1st lesson free
Zachary
- Rate $56
- Response 1h
$56/hr
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1st lesson free
- ESOL
- English speaking
- English vocabulary
- Business English
- English accent reduction
Enthusiastic ESL Tutor With 13 Years Experience Teaching 590 Students Through Confident Coursework and Steady Everyday Conversation Practice
- ESOL
- English speaking
- English vocabulary
- Business English
- English accent reduction
Lesson location
About Zachary
ESL is part of a thirteen-year tutoring career during which I have taught 590 students, approaching those years with real intensity and a genuine hunger to keep improving as a teacher. My personality in the classroom tends toward enthusiastic and a little informal, and I often use humor to ease the tension many students already associate with speaking a new language in public. I specialize particularly in working with students who feel behind their peers, since rebuilding that confidence quickly, without making them feel babied, is something I have become genuinely skilled at. Watching a student move from anxious guesswork to confident everyday English speech remains deeply satisfying to me.
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About the lesson
- Primary
- High School
- NCEA Level 1
- +18
levels :
Primary
High School
NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 2
NCEA Level 3
Adult education
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I treat every first session as an investigation rather than a lesson, spending most of the time asking questions and listening rather than teaching, so I understand exactly where a student's understanding breaks down before deciding how to help them. My approach leans on Socratic questioning, guiding students through smaller questions rather than handing over ready-made answers, since conclusions reached independently stick far longer in a student's memory. Sessions stay fast-paced, switching between talking, writing, and practice every few minutes to keep focus sharp during our time together. I encourage students to test their own hypotheses on paper before I confirm or correct them, building genuine confidence and intuition over time.
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Rates
Rate
- $56
Pack prices
- 5h: $280
- 10h: $560
online
- $56/h
free lessons
The first lesson with Zachary will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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