Critical thinking, independent learning, avoiding plagiarism… These are just some of the academic study skills students need to develop as they move into the last years of school, and on to higher education. Study Skills Success equips ESL learners not just with a range of study skills, but also with the academic English that underpins them. Find out more by reading this brochure.
Dr. Shu Hua Chou, Retired Associate Professor of National Taiwan University, shared the reasons why Study Skills Success is useful for students in Taiwan.
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There are two types of students – those who can study independently and those who can’t. Both need help when they arrive at university.
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Charlotte Kwok speaks to a secondary school teacher about her experience using Study Skills Success – summer use, graded participation and the challenges.
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Lara Jean had written love letters to five boys in her past. The fifth letter, addressed to John Ambrose McClaren , a childhood friend from her middle school Model UN days, was accidentally mailed along with the others. John Ambrose reappears, now charming, mature, and working as a volunteer at the same senior citizens’ home (Belleview) where Lara Jean is completing her community service.
Unlike the first book’s manufactured jealousy, this triangle is emotional. Lara Jean must choose between safe, familiar, passionate Peter (who still has lingering feelings for his ex, Genevieve) and sweet, thoughtful, literary John Ambrose (who represents a past she never fully closed).
Lara Jean writes letters to her crushes—not to send them, but to say goodbye. They are her most private secrets, kept in a teal hatbox. But when those letters are mysteriously mailed out, her quiet life is turned upside down. To convince her sister’s ex-boyfriend (Josh) that she’s over him, she enters into a fake dating pact with the king of the social scene, Peter Kavinsky Why We’re Still Obsessed The "Fake Dating" Trope: p.s. i still love you book 1
While the love triangle provides the romance, the thematic backbone of the book is trust. The conflict in P.S. I Still Love You stems from a lack of communication, a realistic issue for teenage relationships.
The novel picks up immediately after the cliffhanger of the first book. Lara Jean and Peter decide to be a "real" couple, but their honeymoon phase is short-lived due to several mounting pressures: Lara Jean had written love letters to five boys in her past
Lara Jean loves both boys, but the book argues that love alone isn’t enough. With John Ambrose, everything is easy and harmonious. With Peter, there is friction, jealousy, and miscommunication — but also deeper intimacy and shared history. The book concludes that , not a passive feeling.
| | Film | | --- | --- | | John Ambrose and Lara Jean reconnect at Belleview gradually. | Their reunion is more abrupt, condensed for time. | | The letter to John Ambrose is a major emotional plot point. | The letter is mentioned but less emphasized. | | Stormy has a larger role, including a subplot about her lost love. | Stormy appears but is reduced. | | The video leak leads to a school assembly and public shaming. | The leak is resolved more quickly. | | Peter’s jealousy and lies are more layered. | Peter is more uniformly likable. | They are her most private secrets, kept in a teal hatbox
A video of Lara Jean and Peter kissing during a hot tub game (“Spin the Bottle”) leaks online, causing public shaming at school, family tension, and trust issues between the couple.
