Sheila

I came late to teaching English as a foreign language but wouldn't want to change what I do for any other job!
I have worked for 11 years as a self-employed TEFL teacher in a large village in Andalucía teaching students of all ages and levels.

Since November 2010 I have taught primary age children as an after-school activity at the local school

I also teach adults, secondary school students and some 5 and 6 year olds in my home.

My passions are vocabulary, phonetics and pronunciation.    Grammar is important but vocabulary is what makes reading and writing, and listening and speaking interesting!
I use the phonetic alphabet as much as I can because it helps enormously with pronunciation, once you have embraced it!

I use this dictionary to teach vocabulary, pronunciation and phonetics:
Oxford Essential Dictionary: with CD-ROM: For Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Learners of English, available from Amazon.

ISBN-10: 0194317226 | ISBN-13: 978-0194317221

The CD-ROM contains lots of activities and I have designed my own Microsoft Word worksheets to go with it. 

If I become your teacher and you buy the dictionary, these worksheets are of course free. 

English is such a fascinating language and I love being able to share it with my students!

Native Language: English (British) (Proficient)

Teaching English (British) from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate

Second Language: Spanish (Intermediate)

Classes from just €11.50 for 30 minutes.

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Time Zone Details

Teacher Sheila lives in Spain with a timezone of +02.00 UTC.