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About Me
italki teacher since Apr 8, 2022
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Hello! I love to help my students improve their pronunciation! It gives me a really good feeling to help my students. :)
Me as a Teacher
I have a very calm and encouraging teaching style. It's very important to me that my students feel comfortable as it will help them learn pronunciation much better. :)
My lessons & teaching style
My teaching method is as follows:
Step 1: Choose one sound to improve. There are 44 sounds in American English, and the most important to pronounce accurately are: the "R" sound, the "short i", and the "short a".
Step 2: Learn how to create the sound. Know what your tongue and mouth should be doing.
Step 3: Drill the sound with the IPA until it is comfortable.
Step 4: Learn the most common words that use your target sound.
Step 5: Practice simple sentences using the most common words.
Step 6: Advanced practice (paragraphs, minimal pairs, tongue twisters etc).
Step 7: Test the sound again. Do you still need more practice?
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Video files
Flashcards
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
125
Students
1,222
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
125
Students
1222
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
60 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
The Common Vowels of American English
A1 - C2Language Essentials157 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 9% off
General Pronunciation Lessons
A1 - C2Language Essentials964 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 11% off
Public Speaking
B1 - C2Language Essentials35 lessons completed
USD 24.00
Package with 3% off
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55 Reviews
Liana Demydova
8 English lessons
We are very grateful that the teacher immediately understood our wishes regarding pronunciation and immediately began to solve our problems. Thanks a lot.
Jul 12, 2025
Jamal Osilan
17 English lessons
Sylvie is a professional teacher with high abilities in phonetics. She has hi sense of figuring out my accent mistakes and correct it on the spot. In addition she gives me tailored practices to correct my accent. Highly recommended.
Mar 11, 2025
Zhee
19 English lessons
Sylvie tailored her lessons based on your needs which is amazing. She provided constructive feedback and was really encouraging throughout the session. Easily one of the best teachers on this platform!
Jan 27, 2025
Jamal Osilan
17 English lessons
I have been with Sylvie for many lessons and will continue working with her. She is a unique teacher with high sensory of sound that made her extraordinary accent correction teacher in my opinion. She gives me always tailored lessons that tackle my most repetitive mistakes I make. She is very caring and empathic to made me learn. I highly recommend her.
Mar 17, 2025
Zhee
19 English lessons
Great session with Sylvie as always! I love her approach, the materials & the exercises that she provided me with.
Jan 31, 2025
peacelove helper
1 English lesson
She was so excellent. I am learning pronunciation! I really recommend her!