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 

An enthusiastic young 56-year-old with a passion for teaching. 
 
Tony Packham is a fully qualified school teacher living in Asia. He has taught over ten thousand online classes. Tony has also worked in Thai primary and secondary schools as well as technical colleges, teaching English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and Critical Thinking. Tony’s teaching methods push the student to analyse situations, whether in a story, in their school, workplace, town, village, social groups or from the whole world. English through problem solving enables the student to be more creative and inventive. Preparing them to be future Inventors, Innovators and Creators. 
 
Tony is a business professional and former politician, now semi-retired and living in Thailand. He has travelled the world, and lived in a multitude of different places experiencing the awesome cultures of people from around the world. These experiences have boosted his passion for teaching, and for helping others grow in our Global Community. 
 
If you're looking for a fun, well informed lesson, well structured lesson, Teacher Tony is ideally suited to meet your needs.