Alexa TS #4

Today (6/1/17, 12:00-1:00) was the second day getting to meet up with my tutee, Ana. I got to help Ana prepare for the TOEFL by helping her practice doing the speaking portion. I provided her with the layout that we were provided in class when we were talking about speaking. I also printed out 40 different TOEFL speaking practice questions. We did four different questions: 1. Talk about an important national holiday in your home country. Describe it and explain why it is important. 2. What was your favorite subject in school? Describe it and explain why this subject was your favorite one. 3. Think of a place that makes you feel relaxed and peaceful. Describe it and explain why it is relaxing and peaceful for you. 4. What is your favorite way of getting around? Describe it ad explain why it is your favorite means of transportation. For each question, I made sure to time it so she would have 15 seconds to plan and 45 seconds to speak. I also recorded her so that we could listen back to what she said. Right away I could tell her fluency was really good, but she had some grammatical errors that we focused on. It was our first time practicing these questions, and considering how hard it is to get your point across in 45 seconds, i think she did a great job, and I'm excited to see her improve as I continue to tutor her.