Tutors give hot tips for oral English exam

Well-respected professors and tutors recently gave hot tips about the HKCEE oral English test to more than 150 students.

Organised by Metro 997 Hit Radio, Intell Education and Optagon, the seminar aimed to give students practical help with spoken English.

Optagon Asia-Pacific president Wong Chai-ling kicked off the seminar by pointing out some common grammatical mistakes. 'People often say 'it's your phone', instead of 'it's your call',' she said. Other common mistakes, she said, included saying 'double confirm' instead of 'reconfirm' and 'body check' rather than 'medical examination'.

A graduate of Edinburgh Uni versity, Ms Wong said practice was the best way to improve one's English. She said the best way to improve one's exposure to English was to study abroad.

Further tips came from English tutor Roger Lee Chung-wah, who has taught HKCEE English for six years. He stressed the importance of good posture, maintaining eye contact and speaking in an appropriate tone during the oral examination.

He said that carefully reading the question and making the most of the six-minute preparation would help improve one's pronunciation, fluency and into nation. He said that students should always remember to remain polite during the conversation.