Mary_TP9

David responded really well to my more authoritarian approach. I tried to replicate what the TOEFL would be like the best I could. When speaking practice began I wouldn’t answer any of his questions; I’d only say the prompt and when time was up. I didn’t respond to his stalling questions either. He tends to like to ask questions which require a long answer from me, which would be fine to practice his listening, but he’s not actively engaged in the conversation. Which brings me to my next realization: Up to this point, we’ve really only been practicing speaking. I can tell he’s improving (although I’m not sure if it’s the practice or the fact he feels more comfortable around me) but he can’t possibly be perfect in the other portions of the test. I think next time I’ll bring something else to practice for a different portion of TOEFL.