Miyagi Entrance English case studies
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The Miyagi Prefecture High School Entrance Examination in English (宮城県公立高等学校入学者選抜 英語) is the English component of the academic achievement test used in Miyagi Prefecture's public high school admissions process. It is taken by students finishing compulsory education who are applying to prefectural public high schools, and it functions as a placement gate: the score contributes to the total academic result that, together with school records, interviews and other materials, determines admission. The Miyagi Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 3,531 words.
1The Two-Train Problem: Planning a Museum Visit from a List of Facts
Your class is planning a one-day English activity at a museum in Sendai. The teacher gives you a list of facts, not a timetable you can copy.
700 words, about 4 min2Five Circled Forms in a Home-Stay Blog Post
A third-year student, Haruka, is writing a 60-word blog post for the school website about her first month in a home stay in Miyagi. The teacher returns the draft with five parts circled and a note: 'The meaning is right; the form is wrong.
630 words, about 3 min3Word Cards with Three Extra Cards
A visiting ALT, Ms Parker, comes to your school on Friday. Each group must ask her one question, and the teacher hands out word cards - one card per word or phrase, plus extra cards that belong to no sentence.
698 words, about 3 min4Three Moments at a Christchurch Dinner Table
You are three weeks into a home stay in Christchurch, New Zealand. One evening three things happen at the dinner table.
712 words, about 4 min5Fifty-Six Words and One Missing Content Point
The write-in-English task on the entrance exam gives you a situation, three content points and a word limit. Your class practises with this one: Situation: You will join a video call with a buddy class in New Zealand next Friday.
791 words, about 4 min