Alexandra TS #12

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, I met with my adult tutee in the basement of the CIES.  I arrived very wet from the rain, so we talked about the weather a little.  Then we talked about Natalia’s class assignments.  She asked me about adjective placement when they are paired with nouns.  This is because in many other languages like Russian and Italian, the adjective often follows the noun.  In English on the other hand, adjectives often precede the noun.  We talked a lot about music again.  This is a subject that interests us both, so it is easy to find different aspects of music to discuss.  Today I let Natalia listen to a recording of me playing the piano.  She loved it.  Afterwards, we talked about the composer and the history of the piece.  We tried to compare it to music from Natalia’s country.  Overall, it was a good session.  I think Natalia is really gaining confidence as an English speaker.