P. Petra
- Niamaat
- Dec 24, 2023
- 5 min read
Updated: Jan 18, 2024
STATUS
Weekly Subscription?
No.
Daily Independent Study?
Unknown.
Two 1- Hour Classes per Week?
No.
Daily After Study Reports?
No.
OBJECTIVES
To regain my automaticity my spontaneity when wpeaking English
NEEDS ANALYSIS RAW DATA
1. What expectations do you have of your English tutor?
2. What is your main reason for wanting to improve your English language skills? And why at this time?
3. .In what specific situations do you currently need/use English? Please be specific.
at work and outside of work
outside of work, English is used during your 4 annual trips abraod for 2 to 4 weeks at a time.
At work--all 4 skils are used: speaking reading, writing, and listening
English is used for emails, presentations, communication on Microsoft teams with managers and colleagues. Also at work emails, messages on Teams and powerpit presntations are in English
4. In what additional ways, do you anticipate needing/wanting to use English in the short-term? Please be specific
Maybe in one or two years I might change my job as an event manager for a hotel. At that time I will have other responsibilities and probably speaking with more customers and speaking more frequently with customers about the details involved in event planning and execution and problem solving.
5. If you have short term goals when it comes to English, please share them with me. What time frame. do you have in mind for achieving your short term English goal(s)?
short term vocabulary expansion
and as soon as possible (one year or less) automaticity
6. What do you feel your specific weaknesses and strengths are regarding English?
7. What is your job title and what are your activities and responsibilities at work?
8. . Do you have time for daily homework? If not, are there any days that you can make time for 15 to 30 minutes of homework?
Assessment Test
Oral Comprehension and Speaking
There was no issue with understanding my spoken English. Her output was fluent and for the most she speak American English and make only small mistakes involving small words such as articles and prepositions.
CORRECTED VERSION
1. What are some things that you enjoy doing?
I like to go out with my dog. I enjoy WATCHING some good movie or series. I like to read and draw.
2.What are some tHings that you enjoy talking about?
Topics that I really like are nature, travelling, fashion, ENVIRONMENTAL topics, MOVIES and books.
3. What industry do you work in? Do you need vocabulary specific to your industry?
I work in THE technology industry. Yes we can say there is a specific vocabulary.
4. Please share with me some of the things that you liked about your previous English courses.
I liked conversations and reading articles about interesting topics.
5. What things did you dislike about your previous English learning experiences.
That after A WHILE it turned INTO just to a basic conversation BETWEEN FRIENDS. It wasn't a lesson anymore.
6. What specific progress would you like to see in your English in 4 weeks time?
I would like to know some new vocabulary and phrases. Maybe I CAN LEARN some phrases I can use at work to talk more fluently.
Reading Comprehension and Writing
(Not yet corrected)
Instructions: Please respond to each prompt in writing using complete sentences. Please do not use any external resources. I need to see your English --your comprehension of prompts and your written expression.
7. Think of someone that you know well (not yourself!). Now describe that person’s typical daily routine. Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words. Lets talk about my husband :)
So he prefers to get up early, before his work starts, because he likes to go to the gym. He spends there proximately 1h and then he starts his work. Most of his work day he spends in car, because he is a vendor. He visits his clients and take care of their requests. After work he comes back to home, goes out with dog and enjoys his free time.
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8. What did you do earlier today? (or What did you do yesterday?) Please be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
Today I was off. I wasnt working, because I had an appointment with doctor. I went there with my husband as well. Then we went on lunch in a shopping mall. We got back to home and went out with our dog. Then I did some work stuff, even I dint have to and at 5 Ive started my english lesson
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9/ What’s happening? Describe activities which are in progress right now. Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
Right now Im having my first english lesson with my new tutor. I need to do some writing at the moment, so Im focusing on that.
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10. What is your motivation for wanting to improve your English at this time? Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words
. As we said I would like to go back to my automaticity. To think again in english and not to think about what I want to say and how I need to say it.
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THE BALANCE OF THIS MIGHT BE COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF OUR LESSON.
11. What are some very specific things you currently find challenging with English? Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
12. How much time, on a daily can you carve out to work on improving your English? 15 minutes? 30 minutes?
Listening Comprehension and Writing
Please watch this video and answer questions 1 through 9. There are 3 people in this video. The woman’s name is Rachel. The man at the table is Chandler. The man who enters the scene later is Joey. Please donot use a transcript, closed captions, or subtitles.
Respond to questions after watching the video. Use complete sentences to respond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221F55VPp2M
1. What was Chandler doing at the table at the beginning of the video?
2. What was Rachel working on at the beginning of the video?
3. Did Rachel really want to go out to a musical with her friends?
4. What did Joey buy as a birthday gift for his girlfriend?
5. Where did Joey buy the birthday gift?
6. Why did Joey think that the gift was appropriate.
7. What did Chandler volunteer to do?
8. What did Joey ask Chandler to do?
9. How long did Joey date his previous girlfriend?
I need to double check this list.
Writing Emails
formal emails and/or informal emails
giving information
asking for information
asking for help
making requests
Microsoft Teams
reaching out to new collegues (?)
addressing a whole channel
Online Meetings
interrupting
asking for clarification
technical problems
Small Talk
Talking about work
Talking about life
Reacting to news
Post Trial Class Evaluation
Assessment Test Results
Oral Comprehension and Speaking
Reading Comprehension and Writing
Listening Comprehension and Writing
After First 4 Week Period
What have we achieved? What is the plan for the future?
RESOURCES
READING READING READING READING READING
Readlang https://readlang.com/ This is great for vocabulary review and expansion!
Short Stories https://americanliterature.com/high-school-short-stories/ For enhancedment of your vocabulary, use your WebReader extention or upload to Readlang!
A Man Called Ove
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTIONS IN ENGLISH
Toastmasters International
Coursera
IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS
Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations by Robert J. Dixson Fifth Edition Copyright 2004 This is great for vocabulary review and expansion! https://abiiid.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/essential-idioms-in-english-phrasal-verbs-and-collocations.pdf
Expressions to Learn and Use! https://blog.talaera.com/business-english-idioms
More Expressions to Learn and Use! https://www.justlearn.com/blog/50-most-common-english-idioms-and-phrases-with-examples
INTERVIEW INTERVIEW INTERVIEW INTERVIEW INTERVIEW INTERVIEW
Interview Questions https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/interview-questions
VIDEO CHANNELS VIDEO CHANNELS VIDEO CHANNELS
Friends https://www.youtube.com/@Friends
TED https://www.ted.com/ This site also has interactive transcripts which help you test both your reading and listening comprehension skills.
Tech Lead https://www.youtube.com/@TechLeadShow
The Moth https://themoth.org/ This is a platform that showcases people telling their life stories, their life experiences.
CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION
Articles a/an and the https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/using_articles.html
CONVERSATION TOPICS
drawing
movies
series
travelng
nature
travelling
fashioln
environmental topics
books
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