Hello, my name is Patricia Jenkin and I'm an experienced native English tutor currently living in the United Kingdom. I have been giving English lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2014. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 50% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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Faik B Azerbaijan
Trissa is a very proactive and positive teacher.
She perfectly understands the needs and areas of development of a student.
She enhances the interest of a student to go deeper into the subject and learn more.
Ester-Isis Spain
The tutor had a warm approach, I felt very comfortable and enjoyed the lesson. She made sure she understood well what I expect from these lessons so she can find the way to help me achieve it. She showed me examples of exercises we can do together and asked if I liked them or preferred others, she is open to adapt lesssons to my needs, for instance, to proof-read some essay or text I need to deliver for work, etc.
Sophia I Greece
Patricia always knows what a student needs. She is always willing and able to answer all the "challenging" questions of an advanced learner. Highly recommended.
AgaN United Kingdom
Patricia is a great, experienced and professional teacher! She understand my needs very well. Our lessons are very constructive, interesting and fun. I receive detailed feedback after each lesson which is very helpful for me. Thank you Patricia.
AlexVK Bulgaria
Trissa is amazing! Every lesson is different and very interesting. Now i feel more confident. Definitely I have big improvement.
Sophia I Greece
Great lesson! Terissa is always helpful and encouraging. Her conversational method and her corrective feedback is exactly what I need to improve my spoken English! Highly recommended!
My name is Patricia. Thank you for reading my profile. Here is something about me:
I am British and live near London England.
I have over 20 years teaching experience.
I specialise in teaching conversational and business English.
I offer preparation for exams such as IELTS.
I have developed and written learning activities and skills courses.
I offer English teaching either online, face-to-face or in classroom environments.
In my spare time I enjoy travelling, kayaking, cycling, skiing and zumba exercise. I also enjoy watching most other sports.
Qualifications & Experience
I have over 25 years teaching, mainly global graduates and managers.
TEFL Certification
TEFL Business English
TEFL Teaching English Online
CIPD Certificate in Training Practice
Neuro Linguistic Programming Business Practitioner
Dipl. Performance Coaching – Newcastle College
Cert. in Training Needs Analysis – The Training Foundation
Licenced to teach MBTI (learning styles), SLII (learning development) and Apter (motivation).
Teaching Approach
My teaching approach is flexible to suit the learner's needs:
I will find out what you want to achieve. At this stage I will get to know the level of English you have already reached, then I will prepare step-by step lessons tailored for your needs.
My approach is largely conversational, with you choosing the topics which will be helpful to you. I will correct your errors, so you become more accomplished with pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. In our first conversation we will decide which methods to use, such as role-plays, informal conversation, or a variety of other activities to help you.
I welcome conversational beginners right up to proficient speakers. It may be you want to speak better English with friends. Or, you may be a business manager who wants to able to give good English presentations to employees. Whatever your goals I will show you how to achieve them.
Faik B
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