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"There are things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." — Hamlet by William Shakespeare
莎士比亞的這句名言提醒我們,世界之大,遠超我們有限的知識和想像。在學術探索的旅程中,保持一顆謙遜和好奇的心至關重要。不要滿足於課本上的知識,要敢於向未知的領域探索。

Alpha Scholars Education Centre
1月5日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


Tip of the day
kipping annotation and planning due to time pressure leads to unfocused, repetitive essays.
This weakens coherence, reduces Criterion C marks, and ultimately prevents achieving a Level 7.

Jamie Ku
1月2日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Jamie Ku
2025年12月31日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


文學,是可以補習的
文學,是可以補習的

Jamie Ku
2025年12月27日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


Tip of the da
Teachers at school often teach students to say "positive diction" or "negative diction", but this is still too vague and imprecise.
When I teach my students and daughter, I always remind them to use specific adjectives to qualify the kind of positivity or negativity that they feel with the author's choice of diction. Is it jubilant diction or glorifying diction? Is it violent diction or pejorative diction? There are intrinsic differences among these word choices and the more

Jamie Ku
2025年12月18日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
The hood made me realize that crime succeeds because crime does the one thing that government doesn't do: crime cares. Crime is grassroots. Crime looks for the young kids who need support and a lifting hand. Crime offers internship programmes and part-time jobs and opportunities for advancement. Crime gets involved in the community. Crime doesn't discriminate."

Jamie Ku
2025年12月17日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


TIP OF THE DAY
In training students to prepare for their IBDP English A exams, I put strong emphasis on their abilities to produce an impressive introduction and topic sentences.
IB prefers candidates to demonstrate immaculate organizational skills, so the first step to success in IBDP English A exams is to cultivate the capability to conjure up an essay plan that's analytical, logical, coherent, and focused. IB does not like repetitions, so candidates should avoid going around in circles

Jamie Ku
2025年12月12日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal by John N. Maclean
The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal by John N. Maclean

Jamie Ku
2025年12月10日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


After identifying the 10-12 key points in Insert B, candidates must reorganise them into a clear, logical order.
After identifying the 10-12 key points in Insert B, candidates must reorganise them into a clear, logical order.

Jamie Ku
2025年12月5日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


To achieve an A* in IGCSE First Language English Paper 1, students should aim for at least 13 marks out of 15.
Students should summarize only 10-12 key points from the given text, avoiding explanations or examples. The summary is marked on clear, coherent, grammatical presentation of main ideas.

Jamie Ku
2025年11月27日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


"There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood."By Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
"There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood."
By Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Jamie Ku
2025年11月25日讀畢需時 1 分鐘


Tip of the day - IBDP English A demands far deeper, more structured analysis than IGCSE.
Tip of the day
IBDP English A demands far deeper, more structured analysis than IGCSE.

Jamie Ku
2025年11月20日讀畢需時 1 分鐘
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