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Clare Starkie

English

Native

French

Spanish

From United Kingdom

Living in Madrid, Spain

TEFL qualified teacher with specialism in history, heritage and culture I moved to Madrid from England with my partner in 2018 to enjoy a new way of life and to experience Spanish culture and society. I am TEFL qualified and have over 7 years experience teaching adults in one-to-one classes and small groups, specialising in people who work in the arts and culture sectors. For around 20 years before that I was a Museum Curator in Sheffield. I am passionate about anything to do with archaeology and heritage, so love to visit museums and historic places. I'm also a keen football fan and enjoy Zumba classes, cycling in the parks and walking in the mountains that surround Madrid. My partner and I are keen players of board games and regularly play with our friends. Please be aware that I only teach adults. My style is a mixture of general conversation with some structured practice based on the learner's needs and with clear outcomes in mind. I am keen that students do as much speaking practice as possible, as this is the hardest part to gain confidence in. I have a fairly neutral accent, so am able to correct pronunciation accurately. I know students want to improve their functional English, so the lessons will always be based on real-world scenarios, genuine articles or videos that are relevant to you. My aim is that you will always be learning vocabulary, phrases and grammar that are of use in the world. I can offer a variety of lessons to suit you. You may just want general conversation about current affairs or your favourite hobby. If you want...

Interests

Travel

Environment & Nature

History

Art

Films & TV Series

English

Trial Lesson

115 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Conversation Practice

B1-C2

Conversation

2,474 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

8% off

Informal Tutoring

B1-C2

Language Essentials

399 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

6% off

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Aleksandra Zen

18 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

I really enjoy lessons with Clare. She’ s patient, encouraging, and flexible. Our lessons are ineresting because Clare posess a great knowledge of history, geography, politics and sociology.

Ernie

41 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

It was great to talk to Clare. She acted as a mock interviewee to help me practice interview skills. It was helpful to me as a key part of research skills training.

Katya

16 English lessons

Thank you for your help with preparing an introduction video! See you soon

Danhee

131 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

She told me about World war 2, because I have a test about that in school, and it helped me to understand well. She is really good at teaching english and history

Katya

16 English lessons

Thank you for the lesson Clare! See you soon discussing artist's in residency questions.

Katya

16 English lessons

Thank you Claire for your today's assistance with my proposal. See you soon!