Sunday, August 13, 2017

Regina TS#7


 

Regina Sosinski - TS#7

Abdulrahman Al Habib

 

Date: July 24, 2017

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Location: Starbucks

 

Topic/skill: Speaking, reading, vocabulary

 

Today, Abdulrahman asked to begin by talking about marriage in the U.S. vs. Saudi Arabia. He said he had heard that people in America don't want to get married, at least not for a long time, unlike people in Saudi Arabia. "What do you think?" he asked me. I had to agree that marriage isn't the main goal these days for many people, and that men and women both want to go after their own goals just as much, if not more, than settling down and having kids right away, including myself. He said arranged marriages are still common in his country, but that his parents would be ok if he met a girl in America. He brought a book called "Staying Strong" by Demi Lovato (the pop singer)--365 days' worth of inspirational passages--a book he said his older brother got him. I had him read one of the passages aloud, which was about embracing our unique selves. It contained a number of new vocabulary words (including "embrace" and "unique") which I wrote down for him as we discussed their meaning. I had him read it again, keeping in mind the meanings of the words he just learned, and correcting his pronunciation when needed. He said it makes him feel good to read it. I told him how awesome it was that he found something that he likes to read, and encouraged him to keep at it!

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