TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC Preparation with guaranteed results!
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Russian
TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC Preparation with guaranteed results!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in Marseille, France (10:56 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 15, 2021
Interest topicMusicReadingHistory
I'm an American English teacher with many years of experience teaching English. I currently live and have a family in the south of France, where I teach English and Music. I'm also involved with a few different musical projects.
Language is one of my passions. I really love learning new languages, because it introduces me to new ways of thinking and expressing my thoughts, which is something really amazing. I strive to read literature in French and Russian to facilitate my language acquisition. Teaching English is a passion because it allows me to share this with dedicated learners.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
My method is based on two main things: everyday, or casual English, which we would find in a movie or tv show for example, and fundamentals in context. As someone who has learned foreign languages in both immersive and classroom settings, I understand that it can easily become boring. As a teacher I work very hard to keep it engaging, interesting, fun, and productive.
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons use some excerpts from textbooks, material that I've prepared, and videos online. I like to know my students on a personal level, to know what interests and passions they might have, so that I can tailor the curriculum around media they would be consuming anyway in their native language. I've found that this is the most effective way to keep the lessons productive and fun. I prefer to speak exclusively in English, but if necessary I can explain a complicated grammatical concept in French or Russian.
My teaching material
PDF file
Test templates and examples
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
115
Students
724
Lessons
100%
Attendance
97%
Response
5.0
Rating
115
Students
724
Lessons
100%
Attendance
97%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
34 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Conversational English
A1 - C2Conversation Practice378 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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English all levels with certified American teacher
A1 - C2Test Preparation79 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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Test preparation (IELTS/TOEIC/TOEFL)
B1 - C2Test Preparation171 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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Pronunciation focus
A1 - C1Conversation Practice1 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
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37 Reviews
Alexey
23 English lessons
It was brainstorm becouse the topic had prepered for me personally.
Apr 27, 2023
Ambra
5 English lessons
Super!
Jan 23, 2023
tamr
56 English lessons
The best teacher I ever met
Nov 12, 2022
Michael
1 English lesson
very nice teacher
Oct 9, 2022
Anastasia
17 English lessons
I have been taken lessons with Simon for one month and a half, and I highly recommend him for English classes! He really personalizes the lessons, finds interesting and useful materials on topics that you need, and conversations with Simon are very interesting and comfortable! Speaking it was the most difficult skill for me, and with Simon it is improving.
Jul 12, 2022
Варя (Barbara)
5 English lessons
The teacher is very attentive, diligent, ready to listen to the preferences of the student, an interesting interlocutor.