Sonia
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Sonia
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Specialties
BusinessMedicalTest PreparationIELTS certified, TEFL certified, medical professional with over 5 years of tutoring experience...
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Specialties
BusinessMedicalTest PreparationIELTS certified, TEFL certified, medical professional with over 5 years of tutoring experience...
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Norwich, United Kingdom (11:43 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 23, 2020InterestsArtWritingMusic
What I can offer you!
1.) I have an associate degree in Nursing and Healthcare, which means I can help you with OET preparation.
2.) I have an official 120-hour TEFL teaching certificate from tefl.org.uk
3.) I have a degree in English Linguistics and Creative Writing.
4.) I have training and certification from the British Council, Cambridge Assessment English and the TEFL Institute with certification in teaching IELTS.
5.) I have a lot of experience in delivering a high standard of lessons, whether for business, medical, or test preparation purposes.
6.) Business English and interview prep.
Finally, I have interests in a wide variety of topics and I am really passionate about my work.Me as a Teacher
I believe that a student and teacher should build a good relationship. I want to get to know my students, so I can deliver excellent lessons and chat time, where you also, will feel inspired and confident in using the English language. I am comfortable teaching students from B1 upwards, and I will work hard so that you can relax knowing that you have an educated, professional tutor, to help you learn.My lessons & teaching style
I follow more of a freestyle teaching method, which is sometimes referred to as 'ESA' or 'Engage/Study/Activate.' The areas I have helped students with include, test preparation, business presentations and interviews by using sample materials and techniques that are guaranteed to help you improve your grade and pass. General conversation that also incorporates areas of English grammar; many of my students have progressed to be very confident and adept English speakers by immersing themselves in the language with me. I use many materials, lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, articles/ news, and much more. Ultimately, I will work with you and help you achieve your goals!My teaching material
- Quizzes
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Text Documents
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
- Image files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
30 hour IELTS teacher preparation - The TEFL Institute - 2024This course included detailed instructions on how to help students pass the IELTS exam. It covered requirements and specific training on scoring, assessing, and tutoring students taking this test.
Certificate verified
IELTS Speaking assessment criteria - IDP/British Council - 2023A specific course to award band descriptions to IELTS performance.
Certificate verified
IELTS Writing criteria - IELTS IDP /British Council - 2023A comprehensive British Council teacher training program for understanding the Writing marking criteria for the IELTS test.
Certificate verified
Developing Grammar and Vocabulary - Cambridge Assessment English - 2022
Certificate verified
Exam Prep - Cambridge Assessment English - 2021How to prepare learners for B2, C1, and C2.
Certificate verified
CAE Developing Listening Skills - Cambridge Assessment English - 2021Preparing test takers for the listening component of the exam and building listening sub-skills.
Certificate verified
Screenshot - Italki - 2020A screenshot of my Business English classes.
Certificate verified
Screenshot - Italki - 2020I have taught over 200 lessons on test preparation that include helping students with IELTS test preparation and Cambridge Assessment English test preparation for C1 and C2.
Certificate verified
120 Hour Tefl cert - TEFL ORG UK - 2019120 hours course covering all aspects of teaching English as a foreign language. Including grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, young learners, business English.
Certificate verified
Associate Degree Health and Social Science - Anglia Ruskin Uni - 2007
Certificate verified
Education
2004 - 2007
Bachelor’s - Health and Social Science (Nursing)Three year nurse training programme, and medical study.
2021 - 2023
Bachelor’s - Linguistics and Creative WritingBachelors with honours.
Work Experience
2019 - 2020
Online teacher of EnglishI teach English grammar to students from all over the world online.
2022 - Current
OET and IELTS Tutor
2020 - 2024
Freelance TutorI have taught over 300 classes in Business English on Italki for four years, this has been very successful and included all areas of business.
2004 - 2012
Registered NurseI graduated as a general adult nurse in May 2007 and worked in Post Operative depts and Critical Care for many years.
5.0
Rating
124
Students
1,566
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
26 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Business English
B1 - C2Business361 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 15% off
IELTS/Test Preparation
B1 - C2Test Preparation219 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 14% off
Conversation English
A2 - C2Conversation355 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 12% off
Medical English (OET)
B1 - C2Business84 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 15% off
Availability
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168 Reviews
silvano.bassi
1 English lesson
Friendly and professional ... A very good lesson !!! Brava !!!
Mar 6, 2025
tarkhovski
18 English lessons
Excellent !
Feb 20, 2024
Andrii
21 English lessons
Today I was lucky enough not to miss our usual weekly lesson thanks to Sony's kind offering. Each chosen subject brings a lot of interesting things to talk about which makes our lesson lovely and informative. The theme of Greece is truly inexhaustible. Thank you, Sonia, as always!
Jul 4, 2023
Dmitriy Averin
3 English lessons
My first lesson with Sonia was great. I am looking forward to continuing my lessons to enhance my speaking and writing.
May 30, 2024
tarkhovski
18 English lessons
Sonia has a gift for explaining things simply and helping me to move forward with materials that are adapted and specific to my needs.
Nov 14, 2023
Andrii
21 English lessons
After a short break, we continue our lesson which could be truly described as deep learning because as it has become a tradition we managed to discuss a lot of things, especially I am grateful for the topic on which we dwelled more deeply today which is useful not only for the language acquisition but update topics that definitely deserve it. Thank you as always, Sonia!
Jun 30, 2023
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