Practice 10 clarification and repair phrases to use when a term or number is unclear

Complete 2 full-length timed mock exams under real conditions and score each section separately

Review every missed item across all sections and re-drill the 20 highest-frequency error patterns

Re-record 2 speaking responses and rewrite 1 email to confirm improvement against week 5 and 7 baselines

Build a one-page exam-day checklist covering timing per section, common traps, and personal weak spots