Sonia
Visited 21 hours ago
Sonia
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationIELTS certified, TEFL certified, medical professional with 5 years of tutoring experience...
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationIELTS certified, TEFL certified, medical professional with 5 years of tutoring experience...
From United KingdomLiving in Norwich, United Kingdom (15:26 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 23, 2020Interest topicArtWritingMusic
Why me?
1.) I have an associate degree in Nursing and Healthcare, which means I can help you with your OET preparation, business English and interview technique.
2.) I have an official 120-hour TEFL teaching certificate from the reputable tefl.org.uk
3.) I also have a degree in English Linguistics and Creative Writing.
4.) I have training and certification from the British Council for IELTS teachers and Cambridge Assessment English teacher training certification.
5.) I have a lot of experience in delivering a high standard of lessons, whether for business, medical, or test preparation purposes.
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 A2 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
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 - 2007Nursing associate degree.
Certificate verified
CertHE Arts and Humanities - Anglia Ruskin uni - 2002In this course, I studied English literature and Language and also Art.
Certificate verified
Education
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 - 2023
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
120
Students
1,524
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Business English
B1 - C2Business336 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 8% off
IELTS/Test Preparation
B1 - C2Test Preparation218 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 5% off
Conversation English
A2 - C2Conversation344 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 3% off
Medical English (OET)
B1 - C2Business81 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Quiz (4)
167 Reviews
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
Excellent !
Feb 20, 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
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
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
Andrii
21 English lessons
Sometimes nothing can be better than quite a deep discussion he's big variety of sporadic themes that directly or indirectly affect us (at least me) happened today. The main benefit except for deep interest from both sides is that it perfectly shows the lack of needed vocabulary which should be fulfilled as much as possible. Thank you Sonia for another interesting lesson and fascinating conversation, as always!
Jun 16, 2023
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