Make a Holiday Study Plan

• Choose at least FIVE achievable “I will” goals for your holiday study plan.
• Give each goal a NUMBER
  • e.g. “once a week”
  • e.g. “every day”
  • e.g. “two Harry Potter books by April”
• See Resources for lists of other ideas

Reading

• “I will borrow and read X graded readers”
• “I will read English Central for X minutes every day”
• “I will read for X minutes every day”
• “I will read X news articles in the holidays”
• “I will buy a copy of MAGAZINE NAME and read it every day”
• See Reading Resources for more ideas
• See New Sites

Listening

• I will watch X TED lectures with/without English subtitles
• I will watch X movies (without subtitles?)
• I will do TOEIC/TOEFL listening practice
• I will download, read, and listen to the lyrics of one song every week
• See Listening Resources for more ideas

Writing/Typing

• “I will keep a diary every day”
• “I will use practice software and websites until my speed is X words per minute”
• “I will use practice software and websites for X minutes per day”

Do more normal homework (If summer, maybe get a head start on next term)

• “I will do X quickwrites a week/day”
• “I will do 1 speed reading every day”
• “I will learn X new words every week/day”
• “I will study vocabulary for X minutes every day”
• “I will finish/review Malc’s lists”
• “I will use my Memrise/Quizlet app every day for 10 minutes”
• “I will look at the syllabus for next semester/year and start the reading”

Speaking / Groups

• “We are staying near here, so we will talk online X times a week to talk in English”
• “There is a holiday lounge. I will go X times / every day”
• “I will sing at least one song every time I go to karaoke in English”

Social Media

• Line/Facebook/Twitter - anything with text (not just photos).
• “I will make one post in my English in English every week”
• “I will read the page of a friend or group in English on Facebook every day”
• “I will add at least five English feeds, and then read them every day”
• “I will make a English-only Line group with friends and post to it every day”