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제목 국제학교 MAP test Writing Interview 맞춤형 수업 합격수기 작성일자 2022-02-15 This student had been learning under my teachings for about 6 months. Due to his unforeseen event, we had to quickly prepare for his admissions tests and interview. While this student was quite capable in English, he was not sufficiently experienced in writing essays and interviews. Therefore, we shifted our focus into making sure he understood the basics of writing a sound essay and performing well in interviews. We took a diverse approach towards preparing for the interview. Our first priority was to make sure the student was able to answer the basic questions (Self-introduction, hobbies, etc.) without any problems. Although the student’s overall speaking abilities were good, his shy nature made it hard for him to express his thoughts coherently. Therefore, we ran several simulations in class allowing him to acclimate to the tension and unpredictable nature of interviews. The student did not have any major grammatical problems but was lacking greatly in his understanding of how an essay should be formulated. We had to start from the basics of what the structure was and what elements needed to be present in each area. For instance, he learned that a clear topic sentence should always be present in the introduction to help narrow down his focus. With enough practice, the student was able to greatly improve his writing capabilities within a short frame of time. To prepare for the MAP test and reading based questions, we mainly used the IXL program, Vocabulary book, and Reading book. Having a sufficient level of vocabulary is critical in taking MAP tests and other reading-based questions. This is precisely why we always had a dedicated time during class for vocab tests and writing of words in sample sentences. This greatly increased the students understanding of how the words he memorized should actually be used in writing. We were also able to solve several reading-based questions ranging from identifying the main purpose of the passage to inference questions. Although this student was well-rounded in his English abilities, we still had quite a challenge ahead of us to allow him to comfortably pass the admission tests. However, the student was extremely motivated to pass the exams and was diligent in hi studies. With the right guidance and hard work, the student was able to pass the International School that he wanted to go.