Kumamoto Entrance English study plan

Kumamoto Entrance English · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary and Usage

Skim each of 6 short English passages (150-250 words) in 4 minutes and mark the main idea before reading questions
Build a 60-item vocabulary log of academic and campus-life words, each with a Japanese gloss and one original example sentence
Annotate every unknown word in the passages by part of speech to separate vocabulary gaps from grammar gaps
Answer 20 detail and inference questions and label each wrong answer as vocabulary-caused or logic-caused

A timed reading log of 6 passages with accuracy percentage, a 60-item vocabulary sheet, and a tally of error causes

Week 2

Identify the function of relative clauses, participle phrases, and appositives in 10 long sentences by underlining the head noun and bracketing the modifier
Paraphrase 15 complex sentences into two shorter sentences without losing meaning
Complete 30 grammar items on tense, aspect, and subject-verb agreement and record the rule behind each error
Read 4 longer passages (300-400 words) and outline each in three bullet points before answering questions

A sentence-analysis notebook of 10 annotated long sentences plus a 30-item grammar quiz score with corrected rule notes

Week 3

Practice reference and cohesion questions by tracing pronouns and discourse markers to their antecedents in 5 passages
Drill passive voice, conditionals, and modal verbs in 30 items and write one original sentence for each structure missed
Summarize each of 4 passages in one sentence of 20 words or fewer
Cut average passage time to 7 minutes while keeping accuracy above 70 percent

A timed set of 5 passages with per-passage time, accuracy, and one-sentence summaries for all five

Week 4

Complete a full 30-question reading section under exam time limits and score it
Expand the vocabulary log to 150 items and sort them into high-frequency, topic-specific, and idiom groups
Review every missed reading question and rewrite the relevant passage sentence that justified the correct answer
Test 40 new words with a self-made cloze quiz and retire items already recalled twice correctly

A full mock reading section score report with a corrected answer rationale for every miss and a 150-item sorted vocabulary list

Week 5

Write 3 short opinion paragraphs (80-100 words) using a clear topic sentence, two supports, and a conclusion
Summarize 4 passages in 40-60 words each, keeping only main claims and omitting examples
Translate 10 Japanese sentences into natural English, focusing on tense consistency and article use
Self-edit each draft against a checklist of agreement, articles, prepositions, and word order

A portfolio of 3 edited paragraphs and 4 summaries with before-and-after error counts

Week 6

Write one 120-150 word structured essay under 25 minutes and revise it once for cohesion
Translate 10 longer Japanese passages of 2-3 sentences, then back-translate to check meaning retention
Condense a 300-word English passage into a 50-word summary that preserves cause and result
Correct 20 deliberately flawed sentences involving run-ons, fragments, and misplaced modifiers

One timed essay, 10 translations with back-translation notes, and a 20-item error-correction sheet

Week 7

Shadow 8 short English audio clips of 1-2 minutes and transcribe key content words
Practice 20 note-taking listening tasks, capturing numbers, names, and reasons
Review the full vocabulary log and quiz 50 items, retiring mastered ones
Identify 10 common reduced or linked speech patterns and write an example of each

Transcripts of 8 clips with comprehension-question accuracy and a 50-item vocabulary quiz score

Week 8

Take 2 full timed mock exams covering all domains and score each section separately
Rewrite the weakest section's errors into a one-page personal error-pattern sheet
Produce 2 timed essays and 2 summaries under exam conditions
Review the error sheet daily and redo 20 previously missed items until all are correct

Two complete mock exam score reports with a one-page error-pattern sheet and a final readiness checklist

Week 2: Score at least 65 percent on a 30-item grammar quiz and correctly bracket modifiers in 8 of 10 long sentences

Week 4: Score at least 70 percent on a full timed 30-question reading section and hold a 150-item vocabulary log

Week 6: Produce a 120-150 word essay in 25 minutes with fewer than 5 self-identified errors and 4 summaries within the word limit

Week 8: Average at least 70 percent across both full mock exams, with no single domain below 60 percent