For our second session, Dojun and I continued to work on his
listening skills. Before the session, I looked up a list of intermediate-level
EFL/ESL books and picked one out for us to try- Holes. I’ve never read the book, but I’ve seen the movie so I know
the basic plot. It’s a well-loved book, and the story is very interesting and
unique so I thought it was a good choice. Dojun can also watch the movie as a
schema-building activity/listening exercise. I used the same strategy as the
last session- I read a few pages or a chapter, then reread the key passages 1-2
times, and lastly asked Dojun some comprehension questions. His comprehension
after the 2nd listening was very good for the most part! I also
talked about the idea of “summer camp” with him since it’s mentioned a lot in
the book- how American kids often go to summer camp, but only if their families
can afford it. So, poorer families may not be able to send their children. We
went over some new vocabulary as well- warden, “putting a curse on” someone,
scorpion, lizard, etc.
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