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Matthew de Groot

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Afrikaans

Spanish

Esperanto

Portuguese

Other

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Afrikaans

Spanish

Esperanto

Portuguese

Other

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From South AfricaLiving in Mexico City, Mexico (18:19 UTC-06:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Aug 20, 2019

My name is Matthew and I am a 23 year-old student living in Mexico. I am currently studying linguistics and English. I have always had a passion for languages and I spend a large amount of time every day learning foreign languages. I can speak 3 languages (English, Afrikaans and Spanish) and am hoping to add more to that list in the future. I know what it takes to learn a foreign language and I have developed my own method method that I am sure you can benefit from as well. I love listening to music, playing guitar and spending time with my 3 cats.

Me as a Teacher

I am a very relaxed person and I believe that in order to be a good teacher, you need to make the lessons enjoyable and completely without stress. That means I do my best to be easy to talk to, I make sure that you feel comfortable and that lessons are always fun and entertaining. I don't judge at all and you never need to feel afraid to make mistakes when speaking to me. I believe that making mistakes and learning from them is a very important part of mastering a new language. I know it can be uncomfortable to have awkward silences during the class, so I pride myself in always having something to talk about and keeping the conversation going.

My lessons & teaching style

My lessons will involve assessing your current level of English, identifying your motivation for learning the language and the goals that you want to reach. My teaching style is relaxed and easy-going, however I will make sure to always prepare well for the lessons by having activities to do and by assigning short homework assignments that we can correct and analyse together. I believe that having conversations is very important to become fluent in a language so I will allow you to do most of the talking and provide corrections at the end of the lesson. We can talk about your favourite movies, your hobbies or whatever interests you! Ultimately, I want you to enjoy the lessons that we have!

My teaching material

PDF file
Audio files
Text Documents
Articles and news
Presentation slides/PPT

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Rating

Students

1,178

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

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Rating

Students

1178

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

99%

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English Lessons

Trial Lesson

13 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Private English lesson with TEFL certified teacher

A2 - C2

Language Essentials

1,165 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

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64 Reviews

Julia

7 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Matthew is an amazing teacher.

Oct 3, 2019

Onur

14 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

There is no word to describe his enthusiasm for teaching.I am really appreciated for your effort.See you soon!

Aug 25, 2019

Aleksandra

5 English lessons

Matthew is a fantastic teacher!

Oct 23, 2024

Jose David

26 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Impressive lesson Matthew! Thank you

Sep 13, 2019

Arti

30 English lessons

Matthew is always an excellent teacher. He gives you advices, feedback and he corrects your mistakes

Jul 21, 2025

Arti

30 English lessons

Another great lesson with Matthew.

Oct 7, 2024

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