🇺🇸/🇮🇱 opera singer, who infuses fun into personalized lessons. Speaks 🇮🇹, 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪, & intermediate 🇷🇺.
Teaches
English
Native
Hebrew
Speaks
French
Italian
German
Russian
🇺🇸/🇮🇱 opera singer, who infuses fun into personalized lessons. Speaks 🇮🇹, 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪, & intermediate 🇷🇺.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From United StatesLiving in New York, United States (12:21 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 18, 2021
My name is Kinneret Ely, and I am an opera singer based in New York City and Tel Aviv. I am American-Israeli, born and raised in the United States. I finished my Bachelor's degree cum laude at Hunter College, in New York, specializing in languages, literature, and history. I also spent a lot of time in Israel growing up and spoke Hebrew at home. I love languages, and I have studied Italian, French, German, and Russian, to the point of reading literature in them, as well as conversing in them. As a result, I'm familiar with the challenges that come with learning a new language, and the specific difficulties of English grammar and vocabulary to foreign language speakers.
Me as a Teacher
I know firsthand that every student learns in a different way--some learn best visually, others aurally, etc. My background in languages and as an opera singer means I can both show how to pronounce words clearly, and explain how to create the exact sound I'm modeling (as far as teeth/tongue/etc positions needed to make them). My familiarity with several languages means that I have a firm grasp of the fundamental differences between languages and their grammar, and I can explain them as well as model them. My travels and familiarity with other cultures make it possible for me to explain the cultural norms and expectations of English language discourse.
My lessons & teaching style
In my tutoring experience, I believe the best way is by adjusting my method of teaching with each individual student, to help them improve most effectively. Also, I'm a big believer in making the lessons fun--that helps make the material stick even more! :) Please drop me a line and see how we can work together!
In addition to English lessons, I also offer English proofreading (up to 10 page works on a Word document.)
*Please contact me before booking this service. The proofreading does not include any video lesson. All communication for this service will be conducted through messages.*
$20 (USD) per hour--I use Microsoft Word to track time worked. $20 minimum for this service.
My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Image files
Text Documents
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
172
Students
997
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
172
Students
997
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Hebrew Lessons
Hebrew
English
Trial Lesson
102 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Hebrew conversation and pronunciation (A1-B1 level)
A1 - B1Conversation50 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 2% off
Hebrew diction for cantorial jobs, B'nai Mitzvah services, and Israeli music
A1 - B1Language Essentials8 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 4% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
107 Reviews
All
Hebrew
English
Naor family
44 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Kinneret was great. Pleasant, patient, professional and adapted herself to each of the children and their level. We found the teacher, we continue with her. Thank you
Apr 21, 2023
Michael
57 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I am so happy with Kinneret as my teacher. She helps me especially in tricky grammar questions and in improving my accent. I am really excited about her kindness, humor and patience.
Apr 22, 2022
Tamara Barsky
159 English lessons
thank you for helping Maayan improving so much!
Jan 13, 2025
Vova
17 Hebrew lessons
Teacher’s pick
I study Hebrew with Kinneret. She is a very motivating and charming teacher. Lessons are flexible. You can choose topics you want to learn. Kinneret has command of astounding number of languages and can draw helpful parallels between them. Also, what I find of great importance, she pays attention to the proper pronunciation.
After each lesson Kinneret sends me audios of new words and phrases. Have you ever had an opera singer record such for you? I assure you it’s great.
Mar 9, 2023
Tamara Barsky
159 English lessons
thank you Kinneret so much for being such a supportive teacher and going with Maayan all the way , giving her confidence for her to success.