Hi there! I'm Ciske. I am a Native English Speaker, with over 7 years English teaching experience - ready to adapt my lessons to your needs!

😊I believe language learning should be speaking based, fun and enjoyable! Whether you are taking lessons for Business English - improving your English for work, preparing for the IELTS exam or even general improvement--it should be interesting and fun, it should never feel like a chore.

I like to use lots of interesting resources from the internet as well as some I have created myself. I like to introduce my students to useful websites or tools that they can use on their own.

So! 😊These are my specialties:

🔹Business English

🔹IELTS

🔹General Speaking

I am structured and organized but I always make sure that the lessons are fun and enjoyable--for the both of us!

About me and what I specialize in:

Teaching Experience:

🔹6000+ hours In classroom English teaching to Adults and Children

🔹2500+ hours Online English Teaching to Adults and Teenagers

🔹Taught English in schools in Russia, China, Austria & South Africa

🔹Currently working in ESL Education - Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Business English training.

Teaching Qualifications:

🔹Honors Degree in Language at Rhodes University

🔹2020 CELTA Certified to teach English as a Foreign Language through Cambridge University

🔹2015 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

🔹Certificate in Teaching IELTS

Business English:

🔹Understanding Business Culture with English

🔹English for Meetings

🔹English for Negotiations

🔹English for Business Small Talk

🔹English for Business Presentations

🔹Formal vs Informal Language

🔹How to write professional emails

🔹How to speak to colleagues, clients and people in higher positions

🔹How to use language specific to your job correctly

🔹Business Related Vocabulary

General English:

🔹Speaking Focused Lessons

🔹Aimed to improve fluency, confidence and increase vocabulary

🔹Interesting Topics

🔹Lessons designed for your level

🔹Fun, interesting and worth it!

IELTS:

🔹Intensive Speaking Focused Course

🔹Analysis of potential score and step by step guide on how to achieve desired score

🔹Strategies for each part of the exam

🔹How to predict your own score

🔹Grammar for IELTS

🔹Vocabulary for IELTS

TOEFL:

🔹Strategies and Structure for each part of the speaking test

🔹100+ Audio Test Sample Questions for Part 2, 3 and 4.

🔹Strategies to become more cohesive, concise and natural

🔹Focus on Topic Development

🔹How to give opinion/explain others opinions

🔹Writing: How to structure and write essays

🔹Offline correction and detailed feedback

Beginner (A0-1) English:

🔹Step-by-step A1 English course for COMPLETE beginners

🔹No English to Small Conversation in only 3 months!

🔹Speaking Focused

🔹Revision and Repetition to help remember new words and grammar

I am very flexible with my teaching methods, as I have taught students from all over the world with different needs. I can quickly establish what the you need and create and deliver a plan to help you become more confident or to solve your problem!

Book a trial and let's see. I hope that we can make a good team at improving your English. Let me help you on your language learning journey! 😊