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Angelena TS #11


I met with Dojun for our weekly Skype session on Monday, February 11th. We talked about the Lunar New Year, which was last week. We did not have a tutoring session since last week because of Lunar New Year since he went to visit his family in Busan, which is his hometown. He taught me more about what Lunar New Year is and he explained some common traditions and ceremonies for ancestors.  According to Dojun, people get about five days off from work and school.  I asked him if there are any well known parades or marches like the United States has for Thanksgiving, but he said there are not any.   We then talked about transportation and I had him explain different types of transportation and compare the times it would take to get from one place to another using each method of transportation from Busan to Seoul. I learned that it takes about five hours by car without traffic, three hours by a fast train, and only about one hour by a plane.  Dojun needed help explaining things in the past using the expression, “used to be”. I told him how he would be able to use that in a sentence, and he then asked me if he needed to include a specific amount of time.  I told him that he does not have to, especially if it is already understood through context, but it is useful.  He then shared that he needs more practice in his listening and speaking skills, so I suggested watching some movies, documentaries, or TED Talks.

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