1. Reading comprehension on cinema visits, cultural tourism, school life, and family holidays using short texts, questions in English, and multiple-choice formats
2. Vocabulary topics include shopping, festivals, food, jobs, transport, and education settings like small island schools and city universities
3. Literary and historical passages—texts from Aozora Bunko and Kokoro ni nokoru san nensei no yomimono involving Nishida’s lectures and wooden shoes from Antwerp
4. Functional comprehension—reading signs, booking info, public announcements, and matching phrases to cities, venues, or professions
5. Translation task (Section B)—Japanese to English on local disturbances (e.g. nightclub noise), expressing civic concern and future intent to inform the mayor
6. GCSE Japanese Paper 3 Higher Tier format—50 marks total, assessing real-world reading and translation skills across fiction, culture, and daily life scenarios