A teacher used activities such as classes on presentation skills to encourage this liberal studies major to communicate in English. She reads textbooks such as Global Warming as well as Harry Potter and the South China Morning Post.

A NET made English fun for this student. He feels NETs are more open-minded. He reads material about the environment and says English is used for formal communication.

Debates in a Chinese Architecture course required this Science major to spend a lot of time preparing. Extensive reading and speaking exercises in a university English course were stressful but effective in learning.

The desire for a high IELTS score motivated this Green Technology major to study English. She read a book on sustainable energy for her exam.

Writing a play and performing it gave this Science major an opportunity to apply his knowledge and skills. Reading books and research papers in Ecology broadened his horizons.

Organising an information booth gave this Mechanical Engineering major a chance to explain the sports culture in Hong Kong to foreigners. He had to read a long piece of text on environmental conservation in secondary school.

Preparing for university entrance exam meant studying English for two to three hours every day during high school. This Urban Planning major usually reads BBC News and the Economist in the morning.