Dana CP #2 & 3

I met with my conversation partner for 2 hours today.  He is preparing to give an oral presentation in his speaking class.  His English speaking ability is beginner level, but he is quite bright and he picks up corrections quickly.  We worked on key words he will use.  We also developed a rough outline he  can use for guidance as he speaks. 

The presentation is about one of his class partners.  I had him free talk several times so i could get a rough idea what his message was.   Then we talked about it for a while.  I asked questions and he answered them.  I corrected his beautiful mistakes.  Most his beautiful mistakes were vocabulary and verb tense.  He provided me some background about university education in Saudi Arabia.  I had him practice the presentation several times before I began recording him.   I also recorded myself saying his message in proper English. I told him we should meet one more time before his presentation.  He is hard to nail down on meeting times, but I told him he would have to practice conversing a lot if he wants improve his English.