Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.
- In what ways do you learn the best?
- What strategies can you use to best cater to your learning style?
- What method of learning do you find most difficult?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have 15 minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| method | (n) a particular form of procedure for accomplishing something He had a unique learning method that he paid attention to. |
| communication | (n) imparting or exchanging of information She found that communication was better when she wrote things down rather than just speaking. |
| verbal | (adj) relating to or in the form of words, spoken rather than written He needed to talk things through to learn, which told him he was a verbal learner. |
| aural | (adj) relating to the sense of hearing As she was an aural learner, she couldn’t learn well unless she could hear what the teacher was saying. |
| present | (v) give something to someone The teacher presented the information with a video. |
| accommodate | (v) fit in with the wishes or needs of Teachers should work to accommodate the different learning styles of their students. |
| listen up | (expression) pay attention, hear The professor told her to listen up because she wasn’t paying attention. |
| write out | (expression) to express a thought, idea through words As the teacher spoke, she found it helpful to write out everything in the presentation. |
| tune in | (expression) listen in to a conversation Since he learned through listening, he found it easy to tune in to the lecture. |
| put your thinking cap on | (expression) to consider and really ponder something In figuring out the answer to the question, he had to put his thinking cap on. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Every child has a different learning style and pace. Each child is unique, not only capable of learning but also capable of succeeding.”
― Robert John Meehan
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