Arina - ESL tutor - Cambridge
Arina - ESL tutor - Cambridge

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Arina

  • Rate $65
  • Response 6h
  • Students

    Number of students Arina has taught since their arrival at Superprof

    40

    Number of students Arina has taught since their arrival at Superprof

Arina - ESL tutor - Cambridge
  • 5 (20 reviews)

$65/h

Contact
  • ESL
  • Business English
  • English accent reduction
  • TOEFL
  • CELTA

Dedicated and experienced English language teacher creates learning experiences to boost your confidence in using the language to achieve personal, professional and academic goals

  • ESL
  • Business English
  • English accent reduction
  • TOEFL
  • CELTA

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About Arina

Dedicated educator qualified in the UK and Australia. Passionate about working with young and adult learners. Strong commitment to individual development of each student through fostering positive learning experiences. Effective communicator across cultures and age groups. Taught in Sydney, Australia, Krakow, Poland, and London, UK.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

English as a Foreign Language teacher (2005 –2006; 2010; 2016 - current)

• Analysing individual needs of every student and creating a learning program to meet their needs
• Teaching adults and young learners
• Teaching monolingual and multilingual groups classes
• Teaching English for Academic Purposes to learners who study for their bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Teaching English for Specific Purposes (English for psychologists, educators, businessmen, accountants, geologists, UX designers, interior designers, engineers; marketing, branding, HR professionals)
• Teaching General English and Business English using the integrative approach (e.g. combining speaking and listening skills; speaking and reading skills)
• Assisting students in integrating into the British culture by providing systematic practice of speaking in various social scenarios
• Preparing for IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, B1 Preliminary, B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency and OET
• Consistently providing students with homework and extensive feedback on their speaking and writing skills
• Teaching primary school students using Total Physical Response in combination with art and craft techniques
• Teaching English writing, literary and poetry analysis to secondary school students

COLLEGE & SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

English for Specific Purposes Teacher (January 2023 – June 2025)
The University of Cambridge
• Worked with multilingual groups of 3 – 20 learners with beginner to advanced levels of English
• Conducted a thorough analysis of learners’ needs and institutional requirements, and designed a course based on this analysis
• Developed learners’ communicative competence through a role play and task-based learning using these topics: health, daily routine, everyday problem, hobbies and travel

ESOL Teacher (February - March 2025)
Orchard Park Community Primary School
• Worked with a small mixed-level group of adults
• Analysed learners’ needs and chose learning content based on their needs

EFL Teacher (February 2025)
GL-Abroad
• Taught several sessions to a group of 12 - 13 years old children visiting Cambridge from Madrid
• Incorporated Cambridge-related cultural knowledge in a gamified form
• Included memory games, kinaesthetic vocabulary games and project work

EFL Teacher
International House London, Ellesmere, UK (July - August 2019)
• Taught EFL to 8 - 9 and 14 - 15 years old
• Incorporated game-based learning strategies to engage students of all levels of English
• Created highly immersive environment where students worked in small teams, pairs and individually
• Using the theory of multiple intelligences, organised project-based learning

Casual Teacher
NSW Department of Education, Sydney, Australia (July 2017 - July 2018)
• Taught Levels 1- 3 (Intensive English Centre) and Year 7-12 (High School), and Special Education classes
• Taught English, history, art and drama classes

Classroom Teacher
Chatswood Intensive English Centre, Sydney, Australia (October - December 2017)
• Designed learning programs suitable for students aged 12 - 18
• Taught art, ESL, ICT and music
• Elaborated schemes for formative and summative assessments based on the Intensive English Program Curriculum Framework (Secondary) that balanced structure and flexibility to ensure every student could succeed

QUALIFICATIONS

• DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Cambridge Assessment, 2024
• CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Cambridge Assessment English, International House London, 2019
• Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary / Visual Arts), Australian Catholic University, Sydney, 2015
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distinction), UNSW Sydney, 2014
• Diploma in Fine Arts, TAFE NSW, Sydney, 2012

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About the lesson

  • Elementary School
  • Middle School
  • Adult Education
  • +14
  • levels :

    Elementary School

    Middle School

    Adult Education

    Masters

    Doctorate

    MBA

    ILR Level 0

    ILR Level 1

    ILR Level 2

    ILR Level 3

    ILR Level 4

    ILR Level 5

    Beginner

    Intermediate

    Advanced

    Proficient

    Children

  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU CONTACT ME?

