From United StatesLiving in New York, United States (21:32 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 12, 2019
Interest topicFilms & TV SeriesTravelReading
Hello everyone! My name is Abby, and I love languages. I'm originally from California, USA, and I have lived in Japan for 11 years. I spent three of those years teaching English full-time in Japanese elementary and junior high schools. I've also taught adults in community centers, and tutored university students from Japan and other countries in ESL.
*I'm sorry, I only teach adults on iTalki.
Me as a Teacher
Language should be fun! I think it's important to try speaking, even if you make mistakes. Mistakes are the best way to learn, so I like to encourage students to speak and try to communicate their ideas through conversation. We can also use others tools--video, audio, etc. as you'd like!
My lessons & teaching style
Let me know what your language goals are, and what you'd like to work on most. I can help with conversation practice, homework, grammar explanations, etc.
I have experience teaching all levels of English learners--from beginners to high-level learners, and students from age 4 to age 74!
My teaching material
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
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Rating
105
Students
1,497
Lessons
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Attendance
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5.0
Rating
105
Students
1497
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Informal Tutoring: Conversation Practice
A2 - C2Conversation Practice705 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Package with 16% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
170 Reviews
Sergey
334 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
After almost a hundred lessons with Abby, I speak and understand English much better. I even think and dream in English sometimes, even though I don't use it in my daily life very much. As a language learner herself, Abby understands me well, when I can't come up with the right words or sentences, and she always helps me. And, of course, she is super nice! :) Looking forward to our new lesson!
Jul 21, 2020
Masashi
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Abby is one the best teachers I met at italki! I enjoyed and learned a lot everytime in her informal conversational lesson. She can talk about many different topics, so I can practice many challenging words and expressions. She gives me good advice and correction timely. I look forward to her next lesson soon!
Jan 18, 2020
Jerry
45 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Abby is a highly qualified, intelligent and supportive teacher. The best thing about our lesson is that she picked up on my mistakes in grammar and wording in detail. Instead of cutting me off when I was speaking, it was very thoughtful of her to make written corrections and examples for me. Also, she asked concise yet thought-provoking questions to keep me thinking.
I have realized that I didn't give a good account of myself in some of my answers, but I will do my best to be more productive next time.
Jan 15, 2020
Mona
11 English lessons
Very patient and professional teacher!
Jan 22, 2024
Yoshi
2 English lessons
She is an efficient and friendly teacher. She pointed out my mistakes in grammar timely and gave fine advice in English and Japanese.
May 16, 2023
Kozo Francisco
7 English lessons
Talking about not only the English language but also the culture behind it will motivate you to study English.