Lilly was proud to report that she used some elevated vocabulary from our transitions list in her most recent oral presentation and her teacher was impressed to see them. She arrived a bit late today and did not have her notes from last week, so we discussed the importance of her coming prepared. She also did not practice the verb vocabulary or complete any of the exercises as I had asked her to do. While she is attentive and engaged during our time together, she really has to practice what we do outside of our sessions if she is to truly retain the material. On a positive note, she is opening up with me much more and this certainly makes conversation in French much more interesting and meaningful. It is a pleasure getting to know and working with Lilly.