Step 1

We will have a call or meet in person in Cambridge and discuss:
• What skills would you like to focus on first?
• If the focus is on ESOL, then what social situations you find yourself in? What social interactions do you have on a daily basis?
• If the focus is Business English, then what field do you work in? Is your priority on practising speaking or writing skills?
• Are you preparing for TOEFL? What score do you need to achieve? When do you plan to take the exam?
• Would you like to sound more like people around you?
• Would you like to become an English teacher and need guidance on how to prepare for CELTA?

Step 2

After identifying your learning priorities, I will give you either a speaking, writing, reading, listening task or audio-visual task to complete. Then I will create a learning strategy of how to develop specific skills.

Step 3

We will start working together!


TEACHING METHODOLOGY

• Using visual and audio material to accelerate learning and to create an experience of cultural and linguistic immersion.
• Catering for a diverse range of learning needs in an interactive way that promotes students’ engagement.
• Analysing individual needs of students and meticulously tailor lesson plans to address these needs.
• Consistently providing students with homework and extensive feedback on their speaking and writing skills.
• Assisting students in their careers.

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Rates

Rate

  • $65

Pack rates

  • 5h: $310
  • 10h: $588

online

  • $65/h

Details

One-on-one lessons

30 minutes (under 8 y.o.): £35 | 5 lessons: £165 | 10 lessons: £315
45 minutes: £40 | 5 lessons: £190 | 10 lessons: £360
60 minutes: £48 | 5 lessons: £228 | 10 lessons: £432
90 minutes: £65 | 5 lessons: £310 | 10 lessons: £585
120 minutes: £90 | 5 lessons: £428 | 10 lessons: £810


Two-on-one lessons

30 minutes (under 8 y.o.): £40 | 5 lessons: £190 | 10 lessons: £370
45 minutes: £50 | 5 lessons: £240 | 10 lessons: £470
60 minutes: £65 | 5 lessons: £310 | 10 lessons: £610
90 minutes: £90 | 5 lessons: £430 | 10 lessons: £850
120 minutes: £120 | 5 lessons: £570 | 10 lessons: £1130


Please, enquire about group lessons as the rate will depend on the number of students in the group, on the location of classes, and on learning objectives of the group.

Find out more about Arina

Find out more about Arina

  • Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?

    I started using English in my life when I was about 8 years old. English was all around me already at that age. I had books in English lying around on various exciting topics: health, fitness, interior design. I had a wonderful private tutor who taught me how to pronounce English sounds. She worked at a local radio network, and she had a beautiful, smooth, rich voice that might’ve been very inspiring. Her method of teaching pronunciation worked well for me: she focused on articulating the sounds correctly and she would get me to use all articulators: the tongue, the mouth, the soft palate, the hard palate, the alveolar ridge, to produce correct sounds in English. Moreover, I practised English together with my friend which was also really fun and meaningful.
  • Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?

    I can’t think of a specific character that’s out there, but I can invent this character right now. A character that is a living and breathing representation of English looks like this: they love adventure and travel. They love being challenged and are uncomfortable with being comfortable. They are self-critical because they believe it will make them a better person. They like being expressive: they love drawing, singing and dancing.
  • Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behavior in the language that you particularly like?

    I’ve lived in two countries where English is the predominant language: Australia and the UK. The behaviour that I like in these countries is a subtle dance of managing expectations. You want to be an individual and focus on your personal growth and at the same time you want to be in a group and enjoy the benefits of social cohesion. You want to stand firmly on the ground and have your individual voice heard, but you also don’t want to be misunderstood or offend anyone. It’s a careful balancing act: you are walking on a tight rope like Philippe Petit walking on a highwire between the Twin Towers in 1974.
  • Why does speaking this language matter to you?

    Early on in life I started working for international organisations such as the British Council and Shell. Even as a teenager English was my dominant language; it just became a big part of my life.
  • What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?

    Perhaps, overthinking one’s abilities can be a hindrance to one’s becoming proficient in this language. Think about what you want to use this language for, and you will find a way to express yourself.
  • Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.

    When I was a teenager, I was involved in a non-for-profit organisation called Model United Nations of the Russian Far East. In this organisation, we only used English. The goal of this organisation wasn’t for young people to practise English, but to discuss important global issues that shaped lives of international communities in all continents. That’s where I developed a habit of using English for a particular purpose.
  • How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

    When I studied for my bachelor’s degree in Australia, I was working a lot on presenting my artworks to my tutors, other students and wider audiences in Sydney. That helped me communicate my ideas to a variety of stakeholders.
  • What makes you a Superprof in language?

    When you start working with me, I will ask you, “How would you like to use the language?” “Where do you see yourself in 2 years from now?” Through the vigorous teacher training that I undertook and most importantly through years of mindful teaching, I can offer a range of tools to help you get to your final destination.
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