Professional teacher with 25+ years of experience!
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Professional teacher with 25+ years of experience!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United KingdomLiving in Oxford, United Kingdom (01:09 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 30, 2017
InterestsEnvironment & NatureReadingTravelFilms & TV SeriesWriting
Hi learners! I love talking to people!! This is why I am a teacher and for me, having a good, friendly relationship with my learners is as important as explaining how we use prepositions or the future perfect tense. Making connections with students helps to build trust and confidence! I am also a coach and a therapist, so I believe in kindness, patience and your potential to improve your English.
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Me as a Teacher
I have been teaching for 25 years or more...gosh that makes me feel old!! I have a BA in cultural studies and am TEFL qualified. I have worked in Australia, Russia, London and Oxford and have been teaching online for over 2 years. I have taught students from every corner of the world, children and adults. I love the fact that improving English can give a person more freedom to travel, study, work and live in countries where English is spoken.
My lessons & teaching style
Before we meet for the first time i will send you a placement test if you wish.
I teach 4 types of lessons:
Speak easy is a conversation based lesson where we can talk about all sorts of topics that interest you. I will find material to suit your level with the purpose of getting you to speak as much as possible. I usually send learners a link to a news item, video, audio, before a lesson and we go through the material working on pronunciation, vocabulary and comprehension. Sometimes, our conversations are spontaneous.
Blended English focuses on a grammar weakness you have.
Business and exam English focuses on Business language and culture and skills for exam success!
Job interview and cv's
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
318
Students
8,033
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
318
Students
8033
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
199 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
General English. Blended learning with a focus on communication with grammar revision .
A1 - C2Language Essentials813 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 4% off
IELTS, Cambridge exams and Business English
A1 - C2Test Preparation163 lessons completed
USD 40.00
Package with 3% off
Speak easy!! (For 'new' students who are signing up after the beginning of 2020.)
A1 - C2Conversation4,986 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 5% off
Speakeasy OLD STUDENTS ONLY!! (For students who started working with me before 2020)
A1 - C2Conversation1,830 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Package with 5% off
Life coaching and English!
B2 - C1Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 60.00
Package with 7% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
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667 Reviews
Bubble blue
5 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
You really help me a lot!😭😭
So supportive and well-informed.
Looking forward to meet u again😉
Apr 1, 2025
Olesya
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
I like the trial lesson very much! Helen is very positive, attentive. I hope she 'll help me in my studying English
Mar 11, 2017
Vladyslava
1 English lesson
I feel very insecure when I talk in English with native speakers, however, the meeting with Helen was very comfortable - she made me feel at ease.
Aug 22, 2025
Ana
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Helen is a patient and experienced teacher with a lot of passion for teaching.
I have learnt a lot of useful stuff, he has even corrected me when necessary. She gives me a lot of support on speaking.
Thank you very much!
Mar 13, 2017
CARLOS
1 English lesson
Ha sido una muy agradable clase de prueba
Oct 10, 2025
Sofya
185 English lessons
Even something as boring as talking about bricks and cement can sometimes be funny to you.😁