Ibaraki Entrance English study materials
Ibaraki Entrance English study resources

Ibaraki Entrance English case studies

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The Ibaraki Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in English (茨城県立高等学校入学者選抜 英語) is the English paper inside the academic achievement test that Ibaraki Prefecture administers for admission to its public high schools. It is taken by students completing the third year of junior high school, alongside Japanese and mathematics, and its results are used together with the school record, interviews and each school's own selection method. The Ibaraki Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 2,620 words.

1

The 7:40 Bus Announcement

At a junior high school in Mito, the teacher plays a 45-second morning announcement recorded at the school gate. You hear: 'Good morning.

543 words, about 3 min
2

The 1,600-Yen Science Shopping List

Emi and Kenta are at a convenience store near Ishioka Station with 1,600 yen from the class science fund. Their teacher's list says: 4 AA batteries at 240 yen each; 2 sheets of cardstock at 180 yen each; 1 roll of tape at 150 yen; 1 set of markers at 320 yen; and 1 pack of 5 plastic cups at 100 yen.

527 words, about 3 min
3

The Book Donation Rule

Read this passage about a community bookshelf. In April, Haruka, a second-year student, started a 'give-one, take-one' bookshelf at the community center in Kasama.

546 words, about 3 min
4

The Host Family Email

Rina is a Japanese junior high student staying with the Clark family in Australia for three weeks. She writes a short email and asks her teacher to check three underlined choices.

475 words, about 2 min
5

The 45-Word Club Email

Alex, a visiting student from New Zealand, will spend one day at your school on Wednesday, October 16, and will be in Mito until Saturday. The student council asks you to send Alex a short email recommending exactly one after-school club.

529 words, about 3 min