Hyogo Entrance English study plan

Hyogo Entrance English · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Listening comprehension (recorded monologues and dialogues, picture/table selection, response selection) & Reading comprehension of narrative and expository passages (main idea, detail, inference, reference)

Complete one timed 25-minute listening section and tag every miss by cause (sound confusion, unknown word, speed, distractor trap).
Shadow three 2-minute dialogues aloud and list the reduced forms and contractions you failed to catch.
Read two narrative passages and state each main idea in a single sentence of 15 words or fewer.
Compile a 60-item vocabulary log from missed listening and reading items, with Japanese glosses and example phrases.

A diagnostic report giving listening and reading sub-scores plus a 60-item error-tagged vocabulary list.

Week 2

Drill 40 picture- and table-selection items where the answer depends on numbers, times, or spatial prepositions.
Conjugate 30 verbs across present perfect, past perfect, and reported-speech backshift inside full sentences.
Record yourself answering 10 response-selection prompts within five seconds of hearing each one.
Rewrite 15 sentences in a different tense while preserving meaning, then check subject-verb agreement.

A timed 40-item picture/table listening set scored at 80% or better, with an attached error log.

Week 3

Annotate 12 expository passages for reference words (it, this, they, such) and write the antecedent of each.
Answer 30 inference questions and justify every answer by quoting the line that supports it.
Solve 30 scrambled word-order items covering relative clauses, embedded questions, and adverb placement.
Paraphrase 20 sentences without changing meaning, switching sentence pattern each time.

A reference-and-inference worksheet containing 30 answers, each with a quoted justification line.

Week 4

Sit a full-length timed listening plus reading mock under exam conditions with no pausing or replaying.
Classify every wrong answer by domain sub-skill (detail, main idea, inference, reference, picture selection).
Re-listen to the audio of missed items at 1.25x speed to rebuild decoding speed.
Rank your ten most frequent error causes and write one countermeasure for each.

A mock score sheet with sub-skill breakdown and a ranked top-ten error list with countermeasures.

Week 5

Complete 50 grammar-in-context items on prepositions, articles, and tense sequencing, writing the governing rule beside each miss.
Role-play 20 situational exchanges (asking directions, telephoning, shopping) and record your spoken replies.
Memorise 25 functional chunks (Would you mind…, I'd rather…, It's supposed to…) and use each in one written line.
Match 20 short prompts to the most natural reply and explain why the other options fail.

A recorded 10-exchange dialogue set with transcript corrections and a self-rating rubric.

Week 6

Write three 60-80 word guided compositions that cover all specified content points within 12 minutes each.
Practise 30 short listening prompts, selecting the natural spoken response each time.
Self-edit each composition against a checklist covering content points, tense consistency, spelling, and word count.
Rewrite one composition to add a missing content point without exceeding the word limit.

Three timed guided-writing samples with checklist scores and one corrected final draft.

Week 7

Read 10 authentic-format texts (notices, schedules, emails, charts) and extract the exact details each question asks for.
Summarise five chart or table texts in two sentences each.
Complete a timed detail-question reading set at eight minutes per passage.
Skim six passages for main idea in 90 seconds each and record your one-line answers.

A practical-reading folder of 10 texts with answers and a one-line strategy note per text format.

Week 8

Sit two full timed mocks covering all six domains on separate days.
Review only your 15 recurring errors and redo those item types until correct twice in a row.
Rehearse the guided writing task twice under strict exam timing.
Write a per-section time budget and rehearse switching sections without overrunning.

A final mock score table across all six domains plus a one-page exam-day timing plan.

Week 4: Combined listening and reading mock score of 65% or higher, with every wrong answer tagged to a named sub-skill.

Week 6: Three guided compositions produced in 12 minutes each, all meeting the stated content points and word limits.

Week 8: Full mock score of 75% or higher overall, with no single domain below 60%.