Regina TS#15

Regina Sosinski - TS#15

Saad Alburaiken

 

Date: August 22, 2017

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 pm

Location: via email

 

Topic/skill: Essay feedback (IELTS preparation)

 

Saad is in Tampa for the week, and is planning on taking the IELTS this coming Saturday. For our last tutoring session, he asked if he could send me a copy of the practice essay he wrote in preparation for the IELTS writing part of the exam, and for me to give him feedback on it. The essay topic involved two pie charts--one for Japan and one for Malaysia--depicting average household expenditures by each country in 2010. I wanted to use this opportunity to have Saad practice self-editing, and I began by noticing patterns of error types I could address: there were a number of places where words were left out (is, it, and); some plural nouns were missing the "s"; several sentences included the wrong verb tense; and the past tense wasn't maintained throughout the essay. I addressed all points in my feedback, and noted the types(s) of error(s) to be found in each sentence/paragraph. I asked Saad to try to identify the errors and correct them himself, and to send me his second draft following corrections. I look forward to reading it...