My name's Helen and I'm a CELTA certified (Cambridge University) English teacher with a Master's Degree in Teaching English and over 11 years of experience. Although my mother tongue is Russian, I speak English 80 per cent of my time. I teach American English at an English school in Kyiv with multinational staff, where all co-workers communicate only in English. On top of that, I constantly speak with Americans and took an American Accent Course in order to get American accent. I think the most common obstacle on the way of language learning is a fear of making mistakes. Therefore, you have to accept yourself and mustn’t allow your emotions or other people to make you feel stressed out.
Minha atuação como professor
I’ve been teaching English for over 11 years. When I got a Master's Degree in Teaching English in 2009, I started to work as an English teacher for adults & teens in Kyiv. In order to enhance my qualification and to be able to teach English worldwide, I successfully completed a CELTA course in August, 2017. Since then, I’ve been teaching people from different countries (Iran, Turkey, China, India & Chile). Now I've become Head Teacher and at my current position my responsibilities also include lesson planning, improving the syllabus of the school and observing other teachers in the classroom. Besides teaching General & Business English, I prepare students for IELTS & TOEFL professionally.
Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
I teach Beginners up to Advanced learners by Communicative&Direct Methods. The main feature of these approaches is a complex of questions, videos, exercises, texts and audio which are joined together and directed at providing students with the ability to comprehend and speak real-life English. The complex was built in such a way that all necessary words and grammar can be easily remembered. I also prepare students for IELTS and TOEFL so that they can score high.
I respect all my students and make all possible efforts in order to help them speak fluently and accurately in such a way that will encourage and assist them in getting valuable and enjoyable practice, new knowledge and skills.
Meu material de ensino
Arquivo PDF
Arquivos de áudio
Cartões didáticos
Modelos e exemplos de teste
Documentos de texto
Arquivos de imagem
Artigos e notícias
Gráficos e tabelas
Slides de apresentação/PPT
Arquivos de vídeo
Jogos de perguntas e respostas
Lições de casa
Certificados
Mock Test Toolkit - Cambridge Assessment English - 2021
In the Market for New Vocabulary - Cambridge ELT - 2020
Certificado verificado
Meeting Diverse English Language Learner Needs - Cambridge ELT - 2020
Certificado verificado
Managing interaction in the virtual classroom - Cambridge Assessment English - 2020
Certificado verificado
Resilience: teaching in tough times - Cambridge Assessment English - 2020
Certificado verificado
Promoting self-study for success in IELTS - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
Certificado verificado
Ideas and Strategies for the classroom - Cambridge Assessment English - 2019
Certificado verificado
The Cambridge English approach to Item writing - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
Certificado verificado
Authenticity: turning theory into tasks and skills - Cambridge English Assessment - 2019
Certificado verificado
CELTA - Cambridge English Language Assessment - 2017CELTA is the most widely recognised English teaching qualification in the world. It’s the qualification most often requested by employers; three out of four English language teaching jobs require a CELTA qualification
Certificado verificado
Formação educacional
2004 - 2009
Mestrado - English Teacher/PedagogyHorlivka State Pedagogical University for Foreign Languages, Ukraine
Experiência profissional
2005 - 2020
English Teacher/MethodologistLos Angeles English School - Kyiv, Ucrânia
5.0
Avaliação
99
Alunos
985
Aulas
100%
Presença
100%
Resposta
5.0
Avaliação
99
Alunos
985
Aulas
100%
Presença
100%
Resposta
Inglês Aulas
Aula Experimental
61 aulas concluídas
USD 5.00+
General English Course
A1 - C2Fundamentos de Linguagem488 aulas concluídas
USD 15.00
Pacote com 10% de desconto
General English Course with Focus on Speaking
A1 - C2Prática de Conversação164 aulas concluídas
USD 15.00
Pacote com 10% de desconto
Disponibilidade
Com base no seu fuso horário (UTC+00:00)
112 Revisões
0cde3e
30 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
Helen and I spent a great hour learning some idioms and putting them into practice. The lesson has been very well planned by Helen as always, she is an amazing teacher and I can only recommend her! I'm looking forward to the next lesson
31 de out de 2020
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11 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
I highly recommend Helen as a teacher for IELTS preparation. Lessons are always very nice structured so during the lesson you spend time in the most effective and educative way. Helen does not only provide learning materials like student books and workbooks, but also prepares for you special materials like videos and presentations devoted to better understanding of the lesson's topic. During the lesson Helen shares theoretical information about the exam, and also tips and examples for completing tasks in order to get a maximum score. Most importantly, she gives you instant feedback on your work: correcting mistakes while you're speaking and giving detailed review on your essays for the writing part of the exam. Not to mention, that Helen is a very nice and friendly person so during her lessons you are always staying in a good mood.
13 de ago de 2020
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13 Inglês aulas
Another perfect lesson;-)
26 de mai de 2021
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11 Inglês aulas
Escolha do professor
Helen is really great teacher. We have completed a few lessons for a month. This is my first experience with İtalki and Helen. I was hesitating and I had some worries about speaking with foreigner. However, I have become calm thanks to Helen. We determined my English level in the first lesson and started to lessons. She gives me her own notes, recommendations about youtube videos. I am happy to have a lesson with her. I strongly recommend her
17 de set de 2020
101
6 Inglês aulas
This teacher fun and energetic. She always prepare for the lesson well, and she send materials, homework and resource every after lesson
16 de mai de 2025
0cde3e
30 Inglês aulas
Today we reviewed my homework and discussed "Team Building", practising my speaking, listening and reading skills. In addition, we deepened a bit some of my grammar blind spots. Thank you, Helen, for another great lesson together. She's an amazing teacher and I can only recommend her. Looking forward to our next session!
22 de mai de 2021
Aula Experimental
USD 5.00
O pagamento final será efetuado em dólares americanos