To prepare for the A-levels, this Humanities major read the South China Morning Post and did past papers. He also watched TV series without subtitles. He likes the Harry Potter series.
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Talking to an American exchange student was an enjoyable experience for this Maths major. He read TOEFL course material.
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An English course in Australia provided this Philosophy major with the opportunity to talk to native speakers and learn everyday English. He finds it difficult to understand some course material.
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To prepare for IELTS, this IT Management major learnt a lot of vocabulary. A teacher gave her an English book as a gift, which she totally doesn’t understand the content.
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In a language school, this China Studies major met humorous teachers who entertained the class with humour. She was taught a special way to read the articles in the Gaokao.
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English songs from his favourite band, X Japan, have exposed this Business major to new vocabulary, sentence patterns and symbolic meanings. The language of course material is difficult.
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This Journalism major put her English into practise when she successfully made an order at a fast food restaurant. She reads textbooks about communication.
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Being a school English ambassador enabled this Translation major to talk with native speakers. He hates reading. The only thing he reads is the materials from his lectures.
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Primary school tutorial classes with a NET included singing and games for this Communications major. Her university teacher gave her a 500 page book to read.
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To prepare for DSE, this Engineering major forced himself to learn English on his own for the first time. He read an article about learning vocabulary in the university language centre.
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A study tour to Singapore vastly improved this Engineering major’s English. She remembers reading English chemistry textbooks in high school.
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The university language course on presentations and reports has been useful for this Economics major. Reading for a sociology course has been memorable.
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When this Communications graduate attended the lecture for the first time, he couldn’t understand the professor or the suggested readings. He improved after a few months though.
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During secondary school, this Engineering major used memory strategies to build her vocabulary. In secondary school, she read the materials provided by her teacher. In college, she usually reads research papers.
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A university language course on how to do presentations and write formal reports was useful for this BBA major. She reads textbooks.
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In daily life, this Engineering major learns English through films, TV shows and music. He seldom reads English books but has to read articles for his projects and research.
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This Chemistry major speaks English at home because they have a domestic helper. He reads journals and reference books to find information about chemistry.
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A university language class taught this Global China Studies major writings skills. He mostly reads for her exams.
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This Global China Studies major likes the language learning in a tutorial school that gave him very well-written and exam-oriented notes. The course reading materials on sociology are inspiring.
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This Engineering major thinks that he didn’t have enough time to speak English in secondary school. He finds language in scientific papers hard to understand.
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A university language course prepared this Business major for his undergraduate studies in the US. He finds reading textbooks in university memorable; he has to skim through the books because he doesn’t have enough time.
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This Chemistry major learnt different tones and intonation while playing the main character in a drama competition. She read passages written by an NET in the reading session.
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English was a brand new language for this Science major in primary school. She has read The Little Prince. Much of her course material is in English.
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Watching TV dramas and movies has helped this Sociology major learn English. He has read Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Charles Dickens. His favourite books are A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield.
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Preparing for A-level English was difficult for this Science major. He read the newspaper every day. These days he reads articles related to his major.
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Communicating with members of a host family and lessons with buddies were the highlights of a secondary school study tour in Australia for this Humanities major. She has to read some difficult course material related to her major.
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Preparation for IELTS let this Statistics major make big improvements. English will be important in her future career.
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This Biology major was pushed by an English teacher to read and memorise reading materials. He likes the way the NET taught English. He only reads a few papers or scientific journals.
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The crazy English training improved this Management major’s pronunciation. An IELTS course improved his reading and listening skills. He read journals and books for his first assignment.
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In secondary school, this Engineering major learnt English from exercises and tests. He did a lot of reading in university common core courses.
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Moving from Taiwan to Hong Kong, this Engineering major had to learn English from scratch. English is hard to understand but is used in university course material.
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The university is an English environment for this IT major. She uses English in courses, tutorials and communication. She read every day to prepare for IELTS.
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An after-school English lesson helped this Translation major with the DSE even though it was boring. She learns more by reading passages with professors and classmates.
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Learning English in primary School was the most difficult time for this Humanities major. She reading texts and answered questions in English lessons.
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TV drama and movies taught this Chinese major how to use English. She didn’t enjoy doing a lot of reading exercises in secondary school.
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Preparing for the GRE expanded this Biology major’s vocabulary. Reading the Stranger made him think more deeply about the author’s intentions.
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The Global Café in university allowed this International Studies major to talk to foreigners. Reading articles and passages helped him write his papers.
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An exchange trip to Germany provided the environment where this Humanities major could learn and practise English. She did reading exercises to prepare for the university entrance exam.
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After studying in Australia, this Maths major student felt that environment is the most important thing for learning English. Preparing for IELTS improved her reading skills.