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Kirsty

5 (48 reviews)

Rate US$48
Response 9h
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Number of students Kirsty has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Kirsty has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (48 reviews)

US$48/hr

1^st lesson free

English
English Vocabulary
Business English
IELTS
Accent Reduction - English

British English Pronunciation & Communication Coach | Certified IELTS Examiner | 15+ Years’ Experience | CELTA-qualified | Online lessons only

Name: Kirsty
Address: London, IS
Telephone: undefined
Price range: US$48

English
English Vocabulary
Business English
IELTS
Accent Reduction - English

Lesson location

- Online

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Kirsty will be happy to arrange your first English lesson.

About Kirsty

I am a highly dedicated English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) Teacher with an immense passion for empowering individuals to achieve their goals. With over 15 years of teaching expertise, I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to your learning journey. My qualifications include being a certified Cambridge English Teacher (CELTA) and an accredited IELTS Examiner.

My commitment to your success goes beyond just teaching – I am here to mentor, guide, and inspire you throughout your language learning journey. Whether you're aiming for fluency, preparing for exams, or enhancing your communication skills, I am dedicated to helping you achieve excellence.

About the lesson

**Please note: The money you pay before contacting me is Superprof’s subscription fee — it goes to Superprof, not to me. I offer a free 30-minute session for students who are serious about starting paid lessons. This session is not just a “free lesson”; it is to assess your English level, talk about your goals, and show how I can help you achieve them.**

Are you ready to take your EFL English skills to the next level? I’m dedicated to empowering you with the confidence and proficiency you need to excel in speaking English as a foreign language. Here's what I offer:

Tailored Learning for Your Success: I understand that every EFL learner is unique. That's why I personalise each lesson to cater to your specific needs and goals. Whether you want to enhance your conversational skills, work on your pronunciation, or prepare for English exams like IELTS, TOEFL, FCE, or CAE, I will design a customised learning plan just for you. Together, we will build a strong foundation in English, ensuring you can express yourself clearly and confidently.

Exam Excellence: IELTS, TOEFL, ISE, FCE, CAE: As a certified IELTS Examiner with extensive experience, I will share insider techniques and strategies to help you achieve your target score. You'll receive personalised feedback and comprehensive training, ensuring you feel confident and ready on exam day.

Expert in English Communication Skills: Mastering English communication involves more than just learning words and grammar; it's about being understood effortlessly. With my guidance, you will refine your communication skills, pronunciation, and accent. I have a proven track record of helping numerous non-native English students become more easily understood by native-English-speakers.

Master Native-English Pronunciation: A strong accent or incorrect pronunciation creates misunderstandings, which holds you back from clear communication with colleagues, clients and peers. I offer personalised training to refine your pronunciation, boost your confidence, and enhance your communication skills.

Elevate Your Business English Skills: In the competitive world of business, effective communication is key. If you're seeking Business EFL lessons, I specialise in elevating your workplace communication. I'll help you enhance your abilities to communicate, negotiate, and present efficiently. With my guidance, you'll gain the confidence to navigate complex business discussions and make impactful presentations, giving you a competitive edge in your professional endeavours.

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5 (48 reviews)

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Alan
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Perfect! I would like to say how excellent Kirsty has been as a teacher. She has really helped me improve my British pronunciation, especially by softening my accent and focusing on key sounds like “th” and the correct pronunciation of “t.”

Her teaching style is clear, patient, and very effective, and I’ve made noticeable progress thanks to her guidance. I’m very grateful for the support and effort she has put into helping me improve my English.
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Alan

Perfect! I would like to say how excellent Kirsty has been as a teacher. She has really helped me improve my British pronunciation, especially by softening my accent and focusing on key sounds like “th” and the correct pronunciation of “t.”

Her teaching style is clear, patient, and very effective, and I’ve made noticeable progress thanks to her guidance. I’m very grateful for the support and effort she has put into helping me improve my English.
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Maria
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent teacher. She approaches the lesson topics meticulously, explains grammar rules simply, and uses engaging materials during class. Classes are always simple and relaxed.
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Maria

Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent teacher. She approaches the lesson topics meticulously, explains grammar rules simply, and uses engaging materials during class. Classes are always simple and relaxed.
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Kym
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent pronunciation teacher. Her method is clear and easy to learn, and I noticed improvement very quickly.
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Kym

Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent pronunciation teacher. Her method is clear and easy to learn, and I noticed improvement very quickly.
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Marc
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty was excellent. She explained everything clearly, was very patient, and always made sure I understood each topic before moving on. Her lessons were well organised and focused exactly on what I needed to improve. Thanks to her guidance, I felt much more confident in my speaking and writing. I would highly recommend her to anyone preparing for the IELTS exam.
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Marc

