I chose to work with this partner because they had previous knowledge in Spanish and I thought they would be able to teach me more about the language. This helped me understand the topic we chose, and helped me make the conversation less scripted. The strategies we used to study for our conversation were, translating our script to English to help my partner and I fully understand the conversation. On a scale from 1-10, I feel that I am around 8. I can understand basic phrases but my pronunciation is a little off. If I could compare this to the first day of Spanish I, I would say it is a big leap from not being able to understand anything to making a 1 minute conversation. For the grammar I feel that I am strongest in conjugating verbs. It is something I really understand, and I feel confident enough in.