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Maria
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Russian
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Other
A CELTA certified teacher with 10+ years of teaching experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Russian
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Other
A CELTA certified teacher with 10+ years of teaching experience
From Russian FederationLiving in Other, Armenia (19:14 UTC+04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 14, 2022Interest topicMusicReadingTravel
Here are some facts about me:
- I have 3 dogs 🐕
- I lived in China for 2 years 🇨🇳
- Currently living in Armenia 🇦🇲
- I speak English, Russian, a little bit of French and a little bit of Chinese 🗣️
- My mother is Russian and my father is American 👪
- I have a wonderful little daughter and I love kids! 👶
- My favorite cuisine is Chinese and Israeli 🧆
- I LOVE teaching and learning. I'm a life-long student ✍🏻
- I'm currently getting a second education in psychology 🧑🎓Me as a Teacher
✔️CELTA Certified (pass A)
✔️TKT (3 modules, band 4)
✔️10+ years of teaching experience (Russia, China, Latvia)
I've prepared more than 300 students for the following exams:
👉🏻 IELTS
👉🏻 FCE
👉🏻 CAE
👉🏻 TKTMy lessons & teaching style
I L-O-V-E the Communicative Approach and I usually combine it with the Lexical approach, which means:
❥ we speak a lot;
❥ we practice real-life communication;
❥ we don't do too many grammar exercises;
❥ we listen to native speakers and watch videos;
❥ your vocabulary range grows rapidly;
❥ we have fun and enjoy ourselves! 😀My teaching material
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Audio files
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Text Documents
- Video files
Work Experience
2013 - 2015
English teacher Genius International Training SchoolTeaching English to groups and individual students. Lesson planning.
2015 - 2021
English teacher, Methodologist, Teacher trainer International House World OranizationTeaching English to groups of children, teenagers and adults.
Giving private lessons.
Observing teachers' classes.
Providing training for teachers.
Planning courses and lessons.
Evaluating class materials.
2019 - 2022
Course designer, English teacher, Teacher trainer FoxfordTeaching English online to groups and private students of different levels.
Preparing students for international exams (FCE, IELTS, CAE, KET, PET).
Designing and creating learning materials for teachers and students.
Providing teacher training.
Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's - Лингвистика
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Certificates
CELTA Cambridge 2017Pass A. Only around 10-15% of candidates around the world get this result.
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
180
Students
1,321
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
117 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
General English course for adults
A1 - C1General993 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 3% off
Boost your speaking skills!
A2 - B2Conversation Practice183 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 3% off
Teaching Teachers
B2 - C2Business0 lessons completed
USD 35.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Quiz (8)
21 Reviews
Olga
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Maria is a fantastic teacher! She is a very nice, patient and professional teacher. Her lessons are always well prepared and intresting. She taught me a lot of skills and I found that my English proficiency had a great progress))
May 25, 2023
Vlada
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoy our classes with Maria! She is not only a nice and friendly person but also a very professional teacher, I would even say, one of the best you could meet on italki. Always well-prepared, effective and fun :) I strongly recommend her as a teacher!
May 28, 2022
Marina
31 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really like that Maria asks a lot of questions in the class and makes you think. It makes to step out of your comfort zone and improve your skills :) Maria is also a very friendly and well organised person.
Mar 28, 2022
Lindroos Hsu
10 English lessons
I do love her!
wonderful teacher ever!
Mar 22, 2023
Ivan
21 English lessons
Awesome lesson
Mar 5, 2023
Lindroos Hsu
10 English lessons
best teacher I ever met !!!
no kidding!
Mar 2, 2023
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