Perfect! Kirsty was excellent. She explained everything clearly, was very patient, and always made sure I understood each topic before moving on. Her lessons were well organised and focused exactly on what I needed to improve. Thanks to her guidance, I felt much more confident in my speaking and writing. I would highly recommend her to anyone preparing for the IELTS exam.
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Neeharika
- 5
Perfect! Thank you very much for your support Kirsty. Your guidance greatly improved my writing skills and gave me the confidence to practice the IELTS method of speaking effectively in such a short time. Thanks to your help, I achieved an overall strong result on the IELTS exam, with a 7.0 in Writing and 9.0 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking. I am truly grateful for your encouragement throughout this process.
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Neeharika

Perfect! Thank you very much for your support Kirsty. Your guidance greatly improved my writing skills and gave me the confidence to practice the IELTS method of speaking effectively in such a short time. Thanks to your help, I achieved an overall strong result on the IELTS exam, with a 7.0 in Writing and 9.0 in Listening, Reading, and Speaking. I am truly grateful for your encouragement throughout this process.
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Eunji
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a really nice teacher. She’s very kind and waits when I need time. I think she’s the best for learning IELTS. I like going to her class a lot.
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Eunji

Perfect! Kirsty is a really nice teacher. She’s very kind and waits when I need time. I think she’s the best for learning IELTS. I like going to her class a lot.

Kirsty's response
So far I've just had a 30 minute Free Needs Assessment with Eunji, but already I can tell that she is highly motivated and will work hard to get a good score in her IELTS test. In the session I assessed Eunji's speaking level, and identified that her main areas for improvement are pronunciation, fluency, and grammar. I've now come up with a customised course-plan for Eunji, to help her a achieve a high score in her IELTS, once we start lessons this week.
- Kirsty's response :
  So far I've just had a 30 minute Free Needs Assessment with Eunji, but already I can tell that she is highly motivated and will work hard to get a good score in her IELTS test. In the session I assessed Eunji's speaking level, and identified that her main areas for improvement are pronunciation, fluency, and grammar. I've now come up with a customised course-plan for Eunji, to help her a achieve a high score in her IELTS, once we start lessons this week.
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Agapi
- 5
Perfect! Professionalism
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Agapi

Perfect! Professionalism

Kirsty's response
Very enthusiastic and motivated - Agapi's a real pleasure to teach. I've helped her to identify the parts of her pronunciation to improve to sound more native-English. So far we've worked on the schwa (the most common sound in the English language), and stress and intonation. After just one lesson she's already made impressive improvements.
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  Very enthusiastic and motivated - Agapi's a real pleasure to teach. I've helped her to identify the parts of her pronunciation to improve to sound more native-English. So far we've worked on the schwa (the most common sound in the English language), and stress and intonation. After just one lesson she's already made impressive improvements.
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Olga
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic teacher, and I can wholeheartedly recommend her lessons. I learned many important nuances of British English pronunciation, identified my areas for improvement, and had the opportunity to practice both spoken and written English. She always brings interesting exercises and tailors each lesson to your needs, so no matter what you’d like to work on, Kirsty can adapt the program accordingly.
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Olga

Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic teacher, and I can wholeheartedly recommend her lessons. I learned many important nuances of British English pronunciation, identified my areas for improvement, and had the opportunity to practice both spoken and written English. She always brings interesting exercises and tailors each lesson to your needs, so no matter what you’d like to work on, Kirsty can adapt the program accordingly.

Kirsty's response
Olga is a highly motivated and attentive student. We’ve been working on refining her pronunciation by practicing difficult sounds, word stress and native-like intonation. Additionally I’ve been teaching her advanced vocabulary for the workplace, such as phrasal verbs and idioms. She’s quick to learn, and always does her homework, so is making great progress.
- Kirsty's response :
  Olga is a highly motivated and attentive student. We’ve been working on refining her pronunciation by practicing difficult sounds, word stress and native-like intonation. Additionally I’ve been teaching her advanced vocabulary for the workplace, such as phrasal verbs and idioms. She’s quick to learn, and always does her homework, so is making great progress.
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Helene
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is pure Gold. Thank you for your precious support, kindness, intelligence and strength for a challenging short term target. Fantastic Job!
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Helene

Perfect! Kirsty is pure Gold. Thank you for your precious support, kindness, intelligence and strength for a challenging short term target. Fantastic Job!

