Siena TS7

 I tutored Melody on July 5th over zoom at 7:30 pm. As always her main focus is preparing for the IELTS exam. This lesson I used both test prep materials, and other activities to practice the skills needed for the test. We began the lesson with reviewing the idioms homework I assigned the week before. Then I had her take 5 minutes to write as many sentences as she could about what she did last week using these specific words: Fourth of July, firework(s), last week, and the statement I went. Afterwards, she had to read it to back to me. We briefly reviewed what a past tense is and how to use it. After, we watched a clip from the show Friends twice and I asked her comprehension questions about the scene. I followed this up with some helpful tips for the IELTS exam speaking portion. Which led us into our last portion of the day practicing the speaking section of part 1. First, she read me the example listed. Then I would ask her the same questions and she had to respond in her own words. For homework I gave her links to repeat after me videos to practice her speaking and pronunciation skills. I corrected her pronunciation and grammar on the spot like requested. 

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