Date/Time: 01/29/16, 1:45-3:15pm
Location: CIES
Topic/Skill: Pronunciation of verbs in the past tense, Organization of ideas for presentation on GMO/Organic Foods
Feedback provided to tutee:
She needs to work a lot on knowing how to pronounce the "ed" endings of verbs in the past tense. I brought her worksheets for practice, but it takes her a significant amount of time to think through each questions. I emphasized the reasoning for why there are different forms (voiced d for voiced endings, voiceless t for voiceless endings, additional syllable to make pronunciation easier). Emphasizing the utility of these rules seems to help her. Her presentation seems to be going well. She and her partner just really needed to consider their organization and not giving such a biased view. It makes discussion much more difficult.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned:
She really enjoys humor and is open to personal questions. Getting to know each other here and there really helps her open up and ask more questions. I could see that when her presentation partner came in. She also appreciates my patience, because she needs time to think many things through in English.
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