✨️everything✨️ I wish I knew | resources, lesson planning, billing & more

Thanks for watching! This December wraps up 4 years of me tutoring English, so here is everything I wish I knew if I were to start over ✨ If you've got any further questions, lemme know in the comments and I'll answer them in a further video 💪 Also no, the pine branch is not falling over :)) it’s just curved that way 🎄 Please reference different approaches on language tutoring and pick the one most suitable for you! ✉️ [email protected] Instagram: http://instagram.com/_caddberrie ------------------------------ ⌛ Timestamps 0:00 intro 0:24 agenda 1:11 my background 1:45 who is this video for? 2:07 setting your intention 3:18 what to teach? 4:24 who to teach? 5:27 how to find students? 7:08 online or in-person? 9:00 your first lesson 9:53 initial placement test 12:35 planning your subsequent lessons 13:00 conversational lesson plan 13:46 test prep lesson plan 15:12 Twinkl (resource) 19:34 Linguahouse (resource) 21:50 vocab resource 22:24 improving as a tutor 24:59 certification 26:15 admin things: lesson reports 28:27 choosing your rate 29:23 billing 31:05 outro ------------------------------ This video is not sponsored. I genuinely enjoy and use all of these resources. 🏓ESL Placement test/ activities: - Twinkl ESL Levelling game: [https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/b2/25/t-eal-1647634787-levelling-games-for-esl-students_ver_3.pdf?__token__=exp=1734253753~acl=%2Fresource%2Fb2%2F25%2Ft-eal-1647634787-levelling-games-for-esl-students_ver_3.pdf*~hmac=c1483858146ee2cbdf85ba4d7e9781089f5af74c9e4b9478b5f6e7665c9b5bba](https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/b2/25/t-eal-1647634787-levelling-games-for-esl-students_ver_3.pdf?__token__=exp=1734253753~acl=%2Fresource%2Fb2%2F25%2Ft-eal-1647634787-levelling-games-for-esl-students_ver_3.pdf%2A~hmac=c1483858146ee2cbdf85ba4d7e9781089f5af74c9e4b9478b5f6e7665c9b5bba) - Cambridge ESL level testing: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/ - Read aloud material :https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading 🍹My favorite resources: - Twinkl: https://www.twinkl.com.vn/ - Linguahouse: https://www.linguahouse.com/en-GB - English In Use series (for vocab and grammar): https://www.cambridge.org/cambridgeenglish/in-use - You can probably find the downloadable version on the Russian social media site VKontakte. Go to Google and type “VK English Vocab in Use Intermediate pdf”. You should find a couple options where you can download from. 🏆IELTS material: - Academic speaking prompts: https://www.bestmytest.com/ielts/speaking - IELTS Speaking and Writing courses platform: https://courses.keithspeakingacademy.com/ - IELTS Cambridge books (past papers): https://vk.com/wall269939523_9050 As of Dec 2024, Cam 19 is available. To search for Cam 1 - 18, type “VK (Russian social media site) Cam [insert number] pdf” and you should find what you’re looking for. 🫐Certification: - 120hr TESOL: https://www.worldtesolacademy.com/course/tefl-tesol-course/ ✨Lesson report template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vZKeC1bubGVKmyuoU-Hl2vqvZhBOIxz3i0Gsw3VrVDY/edit?usp=sharing