Rosalyn TS #3
Jan 19
12:30-2:30PM
I met with Nadine again today, and our session lasted 2 hours. She did not look at any TOEFL test materials before today, which worries me, since she plans to take the test in early February. We checked out a TOEFL preparation textbook at Strozier Library, which gave her a good idea of the formatting and timing of the actual test.
The test is to have 4 sections, each lasting an hour. This session we just focused on the reading and speaking portion. We read a 5 paragraph essay together, and she answered questions that tested reading comprehension and unfamiliar vocabulary based on context. There were 11 questions in the 1st section, which took her around 45 minutes to complete (just for my own knowledge, I didn't time her at all, I just wanted to gauge how fast she completed it). After, while she took a break, I checked her choices with the answers, and marked it. Then, we went through the wrong ones and explained why it should be a different answer. She wrote in another column words she didn't understand, such as "rapidly" and "rising". We wrote down short definitions or easier synonyms for her to remember and add to her vocabulary.
She was definitely more comfortable with the speaking portion. There are 5 sections to the speaking portion, and students have 15 seconds to prepare responses to the prompts, and 45 seconds to speak. I modeled it for her first, and after when it was her turn, spoke to her as if I was the proctor. I wrote down her speaking mistakes and went over it with her, ie. "I like to go to Starbucks" instead of "I like to go at Starbucks".
Overall, she got 6/11 reading questions right, which is good, and made few mistakes when speaking. I advised her to focus on one section a day rather than just doing a whole practice test at once. She is a fast learner!
12:30-2:30PM
I met with Nadine again today, and our session lasted 2 hours. She did not look at any TOEFL test materials before today, which worries me, since she plans to take the test in early February. We checked out a TOEFL preparation textbook at Strozier Library, which gave her a good idea of the formatting and timing of the actual test.
The test is to have 4 sections, each lasting an hour. This session we just focused on the reading and speaking portion. We read a 5 paragraph essay together, and she answered questions that tested reading comprehension and unfamiliar vocabulary based on context. There were 11 questions in the 1st section, which took her around 45 minutes to complete (just for my own knowledge, I didn't time her at all, I just wanted to gauge how fast she completed it). After, while she took a break, I checked her choices with the answers, and marked it. Then, we went through the wrong ones and explained why it should be a different answer. She wrote in another column words she didn't understand, such as "rapidly" and "rising". We wrote down short definitions or easier synonyms for her to remember and add to her vocabulary.
She was definitely more comfortable with the speaking portion. There are 5 sections to the speaking portion, and students have 15 seconds to prepare responses to the prompts, and 45 seconds to speak. I modeled it for her first, and after when it was her turn, spoke to her as if I was the proctor. I wrote down her speaking mistakes and went over it with her, ie. "I like to go to Starbucks" instead of "I like to go at Starbucks".
Overall, she got 6/11 reading questions right, which is good, and made few mistakes when speaking. I advised her to focus on one section a day rather than just doing a whole practice test at once. She is a fast learner!
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