Visited 3 days ago
Zach Balaskovits
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
From United StatesLiving in Other, United States (03:50 UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 27, 2021Me as a Teacher
Throughout my life, I've found myself translating for my peers. People often have trouble truly conveying their thoughts, and I have always enjoyed helping them do so. From a young age, I also fostered a love of writing. These two traits lead me to teach: a desire to help others and one to master language. When working with me, I will exercise patience and diligence to keep you confident and moving forward to your goals.My lessons & teaching style
To practice your conversation skills, I'll bring relevant topics to discuss. But there's no need to tie down the conversation; we can let our minds wander to and fro as we practice.
I also provide structured lessons in grammar, vocab, and the Four Skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. One method I use for these lessons is the PPP structure. Present, Practice, Produce. I Present the points for the day, say a vocab list, and we go over the Meaning, Form, and Pronunciation of each word. Then, we Practice using the vocab within the lesson's context, say objects at the beach. Finally, you Produce uses of the vocab through a similar, yet freer form of the practice stage.Certificates
Level 5 TEFL Certificate (180 hour) i-to-i 2021Throughout this course, I learned all about the how and why of teaching methods. The assignments had me formulating custom lesson plans based on a hypothetical class structure and a specific point of interest such as a grammar point, vocab list, or one of the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. We went through the tried and true best practices for teaching and I learned how to enable my students to get the most out of their lessons.
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
40
Students
224
Lessons
99%
Attendance
98%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
22 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Informal/Conversation Practice
A1 - C2Conversation Practice122 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 9% off
Custom Structured English Lesson
A2 - C2General80 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 10% off
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15 Reviews
Rafaela Moreira
21 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Zach is a very good teacher and it's so easy to talk with him. We have really nice conversations!
Jan 24, 2022
Xiang Wang
56 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Zach always make the classes joyful.
Sep 4, 2021
Jorge Leite
26 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The best teacher!
Sep 3, 2021
John
43 English lessons
Great class!
Jan 31, 2022
Nick
2 English lessons
👍🏻
Dec 28, 2021
farah nz
3 English lessons
Zach helped me a lot in terms of my writing and vocabulary, he is a patient and wonderful teacher!
Sep 24, 2021
Trial Lesson
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