Aaron CO-3

Today I observed the foundations level listening class. When I arrived a sat by the door, but was asked my a student to sit at the main table. Vicky told the students what todays lesson was about and asked me if I would read the story they were going to listen to. I was kind of nervous because this was so unexpected. She told me to read each paragraph three times. The story was about a woman named Sara and had to do with her buying some things at a made up store and getting some milk for breakfast. The first time I read the paragraph she told me to slow it way down.  I found reading slowly extremely difficult. After the second time reading the first paragraph she told me to slow it down just a bit and pause after each sentence. Some of the students seemed like the assignment was easy and some had some difficulties. I could tell some were bored with my reading because they already had the awnswers. The students were given  in the beginning of class a handout with the story on it and some blanks to fill in as they heard. After the students were done filling out all the blanks she asked them if there was any new words in the story. They said resident. She tried to explain it and one student mixed it up with recipe. A few studetnts got out their translaters and she told them to put them away and listen to her. She then explained it.