ESL Teacher
Elena Monti
Elena Monti
About me
I am an ESL Teacher with more than 35 years of experience in various education environments.
I am bilingual in English and Italian.
I am a teacher and a writer.
I have been studying linguistics for 37 years.
I teach ESL learners how to develop their skills in presentations, interviews, daily conversations, reading, listening and writing.
I am an expert in English phonetics and phonology.
As a linguist, I developed an interest in etymology, which I teach on request.
Cambridge Qualifications and Courses
Lesson Content
- B2 FIRST
- B2 FIRST for Schools
- C1 ADVANCED
- IELTS
Target students
- General English Students
- High School Students
- University Students
- Adults
MATERIALS
– Official Cambridge Prepararation Materials
– Teacher-made Materials
BUSINESS ENGLISH
Lesson Content
- Writing emails in English
- Arranging and preparing for meetings
- Speaking on the phone
- Giving a presentation
- Placing orders
- Dealing with problems
Target students
- Company Managers
- Employees
MATERIALS
– Teacher-made practice tests to help students deal with workplace situations
LEGAL ENGLISH
Lesson Content
- Authentic Legal Text in English, of the kind encountered by law professionals
- A selection of legal terminology and vocabulary needed in each legal topic area
Target students
- Lawyers
- Law Professionals
- Law students whose first language is not English
MATERIALS
– Both written and spoken legal text materials
– A wide range of tasks designed to build the skills needed for reading, writing, listening and speaking
Teacher-made Materials
1. Practice tests
to help students get used to how the exams are structured
2. Grammar revision
to help students focus on grammar topics needed for the exams or activities
3. Mock Tests
to assess a student’s level of preparation before the final exam
4. Tips
on how to approach the exam and avoid mistakes
5. Miscellaneous
– posters
– flashcards
– charts
– vocabulary grids
– vocabulary match-up cards
– compound word games
– homemade puzzles
LESSON CONTENT
Click and Flip the box!
GRAMMAR
– Grammar basics
– Syntax
– Word formation
– Word order
– Spelling
– Punctuation
VOCABULARY
– Vocabulary building
– Semantic fields
– How to use words in context
PRONUNCIATION
– English sounds
– Vowels and consonants
– British English vs American English
– Phonetic alphabet (on request)
CONVERSATION
– Variety
– Fluency
COLLOCATIONS
– How words combine in common patterns to create naturalness and predictability
IDIOMS
– English idioms
– Fixed expressions
HOW TO USE A DICTIONARY
– How to look up words on a dictionary
– How to use a monolingual dictionary
FORMAL VS INFORMAL
Using the appropriate register for the appropriate context
1 lesson - 1h30' - 30€
3 lesson - 4h30' - 85€
5 lesson - 7h30' - 140€
10 lesson - 15h - 280€
Customised prices are applied for weeks and longer periods