Briefing Session

LPAT Reading and Listening

This is an entirely free one hour briefing by Mr May on how to prepare for the LPAT Reading and Listening assessments. It consists of a 35 minute presentation and a 20 minute Q&A session. The briefing PowerPoint will be provided after the briefing to attendees.

The briefing is conducted entirely on Zoom. We are unable to provide IT support, so some familiarity with Zoom is required.

To register for the briefing, you should complete the scheduling process below. You will receive a reminder of the briefing, and the Zoom meeting details, one day before the briefing you have selected.

What you’ll do

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    We introduce the concept of reflective practice based on the errors we have made.

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    We share our experience, if any, of attending these two exams.

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    We take part in a Q&A session on LPAT with Mr May.

Attend a briefing.

Briefings for 2023/2024 are held on the third Sunday of each month. Book your attendance using this form. There is no charge for this briefing, but places are limited.

The day before the scheduled briefing, you will receive a reminder along with the Zoom meeting information for the briefing.

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • The briefing is entirely in English.

  • Our LPAT trainer, Mr May, is based in New Zealand. Because of this, all LPAT training is conducted online using Zoom.

  • Contact our Ms Li on 5282-0157 (phone/WhatsApp) for other arrangements.

  • Mr May considers that these exams are best prepared for via self-study.

  • Mr May will cover self-study skills for these two exams, and answer your questions about them.

  • Mr May holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and several post-graduate qualifications in English language teaching and linguistics.

  • Mr May has been helping people prepare for LPAT since 2003. He typically works with about 15 to 20 people each year.

    Incidentally, Mr May himself attended the LPAT exam in 2003 and achieved scores of ‘5’ in all parts of the assessment.

  • That depends on a number of factors. We recommend that you contact Fiona, our office manager. She will arrange for you to go through our custom assessment process so we can give you an estimate of where you are and where you need to be.

Book an appointment.

Before beginning training for the LPAT Speaking exam, we strongly recommend, though do not insist, that applicants complete our LPAT Speaking assessment. This provides important benchmark and proficiency information that will allow our LPAT trainer, Mr May, to optimise the 12 week programme so that you make the best possible progress.

This assessment consists of a series of tasks conducted during a 30 minute meeting with Mr May on Zoom.

There is a charge of HKD100 for this assessment. You can book this assessment online using the booking tool at the right, and paying by credit card, or by calling Ms Li at 5282-0157 to make other arrangements