Whitney Pray
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Whitney Pray
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Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Norwegian
Gain Confidence🤩 Integrate English in your Life🌎 CELTA-certified teacher with 14+ years experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Norwegian
Gain Confidence🤩 Integrate English in your Life🌎 CELTA-certified teacher with 14+ years experience
From United StatesLiving in Boston, United States (23:08 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 15, 2019Interest topicTravelPets & AnimalsMusic
Hi! My name is Whitney and I am from New Hampshire, United States. I recently moved back to the USA after living in Bogota, Colombia for 10 years. I have a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Northeastern University and I am curious about the different people and cultures of this world and am always looking to learn more and expand my knowledge and consciousness.
I love to cook, bake, and create arts and crafts like drawing, painting, and textile arts.
Other hobbies and passions are music, dancing, travel, animals, plants, well-being, and learning. My goal for the next year is to travel around the US exploring new places, meeting new people and spending lots of time in the great outdoors!Me as a Teacher
I am a CELTA-certified teacher with over 14 years of experience in all different levels, ages, and objectives. I started in 2009 as a volunteer teacher at an immigration center and fell in love with teaching. I got certified in 2011 in Bogota, Colombia and taught at several language institutes such as International House before becoming a professor at the Externado University of Colombia, one of the best universities in the country.
My strengths as a teacher are that I am patient and understanding and I really want to get to know you and understand your goals. I am intuitive and creative in finding ways to help you step into using English as an ally in your personal and professional life!My lessons & teaching style
My objective is to be the best guide along your English journey! I will use your goals as a starting point to decide which methodology and materials will work best. As you learn and your needs change, the classes will organically evolve with you!
For conversation classes, we focus on building fluency, confidence, and language range through speaking about diverse topics.
For General English classes, we will have more clear learning objectives and may use a textbook.
I target all language skills with a variety of structured and free exercises as well as real-life materials. I also love getting to know you and having fun because that is the most important in learning a new language!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - Cambridge - 2011
Certificate verified
Education
2007 - 2013
Bachelor’s - Cultural Anthropology
Work Experience
2011 - 2017
English Teacher
2014 - 2021
English Teacher
5.0
Rating
257
Students
2,137
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
140 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversation
B1 - C2Conversation1,134 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
General English
A1 - C2Language Essentials505 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Review class for students PRIOR TO 2023
A1 - C2Conversation151 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
116 Reviews
Sara
4 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
We had a very good conversation! She is a very nice person and I have the sense that you can speak with her about whatever you want. She is willing to help all the time and she correct all my mistakes and explain what i did wrong, I will repeat it!
Oct 12, 2020
Yasemin Gulec can
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoyed the lesson. Whitney is an attentive teacher. Her insights about the verb forms I tend to use made me realize a common problem I had while using verbs. Her area of interest is really broad and that makes it easier to do a conversation. Thank you.
Oct 7, 2019
Nadiia
87 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great lessons! The topic of last lesson was cooking. We were talking about it and reading recipes. I got a lot of new words. There are a lot of fun and good from lessons with Whitney.
Sep 3, 2019
Matt McKay
1 English lesson
Great first lesson! I can't wait to work with Whitney more!
Jun 12, 2024
Rodrigo Demetrio
2 English lessons
I had a lovely conversation class with Whitney, we talked about cultural aspects and she suggested terms and new ways to say sentences that I said. Recommended!
May 7, 2024
Luisa
34 English lessons
Whitney is a very supportive teacher. She is always open to discussing different topics, and she uses a variety of material in her classes.
Oct 2, 2023
Trial Lesson
USD 5.00
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