Regina TS#6

Regina Sosinski - TS#6

Abdulrahman Al Habib

 

Date: July 21, 2017

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Location: Starbucks

 

Topic/skill: Speaking/building vocabulary

 

It was pouring down rain when we met at the coffee shop today. "It's raining cats and dogs!" I said to him. He hadn't heard that term before, so we discussed it's meaning and common usage in America, which led to a lively discussion on colloquialisms and idioms--some he's heard before, and many he hasn't ("Don't bite that hand that feeds you"; "Put yourself in someone else's shoes"; "Caught in a traffic jam"). He asked me about the saying: "Saving your money for a rainy day," and told me in Saudi Arabia they say: "Save your money for black day", which means roughly the same thing. I wrote down all of the phrases and new words we discussed, and gave it to him to take home. Abdulrahman really enjoys learning new vocabulary and exploring the various meanings of words in English. He studies the new words we generate and even uses them during successive tutoring sessions! I told him if he wants to use our sessions to practice speaking, then we need to continue to work on increasing his vocabulary along with improving his pronunciation.