Leslie CP #6


Leslie CP #6 CIES Building 6/11/18 5-6 pm

Today we met to contact the apartment owner. Jorge and I talked first about his decision to take the apartment and what to ask the owner on the phone. We practiced as a dialogue. I made the call with him listening. The owner can have a vacant apartment ready July 1 and give him a lease through December 31. We set up a meeting with her. We talked about the application, identity documentation, and proof of ability to pay the rent. He understood. His friend he is staying with now will help in the moving process. I explained that today would be the last meeting as conversation partners. Because I will be meeting with him again to assist with his relocation close to campus, I asked him if he would agree to me being his second tutor for the time needed. He said yes. The real-life communication about finding a residence and moving that he is doing with me and others provides a good opportunity for learning and practicing listening, speaking, vocabulary, and reading. I will build on that when we meet at CIES for tutoring.

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