Kirsty's response
Helene is the mother of Angelique, and booked IELTS lessons on her behalf. Angelique is a delight to teach - attentive, bright and hardworking. She already has a high level of English, and just needs some targeted practice in order to be able to speak for the full 2 minutes in the IELTS Speaking test. I'm confident that with enough practice she will get her target score of 7 in the test.
- Kirsty's response :
  Helene is the mother of Angelique, and booked IELTS lessons on her behalf. Angelique is a delight to teach - attentive, bright and hardworking. She already has a high level of English, and just needs some targeted practice in order to be able to speak for the full 2 minutes in the IELTS Speaking test. I'm confident that with enough practice she will get her target score of 7 in the test.
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Elisa
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty's lessons are very informative, she explains thoroughly what I need to do to get a high score in each section. With her help, I've improved a lot in all areas of the test, but particularly in speaking, because she’s taught me how to be more fluent, use more advanced vocabulary, and with her guidance my pronunciation has got much better.most helpful person I have ever meet in my life .
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Elisa

Perfect! Kirsty's lessons are very informative, she explains thoroughly what I need to do to get a high score in each section. With her help, I've improved a lot in all areas of the test, but particularly in speaking, because she’s taught me how to be more fluent, use more advanced vocabulary, and with her guidance my pronunciation has got much better.most helpful person I have ever meet in my life .

Kirsty's response
Elisa is a motivated and hard-working IELTS student. She has taken the IELTS exam before, but didn't get the score she needed. I've been helping her identify a few areas she could improve in order to improve her IELTS score, and she's already making good progress.
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  Elisa is a motivated and hard-working IELTS student. She has taken the IELTS exam before, but didn't get the score she needed. I've been helping her identify a few areas she could improve in order to improve her IELTS score, and she's already making good progress.
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Agnes
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is great at teaching IELTS; She is very communicative, skilful, patient and knowledgeable; so far a very impressive progress has been making.
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Agnes

Perfect! Kirsty is great at teaching IELTS; She is very communicative, skilful, patient and knowledgeable; so far a very impressive progress has been making.

Kirsty's response
Agnes is super hard-working and motivated to improve her IELTS bandscore, which has greatly helped the learning process. Her hard work is paying off, as she's already made impressive progress (from an overall bandscore of 6 to 6.5) in just a few lessons.
- Kirsty's response :
  Agnes is super hard-working and motivated to improve her IELTS bandscore, which has greatly helped the learning process. Her hard work is paying off, as she's already made impressive progress (from an overall bandscore of 6 to 6.5) in just a few lessons.
Beatriz
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a very good english teacher, I highly recommend her. On the first lesson we identified my level, my goals and my main challenges and she created a personalised plan based on my needs. We worked on some pronunciation issues I have and also real-life examples that I had to practice for some job interviews that I had coming up. It surely helped me gain confidence and improve my english level. Thanks, Kirsty!
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Beatriz

Perfect! Kirsty is a very good english teacher, I highly recommend her. On the first lesson we identified my level, my goals and my main challenges and she created a personalised plan based on my needs. We worked on some pronunciation issues I have and also real-life examples that I had to practice for some job interviews that I had coming up. It surely helped me gain confidence and improve my english level. Thanks, Kirsty!

Kirsty's response
Beatriz is very hardworking and motivated, and a pleasure to teach. We've been working on helping her be more easily understood by British native-English speakers through targeted pronunciation exercises. Additionally, we've been building her business and colloquial vocabulary, and she's making great progress with everything we've covered.
- Kirsty's response :
  Beatriz is very hardworking and motivated, and a pleasure to teach. We've been working on helping her be more easily understood by British native-English speakers through targeted pronunciation exercises. Additionally, we've been building her business and colloquial vocabulary, and she's making great progress with everything we've covered.
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Joy
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a great teacher. She is really thoughtful and passionate about teaching. She always takes the time to give detailed answers to the questions and encourages us to challenge a bit further. It's such a great motivation for learning. Thank you so much!
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Joy

Perfect! Kirsty is a great teacher. She is really thoughtful and passionate about teaching. She always takes the time to give detailed answers to the questions and encourages us to challenge a bit further. It's such a great motivation for learning. Thank you so much!
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Marina
- 5
Perfect! Kristy is a fantastic teacher. She’s warm, attentive, and explains everything clearly. Each lesson is tailored to my specific needs, which has really helped me improve. She’s patient and supportive, making learning both enjoyable and effective. I highly recommend her!
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Marina

Perfect! Kristy is a fantastic teacher. She’s warm, attentive, and explains everything clearly. Each lesson is tailored to my specific needs, which has really helped me improve. She’s patient and supportive, making learning both enjoyable and effective. I highly recommend her!

