Jung- CP7

I met up with Adel the following day, and this time we talked about school. He has mentioned many times that he would like to go to graduate school and study business. However, he doesn't feel like his English is good enough yet to take TOEFL. I asked him how he studies English at home and which language he uses more daily. He didn’t quite tell me how he studies English, but he said that he uses more Arabic than English. I advised him to start speaking in English more, even when he is only talking to his friends, because even if he doesn't speak in perfect grammar, it will help him to practice speaking and thinking in English. I shared with him my method of studying English when I first got to the States. It consisted of writing vocabulary words down on a notebook, find the meanings to them then memorize (spelling, definition) at least 5 words a day (more or less, depends on the day), and be able to use it in a sentence. I asked him try to study the way I did, at least one new word a day and he seemed really interested, saying 'okay I will!' very enthusiastically. Then he asked me to test him on our following meeting. I felt like his tutor for a second, but then I thought "Whatever, this is going to help him to improve his English." So let's see what new words he learns next week, guys.