LISTENING
ABOUT THE STUDENT:
Name:
Age:
Grade/Occupation:
Hobbies:
Reason for Studying:
Hi ___! It was a pleasure meeting you and I would like to applaud you for your efforts in today's
interview. You listening skill is excellent and I didn't have to repeat anything for you. However you still
have plenty of room for the improvement of you comprehension skill and you can do this by going on
the internet for listening practices.
RECOMMENDATION: Watch English movies and listen to podcasts to be
able to listen to how rhythm and intonation should be executed based on
the type of sentence, feeling etc. This enhances the listening skills of a
learner always.
You can go to this link for some LISTENING practice.
http://www.englishmeeting.com/DaveSperling-ESLCafe.htm
SPEAKING
Speaking needs improvement in totality. Confidence is the key. Do not be
afraid to make mistakes, just laugh it off! I am here to help you improve.
Be comfortable!
RECOMMENDATION: Practice scenarios such as the one below.
Speaking tips: INTRODUCING PEOPLE
Practice introducing your friends and relatives.
Remember to smile (and use handshakes where appropriate).
A: This is my friend, Barry.
B: Hi Barry. I'm Pete.
C: Nice to meet you, Pete.
B: Nice to meet you too.
PRONUNCIATION
1) changid - changed [long a][t sound for ed]
*Your pronunciation is good but do practice producing proper {errors} sounds for consistency. In
addition rhythm & intonation should also be practiced.
RECOMMENDATION: As mentioned in the listening part, try to watch
English movies and listen to podcasts for to copy and practice proper
pronunciation, rhythm and intonation. Try the exercises below as well.
REDUCTION - CONTRACTIONS
In speaking, contractions are often used in place of auxiliary verbs
such as is, are, am, will, have, has, had, and would.
See the following examples:
Regular / Contracted
I am British. / I'm British.
He is Chinese. / He's Chinese.
They are Italians. / They're Italians.
There is a man at the door. / There's a man at the door.
Where is the butter? / Where's the butter?
TONGUE TWISTER PRACTICE:
Something in a thirty-acre thermal thicket of thorns and thistles
thumped and thundered threatening the three-D thoughts of Matthew
the thug - although, theatrically, it was only the thirteen-thous
and thistles and thorns through the underneath of his thigh that
the thirty year old thug thought of that morning.
VOCABULARY
Your choice of words were good today, however, try to use simpler words while
speaking. When you use grand words, this makes you sound more of a non-native speaker.
example:
instead of "in pain" - use "hurts"
My arm is painful - My arm hurts.
RECOMMENDATION: Try to learn a word or two each day. This is improves your vocabulary.
WORD OF THE DAY:
Definition of INTEND
transitive verb
1: to direct the mind on
2archaic : to proceed on (a course)
3a : SIGNIFY, MEAN b : to refer to
4a : to have in mind as a purpose or goal : PLAN b : to design for a
specified use or future
intransitive verb
archaic : SET OUT, START
Examples of INTEND
I didn't intend any disrespect.
We intended that she come with us.
IDIOM OF THE DAY:
hard feelings: anger; animosity; bitter feelings.
A: I'm sorry that Jim got the job instead of you.
B: I have no hard feelings toward him; I know that he had stronger qualifications.
SLANG OF THE DAY:
hairy: difficult; dangerous.
The steep and windy road was really hairy.
GRAMMAR
1) student's sententence
correct sentence
*Good grammar today! The English grammar is not easy to perfect,
because a lot of rules can be broken. Just keep practicing, and don't
always focus on little mistakes. The more you practice, the more it
will come naturally.
RECOMMENDATION: Daily grammar exercises should be given to
the student for to be able to master weaknesses grammatically.
Try the exercises below.
SUGGESTED COURSE:
Grammar practice: Adverbs are words or groups of words which tell time,
place, frequency or manner.
I ate my lunch yesterday.
She went there.
I ate at that restaurant last week.
She went downtown.
Dear [student's name],
Great job on today's level test! It was awesome to meet you. I really enjoyed our conversation very
well. I do hope that I become your teacher someday. Take care and nice to meet you.
Teacher Jenny
