Adult TP- 7
2/16/2015
5 PM
Topic/Skill:
-Vocabulary
-Speaking
-Verb tenses: Simple past/ present, present continuous.
-Vocabulary
-Speaking
-Verb tenses: Simple past/ present, present continuous.
Today I meet with my tutee, Mutaz Barki, at the Starbucks we usually meet at on Tennessee St. Mutaz mentioned gain that he needed help finding a room mate to help him practice his English. Preferably a non-Arabic speaker that could tutor him at times. I promised that I would ask the teachers at CIES to help him out since they knew more people than me. I commended him for using all the vocabulary that we had learned last week to help him find a room mate and communicating this desire so well in English.
Afterwards, he told me that he would like to practice using the simple past, simple present, and present continuous verb tense. We reviewed his class work sheet exercises and practice a few of them together. I observed that Mutaz had the most difficulty applying these verb tenses when describing real life, everyday situations like the ones he expected to be quizzed on during his final verbal exam in his speaking class. So I grabbed pen and paper and began writing phrases based off everyday actions like "I shave" and asked him to write them in each verb tense form. After he had correctly written several example, I repeated the same exercise verbally this time. I really started to make sense to him after this point. For example, I asked him "Mutaz are you shaving now?" and to use the present continuous verb tense in his answer. The answer became very obvious to him and he confidently replied "I am not shaving now." I feel that this was a very good exercise for Mutaz and I will use it again next time we meet. It seems that Mutaz really enjoys learning how to apply his English knowledge in real life situations.
Afterwards, he told me that he would like to practice using the simple past, simple present, and present continuous verb tense. We reviewed his class work sheet exercises and practice a few of them together. I observed that Mutaz had the most difficulty applying these verb tenses when describing real life, everyday situations like the ones he expected to be quizzed on during his final verbal exam in his speaking class. So I grabbed pen and paper and began writing phrases based off everyday actions like "I shave" and asked him to write them in each verb tense form. After he had correctly written several example, I repeated the same exercise verbally this time. I really started to make sense to him after this point. For example, I asked him "Mutaz are you shaving now?" and to use the present continuous verb tense in his answer. The answer became very obvious to him and he confidently replied "I am not shaving now." I feel that this was a very good exercise for Mutaz and I will use it again next time we meet. It seems that Mutaz really enjoys learning how to apply his English knowledge in real life situations.
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