Milton_CP_#1

Milton_CP_#1

Conversation Partner

Student Name: Hector Suni                                                                                                                           Date: Thursday, January, 22-2015                                                                                                               Level 1                                                                                                                                                        Location: Dunkin donuts close to CIES, 7pm.

Hector Suni is from Peru. His goal is to complete the CIES English class and prepare to take the TOEFL test. He wants to enroll on the grad school to study mathematics. He shared some facts about his country Peru since we are Hispanics our cultures are different. To my surprise he studied at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus the same university that I attended for my MS in agriculture and soils. I said surprise because while I was a college student my intensive study of English help I survive since most of the books were in English even though most of the classes were taught in Spanish.

He wrote several in Spanish and we helped translate to English. We explained to him the use of the short vowel pronunciation technique. He is really concerned about the correct pronunciation of words. I suggested for him to pay close attention to the way the interactive dictionaries pronounce English words. I recommended him watching English TV and hearing English radio as a source of vocabulary, visual comprehension of how to words are used, etc. He is concerned about his speaking skills, practice is the key.

He asked for help about:

·         the use of words that sound similar for example (know – now) and (tittle – little).

·         Writing numbers like thirteen.

·         Verb tenses

·         Countable vs uncountable nouns - how to avoid confusion with the use of money, (much - many).

We gave him advice on how to get cell phone service.