Tutoring Session #19

 In my fourth tutoring session with Susana we went over modal verbs. One thing that has been really great about out tutoring sessions is that Susana always comes prepared with questions and tells me a day or two before what she wants to practice. Because of that, I have been able to continue making the presentations for her which she says is really helpful. After i gathered some notes and exmaples of modal verbs, i started the session with seeing how much she knew. After some general questions and practice, I gave Susana a more in depth lesson and then we were able to do more practice. I definitely say improvement from the beginning of the session so I am glad that the work we are doing is continuing to improve her english. Another thing I so love about these sessions with Susana is that she always tells me how she used what we practiced in her everyday life and how much more comfortable and confident she is with her speaking. This is definitley one of the things I was looking foward too with helping the international students. 

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