A student sought help from a tutorial class to prepare her for the A-level UE exam. She also enjoyed reading the Kite Runner.

This student shares a learning experience that focused on passing exams.

Preparing for the DSE English exam is a part of life. Students can be encouraged to read by watching movies first, just like Gone Girl. The novel Annie John is different to other books.

Preparing for IELTS was very tiring – working hard every day. English teachers focus on basic language skills and have little time to read more than news websites such as the BBC and The New York Times.

Secondary school is where this student started to focus more on learning English. He did more reading during exam periods.

Textbooks such as Look, Listen and Learn, Cambridge English and Go For It have helped this English major’s learning. Learning in high school was mostly for the university entrance exam.

An unexpected poor result in the A-level exam surprised this student. He uses a printed dictionary.

A student took IELTS five times after failing A-level English. She sought help from tutors for the public exams because she felt her teachers could not spark her interest. She has read the Kite Runner.

Preparing for the DSE exams by working with poems and doing the SBA was memorable for this student. Chinese books are easier to read because she is familiar with the vocabulary.

Receiving an extra mark for singing a song in a university English class surprised this Engineering major. He feels comfortable reading textbooks in English.

Classes in secondary school prepared this Design major for the DSE yet her knowledge of everyday English is limited. She prefers Chinese and reads only English references and online sources if needed.

Most of her students neglected listening and speaking English when preparing for the Gaokao according to this Chemistry major from the Mainland China. English speaking opportunities have been limited in where she has stayed.

Preparing for the Gaokao was hard work for this Accounting and Finance major since she feels her English is poor. She didn’t finish Harry Potter after finding it difficult but she would like to read works of Agatha Christie and the Sherlock Holmes series in the future.

Before beginning university in Hong Kong, this Chinese Culture major studied English for the CET exam. She reads emails and websites in English.

Having every single piece of work graded in a university English course gave this Accounting and Finance major a lot of pressure. Harry Potter is the only English novel he would consider reading.

Pursuing a good result in the public exams motivated this Nursing student to study very hard during secondary school. He did past papers, read English texts and practised his spoken English with his friends.

Doing past papers is the best way to prepare for the public exams in Hong Kong because the assessment method is similar every year. This Computing major found the English novels in school too difficult.

Watching English news, reading novels, and talking with native speakers was a good way for this Nursing major to prepare for the DSE. Education reform was part of their debate from time to time. He likes reading science fiction novels.

Other than doing many exercises when preparing for the Gaokao, this Accounting and Finance major also did the TOEFL listening test to improve her English. She enjoys readings books by O. Henry and Agatha Christie.

A family trip to New York and Niagara Falls provided an unexpected English cultural exchange for this Banking and Financial Services major as she had to communicate with other tourists. She has read Twilight and prefers to watch movies before starting a book to get more background.

A brilliant secondary school English teacher explained the use of Shakespeare in Chinese writing and prepared this Environmental Science major and her classmates for exams with drills and news clippings. Agatha Christie’s famous detective character Hercule Poirot is funny and made her think about life.

A secondary school English teacher set a high standard for this Music major when he was preparing for the A-levels. One of the exercises was reading the newspaper every day. He now reads course material.

Even though learning English may not be interesting, this Cultural Studies major appreciates the focus on preparing for exams as it provides a foundation for future learning. She likes reading Sophia Kinsella and TV dramas such as The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl.

English tutorial classes taught this Chinese Medicine major communications skills. She valued the lessons because she mostly used Cantonese. She has read TIME magazine and thinks the articles are informative.

Despite having what he felt was a poor standard of English entering senior secondary, this Business major improved his exam scores by working with vocabulary books. He browses websites such as Amazon and Google, and uses Tudou and Google Translate.

DSE revision helped this student’s spoken English. He read for the SBA part of the DSE but forgets the name of the book. He also likes science fiction.

To prepare for GRE and IELTS, this Chemistry major read books and tried to communicate with foreigners. She read Reader’s Digest and New Concept English.

Funny and professional teachers prepared this Chemistry major for IELTS. She downloads and reads papers in English about her major.

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.

To prepare for the public examination, this Management major learnt vocabulary and did grammar exercises in summer. He reads books on psychology.

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.

The need to pass IELTS motivated this Computer Science major to read books and news from the Internet. She reads online news such as BBC.

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.

Preparation for IELTS let this Statistics major make big improvements. English will be important in her future career.

Mock speech exams in front of the whole class made this Arts major work hard to avoid embarrassment. Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspiring book.

Making a video for a university English course was a new experience for this Physics major. He used a BBC Smartphone app to build his vocabulary. He also reads about physics and science through the app.

This Engineering major recalls failing an English exam and reading the exam paper.

A project on the origins of the English alphabet enhanced this student’s knowledge of the language. He considers Peter Pan, which he read in high school, as a classic.

University language classes required this Economics major to work with international students in English and other languages. She had to read The New York Times for one of her courses.

Watching a video of Sudanese refugees for an SBA assignment made this Translation major realise the importance of English for essential communication. She reads TIME and The Atlantic.