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Online English Lessons with a Qualified Online focused TEFL Teacher - Why Learn With Me? Personalized lessons based on your goals✔️ ✔️ ✔️
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From 22 C$ /h
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Anytime Online English Lessons that will be tailored to your interest.
📚 Suitable for all levels: Beginner to Advanced
🗣️ Conversational English | 🗨️ Small Talk | 🌟 General English
🎯 Build confidence in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding English.
Extra information
All you will need is your Laptop or Desktop, a stable internet connection, a quite environment for me to hear you clearly .
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Online from South Africa
About Me
Hallo, my name is Michelle 😊

I am a professional yet fun individual and am highly adaptable to all people and different situations and am passionate about helping people improve their use of English.
I have experience in teaching both adults and children, from many different countries.
I have experience in prepping students for a variety of Cambridge exams. I also have experience in casual conversation on wide variety of topics.

What do I teach?
💬Conversational small talk
🗣️ Speaking (Fluency and pronunciation)
📖 Reading
📝 Writing
🔊 Listening
✅Cambridge Exam preparation Pre A1 starters, up to B2 Preliminary Exams
👉 Techniques, topics and pointers
🗨️ Work interview preparation

I truly look forward to meeting you 😊
Education
ACCREDITED ONLINE FOCUSED TEFL QUALIFICATION
KNYSNA ENGLISH SCHOOL SOUTH AFRICA

Course contents:
Teaching Skills, Presenting Vocabulary, Concept checking for understanding, Error Correction, Developing Listening
Skills, Developing Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Integrating Skills, Using Songs in the Classroom, Teaching Pronunciation, Presenting Grammar, Motivating Students, Teaching Beginners, The Phonemic Chart, Planning and Classroom Management, Lesson planning, Whole Brain Teaching.
Experience / Qualifications
I have taught different nationalities, ages and levels.
I have taught from 4year old's to adults, ranging from A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 students.

I also tutor Movers (YLE A1), Flyers (YLE A2), KET (A2) and PET (B1) students for their Cambridge exams.
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Skills
English as a second language (esl)
English for adults
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -04:00)
New York
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Online via webcam
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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04-08
08-12
12-16
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