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Natalya Ivanova

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Hi there! My name’s Natalya Ivanova. I’ve been teaching English for 25 years. English has always been my passion and I wanted to share it with other people, so I started working as a private tutor at the age of 19 when I was a third-year student at university. Initially, my students were primary school children and teaching them was easy and fun.
A few months after graduation I started working as an interpreter. This unforgettable 7 years’ experience allowed me to further develop my language and communication skills due to everyday contact with native speakers as well as people from all over the world. I went on business trips abroad and worked in a really international team, which seems priceless to me.
But finally I realized that teaching was my vocation and I got a job at English courses in Moscow and spend 10 years teaching groups of children, teenagers and adults of all levels. I mostly used the communicative approach, which proved to be very effective. I also taught Business English, prepared my students for interviews and business talks.
Then the Unified State Exam (EGE) was introduced in Russia and in 2008 I devoted myself to preparing for this exam and I have been successfully doing it for 15 years. All my students passed this exam with high scores and entered various higher educational institutions, which I’m really proud of. Preparing for exams is a very responsible occupation for me, but at the same time rewarding because students are highly motivated as well. I also have extensive teaching experience in YLE, KET, PET, FCE and IELTS and my students always inspire me with their excellent results.
As for my professional traits, I’m very client-oriented and have an individual approach to every student, devising a comprehensive learning programme specifically tailored to the individual requirements of each student. I can explain difficult topics in easy words. Updating my teaching materials and improving the professional level is essential to me, so I never stop learning myself. I enjoy reading classical books in the original and latest news on foreign Internet sites. Another hobby of mine is music. I’m really fond of rock, blues and jazz and know by heart the lyrics of hundreds of songs in English.

Place of birth:
Russian Federation
Now lives:
Russian Federation
Experience:
25 years
Education:
Kuban State University
Interests
Music, Movies, Sports, Travel