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.
- Your city has decided to build a statue or monument to honor a famous person in your country. Who would you choose? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice.
- What significance does a statue bring?
- What kind of person would you want to honor in a statue?
- What has this person done that you would want to honor them?
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 |
| memorial | (n) something established to remind someone of a person or event There was a memorial built for all those who lost their lives in the war. |
| replica | (n) exact copy or model of something The monument was designed to be an exact replica of the CEO of the nonprofit. |
| respectful | (adj) feeling or showing deference When they walked past the memorial, they were respectful of what it represented. |
| prominent | (adj) famous Monuments aren’t built for anyone but usually someone prominent in culture. |
| honor | (v) high respect She believed the monument would honor the president well. |
| celebrate | (v) acknowledge with a gathering or honor Monuments are designed to celebrate those who have made an influence in our lives. |
| go after | (expression) try to achieve something The person he wanted to honor was someone who would go after any challenge he found. |
| bring up | (expression) raise someone She wanted to honor her mother as she was the one who could bring up any number of children. |
| point out | (expression) indicate with your finger Her grandpa is easy to point out since he is so tall. |
| lost touch | (expression) stop being in contact with someone, not have an ability any longer After several years apart, the two simply lost touch with each other. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
― Kofi Annan
