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Name
Irene Colthurst
Teaches
English - Conversational English
English - Writing
English - IELTS
Trial Class (only 1 per student) - Sample Lesson / Trial Lesson
English - Intermediate
English - Advanced
Certifications
TEFL
Teacher Experience
5 years
Rates from
£0.30
Timezone
(UTC-07:00) America, Los Angeles
About Me

Hello! My name is Irene (eye-RI-ni). 
I'm from California, USA. (My main current time zone is GMT-7.) I've begun traveling long-term as an online worker. My TEFL certificate is from the University of Toronto.  My university degree is in international relations. 
 
I am an ESL teacher for adults, and I have taught ESL online since April 2019. 
 
There are three parts to language learning.  

1. Ear Training 

2. Essential Vocabulary with Images and Flashcards

3. Making Sentences to Tell Stories (Simple and then more complicated)

Every English learner should move through these steps.   In my classes, we will check your ability to identify the sounds of English, and then discover new vocabulary for you. (If you are more advanced, we will check this.) I will show you how to make flashcards to remember this new vocabulary.  

Then we will choose two topics that you love to make many phrases and sentences.   When you have the sentences and phrases, we will continue to discover the most common English words.   

 
My Teaching Style: 
-Serious but patient, communicative style

-Helping you express yourself clearly 

-Focused on pronunciation, vocabulary growth, feedback, and the grammar for your ideas

-Supportive of you 

What to expect: 
-Focus on training your ear to recognize the sounds of English (even at intermediate level)

-Discovering new vocabulary with images, personal connections, and the English words you know


Personal Interests: 
My great love is history and historical fiction. I write reviews of historical novels for the Historical Novel Society, and I aim to begin writing my own historical fiction. 

Details: 

I am available Sunday to Thursday between 13:00-17:00 and 18:00-20:00 GMT-7.  I use Whereby. Contact me at irene.colthurst@mycoolclass.com 

My Lessons

Book

Topic-Based English Conversation Practice

60 minutes

£13.00

Practice your English by having conversations about different topics, such as health, movies, or homelessness. Topics can be customized to your interests: academic, business English, or everyday English. I provide an article on each topic for you to study before the lesson. In the lesson, we will talk about the topic. My intensive error correction and grammar reviews, suggestions of new vocabulary and expressions, and feedback on incorrect expressions will improve your speaking skills. For lesson availability contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst

Topic-Based English Writing Practice

60 minutes

£14.00

A live English writing lesson. Come learn how to start a piece of writing and complete the first version. Each lesson will have a topic for you to write on (money, friends, your work, etc.) At the beginning of class time, I will give you a question to answer about that topic to start your ideas for a new piece of writing. I will type your ideas into a GoogleDoc in screen share. I will give you editing advice, suggestions of natural expressions, and organization tips. For lesson availability contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst

Edit Your Writing

45 minutes

£14.00

Did you already write something in English? Do you want me to edit it directly in a lesson, and explain the corrections as I do it? Please put your writing in a GoogleDoc and schedule this lesson! You will learn so much directly from your mistakes. I will suggest new, natural expressions that you can put into your writing to take it to the next level. For lesson availability contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst

Grammar Review

60 minutes

£15.00

Master English grammar with focused, structured lessons that provide lots of practice. We will meet to decide on your needs and interests. Then I will customize the grammar topics we will work on. Using sentence examples, I will explain grammar points such as each of the 12 verb tenses, prepositions, articles, or adverbs. We will always focus on English sentence order. You will receive online exercises to complete on each grammar point. For lesson availability contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst

Trial Meeting -- 1 per new student

30 minutes

£0.30

In this trial meeting, we will introduce ourselves. We will talk about your background and reasons for studying English. I will suggest one of my lessons for your needs. To schedule a trial lesson, contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst In this trial meeting for new students, we will talk about your background and your reasons for learning English. We will talk about your needs and about language learning. I will assess your English level and describe the lessons I offer. Based on your needs, I will suggest one or more of my lessons. For adults only. One lesson per student.

30-min Topic-Based Conversation Practice

30 minutes

£7.00

A shorter conversation practice lesson for busy professionals. Practice your English by having conversations about different topics, such as health, movies, or homelessness. Topics can be customized to your interests: academic, business English, or everyday English. I provide an article on each topic for you to study before the lesson. In the lesson, we will talk about the topic. My intensive error correction and grammar reviews, suggestions of new vocabulary and expressions, and feedback on incorrect expressions will improve your speaking skills. For lesson availability contact me on Skype: irene.colthurst