Teaching English via Skype on the Internet

 Skype is a Great Way to Teach English

Teaching of English doesn't have to be limited to one's physical location.  Thanks to the internet we have chat and video conferencing abilities now.  You can see the other person and have personal interaction, and you can share the screen with another to show teaching material and examples. 

So, I encourage you to contact me via Skype if you are serious about improving your English.

My Skype name is liberia881.  Sign up for Skype (if you haven't already), which is a free service unless you call a telephone, and ask to be a contact.  Then we can start from there.  

Make sure that you have at least a 512K Mbps download connection for both video and voice to work.  It is better to have more.  I have a consistent 2 Mbps connection. To check your download and upload speeds use this site:  testmy.net.

Payments.  An initial lesson/consulation will be free.  After that, we can see about how to do payments.  I can receive payments via my PayPal account or bank accounts in Costa Rica and the United States.  Alternatively, I am working with another company that accepts credit card payments. 

Practicing Using Numbers

One of the ways that I have beginning students practice their numbers is to give each other their telephone numbers. They often have to think a bit and there are usually gaps between the numbers. But this is a very useful skill, being able to "rattle off"** a series of numbers, and it is essential to be able to do this when communicating with another speaker who is not bilingual.

To reinforce their skills, I ask them during oral exams what their home and cell phone numbers are. I also tell them what my numbers are and have them write them down to make sure that they can both listen and understand. Too many times, learners will nod their heads when they really don't understand....

 **Rattle off - being able to effortlessly and say something sequentially, like a string of numbers or a list of items