So apparently Stéphane let his confidence "go to his head" and the CIES kids lost their soccer game pretty badly, with a final score of 5-1. I found this out at our second tutoring meeting yesterday afternoon. Because he was scheduled to take the TOEFL this morning, we spent the entire session taking practice tests. I must admit, if I were taking that exam I am not too confident that I'd get a stellar score. Like Paco was saying, there are often two answers that are technically correct but one of them is somehow "more correct". This issue popped up a couple of times when we were going over a practice reading test. I'm not sure that there's actually a way to teach these nuances, but instead think that the only way to get a handle on things is simply practice and repetition.
After finishing up the practice exams, Stéphane was simply DONE with studying, so I suggested he find some movies on hulu.com to watch. This gave him an opportunity to get some more listening practice while doing something he actually found enjoyable. We'll find out in about two weeks how that TOEFL exam went!
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