Siena TS19

  I tutored Melody on July 19th at 7:30pm over zoom. 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 with going over the questions and answers to part 1 of the IELTS test she had done for homework. I provided feedback on her grammar, pronunciation, and word choice for her homework and throughout the rest of the lesson. Then we watched a video from the movie Ocean's 11. The first time we watched the video straight through. The second time the video would pause randomly to ask her comprehension questions. We continued with more IELTS exam questions with a modeled answer. For homework she would write down more IELTS speaking portion questions and her answers for us to review next time. The materials we used were: pencil, paper, powerpoint, and YouTube. I learned she really liked the clip from the movie. 

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