Yamanashi Entrance English case studies
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The Yamanashi Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in English is the English component of the entrance selection used by public high schools in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is taken by students finishing junior high school who wish to enter a prefectural high school, and the score contributes to the overall selection together with other subjects, school records and, at some schools, interviews or special activities. The test is built to match Japanese junior high school English: it asks you to listen to short spoken passages, read short texts and dialogues, choose or write words that fit the grammar of a sentence, complete everyday conversations, and write a short guided composition. Later sections often ask you to read a passage and then use its content in your own writing, so reading and writing are not fully separate skills. The Yamanashi Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 2,620 words.
1Marking Uncertainty in a One-Play Listening Task
During a practice run of the Yamanashi entrance listening section, Mei hears a single announcement in the school auditorium. The announcement is played once at natural speed.
444 words, about 2 min2Reading a School Notice for What It Does Not Say
Read this notice from a Yamanashi high school's English Club. 'English Conversation Day - Saturday, June 14 Registration: 8:30–8:45 in Room 201.
512 words, about 3 min3Choosing Between Grammatical Options in a Poster Draft
Rin is preparing a poster for a volunteer clean-up event at a Yamanashi high school. She writes three sentences: 1.
547 words, about 3 min4Choosing a Reply at a Station Under Time Pressure
At Kofu Station, Aya, a second-year student, needs to reach Yamanashi Gakuen by 9:00 for a rehearsal. She has a paper ticket for the 8:20 local train.
539 words, about 3 min5Cutting a Host-Family Email to the Word Limit
Ken must write a 50–70 word email to his host family. His flight was changed: he will arrive at Haneda Airport at 18:40 on July 22, one day later than planned.
578 words, about 3 min