Tutoring

This session, Tuba wanted to practice ordering in a restaurant. As I have stated in my other blogs, this is a common fear among the CIES students.
Tuba had a conversation scripted she had memorized. I rearranged the script and then asked her questions. She had taken so much time making the conversation, I felt bad not using it.
Then, I told her that I wanted to just role play with her. I was the server and she was the restaurant patron or person ordering.
We went over what to expect when the server comes to your table. We talked about what to do if she had questions about the menu items. I told her not to get nervous and if she needed more time to ask if she could have another minute.
Some vocabulary words we covered were, straw, hamburger, grilled cheese barbecue, and the term "all the way".
In Turkey, everything is a hamburger. I explained the difference between burgers, sandwiches and wraps. Then she asked about barbecue. We spent some time talking about barbecue in terms of a barbecue sandwich and what it means to have a barbecue.
She did a pretty good job ordering. I had to remind her that she did not have to be so formal when ordering. A simple, yes, no or thank you would suffice most of the time.
She was able to order a drink, sandwich and tell me what she wanted on her sandwich or burger, as well as the side item.
I felt like we covered a lot of ground today and am proud of her progress.