Kochi Entrance English study plan

Diagnose current reading speed and accuracy by completing two timed unseen passages and tabulating wrong-answer types (main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary-in-context).

Build a personal vocabulary log of 60 high-frequency academic and exam-level words drawn from your reading errors, recording part of speech, Japanese meaning, and one original sentence each.

Practise skimming for main idea and scanning for detail on three short passages, writing a one-sentence summary of each within 90 seconds.

Identify and drill the four most common distractor patterns (too broad, too narrow, true-but-not-asked, reversed cause) using passages you have already answered.

Complete six full-length reading passages under a strict time limit and record time-per-question to find where you lose minutes.

Infer author tone and attitude in five opinion-style passages, justifying each answer with one quoted line from the text.

Master 40 additional words plus 15 common phrasal verbs and collocations, and test yourself with a self-made cloze quiz.

Paraphrase each paragraph of two passages in your own words to confirm you understand referents (it, this, they) correctly.

Analyse sentence structure inside reading passages: underline every relative clause, participle phrase, and appositive in three passages and restate each in plain order.

Reduce long sentences to core subject-verb-object in ten difficult sentences taken from your reading material.

Complete 40 grammar items on tense, subject-verb agreement, and articles, and log each error with the rule it violated.

Read one 600-word passage daily for five days, answering three inference questions per passage.

Drill connectors and discourse markers (however, therefore, whereas, nevertheless) so you can predict paragraph logic before reading on.

Complete 50 error-correction and sentence-ordering items, targeting conditionals, passive voice, and reported speech.

Take a full timed reading-and-grammar mock section and compare the score with week 1.

Review every item you missed across weeks 1 to 4 and rewrite the underlying rule in your own words.

Write five timed 120-word opinion paragraphs using a clear claim-reason-example structure, each with a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.

Translate ten Japanese sentences containing tricky structures (passive, causative, relative clauses) into natural English, then back-translate to check meaning.

Paraphrase ten exam-style sentences, changing vocabulary and structure while preserving meaning exactly.

Self-edit your five paragraphs against a checklist of linking words, article use, and subject-verb agreement, and rewrite each once.

Write two 150-word structured essays (one argumentative, one descriptive) under a 25-minute limit each.

Complete daily listening practice of 15 minutes using short English news or lecture clips, taking keyword notes and summarising each in two sentences.

Practise note-taking for numbers, names, and directions by dictating ten short audio segments to yourself and checking accuracy.

Build a personal bank of 20 reusable academic phrases for introducing, contrasting, and concluding ideas, and use at least eight of them in your essays.

Answer 30 listening comprehension questions from a single continuous audio set, pausing only to check answers afterwards, not during.

Integrate skills by listening to a 3-minute talk, taking notes, then writing a 100-word summary and translating two key sentences from it.

Translate five longer paragraphs from Japanese to English within 15 minutes each, prioritising accuracy over speed.

Identify and fix your three most persistent listening problems (fast speech, connected sounds, unknown vocabulary) with targeted daily drills.

Take two full-length timed mock exams under real conditions and score every section separately.

Review all mock errors and classify them by domain to confirm which areas are now stable and which still need work.

Rewrite your two weakest essay responses from the mocks with a 20-minute limit to build speed and control.

Compile a one-page final review sheet of recurring grammar rules, vocabulary, and test strategy reminders.