Chiba Entrance English study plan

Read 12 long passages of 700–900 words across three sessions and label every paragraph's function (claim, evidence, counterpoint, implication) with a margin code.

Answer 40 main-idea and inference questions, writing the supporting line number beside each choice before checking the key.

Compile a 50-item glossary of academic verbs, hedging nouns, and stance adverbs taken only from those passages, with a self-written definition and one original sentence per item.

Complete one 20-minute timed passage set and record words per minute, score, and the three question types that caused the most errors.

Condense three of the week-1 passages into three-sentence summaries that preserve the author's stance and one concession.

Outline two opinion prompts in five minutes each using a claim–reason–evidence–counterargument skeleton.

Draft two 250-word essays and underline the topic sentence of every paragraph before submitting them for self-review.

Revise one essay after a 24-hour gap, cutting 10% of the words without losing any argument step.

Write one 250-word data-response essay describing a table of trends, using at least four accurate comparison structures (rise/fall, double, respectively, whereas).

Draft one opinion essay in 30 minutes with the thesis in the first paragraph and a counterargument rebutted in the penultimate paragraph.

Edit both drafts for cohesion by replacing eight vague pronouns and inserting five precise transitions.

Score both essays against a four-criterion rubric (task, organisation, vocabulary, grammar) and list three concrete fixes for each.

Complete two full timed reading sections of 50 minutes and chart scores by question type.

Review 30 grammar items in context (tense, modality, relative clauses, inversion) and write a personal rule card for every error.

Answer 60 vocabulary-in-context items and record the hit rate for academic verbs versus general nouns.

Reread two missed passages aloud and paraphrase each paragraph in one sentence to expose comprehension gaps.

Extract data from four charts or tables and write 80–100-word summaries stating the main trend, one exception, and one implication.

Complete 10 retrieval tasks that require combining two separated sentences, recording both source lines for each answer.

Condense a 900-word passage first to 120 words and then to 60 words while keeping the thesis and the main qualification.

Audit each summary against a checklist and delete any claim not traceable to a specific line.

Shadow six two-minute audio segments and transcribe two one-minute segments to 90% word accuracy.

Take shorthand notes on four lecture-style passages and answer 20 comprehension questions from the notes alone.

Identify 15 reduced forms and connected-speech patterns in the transcripts and write one original example of each.

Apply 20 grammar-in-context items drawn from the listening transcripts and log which forms are hard to hear.

Reorder five scrambled paragraph sets into coherent essays and justify each link with the cohesive device that signals it.

Write one 300-word essay containing clear topic sentences, three lexical cohesion chains, and a rebuttal paragraph.

Revise an earlier essay to improve paragraph order, highlighting every transition and pronoun reference changed.

Produce a one-page personal checklist of eight cohesion errors to check before any essay is submitted.

Sit two full mock exams under official timing, including the listening and writing sections in sequence.

Score every section and compute domain-level percentages to compare against the week-4 and week-6 checkpoints.

Review all mock errors and condense them into a 20-item final review sheet covering reading traps, grammar rules, and essay fixes.

Rehearse a five-minute essay plan and a three-minute passage skim routine until both can be done without prompts.