Thomas TS #10

I had my 4^th tutoring session with Father John right after the 4^th of July. I asked him how his 4^th of July was and he said good. At this point, I’m trying to get him to talk more because as most East Asian ESL learners are, he’s shy and focuses on accuracy, in addition to having learned it a month and a half ago. We tried making some small talk before going into reading some passages from the Order of Mass. As usual, his reading skills aren’t that bad aside from the minimal pairs problems that Koreans encounter. I am still thinking about some good activities or ways to get him to talk since he speaks the bare minimum to answer any questions I ask him and I don’t want to sound like I’m interrogating him. I want to try a conversation book or some sort of exercise that is appropriate for an adult foundation level ESL student.