Linda Blofield
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Linda Blofield
Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Greek
Other
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Greek
Other
From United KingdomLiving in Paderborn, Germany (04:12 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 23, 2021Interest topicHistoryReadingTravel
My name is Linda and I was born in Portsmouth. My father was in the Royal Airforce and we moved about every three years. I went to Norwich City College and trained as a secretary. I then worked for the Ministry of Defence in London as a Private Secretary.
I moved to Greece in 1980, got married and had three children. In 1993 we all moved to Germany - which is where I still live. I can speak, read and write both Greek and German fluently.
I live in Paderborn and work fulltime in a hospital in a managerial positionMe as a Teacher
I started teaching English in 1980 when I moved to Greece. Native speakers were very much in demand. Especially for children at primary school as English was first taught in the secondary school. The Cambridge Certificate was also very prized and I also helped children prepare to take this exam in their early teens.
When I moved with my family to Germany in 1992 I was not able to work full time and so applied to the local night school. Once again, as a native speaker, I was very much sought after. I took courses ranging from elementary, to Cambridge advanced certificate together with conversation courses. I also taught courses for Inlingua - these were mainly business english.My lessons & teaching style
My teaching style is a friendly, relaxed style. I find it is most important to get the person to talk in the language they have chosen. I try and help them describe something if they do not exactly know the word they are looking for - it is all about talking. Talking about everyday things, whether it is the weather, food, work, family, holidays. I use articles from magazines, papers etc. for reading and understanding - sometimes with questions or quizzes. A lot of the material is based on either the cambridge first certificate or advanced certificate depending on how good the english level of the person is. I adjust my lessons to according to the wishes of the person.My teaching material
- Quizzes
- Articles and news
- PDF file
- Text Documents
5.0
Rating
24
Students
238
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
13 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
English Conversation
C1 - C2Conversation Practice180 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 16% off
Refresh you English
B2 - C1General35 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 16% off
Conversation for children.
B1 - C2Conversation Practice10 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 13% off
Availability
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8 Reviews
Marina
50 English lessons
Linda is a great teacher. I'm sure that she is great with adults as well, in our case she teaches my daughter who enjoys the lessons with her a lot. Highly recommended!
Mar 27, 2022
Marina
50 English lessons
Great job, dear Linda, as always! Thank you and see you next time!
Mar 13, 2022
Marina
50 English lessons
Good job! My daughter enjoyed the lesson a lot, thank you, looking forward to the next one!
Feb 27, 2022
Marco Bütler
22 English lessons
time has flown - very good
Dec 9, 2021
Antoni
3 English lessons
I had an excellent and helpful conversation with Linda. She is very patient.
Dec 7, 2021
Trial Lesson
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