Iwate Entrance English study plan

Skim each passage once for gist, then answer main-idea questions without rereading the whole text

Build a personal list of 40 academic and exam-frequency words drawn from your own reading, with Japanese glosses and one original example sentence each

Practise scanning for specific details (names, numbers, dates) under a 90-second limit per question set

Review the five most common passive and tense patterns and rewrite five sentences from active to passive and back

Identify the function of linking words (however, therefore, in contrast) and mark them in three passages before answering

Complete 60 grammar items on articles, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement, and record every miss with the rule it violated

Paraphrase each paragraph of two passages in one sentence to train inference and summary

Distinguish fact from opinion in two opinion-style passages and list the signal phrases used

Answer inference and writer's-attitude questions by locating the exact sentence that supports each choice

Reorder 20 scrambled sentences into coherent paragraphs using pronoun reference and discourse markers as clues

Identify the topic sentence and supporting details in five paragraphs and label each role

Complete two full reading sections under exam timing and review every wrong answer for the reasoning gap

Reduce average time per reading question to under 75 seconds while keeping accuracy above 70 percent

Practise structural questions on relative clauses, participial phrases, and cleft sentences until you can explain each choice aloud

Build a paragraph-ordering checklist (reference words, chronology, cause-effect, general-to-specific) and apply it to 10 new items

Summarise three long passages in 60 words each to confirm global comprehension

Translate 30 short Japanese sentences into natural English, choosing tense and aspect deliberately rather than word-for-word

Compare literal and idiomatic renderings of the same sentence and justify which one reads better in English

Review the vocabulary notebook and retire words you now use correctly, adding 30 new ones

Drill conditional and modal expressions that commonly appear in translation prompts

Translate five longer Japanese paragraphs, keeping subject-verb agreement and article use correct throughout

Write two 120-word opinion paragraphs using a clear claim, two supports, and a conclusion

Edit your own writing for run-on sentences, comma splices, and inconsistent tense

Practise converting formal Japanese expressions into plain, natural English equivalents

Write three timed 150-word essays in 25 minutes each on common entrance topics

Use a fixed planning routine: brainstorm for two minutes, outline three points, then write

Practise listening to short monologues and note-taking key facts, then answer comprehension questions from your notes

Shadow two short audio clips to improve recognition of connected speech and reduced sounds

Take two full-length mock exams under strict timing and review every section

Rewrite your two weakest essays from week 7 using the feedback you identified

Re-drill the error-rule sheet and vocabulary notebook until recall is automatic

Simulate listening conditions once with no pausing and once with replay to compare scores