You can speak English. Build belief and confidence with a 10+ year experienced native British teacher
Qualifications
- TEFL/TESL
- Bachelor's degree (BA, MS, BEd, BFA, etc.)
About
You can speak English. After our first meeting, you'll start to believe it. By the time we're on our 2nd or 3rd meeting, you'll be looking forward to speaking English with me for an hour, rather than feeling anxious, embarrassed, stressed; the negative feelings will be gone.
I've been teaching Polish students for over 10 years (I lived in Warsaw for 8 1/2 years). I don't speak Polish (tak czy inaczej, bardzo niewiele), but I understand you, know what you need and can relate to how it feels speaking English as a second language, taking into account your school system and how it works when you learn English as a child, your pronunciation difficulties, language culture and many more differences
My methods are tailored to you; I teach the way you learn, not the other way around. I'll find out from you how to improve your English, your way. I will guide you, correct you and show you things you won't find in books - but I won't interrupt too often as this damages confidence. I won't criticise or make you feel like you're failing. With encouragement, realistic feedback and consistency, you will see noticeable improvements. I promise
If your goal is to pass a language exam or want grammar lessons, I have the books. If you'd like to discuss the climate or talk about your favourite TV/movie character, learn the lyrics to that song you like, play games, read articles, learn new idioms or study business English, if you want to work on your pronunciation, discover history and new facts about the world, plan your next holiday and book the tickets, laugh at the differences between British and American English - anything you want to do, this is your hour. And by the end of it, you will feel more like 'you' while speaking English. I know it is frustrating to exist as yourself in Polish, yet in English, you feel like someone else. After a short amount of time, expressing yourself in English will feel more natural, you will feel more like yourself and have the confidence to give the presentation, sing the song, pass the exam, travel to another country, impress your friends and family, the list goes on...
Send me a message, grab a coffee (or a beer, if you're 18+) and some snacks, let's meet on Google/Teams/Facebook messenger/WhatsApp, whatever works best for you and let's start the next fun, confident chapter of your English speaking experience
References available upon request
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