hvzutf.png?1653571273

Rachel 🌝🌈 Goal-oriented Teacher 🤓 Kids and Adults

Speaking|conversation|grammar
670English Sessions Completed

Introduction

Speaks
EnglishNative
Hi! 👋😃 🇿🇦 Native English speaker Healthcare Professional, Teacher 👩🏽‍🎓 Masters degree in Biokinetics/exercise and rehab 📖 TEFL Level 5 qualified (320 hours) 🤓 3 years experience tutoring children 👩🏽‍🏫 Taught in South Korea (ages 4-elderly) 🏃🏽‍♀️ My hobbies are reading, spending time with my pets, running, gym, yoga, hiking, meeting with friends & music! Currently teaching at an international school in Poland (Cambridge curriculum) and teaching online in my 'free time'.. that's how much I love teaching haha!! 😂 Please note: I am not as available to teach online as I used to be because of my other job, but I will try my best to accommodate you. 😃 Materials overview - coursebooks for kids: Cambridge (Global English and Jolly Phonics) and Oxford English (Bright Ideas), story books, worksheets, comprehensions, powerpoints, interactive videos, games and activities... coursebooks for teens and adults: OnScreen B1+B2+C1, Cambridge FCE Use of English, Gold Advanced, worksheets, articles, comprehensions, discussion and debate, etc... I can teach you: EXAM PREPARATION 📚 - IELTS - CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) Young KIDS 🐥. (Ages 4 - 12) *Lesson materials used are dependent on level of student* 🐰25 MIN CLASSES FOR CHILDREN🐻 (for children younger than 5 please only book 25min) - Fun and active learning 🤸 Interactive GAMES, EXERCISES, PICTURES, BOOKS, VIDEOS, COMPREHENSION READINGS RHYMES AND SONGS - I have different levels of phonics AND speaking textbooks I use too (If you would like me to teach from a specific textbook, please let me know in advance). - Children learn by having fun. - Any assistance with punctuation, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, listening, phonics, etc. 🏆GOALS: IMPROVE SPEAKING, IDENTIFYING NEW VOCAB, IMPROVE ALL ENGLISH SKILLS, IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION & TO HAVE FUN LEARNING ENGLISH🏆 TEENS 💡 (Ages 13 - 19) - Pronunciation and fluency - Comprehension understanding, reading and answering questions - Grammar - Conversational learning - Lots of reading! - Learn new vocab every day! 🏆GOALS: IMPROVE SPEAKING, IDENTIFYING NEW VOCAB, IMPROVE ALL ENGLISH SKILLS, IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION & TO HAVE FUN LEARNING ENGLISH🏆 ADULTS 💫 1. Conversational English: daily conversations: all topics and levels, build up vocabulary, improve speaking and listening skills, discuss interesting topics and themes. Please let me know your interests before commencing with lessons so I can prepare for our lessons. 🏆GOALS: BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE USING YOUR ENGLISH IN EVERYDAY LIFE🏆 2. Travel English: Bookings - Hotel rooms, flights, room service, etc. General conversation - small talk & directions. 🏆GOALS: CONFIDENCE TO TALK WITH FOREIGNERS; HOLIDAY VOCAB🏆 3. Grammar: improve English grammar with different exercises 4. Reading: comprehensions/articles related to your interests 5. Creative writing 6. Essay writing 7. Pronunciation: reading classes 💪🤸‍♀I can also teach the subjects: Anatomy, physiology, Biology and Life Sciences, as I majored in these fields. I also have a Masters degree and in my thesis I focused on injury prevalence in long-distance runners, the risk factors that cause injuries in long-distance runners and prevention methods. If this is something that would interest you, or you are studying something in the exercise rehabilitation field, I would love to share my knowledge with you. 🗣️🗣️🗣️ COURSE FOCUSED ON PRONUNCIATION ONLY I can teach you how to use your mouth, throat, and tongue so that you sound more like a native English speaker. We can also work together to improve your fluency in English speaking, by avoiding common sentence structure mistakes that you could be making. Whatever your English learning needs are, I am able to design a course that caters specifically for you😌😉😉 Teaching Style 👌 * Goal-oriented learning - with inclusion of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills * Friendly, kind and patient teacher * Energetic * Tests done to assess students learning * Lots of student talk time - I encourage children, as well as adults to express their opinions through debates and discussions * Creative lessons * PowerPoint presentations * Comprehension * Videos * Articles * Vocab tests daily * Monthly reports * individualized lesson plans * I like to understand and work towards the needs of each student. If a structured lesson program is what you would like to prepare for a certain English goal, I can do that for you. If you would prefer lessons that are more relaxed and conversational based, we can work on that too! Additional information 👌 - I give homework and feedback regularly to improve your English 📢📢📢 Class rules 1. Please be on time. Please note that the lesson will be confirmed complete if you are more than 10 minutes late for the lesson, unless you have let me know beforehand that you are going to be late. 2. If you need to cancel class, please let me know 12 hours before otherwise lesson will be charged. 3. Please have a working camera 4. Let's have fun & practise, practise, practise! 5. Please kindly review my classes
View full introduction

