Manuela TS #4

 For my third tutoring session with Sangji we met at All Saints Cafe since he said he wanted to try out new coffee spots in town. We began our session by just talking about his plans for the upcoming months, and the topic of cars came up. He had previously mentioned that he was getting a new car because it had been hard getting around town without one. This led to a conversation about the DMV in America since he told me he was planning on getting his license. We talked about how in Seoul he used both public and his own transportation, but in America it can be harder to get around without a car. I also learned more about Sangji's hometown outside of Seoul. Since he mentioned he was planning on getting a car, I decided we would focus on some useful vocabulary related to cars/buying a car for this session. First we went over this vocabulary which included some words for car parts that I thought might be difficult for him. I went over any irregular or new pronunciations as well. We also practiced some phrases like "taking out a lease" and "down" vs. "monthly" payments. Then I had him use this vocabulary to tell me about his ideal car. I realized he did not fully understand the word ideal so I gave him some synonyms and he understood it perfectly. 

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