MET (Michigan English Tests) study plan
MET · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Writing & Speaking
Draft one 250-word opinion essay in 30 minutes with no dictionary or translator
Record three 90-second spoken responses and count filler words in each playback
Assemble a personal bank of 10 linking phrases for contrast, cause, and concession
Read your essay aloud and mark every sentence you stumble over
Your checkpoint
A portfolio folder holding one timed essay and three recorded speaking responses, each with written self-feedback.
Writing & Speaking
Rewrite the week 1 essay 15% shorter while keeping every main point
Deliver six 60-second two-option comparison responses on a timer
Log 20 recurring grammar and word-choice errors from your own drafts into a tracker
Practise three formal and three informal email openings until each takes under 90 seconds
Your checkpoint
An error tracker with 20 entries plus one revised essay annotated to show each correction.
Writing & Listening
Summarise three 3-minute academic audio clips in exactly five sentences each
Complete four note-taking listening tasks, capturing every number, name, and date
Write one formal letter and one informal email in 20 minutes each
Shadow two minutes of audio aloud to match stress and intonation
Your checkpoint
Two timed letters plus three audio summaries checked against source transcripts.
Listening & Reading
Complete three timed reading sets at 90 seconds per question
Answer 40 listening items across four sessions and label each error by type
Locate 10 specific details in a 900-word article within 8 minutes using skim-scan
Build a glossary of 25 academic words met in reading passages, with your own example sentence for each
Your checkpoint
A scored log covering 40 listening items and 3 reading sets, with an error category recorded for every miss.
Reading & Speaking
Paraphrase 15 reading sentences aloud in your own words within 20 seconds each
Deliver four 2-minute monologues on unfamiliar topics after 60 seconds of prep
Extract and define 15 unfamiliar words from two long articles using context only
Answer five follow-up questions on your own monologue without notes
Your checkpoint
Four recorded 2-minute monologues plus a 50-item academic vocabulary list with personal example sentences.
Reading & Listening
Complete four full-length reading sections under strict exam timing
Transcribe two minutes of audio verbatim, then diff it against the real transcript
Answer 30 inference questions and justify each with a quoted line from the text
Reduce average reading time per question by 10 seconds versus week 4
Your checkpoint
An inference answer sheet where all 30 answers are supported by a direct quotation.
Writing & Listening & Reading & Speaking
Sit a full timed mock covering all four sections in one 2-hour block
Write the reason for every incorrect answer before checking the key
Run a 15-minute speaking mock covering all parts, recorded end to end
Score your own writing against the public task criteria and list three fixes
Your checkpoint
One complete scored mock exam with a written review of every incorrect item and every writing-criteria weakness.
Writing & Listening & Reading & Speaking
Retake the mock and compare section scores against week 7
Drill your top 10 error patterns until each is produced correctly five times in a row
Rehearse essay planning until a 30-minute essay needs no more than 5 minutes of prep
Rehearse the exam-day routine twice, including timing checkpoints and breaks
Your checkpoint
A side-by-side week 7 versus week 8 score table plus a one-page exam-day checklist.
Milestones
Week 4: Timed baseline: one essay finished within 35 minutes, reading accuracy at or above 70%, listening accuracy at or above 70%.
Week 6: Reading section completed inside official time limits with at least 75% accuracy, and a verbatim transcript within 85% word accuracy.
Week 8: Mock score at or above your target band in all four skill areas, with no section more than 10 points below the mock average.