The Express Series is a series of summer vacation exercises written for students from Primary 6 to Secondary 3. It consists of Chinese, English and Mathematics (with both Chinese and English versions for Mathematics). The series helps upgrade students’ skills in these subjects and bridges the gap between two academic years. After finishing the exercises, students are expected to achieve qualitative improvement and are better prepared for the next school year.

Special features of the English Express (Second Edition) include:

• Updated and authentic materials
  Most of the materials focus on current issues, such as Tsunami and Hong Kong Disneyland, enabling students to learn daily life English.
• Addition of listening exercises
  Two more listening exercises are included, providing students with more training on listening skills.
• Varied themes on communication skills
  All communication skills are revised with different themes, enhancing students’ skills to communicate in English.

• Upgrade Your Reading Skills
  Updated and authentic texts of various genres to enhance students’ ability to understand written materials
• Grammar and Usage
  Fully contextualised exercises to strengthen students’ grammar knowledge; practices on popular public exam formats such as cloze exercises
• Upgrade Your Communication Skills
  Practices to improve students’ communication skills both inside and outside school
• Upgrade Your Writing Skills
  Practices of various formats; guidance provided in the form of pictures, guiding questions and vocabulary items to develop students’ writing skills
• Fun With Words
  Unfamiliar but useful and interesting vocabulary items to increase students’ word power
• Top Tip
  Useful and concise advice presented here and there to highlight teaching points