Jake Pointer
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Jake Pointer
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Polish
Specialties
KidsBusinessTest PreparationTEFL-Certified, Native English Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Polish
Specialties
KidsBusinessTest PreparationTEFL-Certified, Native English Teacher
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From United KingdomLiving in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (02:57 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 28, 2025InterestsEnvironment & NatureFilms & TV SeriesGamingReadingTravel
Hello! My name is Jake and I am from the UK. I live in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the north east of England, and teach English at a local ESL school. I love teaching students from all over the world and learning about their countries, cultures, languages, history, and everything else.
When I am not teaching I have many different hobbies like learning Spanish (and other languages), reading, the gym, cooking, playing video games, volunteering and so on!
My goal in the future is to teach English abroad so let me know if you have any tips!Me as a Teacher
I used to teach in a local ESL school in Newcastle, teaching 1-to-1 classes, small groups and conversational classes. These included students from all backgrounds, countries, age groups and levels from beginner to advanced. Now, I tutor students privately online and hope that I will be tutoring you in the future too!
I enjoy teaching all parts of English such as vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, grammar, pronunciation and everything else. English is best learnt through a combination of these with more focus given to areas which need them, which is what we will be doing!My lessons & teaching style
We will use different materials depending on you wish to learn. If you would like to focus primarily on speaking, then I have several conversation books with a range of topics which also incorporate relevant vocabulary. If you wish to take a more holistic approach, I generally use the latest English File books which include all aspects of English in a structured way. As a rule, in class we will do the speaking, reading and grammar activities together and the listening and writing tasks will be for homework. I also teach Academic English using the Cambridge Academic English textbooks. A free copy of all these books is included with the class.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
IELTS Speaking Teaching Training Program - IDP IELTS - 2025
Certificate verified
Teaching Business English - TEFL UK - 2024
Certificate verified
TEFL - The Language House - 2017
Certificate verified
TYL - The Language House - 2017
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2023 - Current
ESL Teacher/Welfare Officer1) Teaching A0-B2 general English to adults, setting/marking homework,
student activity trips, teaching the weekly conversation club, keeping a record
of work/attendance
2) Curriculum development, student reports, researching
and attending extra-curricular English events with students, creating display
materials
3) Monitoring student welfare by maintaining a safe school environment,
ensuring students are content/safe both in and outside of the school,
completing first aid/safeguarding courses
Education
2014 - 2018
Bachelor’s - Sociology
2019 - 2024
Doctorate - Sociology
2018 - 2019
Master's - Sociology
Work Experience
2019 - 2024
PhD ResearcherThe role of PhD Researcher meant that I conducted in-depth qualitative, sociological research. This included carrying out numerous online interviews, transcription, academic writing/publishing, presentations and so on. Many of these skills, especially the interviewing and use of academic English/presentation are highly transferable to teaching.
English Lessons
General English for all Levels
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 15% off
Conversation Classes
A1 - C1Conversation0 lessons completed
USD 25.00
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