Samantha Marshall-Walmsley

My lessons are always fun and easy. I use a lot of visual aids, videos and photos to help my students. I always ask for any particular interests so that I can use those to aid in teaching. I find that using a favourite subject, sport or hobby can aid the ability to learn and retain. I also like to know why you want to learn English. This can help with tailoring the lessons to suit you as a student. I currently educate full time primary students (5-11) and have previously taught adults and university students. I also have experience teaching neurodiverse children.

Most lessons are one hour in length, but this can be increased if you want to speed up the learning process. I recommend 1-2 lessons per week to enable you to fully grasp the language, but this is entirely up to you. You can have 3,4,5 or even 10 lessons a week if that’s what you chose. The great thing about learning online is the flexibility. My lessons always start with a basic greeting and asking a few questions about your week/weekend. After a few lessons then I normally set a little homework and ask for a small written paragraph on your chosen subject, whether that’s sports, animals or something else. I find this really helps with getting to grips with learning the language. When you’re a bit more advanced, I go into regional slang words used, both in the UK and USA & Canada. I always find it helpful to know a few basic words so when visiting it’s easier to understand what’s being said.