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Martha
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- ESOL
- English speaking
- English vocabulary
- English writing
- Business English
IELTS and TOEFL Exam Specialist Teaching Strategic English Preparation Fourteen Years Guiding Three Hundred Eighty Students to the Band Scores They Actually Needed
- ESOL
- English speaking
- English vocabulary
- English writing
- Business English
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About Martha
I have specialized exclusively in IELTS and TOEFL exam preparation for fourteen years, working across that time with approximately three hundred eighty students who needed a very specific target score for university or immigration purposes. My background combines formal language teaching qualifications with deep, ongoing study of exam scoring criteria and examiner expectations across both major testing systems. I work almost entirely with students facing real deadlines, university applications, visa requirements, or professional certifications depending directly on achieving a specific band score. My teaching style is strategic and outcome-focused, treating the exam itself as a skill to be mastered systematically rather than simply hoping general fluency happens to translate into a good score. I have guided numerous students to successful university admissions and visa approvals, achieving target scores through focused, exam-specific preparation rather than broad general study. Students consistently tell me the specificity of my exam strategy training produced faster score improvements than general English classes ever managed to achieve. I take genuine pride in tracking a student's actual score improvement across mock exams, watching real progress toward a concrete, necessary goal. My approach treats the exam as exactly what it is: a specific, learnable skill. After fourteen years, I remain committed to this focused exam specialization.
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- Primary
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- NCEA Level 1
- +17
levels :
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- English
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My teaching is built entirely around exam mechanics, not general fluency alone, since I've spent years studying exactly how IELTS and TOEFL scoring rubrics reward specific, learnable skills. I begin every new student with a full diagnostic mock test, identifying precisely which section, speaking, writing, listening, or reading, is costing them the most points right now. Writing receives intense, structured focus, since I've found this section improves fastest with targeted practice on exact essay structures examiners consistently reward highly. Speaking practice uses genuine exam-format questions under timed conditions, building the specific fluency and coherence patterns scored directly by real examiners in the actual test. I teach targeted vocabulary strategically, focused on topics that appear repeatedly across real exams rather than broad, unfocused vocabulary lists covering everything indiscriminately. Listening and reading strategies get dedicated attention too, including time management techniques that consistently make the biggest difference for students running short on time. I run full timed mock exams regularly, replicating genuine test-day pressure so students walk in already familiar with the exact format and pacing required. Every student receives a detailed score breakdown after each mock exam, showing precisely where points are being gained or lost throughout. Every lesson stays strategically focused on the specific band score each student actually needs.
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- 5h: $250
- 10h: $500
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