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 IELTS, this Information Systems major listened to the BBC and Voice of America. He also read Flipped after watching the movie. Nowadays he reads material about computer technology.

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

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.

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.

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.

Practicing reading, speaking and listening is how this Public Health major passed IELTS. English is the common language for supplementary readings.

Preparing for IELTS was hard for this Marketing major because she could only depend on herself. She used to read novels and magazines but now focuses on study materials.

English became part of this Engineering major’s life in the month before taking IELTS. She had to adjust to reading English lecture notes when she first arrived in Hong Kong.

To prepare for IELTS, this Social Science major attended classes where he learnt the “parallel reading method”. He also goes to an English Corner to improve his pronunciation.

An IELTS class taught this Economics major exam skills by letting him do past papers. He only reads textbooks. He doesn’t read other things because it takes him a lot of time to check the dictionary.

To prepare for IELTS, this History major watched movies and TV series and also did test papers. He reads about Japanese history in English.

Watching and discussing movies taught this Quantitative Finance major speaking and listening. Secondary school English classes in the UK focused on practising for exams. Reading newspapers and writing reports let her learn vocabulary and writing style. She reads for her university classes.

To prepare for the IELTS speaking test, this History major practised by herself in her room. Reading a 600-page textbook was a crazy experience.

Taking IELTS motivated this Nursing major to revise English. She read literature, such as short stories and poems, for IGCSE.

Preparing for IELTS improved this Business major’s English. Sometimes it is better to read the original book rather than the translated version. He read Harry Potter in English.

Studying in the UK allowed this Politics major to learn English by talking to people. She got different IELTS reading scores in her two sittings. She read several pages of Harry Potter.

Preparing for IELTS helped this Public Health major find ways to manage English. She watched videos and made a learning plan. She has to read a lot of publications on medicine.

Great progress was made by this Education major after completing IELTS exercises. The writing test was the most difficult. She studied literature in college. Her favourite text is Gone with the Wind.

Passing the IELTS exam on the second try earned this Politics major a place in an overseas university. She had to learn skimming and scanning skills because of the time limitations on the exam.

Kindergarten storybooks started this Management major’s English learning. She joined speech competitions in primary school and became an English ambassador in secondary. She watched TED, VoiceTube and YouTube.

Senior secondary education focused on past paper training for this Social Science major. She took the IELTS exam in both senior secondary and university. She read books and watched movies.

Metaphor and rhetoric were introduced to this Dental student in junior secondary. He prepared for the DSE in senior secondary. He also did the IELTS exam.

In university, this Early Childhood Education major took different English courses according to her interest. She had to prepare for IELTS and the College English Test.

Primary education gave this Education major opportunities to work on her pronunciation. She attended English tutorials.

Grammar, pronunciation as well as basic and advanced English were all part of this Education major’s learning. She has taken IELTS.

English was an important subject in this Chinese major’s senior high. She read a lot to prepare for the College Entrance Exam. She also attended different classes for the GRE and IELTS exams.

English became a compulsory subject in this Business major’s secondary education. She took exam preparation classes in a language school.

When this Early Childhood Education major was in primary school, she listened to tapes every morning at home. She joined an English class because of personal interest.

An IELTS tutor taught this Environment major how to use a mind map which she now utilises for other subjects. She enjoys comics.

Preparing for the IELTS test was really tough for this Computer Science major. He reads more English material in university in Hong Kong than he did in the Mainland.

Making up for a lack of English speaking opportunities while preparing for IELTS, this Global Studies major called her tutor at night. She reads a lot of English course material.

Encouraged by her teacher, this Mathematics major tried hard to deliver a speech. Taking a class in preparation for IELTS improved her reading skills.

Helpful university classmates and good teachers help this Mathematics major learn better. She read a lot of material to prepare for IELTS which she has taken five times.

Studying for the college entrance exam helped this Design major build a closer relationship with her teacher and friends. She did well in IELTS even though she didn’t prepare as well as she could have.

Preparing for IELTS involved 20 exercises a day over a three-month period for this Business major. She also read a lot of articles from various channels such as the BBC. The Secret Garden was the first English book she read.

Due to limited exposure to English, this Chemistry major had to put extra effort into preparing for IELTS. Reading a lot in that time was memorable.

Intensive practice for IELTS greatly improved this Engineering major’s English. Reading a lot of research papers for postgraduate studies broadened his horizons.

Memorising words for IELTS was tough but useful for writing and reading. Reading academic articles was difficult for this Urban Design major.

To prepare for the IELTS exam, this Computer Science graduate practised English speaking with a friend from Nepal. A foreign teacher taught her how to think in English.