Kirsty's response
Marina is a pleasure to teach, very attentive and enthusiastic. Her listening skills and fluency are great. However, some features of her pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary need to be improved so that she sounds more like a native-English speaker, and gains confidence communicating at work.
- Kirsty's response :
  Marina is a pleasure to teach, very attentive and enthusiastic. Her listening skills and fluency are great. However, some features of her pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary need to be improved so that she sounds more like a native-English speaker, and gains confidence communicating at work.
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Assad
- 5
Perfect! I really enjoy my lessons with Kirsty because her teaching style totally suits my needs. In particular, she's very encouraging, and is great at helping me to stay on track.
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Assad

Perfect! I really enjoy my lessons with Kirsty because her teaching style totally suits my needs. In particular, she's very encouraging, and is great at helping me to stay on track.

Kirsty's response
Assad is a highly motivated student with great listening skills. He needs to work on his everyday English communication skills in order to better understand and gain confidence. Pronunciation is the area that requires the most work, particularly ‘s' at the end of words/consonant clusters; and word-stress, and intonation.
- Kirsty's response :
  Assad is a highly motivated student with great listening skills. He needs to work on his everyday English communication skills in order to better understand and gain confidence. Pronunciation is the area that requires the most work, particularly ‘s' at the end of words/consonant clusters; and word-stress, and intonation.
David
- 5
Perfect! I enjoyed our first lesson. We got to know each other on a professional level and kindly assisted in assessing my knowledge in regards to IELT writing. Courteous and professional. I am pleased to start working together towards my goal and get desired band.
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David

Perfect! I enjoyed our first lesson. We got to know each other on a professional level and kindly assisted in assessing my knowledge in regards to IELT writing. Courteous and professional. I am pleased to start working together towards my goal and get desired band.

Kirsty's response
David has very strong speaking skills and is already highly clued-up about the IELTS test. However, I helped him to identify a few areas he could improve in to get a higher score in IELTS Writing.
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  David has very strong speaking skills and is already highly clued-up about the IELTS test. However, I helped him to identify a few areas he could improve in to get a higher score in IELTS Writing.
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Domenico
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty it's an excellent teacher. She's very helpful and patient. Highly recommended to improve IELTS score.
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Domenico

Perfect! Kirsty it's an excellent teacher. She's very helpful and patient. Highly recommended to improve IELTS score.

Kirsty's response
Domenico is a highly attentive and motivated student, so his first lesson went very well. The main areas he needs to work on are pronunciation and grammar. I'm helping him to improve through targeted exercises, and he's already made great progress.
- Kirsty's response :
  Domenico is a highly attentive and motivated student, so his first lesson went very well. The main areas he needs to work on are pronunciation and grammar. I'm helping him to improve through targeted exercises, and he's already made great progress.
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Nguyen Quynh Thanh
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty helps me speak better by teaching me how to say words correctly. She listens carefully to how I speak and shows me how to improve. With her help, I'm getting better at saying things so others can understand me easily.
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Nguyen Quynh Thanh

Perfect! Kirsty helps me speak better by teaching me how to say words correctly. She listens carefully to how I speak and shows me how to improve. With her help, I'm getting better at saying things so others can understand me easily.

Kirsty's response
Linh has great fluency and comprehension skills, and is eager to work on the pronunciation and sentence structure issues that are holding her back.
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  Linh has great fluency and comprehension skills, and is eager to work on the pronunciation and sentence structure issues that are holding her back.
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Mariia
- 5
Perfect! I had the pleasure of attending one of Kirsty's English classes, and it was an enlightening experience. Her wealth of experience shines through in her teaching approach, making the lesson both engaging and informative. The structure of the class was impeccable, ensuring that all required topics were thoroughly covered without feeling rushed. I recommend her to anyone looking to improve their language skills in a supportive and enriching environment.
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Mariia

Perfect! I had the pleasure of attending one of Kirsty's English classes, and it was an enlightening experience. Her wealth of experience shines through in her teaching approach, making the lesson both engaging and informative. The structure of the class was impeccable, ensuring that all required topics were thoroughly covered without feeling rushed. I recommend her to anyone looking to improve their language skills in a supportive and enriching environment.

Kirsty's response
My first lesson with Mariia was an absolute pleasure; she's very enthusiastic and attentive, and a great commununicator.
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  My first lesson with Mariia was an absolute pleasure; she's very enthusiastic and attentive, and a great commununicator.
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Ping
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent teacher. She is knowledgeable and patient. I highly recommend her.
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Ping

Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent teacher. She is knowledgeable and patient. I highly recommend her.

