Primary school teachers held discussions to encourage this Law student to speak in English. Reading newspapers in primary school every day helped develop her reading habit.
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Watching reality shows such as America’s Got Talent gave this Business major a glimpse into other people’s lives. She does not like reading but read newspapers in secondary school to improve her English.
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Joining a course in England helped prepare this Engineering major for IELTS. He had to read newspapers every morning in secondary school.
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Watching movies in English lessons gave this Public Policy major a chance to practise her aural skills. She found reading The Standard during DSE useful.
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Attending a tutorial school was useful and ignited this Business major’s interest in learning English. He expanded his everyday vocabulary and understood how Chinese and westerners think differently by reading the South China Morning Post.
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To get a good result in the DSE, this Business major worked hard on memorising vocabulary. Reading The New York Times for the first time was difficult as he found the sentence structures very complex.
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Performing Romeo and Juliet during secondary school taught this Social Work major Old English and different expressions. She had to read the South China Morning Post for homework.
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A volunteer activity required this Social Work major to speak English for the entire day. It was a challenging experience but had taught him new vocabulary. A secondary school teacher encouraged her to read the South China Morning Post.
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A debate competition in secondary school taught this Accounting major some speaking skills. He used to read the South China Morning Post every week and found the language used in the paper too difficult for a secondary school student.
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A university course helped improve this Business major’s speaking and interpersonal skills. His teacher in secondary school encouraged him to read the South China Morning Post.
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The English Week in secondary school provided this Management major the opportunity to learn through games. She read the South China Morning Post every week in order to complete a news report assignment.
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This Computer Science major spent most of his time in English class doing past papers instead of learning practical skills. His teacher encouraged him to read the South China Morning Post but he found most of the topics boring.
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Exchanging letters with a penfriend from the UK improved this Civil Engineering major’s language skills. He felt that the vocabulary in the South China Morning Post, a compulsory reading material in secondary school was too difficult.
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To improve this Engineering major’s English, her mother forced her to memorise words and do grammar exercises every day. She read the South China Morning Post daily to enhance her language skills.
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Having to talk about her memorable experience of learning English in class was in itself a terrible experience for this Music major because she dislikes the language. She read the South China Morning Post.
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Playing different roles through drama exposed this Engineering major to different kinds of English. Reading the South China Morning Post gave him access to many interesting facts.
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A new teacher was considered a danger to this Accounting major’s DSE aspirations because he was too relaxed. Daily reading session of the South China Morning Post improved her language skills and motivated her to read more.
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Taking guesses at words acted out by a teacher was one of the games that this Accounting major played in Secondary Six English classes. He also had to present news reports from newspapers in class.
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During senior secondary, this Business Administration major did a lot of in-class practice with CE and A-level papers. He reads newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times and The Guardian.
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A trip to the US let this Hotel Management major to speak English with others. She started reading the South China Morning Post in Form Four as she wanted to improve her language skills.
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Chatting with NETs in secondary school provided this Accounting major with the opportunity to practise his spoken English. He likes reading cultural columns in TIME and the South China Morning Post.
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English Week in this Nursing major’s secondary school led her to learn through games. He read the Young Post for assignments.
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Reading the newspaper and looking up words in a dictionary during class was a boring and ineffective task for this Optometry major whereas the Young Post is a fun and effective way to learn English.
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Watching movies and TV shows including Sherlock and The Big Bang Theory helped this Accounting learn new vocabulary. He had to read the South China Morning Post every morning during secondary school.
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Playing games in class helped build vocabulary for this Chinese major. He read the Young Post for a news clipping assignment.
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A university course enabled this student chances to present in English and communicate with her foreign lecturers. This English studies major had to read the newspaper every day when she was in secondary school.
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Watching movies with bilingual subtitles is a method of learning English for this Information Engineering major. He read the South China Morning Post once a week during secondary school.
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Watching a movie about sea animals in Form 6 was a rare experience for this Accounting major. She read the South China Morning Post for her a news clipping assignment.
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Learning grammar in secondary school helped enhance this Accounting major’s writing skills. He learnt new words by reading the South China Morning Post.
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A teacher in high school asked this Business Administration major to perform in a drama. He read TIME and The Wall Street Journal.
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Reading The Merchant of Venice was very difficult for this Engineering major as he had to check the dictionary for every line. His teacher always told him to read the South China Morning Post but he thinks the articles on the BBC are much easier to understand.
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In order to improve his language skills for the DSE, this Textile major read the South China Morning Post. She thinks reading pop-up books is an interesting way to learn.
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Watching TV shows like America’s Next Top Model and The Apprentice contributed to this Finance major’s learning experience. She had to read the South China Morning Post during secondary school.
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Meeting an Indian painter during a trip to Taiwan provided this Fashion and Textile major an opportunity to interact in English although the accent was hard to understand. She read the South China Morning Post when she was in secondary school.
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Watching football with English commentary made English learning more interesting according to this Global Logistics major. He used to read newspapers during secondary school but now he mostly reads lecture notes.
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Middle school provided this Finance major an opportunity to interact with foreign teachers. She was required to read newspapers during high school.
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Watching movies like The Avengers was a way for this Public Administration major to learn to speak like a native. It also encouraged him to polish his English. He thinks articles in The Standard are better as they are shorter and easier to understand.
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Working in a fashion retail store required this Public Administration major to use English to communicate with her French boss. She had to read the South China Morning Post when she was in secondary school.
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A junior secondary school teacher should have provided more guidance according to this Business Administration major. He tried to learn English through the music of Taylor Swift and Usher. He subscribed to the Standard when he was in secondary school.