Vera

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Speaks

Russian

Native

German

Other

Specialties

Test Preparation

CELTA-certified teacher and IELTS trainer (IDP) with 15 years of experience

Teaches

English

Speaks

Russian

Native

German

Other

Specialties

Test Preparation

CELTA-certified teacher and IELTS trainer (IDP) with 15 years of experience

About Me

Resume & Certificates

From Russian FederationLiving in Furth, Germany (00:30 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 11, 2026

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My passion lies in IELTS/exam preparation, and I enjoy the unique challenges that language learning brings. Over the years, I have worked with a wide range of learners, including students aiming for higher scores for university admission or emigration, those who need to pass the exam quickly, as well as anyone looking to improve their overall English skills. How we’ll work: 1. IELTS Strategy: We’ll work on understanding how the exam is assessed, what separates a Band 6 response from a Band 7+ one, and which common mistakes lower scores even for strong English speakers. Success in IELTS is not only about your level of English, but also about understanding exactly what the exam requires and how the scoring criteria work. 2. Structured English Practice: Lessons are built around developing specific skills rather than simply having general conversation. Depending on your goals, we may work with coursebooks, news articles, videos, or other authentic materials to improve grammar, vocabulary, fluency, accuracy, and overall confidence in English. 3. Collaborative Lessons: I use your preferred video platform together with shared Google Docs for real-time work, organised notes, corrections, and clear progress tracking. If you’re curious about how English works and want lessons that make grammar and language skills straightforward, I’m here to help!

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Teacher training program IELTS speaking - IDP Education - 2026The IELTS Teacher Training Program has been developed as a support tool to further enhance teachers' performance and effectiveness as IELTS Speaking teachers. Teachers will learn how to use the public version of the Band Descriptors as a teaching resource. A teacher can highlight the features that best match the student's spoken performance, and, in this way, the student can strive to reach all the positive features needed to achieve the higher bands.

Certificate verified

CELTA Pass B - International House Tbilisi - 2023

Certificate verified

Teaching experience

2022 - 2023

Teacher of EnglishFreelance Teaching - Russian Federation

2017 - 2023

Teacher of English, IELTS tutorIELTSnow - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

2017 - 2017

Teacher of EnglishBIS-English Language School - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

2016 - 2017

Teacher of EnglishSkillset - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation