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Kate
English
Native
Gaelic (Irish)
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Sanskrit

From Ireland

Living in Lisbon, Portugal

Qualified Teacher. Passionate Linguist 🇮🇪 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 Dia duit! I’m Kate—your Irish-English guide to languages that *live* (not just exist!). 🇮🇪🇵🇹🇪🇸 Why me? ✔ Exam whisperer: I’ve cracked the code for IELTS/Cambridge—no stress, just progress. ✔ Shy? No problem! My students go from "I can’t" to "Is *that* my voice?!" in weeks. ✔ Irish Gaelige made FUN Learn through rebel songs, ancient legends, and tongue-twisters (trust me, it works!). Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish (and battling Mandarin!), I’ve taught students everywhere from Tokyo cafés to Brazil bookshops. Imagine a class that feels like laughing over tea with a friend- with a little more structure!! Let’s turn grammar into stories and accents into adventure My students are made to feel comfortable and their confidence is built up right away in order to become proficient speakers whether they are complete beginners or intermediate level :) My best quality as a teacher is the ability to recognise individual needs and plan my classes accordingly so that every class is highly engaging for you! I have experience teaching Cambridge Exams, IELTS, iGCSE, IB Diploma and General English. I use a wide range of materials such as pictures, textbooks, articles, videos, music and other authentic resources which will help you to feel more confident when speaking English and Irish and will be sure to keep you fully engaged! ** PLEASE NOTE ** In keeping with italki's policy, you CANNOT cancel a lesson with LESS THAN 24 hours notice. I wait 15 MINUTES for late students.
My teaching material
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  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Text Documents
  • Articles and news
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Video files
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
  • Flashcards
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Trial Lesson
228 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
44% off
🍀Beginners Irish🍀
A1-B1
Language Essentials
856 lessons completed
USD 26.00+
15% off
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Patient·11
Structured lessons·8
For beginners·172
Provides materials·1
Heather
41 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kate is an absolutely fabulous teacher. She is extremely patient, kind, and makes you feel super at ease during lessons which is so essential when learning a new language. I really appreciate that she focuses on making sure I get plenty of opportunities to practice speaking. I also feel very comfortable making mistakes and know that Kate will always encourage me to keep trying. I look forward to each lesson and can't wait to keep learning with her.
Stephen McLaughlin
36 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another simply sublime lesson from Kate. I continue to be incredibly interested in learning Irish. It is so much fun and so rewarding.
Student tommy
tommy
140 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Bhí rang go hiontach! Míle buíochas!
Student Rod
Rod
24 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kate is a patient and kind instructor who matches the pace of her students. Irish is a beautiful but challenging language to learn. Kate does well to guide her students to intricacies of Irish and make an enjoyable experience to learn. Go raibh maith agat, Kate.
Student tommy
tommy
140 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Bhí rang iontach deas é!
Student Matt Collins
Matt Collins
2 Gaelic (Irish) lessons
Kate is a relaxed and patient teacher, correcting mistakes naturally as we went and making the chat super friendly and fun.