Ryan - CIES2 (TP#2)

TP – CIES group tutoring #2

I met with Byron and Isabella for my second CIES tutoring session. I had met with Byron previously, but this was my first time meeting Isabella. She forgot to bring any materials, but Byron brought like…every English thing he has ever done, just like last week haha. I did not have a chance to prepare any specific tutoring materials, and that made me nervous for the session, but I think it actually went pretty well without it. It really opened up this session to look through the things they have been working on at CIES and address specific issues.

We talked a lot about the present perfect and how it is used in English. We went though a lot of drills where asked If/where they have ever done/been things and places. I invited them to ask me questions; it was pretty helpful I think, even though I was being a little confusing at first because I always wanted to say a past perfect first. That tense just sounds easier to my ears, so I had to take a second and really think of sentences where only the present perfect is appropriate and useful.

I told Isabella that next week we will work on some listening and speaking exercises. If anyone knows any great ones, I’d love to hear ideas J