Ashley TS #2

In-Person Session - CIES Classroom

June 30

3:00-4:00pm

Conversational Vocabulary and Introducing new Vocabulary


At the beginning of our session we focused on conversational vocabulary, specifically ordering food at a restaurant. Morel told me that when he goes out to eat, he typically just points to the item that he would like. So, we did multiple role-playing scenarios where I was the server, and he was the customer. 
This taught him the many different ways that servers may ask customers what they would like to eat, and he also learned about appetizers and main courses. 

While discussing new vocab words that might be used in restaurants, I noticed that Morel had a hard time pronouncing "knife" due to the silent "k". So, I taught him 7 new vocab words that all start with a silent k so that he can practice his pronunciation (knife, knee, know, knock, kneel, knight, knuckle). 

After discussing our last word, knuckle, he wanted to learn about the names for the different parts of a hand, so we finished the learning by discussing that.

After finishing the activities, we did the restaurant scenario again, but without him using his notes for more practice.

Feedback: throughout the session I provided feedback on his pronunciation of words. I also corrected him on how to make a statement more formal and polite.

Lessons: I learned that Morel is very eager to learn as much vocabulary as possible and he also needs work on his pronunciation. So, I need to create interesting lesson plans that include vocabulary for him that could be useful in a typical conversation.

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