Kirsty's response
Ping contacted on behalf of Laura. Laura is a very bright and motivated student who is very focused during IELTS lessons.
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  Ping contacted on behalf of Laura. Laura is a very bright and motivated student who is very focused during IELTS lessons.
Daniel
- 5
Perfect! Excellent teacher, great listener, in one session she helped me a lot with some tools for improving my accent and speech.
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Daniel

Perfect! Excellent teacher, great listener, in one session she helped me a lot with some tools for improving my accent and speech.
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Mireia
- 5
Perfect! I was very pleased with my first lesson with Kirsty. She has a very warm and friendly personality. She has lots of experience and knows well how IELS exams work. She is very organized and has lots of relevant material to help with exam preparation. I am looking forward to achieving my goals with her support.
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Mireia

Perfect! I was very pleased with my first lesson with Kirsty. She has a very warm and friendly personality. She has lots of experience and knows well how IELS exams work. She is very organized and has lots of relevant material to help with exam preparation. I am looking forward to achieving my goals with her support.

Kirsty's response
The first lesson with Mireia was an absolute pleasure. She is very motivated, very fluent at speaking, and quick-to-learn.
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  The first lesson with Mireia was an absolute pleasure. She is very motivated, very fluent at speaking, and quick-to-learn.
Jennifer
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is great teacher, she explained the methodology really well. I would recommend her.
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Jennifer

Perfect! Kirsty is great teacher, she explained the methodology really well. I would recommend her.

Kirsty's response
Jennifer contacted me on behalf of Iris. The first lesson with Iris went very well, she's smart, quick-to-learn, and highly motivated.
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  Jennifer contacted me on behalf of Iris. The first lesson with Iris went very well, she's smart, quick-to-learn, and highly motivated.
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Eponpine
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a very professional teacher. Her lessons have greatly improved my English pronunciation, grammar, and conversation in a short period of time. It's very helpful to me!
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Eponpine

Perfect! Kirsty is a very professional teacher. Her lessons have greatly improved my English pronunciation, grammar, and conversation in a short period of time. It's very helpful to me!

Kirsty's response
Annie (Elsa is the name of her daughter) is a wonderful student, hard-working, enthusiastic and highly motivated. I look forward to helping her elevate her English language skills, so she can meet her goals.
- Kirsty's response :
  Annie (Elsa is the name of her daughter) is a wonderful student, hard-working, enthusiastic and highly motivated. I look forward to helping her elevate her English language skills, so she can meet her goals.
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Zoya
- 5
Perfect! I like our classes with Kirsty to prepare for IELTS exam. It is very important for me that information is structured and Kirsty teaches classes in this format. Also I like the atmosphere of our lessons, it is really calm and kind.
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Zoya

Perfect! I like our classes with Kirsty to prepare for IELTS exam. It is very important for me that information is structured and Kirsty teaches classes in this format. Also I like the atmosphere of our lessons, it is really calm and kind.

Kirsty's response
The first lesson with Zoya went very well. She is a highly motivated individual, and I'm sure I can help her to improve her IELTS bandscore.
- Kirsty's response :
  The first lesson with Zoya went very well. She is a highly motivated individual, and I'm sure I can help her to improve her IELTS bandscore.
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Kenneth
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent tutor. She is responsive and VERY experienced in teaching her subject. Always prepared, Kirsty shows an outstanding standard of teaching.We have a teenage student who is a bit rebellious and Kirsty is able to work well with this student. I would recommend Kirsty to everyone who is in need of English tutoring.
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Kenneth

Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent tutor. She is responsive and VERY experienced in teaching her subject. Always prepared, Kirsty shows an outstanding standard of teaching.We have a teenage student who is a bit rebellious and Kirsty is able to work well with this student. I would recommend Kirsty to everyone who is in need of English tutoring.

Kirsty's response
Kenneth contacted me about lessons for Jackie. I gave Jackie his first lesson last Sunday, and it went very well. He was enthusiastic, and talked fluently about a range of subjects. I'm confident that I can help Jackie to improve his IELTS bandscore.
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  Kenneth contacted me about lessons for Jackie. I gave Jackie his first lesson last Sunday, and it went very well. He was enthusiastic, and talked fluently about a range of subjects. I'm confident that I can help Jackie to improve his IELTS bandscore.
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Christopher
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty has been a great help to my partner as she prepares for her IELTS exam. Providing thorough insight which has helped to calm nerves and give a structured process for improving. Highly recommend.
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Christopher

Perfect! Kirsty has been a great help to my partner as she prepares for her IELTS exam. Providing thorough insight which has helped to calm nerves and give a structured process for improving. Highly recommend.

