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Kirsty
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Since October 2019
Instructor since October 2019
TOEFL/IELTS Speaking Test with Score & Tips for Improvement
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From 41 € /h
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Take a practice TOEFL or IELTS test with a Cambridge-Certified former Examiner to find out what your current score is, and how to improve it.
After giving you the test, I will use my experience as a Cambridge English Certified Examiner to score it, and give you detailed feedback (and worksheets where possible) for what you need to do to improve your score in each section.
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You will need a laptop/computer with stable internet connection; somewhere quiet with no distractions to do this class; and somewhere to take down notes of your scores, and my feedback on how to improve them.
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Online from Malta
About Me
I'm a CELTA qualified EFL Teacher, a certified IELTS Examiner and have been teaching for over 10 years in a variety of destinations, including Malta, Thailand, and Vietnam.
My teaching technique will help you build essential English skills, so that you can communicate in English clearly and confidently. Your lessons will be tailored to provide exactly what you need to reach your goals.

If you study Exam English with me (IELTS,TOEFL, FCE, CAE), I will use my experience as a Cambridge English Certified IELTS Examiner to teach you the essential techniques needed to achieve your target score.

If you are interested in Business English lessons, I will help you level up your workplace English, so that you can communicate, negotiate and present efficiently.

When I'm not teaching, I love to explore the great outdoors through hiking, swimming, and cycling. I’m also an absolute bookworm and love nothing more than to get lost in a good book.
Education
- IELTS Centre VN065, English Language Institute, Da Nang, Vietnam 2014
IELTS Examiner Certification (Speaking and Writing)
- International House, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010
CELTA (Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
- GEOS Language Centre, Malta, June 2008
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), Certificate Grade A
- Portsmouth University 2008
BA Hons Marketing with Psychology 2:1
Experience / Qualifications
CELTA qualified IELTS Examiner Certificate, 10+ years of teaching EFL (English as a Foreign Language), 7 years of online teaching.
Age
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
30 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
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Availability of a typical week
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New York
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sun
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04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
TOEFL Essential Techniques - All 4 Parts of the test
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An TOEFL preparation class that teaches you the essential techniques needed to get the score you require in the TOEFL Test.
I will use my experience as a Cambridge English Certified Examiner, to teach you the essential techniques you need in all 4 parts of the TOEFL test, to achieve your target score.
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