Certified CELTA English teacher & IELTS/TOEFL trainer with over 10 years experience living in Canada
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English
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Certified CELTA English teacher & IELTS/TOEFL trainer with over 10 years experience living in Canada
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From UkraineLiving in Winnipeg, Canada (15:13 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 14, 2020
Interest topicReadingMedical & HealthcareWriting
My name's Helen and I'm a CELTA certified (Cambridge University) English teacher with a Master's Degree in Teaching English and over 11 years of experience.
I live in Canada & work as an English teacher at Red River College. Prior to that, I worked as an Educational Assistant in High School in Winnipeg, Canada, helping Canadian teens in different subjects. My favorite exams are IELTS & TOEFL :-) I took IELTS in Canada myself and my overall score was 8,5.
I think the most common obstacle on the way of language learning is a fear of making mistakes. Therefore, you have to accept yourself and mustn’t allow your emotions or other people to make you feel stressed out.
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Me as a Teacher
I’ve been teaching English for over 11 years. I am currently teaching English at Red River College, Winnipeg, Canada.
I got a Master's Degree in Teaching English in 2009 & started to work as an English teacher at an English School. I completed a CELTA course in 2017. Since then, I’ve been teaching people from different countries (China, India, Chile, etc.). I was Head Teacher at Los Angeles English School & at that position my responsibilities also included lesson planning, improving the syllabus of the school and observing other teachers in the classroom. Besides teaching General & Business English, I prepare students for IELTS & TOEFL professionally.
My lessons & teaching style
I teach all levels (from Beginners up to Advanced learners) by Communicative&Direct Methods.
The main feature of these approaches is a complex of questions, videos, exercises, texts and audio which are joined together and directed at providing students with the ability to comprehend and speak real-life English. The complex was built in such a way that all necessary words and grammar can be easily remembered.
I also prepare students for IELTS&TOEFL so that they can score high. I took IELTS in Canada myself and my overall score is 8,5.
If you have a friend or a relative who's of the same English level as you are, you can study together and the cost will be equal to a one-on-one lesson :-)
My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Flashcards
Test templates and examples
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Promoting self-study for success in IELTS - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
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Practical ideas: B2 First for Schools, C1 and C2 - Cambridge Assessment English - 2021Developing reading skills. Practical ideas for: B2 First for Schools, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency
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Project-based Learning - Cambridge ELT - 2020
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Ideas and Strategies for the classroom - Cambridge Assessment English - 2019
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CLB Bootcamp - Center for Canadian Language Benchmark - 2023The CLB Bootcamp includes three modules about the CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks).
In the Market for New Vocabulary - Cambridge ELT - 2020
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Meeting Diverse English Language Learner Needs - Cambridge ELT - 2020
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The Cambridge English approach to Item writing - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
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IELTS test - ETC, Winnipeg, Canada - 2023
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CELTA - Cambridge English Language Assessment - 2017CELTA is the most widely recognised English teaching qualification in the world. It’s the qualification most often requested by employers; three out of four English language teaching jobs require a CELTA qualification
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Mock Test Toolkit - Cambridge Assessment English - 2021
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Authenticity: turning theory into tasks and skills - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
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IELTS - ETC Winnipeg, Canada - 2023
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Teaching Grammar Inductively - Cambridge - 2021
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Managing interaction in the virtual classroom - Cambridge Assessment English - 2020
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PBLA for classroom instructors - Center for Canadian Language Benchmark - 2024The course strengthens and consolidates your understanding of task-based assessment using the Canadian Language Benchmarks in preparation for PBLA implementation.
The course includes discussions, activities and assignments related to the topics below:
Assessment Principles and Best Practices
Task-based Planning
CLB-based Assessment: Assessing the Productive Skills
Assessing the Receptive Skills
Implementing PBLA: Next Steps
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Resilience: teaching in tough times - Cambridge Assessment English - 2020
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Education
2004 - 2009
Master's - English Teacher/PedagogyHorlivka State Pedagogical University for Foreign Languages, Ukraine
Work Experience
2005 - 2022
English Teacher/MethodologistLos Angeles English School - Kyiv, Ukraine
2022 - 2023
Educational AssistantLCS High School - Winnipeg, Canada
Helen and I spent a great hour learning some idioms and putting them into practice. The lesson has been very well planned by Helen as always, she is an amazing teacher and I can only recommend her! I'm looking forward to the next lesson
Oct 31, 2020
Berkay Özen
12 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Helen is really great teacher. We have completed a few lessons for a month. This is my first experience with İtalki and Helen. I was hesitating and I had some worries about speaking with foreigner. However, I have become calm thanks to Helen. We determined my English level in the first lesson and started to lessons. She gives me her own notes, recommendations about youtube videos. I am happy to have a lesson with her. I strongly recommend her
Sep 17, 2020
Светлана Мильруд
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I highly recommend Helen as a teacher for IELTS preparation. Lessons are always very nice structured so during the lesson you spend time in the most effective and educative way. Helen does not only provide learning materials like student books and workbooks, but also prepares for you special materials like videos and presentations devoted to better understanding of the lesson's topic. During the lesson Helen shares theoretical information about the exam, and also tips and examples for completing tasks in order to get a maximum score. Most importantly, she gives you instant feedback on your work: correcting mistakes while you're speaking and giving detailed review on your essays for the writing part of the exam. Not to mention, that Helen is a very nice and friendly person so during her lessons you are always staying in a good mood.
Aug 13, 2020
Mich
1 English lesson
Helen is a great teacher and very professional, she is well organized and focus. Thanks for the lessons
Feb 12, 2024
Kateryna Galkina
15 English lessons
Helen made our 30-minute IELTS prep lesson really useful. We focused on speaking practice, learning about the exam's structure and requirements, and did some good exercises. It was short but packed with helpful stuff.
Feb 8, 2024
Massimotedesco
18 English lessons
my original plan was to refresh my english by taking lessons sporadically, but Helen makes one hour learning pass by so quickly, so my plans have changed.