Kirsty's response
I actually taught Christopher's fiancee, Maria (Christopher was just setting up the lessons). She was a pleasure to teach - highly motivated, very enthusiastic, and focused throughout the lesson. I look forward to having more lessons with Maria, and seeing her IELTS skills and score improve.
- Kirsty's response :
  I actually taught Christopher's fiancee, Maria (Christopher was just setting up the lessons). She was a pleasure to teach - highly motivated, very enthusiastic, and focused throughout the lesson. I look forward to having more lessons with Maria, and seeing her IELTS skills and score improve.
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Vanessa
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic IELTS teacher. Very friendly and approachable, she makes you feel at ease from the beginning. She knows the ins and outs of the exam, so she will be able to give you all the support you need to achieve your potential. I always look forward to my lessons and love learning from her. She has a very positive and rewarding approach to teaching making learning a pleasure.
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Vanessa

Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic IELTS teacher. Very friendly and approachable, she makes you feel at ease from the beginning. She knows the ins and outs of the exam, so she will be able to give you all the support you need to achieve your potential. I always look forward to my lessons and love learning from her. She has a very positive and rewarding approach to teaching making learning a pleasure.

Kirsty's response
Vanessa is a highly motivated student who follows instructions well.
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  Vanessa is a highly motivated student who follows instructions well.
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Rebecca
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic tutor! I was specifically looking for a IELTS tutor who taught for the General Test. Kirsty teaches for both IELTS General and Academic test and was a good fit for me.

She has taught me techniques for listening, reading and writing to help me respond more quickly to the answers. In addition, she has helped me get up to speed on my grammar and punctuation to improve my writing skills.

I would highly recommend Kirsty as a tutor!
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Rebecca

Perfect! Kirsty is a fantastic tutor! I was specifically looking for a IELTS tutor who taught for the General Test. Kirsty teaches for both IELTS General and Academic test and was a good fit for me.

She has taught me techniques for listening, reading and writing to help me respond more quickly to the answers. In addition, she has helped me get up to speed on my grammar and punctuation to improve my writing skills.

I would highly recommend Kirsty as a tutor!

Kirsty's response
Rebecca is a highly motivated IELTS student who listened actively and took notes throughout the lesson.
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  Rebecca is a highly motivated IELTS student who listened actively and took notes throughout the lesson.
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Cindy
- 5
Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent IELTS teacher in every aspect. She diagnoses my weakness and strengths immediately after assessing my first writing task. She gives comprehensive feedback, including strategies and techniques to improve my writing. The lesson she delivers is comfortable and relaxed yet highly professional.
Not to mention I like her personality so much!
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Cindy

Perfect! Kirsty is an excellent IELTS teacher in every aspect. She diagnoses my weakness and strengths immediately after assessing my first writing task. She gives comprehensive feedback, including strategies and techniques to improve my writing. The lesson she delivers is comfortable and relaxed yet highly professional.
Not to mention I like her personality so much!

Kirsty's response
Cindy is a highly motivated and enthusiastic student with strong speaking skills. I am confident that my lessons will help her to achieve her goals.
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  Cindy is a highly motivated and enthusiastic student with strong speaking skills. I am confident that my lessons will help her to achieve her goals.
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Monika
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Perfect! Kirsty instantly makes you feel comfortable. She is extremely knowledgeable, thorough and patient. Highly recommended.
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Monika

Perfect! Kirsty instantly makes you feel comfortable. She is extremely knowledgeable, thorough and patient. Highly recommended.

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Monika's a very motivated student who listens actively and takes notes. She is a pleasure to teach.
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  Monika's a very motivated student who listens actively and takes notes. She is a pleasure to teach.
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Alexandra

Kirsty is an excellent teacher and a lovely person. She explained everything very clearly and helped me understand exactly what I need to work on. I would highly recommend her lessons!
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Alexandra
Kirsty is an excellent teacher and a lovely person. She explained everything very clearly and helped me understand exactly what I need to work on. I would highly recommend her lessons!
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Henry

Christy is a good English teacher who is patient and has an encouraging teaching style, helping me learn the British way of communication.
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Henry
Christy is a good English teacher who is patient and has an encouraging teaching style, helping me learn the British way of communication.
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Vlad

