How to Finally Pass the Eiken Test
The 'Correct Study Flow' to Pass Eiken
What is important in Eiken study is not
'just trying your best,' but
'finding your weaknesses and eliminating them one by one.'
In fact, many people
tend to have fragmented study habits, such as
only doing vocabulary
only solving past papers
only feeling anxious about English composition
However, Eiken is a test where you can improve significantly if you grasp 'where you are weak' and build up your skills in order.
But Eiken is a test where you can improve significantly if you grasp 'where you are weak' and build up your skills in order.
1. First, solve past papers
The first thing you should do is
not read reference books, but
'solve past papers.'
The reason is simple:
to find your weak areas.For example:
Is your vocabulary weak?
Is your grammar weak?
Can you not read long passages?
Can you not write English compositions?
Check these.
What is important here is to look at
'how you make mistakes' rather than the 'score.'
2. Identify weaknesses from the questions you got wrong
For example:
How you make mistakes
Weakness
Many mistakes in vocabulary questions
Lack of vocabulary
Poor at sentence rearrangement
Lack of grammar
Running out of time on long passages
Lack of reading skills
English composition is short
Lack of logical development
.
In other words,
'why you made the mistake'
is important to analyze.
3. Study vocabulary steadily every day
Eiken is,
after all, very dependent on vocabulary power.
However,
do not try to memorize everything in one day.
The basic rule for vocabulary is 'short time every day.'
Go through the vocabulary book 3 times
It is recommended to:
Vocabulary
Idioms
Conversational expressions
repeat including these.
At least 3 times.
It is normal not to remember everything on the first pass.
Make a notebook for words you cannot remember
For words you absolutely cannot remember,
'weak vocabulary notebook'
make a.
People have
common points in 'words they cannot remember.'
They will stick if you look at them repeatedly.
4. Learn grammar thoroughly
In Eiken,
junior high school grammar in particular forms the foundation.
For example:
Tense
Auxiliary verbs
Infinitives
Gerunds
Relative pronouns
etc.
If these are vague,
long passages
English composition
listening
will all be affected.
Solidify junior high grammar + alpha
For Eiken Pre-2 to Grade 2,
"whether you can use junior high grammar accurately"
is quite important.
Rather than difficult English grammar,
prioritize making the basics accurate
first.
5. Don't just finish listening by "listening"
For listening materials,
listening repeatedly
is important.
However,
what is even more important is
dictation
.
What is dictation?
It is the practice of writing down the English you hear.
Doing this allows you to notice:
sound changes
weak forms
things you missed
It is much more effective
than just "listening and finishing."
6. Memorize templates for English composition
Many people are bad at English composition, but
actually, in Eiken,
"easy-to-use patterns"
exist.
First:
memorize 10 template sentences
.
For example:
I think that ~
There are two reasons.
First of all,
For example,
As a result,
and so on.
Think of reasons from 5 themes
If you are stuck for reasons,
it is easier to write if you think from the following themes.
Economy
Environment
Health
Education
Convenience
In Eiken,
quite a lot of questions connect to these five.
How to dig deeper into reasons
I recommend
asking yourself questions.
"So what?"
"For example?"
"Why?"
Continue with these.
Then,
the content will naturally expand.
7. For summaries, look for the 'main point of each paragraph'
In summary questions,
do not try to write everything
down.
What is important is:
'what is being said in each paragraph'
.
Underline
while reading:
Main point
Conclusion
Keywords
Underline them.
Connect with conjunctions and adverbs
For example:
however
therefore
in addition
etc.
This will make your writing flow naturally.
8. Read long passages while looking for the 'subject and verb'
People who struggle with long passages
often try too hard to translate into Japanese
The first things you should look for are:
Subject
Verb
English becomes easier to read when you follow
'who does what'
Find the main theme of each paragraph
Furthermore, be conscious of
'what this paragraph is about'
This will make it easier to organize the content.
Finally
The Eiken is a test where
'accumulation' is much more important than 'talent'
What is especially important is:
Past exam analysis
Basic grammar
Daily vocabulary
Repetition
Memorizing the patterns
Rather than rushing to do difficult things,
repeating the basics over and over
will make you stronger in the end.