Regina TS#8

Regina Sosinski - TS#8

Saad Alburaiken

 

Date: July 26, 2017

Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Location: All Saints Cafe

 

Topic/skill: Grammar (adjective clauses and noun clauses)

 

Saad wanted help preparing for his grammar test tomorrow, specifically adjective clauses and noun clauses. [I was embarrassed to admit that I wasn't sure what exactly they were!] He let me review the handout in his notebook about adjective clauses (including defining vs. non-defining clauses), and noun clauses. [Ok! I got it!] For his exam, Saad will need to write a paragraph consisting of 5 sentences that include adjective clauses, and another paragraph consisting of 5 sentences that include noun clauses. Exam paragraph prompts include writing about a best friend, and things you like to do for fun. He asked me for some ideas, and I suggested we start off with discussing what kinds of things he and his best friend liked to do in Saudi Arabia. Turns out they liked playing video games--specifically a FIFA soccer video game--at one another's houses. As I ask him questions, we discuss how he might rephrase his answers into sentences using adjective clauses. This seems to help, and we used the remainder of the session for Saad to write five sentences about he and his friend using the appropriate clauses.