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English Language - Reading and comprehension at intermediate level

This class will focus on reading a text or short book and working on understanding of the vocabulary and the story or facts. We will focus on the vocabulary in the book and use new vocabulary to create our own sentences to help with understanding.
We will work on comprehension questions to elicit understanding of the text and use inference and factual questions.
This lesson will develop understanding of vocabulary and help with answering comprehension questions.

Extra information

Webcam Teams, Zoom

Location

Online via webcam

General info

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Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level:
Intermediate
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Urdu, Panjabi, Pashto

About Me

I'm Shaheen from the UK and currently teaching in Shanghai in China. I have taught in Abu Dhabi and the UK. I have extensive International experience teaching non native speakers of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, Malaysian, Czech, Russian, French, Dutch, Swedish and many more nationalities. I am a trained TEFL teacher and have excellent knowledge of ONLINE tutoring with some excellent resources and materials to engage young and older students. I am currently teaching students and preparing for the Cambridge Exams and have knowledge of the exam process as I invigilate the exams myself too.
I graduated in the UK and moved abroad. I am passionate about teaching and enjoy reading, fitness cooking and sewing.

Education

Bachelor in Education with Honors.
Currently studying Masters in International Education.
Qualified Teacher Status - UK.
Tutor on Nord Anglia University
Train the trainer certified in NASSEA.
Train the trainer certified in Teaching English to Young Children in Mainstream Classrooms.
Exam invigilator for Cambridge Exams.
TEFL certified at Level 5.

Experience / Qualifications

Over 15 years teaching experience in various different roles.
Specialise in English language teaching but teach all Primary subjects including Maths.
I will assess your learning and focus on speaking and listening skills followed by grammar, reading and writing. I will prep you for Cambridge exams or English gaps as required. We will work on pronunciation and build confidence in spoken English. We will focus on understanding and fluency through reading and will focus on grammar gaps specifically at request or generally covering all grammar points.
This class will focus on reading a text or short book and working on understanding of the question to enable answering the question correctly. We will focus on inderstanding of the vocabulary in the text. We will work on comprehension questions to elicit understanding of the text and use inference, summarising, scanning, retrieval, hypothesising and synthesising. This lesson will develop understanding of vocabulary and help with answering comprehension questions.
We will learn using the Cambridge Young Learners resources for the Cambridge Young Learners Exams. We will focus on the Starters exam and learn the basic skills of English using very basic alphabet and phonics and simple reading and writing. We will work on very basic beginners level spoken English by learning to introduce ourself and then move onto more social language focusing on the correct pronunciation in British Standard English. We will then look at recognition of letters and sounds using our Phonics knowledge and use this to recognise and read the first 100 high frequency words. This class is ideal for very young learners who are at the beginnig stage of their English learning.
We will learn using the Cambridge Young Learners resources for the Cambridge Young Learners Exams. We will focus on the Movers exam materials and learn the basic skills of English using spoken English, reading with understanding and writing. We will work on spoken English by learning to introduce ourself adding details of preferences and then move onto more social language focusing on the correct pronunciation in British Standard English. We will then look at recognition of letters and sounds using our Phonics knowledge and use this to recognise and read the first 200 high frequency words. We will learn to spell read and write these words as they form the basis of English language acquisition. Reading is an essential part of English language acquisition and we will read short texts focusing on understanding of the text and developing fluency in reading. In further lessons we will on Grammar with rules and application. This class is ideal for young learners or students who know some English at basic level.
We will learn the basic start of English language learning through Phonics using the Read Write Inc. Resources Phonics Play and Alpha Bloks. Students will learn to say the name if the letter followed by the sound using fun ways to learn and engage the student. We will learn to form the letters and work on good pencil control using air movements and games. We will learn the sounds through songs and rhyme and learn the alphabet through songs and rhyme. This class is ideal for children who are at the beginning of their language learning and will lead into reading at a basic level with understanding.
We will learn using the Cambridge Young Learners resources for the Cambridge Young Learners Exams. We will focus on the Flyers exam materials and learn the basic skills of English using spoken English, reading with understanding and writing. We will work on spoken English by learning to use preferences adding reasoning of choices and then move onto more complex social and academic language focusing on the correct pronunciation in British Standard English. We will ensure that we are familiar with the first 500 sight words and can read write and spell these and then look at topic words for the units we will cover. Reading is an essential part of English language acquisition and we will read short texts focusing on understanding and comprehension of the text and developing fluency in reading. In further lessons we will on Grammar with rules and application. This class is ideal for young learners or students who have some knowledge of spoken and written English.
This class is for students who want to learn English at CEFR A2 - B2 level. we will work through the Units in the Key English Skills course (KET). Each Unit will cover spoken English reading writing and listening. The units have grammar content and each unit covers a different grammar focus. Working through the units we can work on specific grammar points or specific exercises to support with exam prep. We will work on reading with understanding of the text through comprehension and multi choice questions. We will focus on the vocabulary for each unit using this in context to support understanding. We will then apply this in the writing part of the unit by implementing what the grammar and vocabulary foci in our writing. This will be followed up with homework tasks. This lesson is suitable for students who have some knowledge of English and can speak, read and write some English.
This class is for students who want to learn English at CEFR B1 - B2 level. we will work through the Units in the Preliminary English Skills course (PET). Each Unit will cover spoken English reading writing and listening. The units have grammar content and each unit covers a different grammar focus. Working through the units we can work on specific grammar points or specific exercises to support with exam prep. We will work on reading with understanding of the text through comprehension and multi choice questions. We will focus on the vocabulary for each unit using this in context to support understanding. We will then apply this in the writing part of the unit by implementing what the grammar and vocabulary foci in our writing. This will be followed up with homework tasks. This lesson is suitable for students who have some knowledge of English and can speak, read and write some English.
This class will focus on reading a text or short book and working on understanding of the vocabulary and the story or facts. We will focus on the vocabulary in the book and use new vocabulary to create our own sentences to help with understanding. We will work on comprehension questions to elicit understanding of the text and use inference and factual questions. This lesson will develop understanding of vocabulary and help with answering comprehension questions.

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