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Maria

English

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Russian

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Chinese (Mandarin)

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From Russian Federation

Living in Other, Armenia

CELTA certified teacher with 12+ years of teaching experience. IELTS/Duolingo English test/CAE/FCE ✨ IELTS/FCE/CAE Expert & Confidence Builder ✨ As a CELTA-certified teacher with 12+ years of experience, I specialize in exam prep (IELTS, FCE, CAE) and helping shy students find their voice! My multicultural background (Russian-American, lived in China 🇨🇳) and psychology studies give me unique tools to make lessons engaging and effective. Fun facts: - Fluent in English/Russian, with bits of French/Chinese 🗣️ - Mom to two lovely kids—they're my biggest inspiration! 👶 - Lifelong learner (currently studying psychology and neurodiversity) ✍🏻 Let’s achieve your goals without stress—just real conversation, rapid progress, and maybe a laugh or two! 😊 ✔️CELTA Certified (pass A) ✔️TKT (3 modules, band 4) ✔️12+ years of teaching experience (Russia, China, Latvia) I've prepared more than 400 students for the following exams: 👉🏻 IELTS 👉🏻 FCE 👉🏻 CAE 👉🏻 TKT 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! 😀

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English

Trial Lesson

275 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

General English course for adults

A1-C1

Language Essentials

2,544 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

5% off

IELTS/Duolingo English test/FCE/CAE preparation course

B1-C1

Test Preparation

33 lessons completed

USD 40.00

Boost your speaking skills!

A2-B2

Conversation

303 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

5% off

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For beginners·11

Kristina

77 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I love my English classes with Maria!😍Once I had met her in Italki,I understood that it is the best choice for studying!Maria is very professional,friendly and progressive teacher!In our classes we speak a lot,watching videos and improve vocabulary!! 😊Would like to upgrade English level - choose Maria, promise you will gain the point!

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.

Roman

6 English lessons

Such a great teacher)

Olga

38 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))

Анжела Киянова

35 English lessons

Мария — потрясающий преподаватель! С каждым занятием я чувствую себя увереннее — страх говорить всё ещё есть, но он уже гораздо меньше, и это вдохновляет! Уроки всегда проходят легко, интересно и вдохновляюще — время летит незаметно. Особенно хочу отметить индивидуальный подход и мотивацию! Благодарю!

Roman

6 English lessons

Great teacher! I recommend. My first lesson with Maria was very comfortable)