Travelling with an American friend in Japan and playing tour guide in Hong Kong helped develop this student’s language skills. After finishing Can You Keep a Secret, she realised reading would be good for her.

Watching the Twilight movie triggered this Engineering major’s interest in reading. She surprised herself by completing the book and noticed it also improved her English. She read a number of books for high school English.

Hong Kong schools do not have enough time to include diverse learning activities according to this Engineering major. She played Scrabble in extra-curricular course. Reading novels by Sophie Kinsella are relaxing because they are not academic.

After hearing Sophie Kinsella’s books are good, this Business major bought the Shopaholic series. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling is her favourite.

University gives this student more opportunity to speak in English. Secondary school classes were led by a teacher. She likes funny books such as Sophia Kinsella’s Shopaholic.

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.

The Book Fair is an opportunity for this woman to search for bargains. She likes the Shopaholic series and also romantic novels. She doesn’t like sci-fi because it makes her nervous.

A drama course exposed this Visual Arts major to everyday English. She can relate to Shopaholic. Her favourite author is Stephen King.

This Science major reads English aloud every morning to improve pronunciation. In secondary school, she read poems and fiction. The most interesting book for her is Remember Me?

Secondary school teachers taught this Chinese major vocabulary. The secondary school reading scheme motivated her to read after class. She likes books by Sophie Kinsella such as Remember Me?

Fiction motivated this Social Science major to read English and to understand the sentences and words. She likes Sophie Kinsella and the Shopaholic series.

Being a part-time interpreter for an Australian principal trained this Translation major’s interpreting skills. She prefers novels to magazines. She enjoyed reading Shopaholic and Harry Potter.

Although the learning centre classes were stressful because they were videotaped for her parents to review, this Architectural student enjoyed the in-class chats with the friendly teacher. Her primary school teacher told stories in the library. She likes Shopaholic.

Learning the pronunciation of A to Z in secondary school was not expected by this Medical student. Sophie Kinsella’s books make her cry. The first book she read from the author is Can You Keep a Secret?

A primary school librarian encouraged this Biology major to read three books a week. Nowadays she prefers Chinese fiction but she has read Shopaholic, Marley & Me and The Devil Wears Prada.

Performing a play with friends was different to traditional teacher-centred lessons. This Accounting major was more familiar with different brands after reading Shopaholic.

Bible studies involved interacting with a native speaker for this Arts major. The DSE English reading examination was stressful. She searched for Shopaholic and read it after watching the movie.

An English class in the first year of university allowed this Japanese Studies major to talk with different people to share their thoughts. She read Shopaholic in secondary school after watching the movie.

Class debates in Form 5 taught this Translation major how to argue. She has the habit of reading and started the Shopaholic series along with her friends in secondary school.

Writing drama scripts and performing them improved the English writing and speaking skills of this Economics major during secondary school. She likes to read the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella as they are relatable and humorous.

Watching Romeo and Juliet in class allowed this Accounting major to learn more about the story as well as English. She finished the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella in secondary school.