Alexandra TS #2

            On Thursday, May 18, 2017, from 11:55am to 12:55pm, I met with my adult tutee, Natalia, at the CIES.  Since our goal is to improve Natalia’s English speaking and listening skills, I brought an activity to prompt our conversation.  I made flashcards with about twenty different topics.  We took turns selecting a topic, and then we each talked for about a minute.  The other person listened and then asked questions.  This worked really well because it brought up new topics that we had not discussed before.  We talked about music, today’s morning routine, art, travel, our personal characteristics, our hobbies, family, and Tallahassee.  This week I spoke slowly and gave Natalia time to speak.  She could usually come up with the word or phrase she needed when I gave her time to think.  She asked me words she did not know, and I corrected words after she spoke.  In addition to being a good session for Natalia to practice speaking, I learned a great deal about Natalia, her interests, and her home country, Ukraine.  I am going to try to come up with other conversation activities for next week.