Today in Hong Kong I got a call from Mrs. N about teaching her son English- basically prepping him for the entrance exam for the English Schools Foundation. Since I have already worked with W on this, I have some knowledge of what is needed.
I tell her that I will meet her son this weekend to assess where he is now in his English abilities. She wants me to assign him some exercises that she can pick up and have him complete before we meet.
Of course I will not be paid for preparing these so called exercises. Also, since I have no clue what level her son is I cannot possibly prepare proper exercises for him! This doesn't seem to matter.
"You will prepare some exercises for him, is it?"
"Well I would really like to meet him first and see where he is, what his needs are, how I can best help him."
"yes yes, I can come pick up the exercises for him, is it?"
I tell her that I really must meet him first and besides, after this weekend I will be gone for a week so we couldn't start for another week and a half anyway.
She says she will call me in a couple of weeks.
Great.
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