Kirsty is an excellent tutor with a deep understanding of IELTS preparation. Her individual approach enabled me to effectively develop my weakest points and made every lesson highly engaging. Additionally, Kirsty always provided me with a variety of resources to use for self-study outside of a lesson, which I found very helpful.
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Vlad
Kirsty is an excellent tutor with a deep understanding of IELTS preparation. Her individual approach enabled me to effectively develop my weakest points and made every lesson highly engaging. Additionally, Kirsty always provided me with a variety of resources to use for self-study outside of a lesson, which I found very helpful.
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Alexandre

Kirsty was key in getting my son ready for IELTS exam. Her methodology, approach and guidance were the pillars of success. If you want to reach top marks, don’t look further, Kirsty is whom you need !
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Alexandre
Kirsty was key in getting my son ready for IELTS exam. Her methodology, approach and guidance were the pillars of success. If you want to reach top marks, don’t look further, Kirsty is whom you need !
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Michael

Kirsty teaches English to our corporate clients. She's very responsive and highly professional. She does an excellent job of preparing clients for their English exams and gets superb results. Highly recommended!
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Michael
Kirsty teaches English to our corporate clients. She's very responsive and highly professional. She does an excellent job of preparing clients for their English exams and gets superb results. Highly recommended!
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Matteo

I truly enjoyed working with Kirsty. She is knowledgeable, patient kind and funny. I would def recommend her as I could notice
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Matteo
I truly enjoyed working with Kirsty. She is knowledgeable, patient kind and funny. I would def recommend her as I could notice
an improvement in my accent
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Tetiana

I enjoy every single lesson with Kirsty. Very light and friendly atmosphere during the classes. She listens to my learning needs and also carefully prepares for every lesson.

Kirsty always checks my homework carefully and gives me more advanced vocabulary. I feel more confident doing my office tasks.

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Tetiana
I enjoy every single lesson with Kirsty. Very light and friendly atmosphere during the classes. She listens to my learning needs and also carefully prepares for every lesson.

Kirsty always checks my homework carefully and gives me more advanced vocabulary. I feel more confident doing my office tasks.
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Agapi

Kirsty is very professional and an excellent teacher and I would highly recommend her!
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Agapi
Kirsty is very professional and an excellent teacher and I would highly recommend her!
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Elizabeth

Kirsty tutored two of my students and both of them found her teaching very helpful - their IELTS score were improved as a result of her tutoring. She is methodological, patient and communicative and I would highly recommend her.

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Elizabeth
Kirsty tutored two of my students and both of them found her teaching very helpful - their IELTS score were improved as a result of her tutoring. She is methodological, patient and communicative and I would highly recommend her.
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M

Kirsty is a very good teacher. She is kind and she has a lot of patience. I recommend her for IELTS classes. I enjoy her classes very much.
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Kirsty is a very good teacher. She is kind and she has a lot of patience. I recommend her for IELTS classes. I enjoy her classes very much.
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Monika

Easy to get along with, thorough and organised. Really enjoyable to learn.
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Monika
Easy to get along with, thorough and organised. Really enjoyable to learn.
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A.

Kirsty is a very positive tutor and person who always has a sympathetic ear for your individual learning problems. She helps you to find appropriate solutions and is well-prepared for each topic you need to take lessons for. You get the motivation you need. Besides, there is always time for a little laughter. To me she was earmarked for giving IELTS lessons by an agency which places nurses abroad. Her lessons helped me to improve my score quickly. I commend Kirsty highly as a trustworthy tutor to you. A.
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Kirsty is a very positive tutor and person who always has a sympathetic ear for your individual learning problems. She helps you to find appropriate solutions and is well-prepared for each topic you need to take lessons for. You get the motivation you need. Besides, there is always time for a little laughter. To me she was earmarked for giving IELTS lessons by an agency which places nurses abroad. Her lessons helped me to improve my score quickly. I commend Kirsty highly as a trustworthy tutor to you. A.
Marcin

Just top teacher, highly recommended!
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Marcin
Just top teacher, highly recommended!
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Lesley

I met Kirsty in DaNang, Vietnam. I employed her as a relief teacher on several occasions while I was the principal of an international school.
I can highly recommend Kirsty as an enthusiastic teacher, one who has a extremely good rapport with students and a wonderful person with whom to work.
We met in DaNang and I certainly recommend her to other Superprof members.
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Lesley
I met Kirsty in DaNang, Vietnam. I employed her as a relief teacher on several occasions while I was the principal of an international school.
I can highly recommend Kirsty as an enthusiastic teacher, one who has a extremely good rapport with students and a wonderful person with whom to work.
We met in DaNang and I certainly recommend her to other Superprof members.
Lesley Walker
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Kat

