This is a re-post from
my old blog (A Teacher’s Journal).
Mia* and her boyfriend
are medical students. They came to the center one afternoon inquiring about the
review in Test of English as Foreign Language, better known as
the TOEFL.
As I was trying to
explain what the test was all about, what they would expect on the actual test
and the advantages of the review, the boyfriend kept on interrupting, as if he
already knew all the things I was trying to say. So, as nicely and as patiently
as I could, I told him that they really need not review if they are confident
enough that they would pass. I even recommended a website for some sample tests
on the internet so that they can review by themselves.
Mia came back alone the
next day, admitting that she was not confident enough and that she really
needed assistance. So, for two weeks, we worked hard. At the end of the
program, I wished her luck and she promised me she will return to let me know
of the result.
She came back after a
month. She did not need to say any thing as the result was written all over her
face. She thanked me and I told her she deserved to pass for working so hard.
The boyfriend? Well...
he did not make it. Mia said he was scheduled for retake...
*not real name
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