EIKEN Grade 2 case studies
EIKEN Grade 2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
EIKEN Grade 2 is the mid-level credential in the Eiken Foundation of Japan's seven-grade framework, positioned one step above Grade Pre-2. The foundation describes it as incorporating the knowledge and applied skills acquired up to Grade Pre-2 across a wide variety of real-life situations, and it is aimed at Japanese high school graduates who can use English in social, professional, and educational settings. The EIKEN Grade 2 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,427 words.
1The 63 Percent That Did Not Prove a Ban
In a Grade 2 reading passage, a student reads about Hillcrest, a town of 18,000 people. For six months, the four supermarkets in the town centre charged five cents for each plastic bag.
737 words, about 4 min2Two Reasons, One Paragraph, Ninety Words
A student writes these notes in four minutes: (a) clubs teach students to work with people they did not choose; (b) my friend joined the tennis club and made three friends; (c) some clubs cost money for uniforms and travel; (d) third-year students already study four hours a night for entrance exams. She plans to agree and use (b) and (d) because they feel "more real" than (a).
698 words, about 3 min3Quarter Past, Quarter To, and the Number Nobody Said
A conversation between a university student, Mika, and the manager of the café where she works part-time. Your shift moves from 10:15 to 9:45.
644 words, about 3 min4Forty Seconds of Silence at the Station
Speaking test, Grade 2. The candidate has one minute to prepare a 40-second description of a picture, then an opinion question.
670 words, about 3 min5The Notice With Three Conditions and One Deadline
Reading Section, a notice on a city library website. We are looking for 30 volunteers to read English picture books to children on Saturday mornings in June.
678 words, about 3 min