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Greek

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Russian

Greek

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From United StatesLiving in Other, Turkey (08:07 UTC+03:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 8, 2021

My name is Jake and I'm a native English speaker from the United States! I'm grew up in Kentucky, but have lived in California and Massachusetts. Right now, I'm based in Istanbul, Turkey! I love to learn about new people and cultures, which is one of the reasons I find travel and learning languages so inspiring. I also love to play tennis, practice yoga and to read about politics and history. For a long time, I thought I was bad at learning languages. When I studied in school, I didn't have the confidence to speak. I was wrong. I started learning Russian on Italki from scratch and found really incredible teachers. Now I speak Russian every day and I want to help you speak English!

Me as a Teacher

I have my BA from Bellarmine University and hold an Advanced Certificate for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Learning a new language is one of the most incredible ways to learn about people, explore new ways of thinking and challenge yourself to be better. As a teacher, I believe that it's my responsibility to help my students find their motivation and make their English language learning journey fun, engaging and attainable. I have worked in education for the last six years and have taught English to non-native speakers in Ukraine and online. I have experience teaching advanced speakers and complete beginners. As a teacher, I work to make myself approachable, open and adaptable.

My lessons & teaching style

I like to create lessons based on my students' interests, but always place an emphasis on speaking, even in grammar lessons. For conversational classes, I prefer preparing topics in advance to help ease any anxiety or nervousness my student may have. You'll feel comfortable from our first lesson forward- speaking with a native speaker doesn't have to be scary. I often assign homework to build reading and listening skills, but understand that my students are busy and sometimes life may get in the way. I can have experience teaching courses for children, interview skills, university admissions, test preparation and pronunciation.

My teaching material

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Homework Assignments
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Test templates and examples

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Rating

176

Students

835

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

176

Students

835

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

75 lessons completed

USD 6.00+

General English Language Course

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

66 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Package with 7% off

Conversation Practice

A2 - C2

Conversation

663 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Package with 10% off

Lessons for Former Students

A1 - C2

Conversation

31 lessons completed

USD 8.00

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

64 Reviews

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1 English lesson

Dear Jake! Thanks a lot for splendid conversation! I'm really delighted! Hope we continue! 🤗💫🌟

May 27, 2021

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11 English lessons

It was really nice!

May 21, 2021

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1 English lesson

Was nice to have a first lil introducing conversation. Thank you 🙏. Hope to continue our classes .

May 18, 2021

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3 English lessons

It was informative and positive) Thank you!

May 27, 2021

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5 English lessons

It was very nice to talk to you. Thank you and I will come back for more lessons.

May 18, 2021

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3 English lessons

Jake is always friendly and has a natural ability to make people feel comfortable with him in speaking practice.

May 16, 2021

Trial Lesson

USD 6.00

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