What a lesson with me actually looks like
Most online tutors share a PDF or a Google Doc. These activities were designed using the same instructional principles I applied building digital courses for the University of Sheffield's English Language Teaching Centre. Try them yourself — no login required.
Present Perfect - Life Experiences
This activity focuses on the present perfect tense in the context of real-life experiences. It's designed around communicative language teaching principles — noticing patterns, practising production, and applying grammar in meaningful contexts.
These aren't worksheets — they're fully interactive activities designed around communicative language teaching principles. In a lesson, we'd use activities like this as a springboard: noticing language patterns, practising production, and then applying the same grammar in your own real-world context.
IELTS Speaking - Interactive Practice
This activity covers all three parts of the IELTS Speaking exam, with model answers, highlighted vocabulary, exam tips and a practice quiz. It's designed to demystify the exam format and give you the language and strategies you need to perform at your best.
IELTS Speaking is the skill most students feel least prepared for — partly because it's hard to practise alone. In a lesson, we'd work through activities like this together, focusing on the specific language and strategies for each part of the exam, then move straight into real timed practice with immediate feedback.
EAP and Business English
Coming soon
An interactive activity for professionals and university-bound students, focusing on academic register, argumentation, and written precision. Launching shortly.
IELTS Speaking is the skill most students feel least prepared for — partly because it's hard to practise alone. In a lesson, we'd work through activities like this together, focusing on the specific language and strategies for each part of the exam, then move straight into real timed practice with immediate feedback.