Videos

Self-Intro Video
Learn more about this lesson
More available time slots
The more lessons you choose, the greater the discount is, check it down below or in the shopping cart!

Available times

View full schedule

115 English course reviews

  • Anonymous
    Sep 27, 2023
    A good trial lesson. The teacher guided my daughter to answer questions and gave her a lot of positive feedback. The lesson was well structured and organized with good learning materials.
  • herb
    Jul 10, 2022
    I have learned some knowledge about octopus and I practiced the ability to explain some words in English.
See all 115 reviews

Performance History

Resume

Experiences

  • 2019 - 2022 Tutors At Your Service

Educations

  • 2016 - 2019 University of Johannesburg Health Sciences

  • 2020 till now University of Johannesburg Health Sciences

  • 2021 - 2021 The TEFL ACADEMY Education

Certifications

  • Rachel Leistra

Experiences
  • 2019 - 2022 Tutors At Your Service
Educations
  • 2016 - 2019

    University of Johannesburg

    Health Sciences

  • 2020 till now

    University of Johannesburg

    Health Sciences

  • 2021 - 2021

    The TEFL ACADEMY

    Education

Certifications
  • Rachel Leistra

FAQ

How to book

  • After buying courses, you can book them according to the teacher’s schedule.
  • If “Instant Tutoring” shows on the teacher’s profile, you can book the lesson 30 minutes after the current time.
  • If the teacher is not online, the next available class cannot be booked until 24 hours afterward.

Lesson duration

  • The duration of a trial session is 25 minutes.
  • The duration of a private session is 50 minutes.
  • If you purchase more than 5 sessions, you will receive a discount (according to the price the teacher set).

Instructions

  • Enter the website 10 minutes before the class starts. Click “My Lessons” to find your class, click “Go to class”, and then you will be in the classroom on ZOOM!
  • You can use ZOOM for classes both on your phone and computer. Please download ZOOM in advance if you choose to use your phone for the class.

Refund policy

  • Please click “Report Issue” if you encountered any problems, and the teacher will determine either reschedule or refund afterward.
  • If the teacher doesn’t respond the issue, we will provide a full refund as AT credits for you.
How to book
  • After buying courses, you can book them according to the teacher’s schedule.
  • If “Instant Tutoring” shows on the teacher’s profile, you can book the lesson 30 minutes after the current time.
  • If the teacher is not online, the next available class cannot be booked until 24 hours afterward.
Lesson duration
  • The duration of a trial session is 25 minutes.
  • The duration of a private session is 50 minutes.
  • If you purchase more than 5 sessions, you will receive a discount (according to the price the teacher set).
Instructions
  • Enter the website 10 minutes before the class starts. Click “My Lessons” to find your class, click “Go to class”, and then you will be in the classroom on ZOOM!
  • You can use ZOOM for classes both on your phone and computer. Please download ZOOM in advance if you choose to use your phone for the class.
Refund policy
  • Please click “Report Issue” if you encountered any problems, and the teacher will determine either reschedule or refund afterward.
  • If the teacher doesn’t respond the issue, we will provide a full refund as AT credits for you.

Similar Tutors

AI Tutor Matching

Tell us your needs and we will match you with 3 ideal tutors in 30 seconds!
Contact tutor