Regina TS#4

Regina Sosinski - TS#4

Abdulrahman Al Habib

 

Date: July 17, 2017

Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Location: Starbucks

 

Topic/skill: Speaking/building vocabulary

 

Abdulrahman started this session by asking me how I felt about homelessness in the U.S. He had statistics at the ready--15% of the U.S. population is homeless, approximately 45 million people. I agreed that it was a serious problem in our country and asked him what got him thinking about it. He said it came up in his speaking class, which he seems to really enjoy. I asked him about his goals after CIES. He wants to go to law school, possibly in Indiana, to pursue a graduate degree in trade law. I wrote down new vocabulary words that came up during our discussion (deter/deterrent, aloof, standoffish, down on your luck), and gave him the list to take home. Engaging in conversation seems to motivate Abdulrahman to practice English more than anything else.