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Hoku English is a brand new test preparation academy in Kyoto. We have over 15 years in test preparation experience, from Seoul to Honolulu, Osaka and now Kyoto

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We have two goals

1. Offer the highest quality test preparation at a competitive rate.

2. Have students get their target scores in the shortest amount of time.

This is done through the deconstruction of each test, knowing each and every question type and the best strategy to tackle that question. This information will be drilled until the students reach their target score.

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IELTS

  • Lessons will be taught with the Cambridge series of IELTS textbooks. Listening and reading sections will be broken down into question types and the strategies used to answer those questions. Suggested structures for the speaking and writing sections will be given, as well as very detailed grammat correction. Students will be able to see instant improvement and target scores can be achieved.

  • 20 HOURS - ¥70,000

    60 HOURS - ¥189,000

    120 HOURS - ¥336,000

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TOEIC

  • Lessons to be taught with textbook of student's choice. Listening section questions will be broken down by type, and students will be given the appropriate strategies to tackle each question. Reading section questions will also be broken down by type, and strategies will be detailed. Target scores can be achieved. Previous students have seen significant growth, with scores in the 900 range.

  • 20 HOURS - ¥70,000

    60 HOURS - ¥189,000

    120 HOURS - ¥336,000

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TOEFL

  • Reading, writing, listening, and speaking sections will be broken down and strategized. Focus of TOEFL lessons will be on academic vocabulary, ask this is the one skill that differentiates the TOEFL exam from others. Target stores can be achieved.

  • 20 HOURS - ¥70,000

    60 HOURS - ¥189,000

    120 HOURS - ¥336,000

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SSAT

  • Instructor has 15 years experience teaching the SSAT.  Verbal section strategies are given, and vocabulary words are studied with repetition until memorization. Reading comprehension skills are instructed until significant improvement. Essay structure and writing techniques are practiced until mastery. Students will see significant improvement, and can be accepted into the private schools of their choice.

  • 20 HOURS - ¥70,000

    60 HOURS - ¥189,000

    120 HOURS - ¥336,000

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SAT

  • Reading and writing sections are analyzed and proper techniques are instructed. Question types are taught one-by-one and then drilled until mastery. Students can achieve high scores and potentially get accepted into the colleges of their choice.

  • 20 HOURS - ¥70,000

    60 HOURS - ¥189,000

    120 HOURS - ¥336,000

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Conversational

  • Tired of boring English conversational schools with old outdated textbooks? Learn English from reading news articles. 10 vocabulary words will be taught and placed into a slideshow for students to reference. Grammar are drilled through speaking and role play. Learn from fun new topics every lesson!

  • 20 HOURS - ¥50,000

    60 HOURS - ¥135,000

    120 HOURS - ¥240,000

Each lesson is 2.5 hours.

2 lessons per week is recommended to reach your target score.

 

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