18:00 - 19:00, Dec 1, 2023
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B2: Upper Intermediate | Hobbies and interests
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Sonja
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Afrikaans
Native
From South AfricaLiving in Other, South Africa (16:14 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 28, 2021Interest topicTravelFilms & TV SeriesFood
I am a qualified teacher with 13 years experience in the classroom. I am a mom of 4. I live in a double decker bus and am traveling South Africa. My big dream is to drive all the way to Europe with our bus house. I love traveling and meeting new people and hearing about life through their different perspectives. My hobbies include watching movies and series, doing arts and crafts of all kinds, making tie-dye shirts, hiking in different scenes of nature and traveling. I have a bachelor of arts degree majoring in psychology and I find people fascinating. I also have a post graduate certificate in teaching, specializing in foundation phase (ages 4 to 13). I have a TEFL diploma.Me as a Teacher
As a teacher I am patient, friendly and cheerful. I am open about all aspects of life&like sharing personal experiences as well as things about my country&culture. I like to form good relationships with my students&ensuring people feel comfortable around me. My strongest trait is that I can adapt to my students' personal needs&goals. If I do not know something, I am diligent at
researching it&I apply this in my classroom. I prefer teaching grammar and sentence construction in natural flow of conversation - if you make a mistake, I will repeat what you said in the correct way. I may be 2 minutes late to the lesson to accommodate for back to back lessons, but take no breaks in the lesson.My lessons & teaching style
I adapt my lessons to my students' needs. We can either practice conversational English by having a chat or we can have more constructed lessons where we will follow a theme and practice reading and writing skills about different themes every time. I like to add some activities into each lesson to practice basic language skills. For business language I research the field you work in&have practice activities on anything from interviews to small talk with clients. For children, I adapt lesson to their specific interests ranging all the way from super powers to world war 2 facts... You name it, I will try to make a plan :) I can also help prepare you for tests, exams, debates or revision.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Text Documents
- Video files
- Audio files
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Students
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Lessons
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English Lessons
Trial Lesson
99 lessons completed
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General lessons Reading/Listening/Writing
A1 - B2General430 lessons completed
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Conversation practice -learning by speaking
A2 - C2Conversation Practice696 lessons completed
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Kids
A1 - C1Kids309 lessons completed
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Business language
A2 - C2Business64 lessons completed
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South African Culture and life
B1 - C2General18 lessons completed
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78 Reviews
Paola Cagnazzo
2 English lessons
Very good teacher! Sonja is very well- prepared and she makes you comfortable during the class!
Nov 23, 2023
Julie K
22 English lessons
I took lessons with Sonja for me to improve my English and now she's also teaching my 4 and 6 years old daughters. She's so nice with kids, my girls love their lessons and are looking forward to each of them. I can only highly recommand Sonja, she's great!
Nov 2, 2023
xi Tommy
9 English lessons
the kids like the lesson quite much
Oct 21, 2023
Serena
4 English lessons
It is always interesting having lesson with Sonja: extremely fun and professional!
Oct 13, 2023
胡tiger
3 English lessons
I had a very enjoyable conversation during the class. The teacher's ability to create a comfortable and engaging environment made the learning process enjoyable.
Sep 13, 2023
Sofia Hilders
8 English lessons
Wao I loved my lesson. it was my first one however I felt so comfortable that I really forgot the time. Highly recommended!!!
Sep 7, 2023
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