In my first hour I arrived to the site early to fully prepare for my lesson. I was feeling anxious waiting on the student to walk in. Finally H.S. came in and sat down beside me. We shook hands and began to talk. I learned she was from Egypt and worked at a gyro stnd in the Green Hills Mall. She was a very sweet lady probably in her early to mid forties. The lesson plan said to chit chat for ten minutes, but it stalled out after about five. It's funny the things I take for granted. I could have talked to her for an hour about Egypt, her culture, and what she thought about America, but the language barrier made every aspect of the conversation difficult. I was not only having to listen, but I was also trying to add words to supplement every sentence so it made sense to me. She knew she wasn't making a lot of sense and I think this embarrassed her which is not how I wanted her to feel so it was a little awkward. Trying to get her to understand the questions I was asking was an even harder task, but with that said we flew throguh the lesson. She could read very well and comprehended fairly well. She had problems with listening for comprehension, but as I found out later that is very common. H.S. took notes on words she didn't understand and even brough an Egypt to English dictionary for words I had difficulty explaining to her. I enjoyed working with her very much.
Unfortunately my second student did not show.
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