Chris TS#14

Today, my adult tutee, Simge, and i had our final session. I wanted to keep things light because I could tell she was tired and didn't want to overwhelm her in the last meeting. We started with some reading comprehension passages. These were a bit above her level, but she did really well with them. I had her underline words or phrases that she did not know, but continue reading. Once she finished the passage out loud, we reviewed the vocabulary she didn't know. The first reading was a bout a female astronaut who was working on the international space station. She did really great with the comprehension questions and although she needed some help with grammar, she had the main idea down solid. 

After our reading comprehension activity, I decided to ask her if there was anything she had questions about. She had a bunch of situational examples to ask me. "If someone says this to me, is it okay for me to say....?" This was the gist of a lot her questions. Mainly asking if her responses to common questions were appropriate or made sense. We also talked about when to use "could" and "would." This was something we touched briefly on last time but didn't have enough time to expand upon. 

These hours always seem to go by really quickly and today was no exception. It was bittersweet ending our last session but I was happy to have been part of her English education here at CIES. We talked a bit about if future plans on the way outside and then said our goodbyes. Good luck Simge!