Mie Entrance English study plan

Set up a listening log and complete four 10-minute dictation cycles per week, transcribing numbers, dates, and spelled names verbatim

Identify the six question types that appear in short listening dialogues (detail, inference, attitude, location, time, action) and label at least 30 practice items by type

Build a personal error list of 40 vocabulary and grammar items drawn only from your own listening mistakes, tagging each as sound confusion, unknown word, or grammar gap

Shadow one 2-minute audio clip daily at natural speed, recording yourself twice to compare rhythm and linking

Practice prediction: before each audio plays, write down the likely topic and two expected keywords from the question stems alone, for 20 items

Drill 25 minimal-pair and connected-speech items (contractions, elision, weak forms) and explain each answer in one sentence

Complete two timed 15-question listening sets and score them, tracking accuracy per question type

Rewrite 15 of your own incorrect sentences correctly, focusing on tense, articles, and subject-verb agreement

Read 12 short passages under a 6-minute-per-passage limit and annotate the sentence that answers each question

Classify every wrong answer into one of four traps: too broad, contradicted, not stated, wrong scope

Compile and drill 50 vocabulary items in context, writing an original sentence for each

Paraphrase 10 question stems into your own words to practice matching stems to passage wording

Complete three timed short-passage sets and raise accuracy on detail and main-idea questions above your week 3 baseline

Practice 30 situational dialogue items, choosing responses by register (formal, neutral, casual) and justifying the rejection of two options each time

Memorize 20 fixed conversational formulas for apologizing, requesting, suggesting, and declining, and use each in a spoken or written line

Summarize three short passages in exactly two sentences each without copying source wording

Read four longer passages and map each one's paragraph structure (claim, evidence, contrast, conclusion) in a five-line outline

Practice information retrieval: locate 20 specific details in longer texts within 90 seconds each, noting the locating cue used

Answer 25 situational response items under a 20-second-per-item limit to build speed and register judgment

Draft five short polite requests and refusals in writing, then revise each for tone

Write six timed compositions (25 minutes each) using a fixed four-part structure: position, two supports, qualification, conclusion

Self-edit each composition against a 10-point checklist covering thesis clarity, paragraph unity, transitions, and grammar range

Rewrite two compositions after feedback, cutting at least 10 percent of words without losing meaning

Apply longer-passage outlining skills to plan one composition from a two-paragraph source text

Summarize five mixed inputs (a short talk plus a short text) into 60-word summaries that preserve the main claim and one supporting detail

Organize ideas for three integrated tasks using a claim-evidence-link template before writing

Complete two cross-skill tasks combining listening notes with written output, then compare your notes to the source transcript

Write one full guided composition under exam timing and score it with your week 6 checklist

Take two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score every section separately

Re-drill the 30 highest-frequency items from your cumulative error list until each is answered correctly twice in a row

Review your composition portfolio and write a one-page personal checklist of your five most repeated mistakes

Simulate exam-day pacing: allocate section time in advance and record where you ran over