Alyssa B - TS #4 - Dasom

Tutoring Session 04

Date: July 14, 2017
Time: 3:30pm – 4:35pm
Area: Starbucks on Tennessee Street
Tutee: Dasom Kim
Level: 3B

Today we did quite a lot. First, we got some coffee, which was nice. I could really use some coffee right now. We started off with me introducing the SPEAK test, which my other tutee had informed me on. Dasom isn’t at a level to where she needs to study for it, and a lot of it is very advanced material, so we did a modified version of it, without it being timed.

              The practice consisted of several different things to test out speech. The first was giving directions. A map was shown, and I had Dasom tell me how to get from one point to the other. This was a bit challenging, because you have to think of the terms not from the view of the paper, but where the person is standing and which way they are facing. However, she did very well! The next question was to suggest a spot for me to visit and tell me why. She also did very well on that! Because it’s more about speaking and not grammar, I didn’t nitpick. The last question for that one was to recommend a movie to see at the theater that she likes and why. It was a bit hard for her to come up with reasons, but her favorite movie is Spiderman and basically all superhero movies, haha.

              I’ll probably use a superhero movie in our next meeting!

~Alyssa