Giovanna TS #8

For my Monday, July 20 3PM-4PM, session with Talal, I decided to do a listening dictation activity with him. We started off with me saying short sentences using common American phrases and Talal having to write what he heard in the chat box. I quickly found, however, that Talal had the hang of it and it was below his level! So, in order to challenge him more, I then played longer recordings of two or more sentences for him to copy. Talal still did well, but he did find it more challenging. Throughout, we were able to talk about new vocabulary, cultural and entertainment topics like the James Bond movies, and I was able to reinforce some punctuation lessons I taught him in prior sessions. Overall, Talal did a great job with the listening activity and responded very well to praise and instruction!