Trial lesson structure:

1. Introduce ourselves
2. Talk about your learning goal and purpose for learning
3. Talk about your previous experience learning English 
4. See the lesson structure and materials you can expect in classes
5. Demo teaching/learning activity from a lesson
6. Summary

🔸Practise speaking and get feedback on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and how to express ideas more smoothly
🔸Get more confident and comfortable speaking English
🔸Grow your vocabulary and use what you are studying/learning
🔸After each class receive a PDF with the lesson content and notes

When you book this class, I will send you a PDF which outlines all of my speaking lesson topics that I have available so that you can choose based on your interests and needs. If you want to practise a specific part of grammar, let me know, and I can choose lessons with activities that allow you to practise that specific part of grammar.

Guided Speaking Practice: Enhancing Fluency, Accuracy, Vocabulary and Confidence

Learn practical language skills through lessons that cover important grammar, vocabulary and topics at your level to speak English confidently in daily life. 

I will give you homework activities that are based on what you learn in each lesson so that you can also learn and practise independently. In addition, we will spend 5 minutes at the start of every lesson reviewing content from the previous lesson so that you can work on mastering your new vocabulary and skills!

Speaking: Practise speaking for everyday communication in English and learn useful pronunciation tips.

Listening: Improve your understanding through speaking and listening activities with me and with audio/video materials.

Reading: Enhance your comprehension with diverse texts and exercises.

Writing: Develop your writing skills through targeted practice and feedback.

Please message me if you would like more specific details about what you will learn in this course. Higher levels will be available soon!

General English Course: Speaking, Pronunciation, Grammar, Listening, Reading and Writing

Do you feel like you need to improve your English communication skills but don't know how? These may be the classes for you.

I will provide you with a communication skills checklist, giving you the opportunity to identify and tell me which areas of communication you wish to work on. I will then create a course that is personalised to you - based on the areas of communication you want to improve and including activities to develop speaking and listening fluency. 

Some examples of communication skills we may work on together include:

- Using idioms and expressions
- Using a variety of synonyms
- Understanding how and when to use  a range of past, present and future verb tenses
- Forming questions correctly
- Applying correct word and sentence stress and using connected speech
- Using phrases which show active listening in conversations
- Navigating specific contexts - e.g. buying something in a shop, cafe or restaurant

Enhancing English Communication: Skills for Confident Conversation and Interaction

Have you recently arrived to New Zealand? Are you planning your move? This short course will help you navigate your new life in beautiful New Zealand. 

I’ll cover essential topics such as the New Zealand communication style and accent, cultural insights, local customs, practical tips for settling in, and tips to help you connect with your community. I'll show you some New Zealand music, and we’ll also explore some iconic cities around New Zealand. I’ll help you pronounce the city names, many of which are in Te Reo Māori, New Zealand’s native language.

Welcome to New Zealand!

A course for community volunteers to become ESOL home tutors. Tutors then provide one-to-one, English-language support to adult, former refugees and migrants in New Zealand.

Course includes: Intercultural awareness, Adults as language learners, Teaching techniques for ESOL, Identifying learner needs and setting learner goals, Planning tutoring sessions and using resources and Evaluating sessions and reporting on progress.

Cambridge English Assessment Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

- Language Teaching and Learning 
- Language Teaching Practice 
- Lesson Designing for Diversity 
- Language Analysis and Assessment

Discourse Psychology, Social Psychology and Educational Psychology.

I supported learners that face learning difficulties and challenges and developed individualised support for them. A big component of this role was within the school's International Department with students who speak English as an additional language.

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I deliver high quality General English lessons to both adults and children online via Zoom. I develop my own course and lesson plans to implement speaking, listening, reading, spelling and writing instruction including phonics, morphology, and writing skills at the word, sentence and paragraph level.

I taught adults in a range of course types, both online and in person. Courses I taught included Grammar Online, General English and English for Migrants. I developed skills in creating course outlines and learning material and the ability to teach adults at a range of language levels.

I taught children aged 6-15 and developed course outlines and material covering speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar through General English topics to support their English for the NZ school curriculum.