Claire_TP11

This afternoon I met up with Michelle in the CIES lounge for our tutoring session. Michelle had texted me the night before asking if I could help her with phrasal verbs so I could tell she was a little worried about the assignment. We worked on a crossword puzzle she had started in class and needed to finish. I never realized how confusing phrasal verbs can seem to new  English speakers! I explained them to her and even managed to draw some pictures to go with the phrasal verbs that helped her understand better. After we finished the crossword puzzle I think she felt more confident about phrasal verbs and even recognized some from conversations she has heard.

After we finished the worksheet, I had Michelle read a passage aloud. Her main struggle is pronouncing "th", "ch", and "s". But, overall, she did fantastic! It is so cool to hear the improvement in her speech and reading. Before we parted ways, she wanted to make sure she understood her homework for tonight that was focusing on relative pronouns. She seemed to have it down! Soufiane walked by our table and told me that I was doing a good job with Michelle. He is in her class and said Michelle has been speaking up in class and improving! Michelle blushed, but it made me super excited! :)