Kirsty is one of the most patient teachers I've ever had. For every particular mistake, she would explain what was wrong, how should I correct it, and especially how native people speak English in their daily and professional conversations. She is not only a teacher but also an always-willing-to-listen friend who always encouraged me to talk more (of course in English) about every tiny thing in life. :)
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Kat
Kirsty is one of the most patient teachers I've ever had. For every particular mistake, she would explain what was wrong, how should I correct it, and especially how native people speak English in their daily and professional conversations. She is not only a teacher but also an always-willing-to-listen friend who always encouraged me to talk more (of course in English) about every tiny thing in life. :)
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Olga

Hi all!
We spent half a year, with the goal to improve communication activity in business negotiations. Kirsty is the best one to explain complicated topics and tricky stuff, using the sense of the language.
Would recommend her much in case you need to improve language skills both oral and written. The best part of all is that she really can make it fun, so that you anticipate every lesson.
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Olga
Hi all!
We spent half a year, with the goal to improve communication activity in business negotiations. Kirsty is the best one to explain complicated topics and tricky stuff, using the sense of the language.
Would recommend her much in case you need to improve language skills both oral and written. The best part of all is that she really can make it fun, so that you anticipate every lesson.
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Richard

I was a colleague of Kirsty’s in Vietnam for a year or so as we both taught IELTS courses for a center affiliated with the University of Queensland. Day in and day out Kirsty exhibited skill and enthusiasm. All students and staff held her in high regard. Highest of recommendations for Kirsty!
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Richard
I was a colleague of Kirsty’s in Vietnam for a year or so as we both taught IELTS courses for a center affiliated with the University of Queensland. Day in and day out Kirsty exhibited skill and enthusiasm. All students and staff held her in high regard. Highest of recommendations for Kirsty!
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Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?
I am lucky enough to have been born English, so I speak fluent English for this reason. However, I loved English lessons from the start, because I have always been an absolute bookworm. I read so often as a child, that I excelled at English, and was always top of my class for it.
Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?
The first person that springs to my mind is Shakespeare. Not just because we studied his plays so much at school, but also because he is the person who has added more words to the English language than anyone else. What's amazing about this though, is that the words he added to the English language were used for the first time in his plays. Therefore, the audience had never heard these words before, yet they figured them out from the context (what was happening, and the other words that they know). This for me is what's so beautiful about language; that everyone can learn new words from context, just as we do when we are babies learning our own language.
Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behaviour in the language that you particularly like?
I love English idioms, especially 'It's raining Cats and Dogs!', because it's such a funny phrase. I find it impossible not to picture cats and dogs falling out of the sky! It's a fun one to teach too, and students can usually figure out what it means after I give them some clues.
Why does speaking this language matter to you?
English is the lingua-franca (common language) of the world. If a person can speak English, they can travel almost anywhere and be able to communicate with locals. Speaking English opens up so many doors in terms of jobs, access to University courses in English-speaking countries, and even visas to English-speaking countries. I love to help my students have the opportunity to broaden their horizons by speaking English.
What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?
Nearly all of the students I have taught during my 15 years experience have the most issues with English pronunciation. It's not hard to understand why! The English language is actually a mixture of words from different regions and countries, because the English 'borrowed' these words when they colonized other countries.

What can massively help overcome pronunciation issues in English is a combination of two things:
1) Having a teacher who uses targeted pronunciation exercises, to help students improve.
2) Practicing pronunciation daily, preferably with a native English speaker.
Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.
I was painfully shy from around age 5 to 17, but if one of my teachers got me talking about something I was passionate about, I would happily talk at length about it. This is the key to getting any student to talk, you must find out what they're passionate about, and get them talking about it. This is something I apply to every one of my students.
How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?
For many years now, I have been living and teaching in different countries around the world, from Europe to Asia. The most important lesson I've learnt is that students from different countries and cultures need different teaching approaches, and face different learning issues. For example, a student from China or South Korea will not only find certain words much harder to pronounce than a student from Europe, and be used to totally different grammar structures. But also, they come from a very different culture and often need a different teaching method.

There isn't a 'one-size-fits-all' teaching method, so I always adapt my lessons to teach exactly what my student(s) need, not only in terms of content but also style.
What makes you a Superprof in language?
I believe I'm a Superprof in teaching the English language because I'm not only very knowledgeable about my subject, but I am also passionate about it. I want to give everyone the gift of communication in English, as I know how important it is for creating opportunities. I work hard to teach exactly what each student needs to improve, rather than a one-size-fits-all teaching approach. I also do my best to make my lessons interesting and to boost the confidence of my students.

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