Generally speaking, I use the initial consultation to determine a prospective student's level and to detect any areas in speech pronunciation, grammar, and comprehension as a starting point to build from. After having determined those areas of weakness I will then focus and implement target exercises meant for improvement. This often includes reading various forms of text (i.e., books, newspapers, documents, etc..), *listening to audio podcasts, news, or any available recorded media, and finally checking how well a client can write.