Profile For Robin R.

I hope I've come to the right place, even though I'm not a trucker. I am a retired educator who now volunteers as a tutor for local refugees who are trying to learn English. My newest student is a middle-aged refugee from Cuba who currently works in food service but is working toward becoming a truck driver. He isn't too concerned about getting his CDL so he doesn't need my help with that. However, his spoken English is still very halting (I know from experience that it's hard to learn a new language when you're an adult) and he says that when Americans speak they talk so fast that he has a hard time understanding. His biggest concern is being able to communicate with other truckers and with companies he would deliver to. I am trying to find ways for him to "learn the lingo". I have found lots of websites with trucking terminology. But I think the thing he really needs is to hear the language so he can develop an ear for it. I'll help him with regular "street" English, but can anyone suggest other ways for him to hear truckers in an everyday setting? Maybe something via YouTube or Facebook or anything else non-print? Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

Nonna Robin