This student explains that learning tenses in English is different to Cantonese and Putonghua. She also believes watching a film adaptation helped her to appreciate A Tale of Two Cities.

Drama classes with a NET in secondary school allowed this student to improve his communication skills. He had read an abridged version of a Tale of Two Cities. As a Nursing major, he prefers to practise techniques instead of reading about them. [5CJ188]  ...

The desire to study in Hong Kong motivated this Social Science major to study English hard for his Gaokao. Reading A Tale of Two Cities allowed him to feel the beauty of English.

Learning in the UK focuses on communication in a social situation according to this Economics major. He relates the plot twist in A Tale of Two Cities to the situation in Hong Kong.

Studying in the UK immersed this Law major in an English environment. Watching TV and listening to the news are helpful. Reading A Tale of Two Cities and 1984 gave him a sense of how English works.

English books and TV shows had significantly helped this Medical student. He finished A Tale of Two Cities with the support of his teacher and classmates. He spends most of his time reading the Bible.

Visiting an English Corner while studying in the Mainland helped improve this Accounting major’s spoken English. He likes A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. He reads financial magazines including The Economist.

A few months of training for TOEFL, iBT, SAT and AP significantly improved this Physics major’s language skills. He also read Harry Potter, A Tale of Two Cities, and Walden during that time.

Speaking with foreigners made this Nursing major realise that they usually use simple words instead of the ones he learnt in class. A Tale of Two Cities was given to him as a gift and he finds the read challenging.

A study tour to Canada gave this Social Science major an opportunity to interact with her host family. She read A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities in primary school.