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Master the TOEFL: Expert Strategies with a Native English Tutor for Guaranteed Success
Dyamamic and tailor-made TOEFL preparation course, led by a native English-speaking tutor with 10+ years of experience. The curriculum adapts to your specific needs, ensuring to focus on your weaker areas of the English language.
Whether it’s improving your reading, listening, speaking, or writing, this course will prepare you to go into test day with complete confidence and will help you achieve your target score with personalized guidance and proven time tested strategies.
What You’ll Learn:
* Effective Time Management: Finish each section confidently within time limits.
* Strategic Skimming & Scanning: Identify key information quickly.
* Process of Elimination: Boost accuracy by discarding wrong answers.
* Organized Responses: Structure your speaking and writing for maximum impact.
* Tailored Focus: Spend time on your weaker areas while reinforcing strengths.
* With our adaptive curriculum and expert tutor, you'll build confidence and fluency, mastering the essential test-taking tactics needed to succeed.
Reach out at any time to take your next step towards TOEFL success!
Whether it’s improving your reading, listening, speaking, or writing, this course will prepare you to go into test day with complete confidence and will help you achieve your target score with personalized guidance and proven time tested strategies.
What You’ll Learn:
* Effective Time Management: Finish each section confidently within time limits.
* Strategic Skimming & Scanning: Identify key information quickly.
* Process of Elimination: Boost accuracy by discarding wrong answers.
* Organized Responses: Structure your speaking and writing for maximum impact.
* Tailored Focus: Spend time on your weaker areas while reinforcing strengths.
* With our adaptive curriculum and expert tutor, you'll build confidence and fluency, mastering the essential test-taking tactics needed to succeed.
Reach out at any time to take your next step towards TOEFL success!
Extra information
Please bring a pen, scratch paper, and some sort of recording device (e.g. mobile phone).Location
Online via webcam
General info
Age: | Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan |
About Me
I am obsessed with languages and the many, beautiful ways that people communicate. I also consider myself an effective teacher, in the sense that I adapt my approach to fit a wide range of student needs and learning styles.I am fluent in North American English, Portuguese and Spanish. I am located in the Catalunya region of Spain. If there is one thing I have learned it's that traveling is the very best way to absorb a language. No matter how effective a teacher may be, consistent, real-life exposure to the language is the way to learn it. If I had never spent time in Brazil, I would have never attained my present-day fluency in Portuguese. Since arriving in Spain (2017), I have become fluent in both Castellano and Catalan!
Aside from teaching English, I also tutor for the SAT and TOEFL exams. I'm an avid tennis player (PTR-certified tennis instructor) and competitive road cyclist. I've completed three Chicago Marathons and qualified for the Boston Marathon.
The main goals of my teaching program are to build a learning foundation in students and to empower them to learn on their own.
Feel free to reach out anytime with questions or concerns. I look forward to coaching you!
Yours,
M
Education
International TEFL Academy Chicago, ILTEFL/TESOL Certificate November 2013
•150 hours of coursework. 20 hours practicum
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
May 2002
• Study Abroad – Rio de Janeiro 1998, 2001
Experience / Qualifications
Assistant Camp Coordinator, Netherlands2021- present
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Freelance English Coach
Barcelona, Spain
January 2017--Present
• Provide private and small group classes to students of all skill levels.
• Deliver personalized service, emphasizing students’ particular needs.
• Create and deliver individualized homework and study plans.
• Other English language services include proofreading, translation, and editing.
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Tennis Professional, Chicago, IL
Midtown Athletic Club
2015-‐2016
2009-‐2012
• Provided group and private tennis lessons to students of all ages and abilities
• Prepared lesson plans using provided and personal teaching tools
• Provided progress reports, highlighting individual needs and action plans
• Hosted USTA youth tournaments as a parent liaison and on-court official
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Tennis Coordinator, Oak Lawn, IL
Oak Lawn Park District
2012-‐2015
• Supervised all adult and child tennis programming
• Hired and trained tennis staff to provide relevant lesson planning
• Created and administered progress reports for junior players
• Organized and/or led on-court USTA workshops and tournaments
• Administrative duties including scheduling, family relations, pay roll
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Portuguese Teacher, Chicago, IL
Brazil in Chicago
2011-‐2013
• Taught Portuguese to adults aspiring to travel or work in Brazil
• Prepared classes using personal and school-provided materials
• Focused on day-to-day conversation and listening
• Tutored more specific skills such as pronunciation and grammar
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Translator/Interpreter Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Afro Reggae, Fight For Peace 2003-2005
• Provided live interpreting for foreign aid workers researching these social projects.
• Written and spoken translation for the book CULTURE IS OUR WEAPON.
• Gained in depth perspective about daily socioeconomic challenges faced in underserved communities.
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Freelance English Teacher
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2004-2006
• Taught in-company business English to professionals at Yum!, Fagga Eventos, Petrobras and Odebrecht
• Prepared all classes with personal teaching materials
• Customized curricula based on particular needs of each project
Reviews (1)
My son, Zack found Marton very easy to work with and thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. Zack is sitting the SAT in September. Marton was happy to provide help with more than just the SAT agreeing to read his personal statement. Highly recommended.
Master the Digital SAT: Personalized Prep for Maximum Success
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The Digital SAT is a requirement for many North American universites. My structured, adaptive approach ensures you're fully equipped to take on this challenge with calm and confidence!
Key Features of Prep Course:
* Familiarization with the digital testing environment and Bluebook app
* Adaptive teaching style that effectively syncs with students' varied needs
* Path to Mastery of key Math, Reading, and Writing concepts you will need on test day
* Strategies for navigating adaptive modules and shorter passages
* Timed practice using official Digital SAT questions
* Targeted lesson planning on areas needing improvement
Whether you're a first-timer or looking to improve your score for the Ivy Leagues, my tailored approach will help you either achieve a solid baseline or achieve up to a 40% score boost!
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You'll Learn Tactics that help you:
* Master the integrated Desmos Calculator for quick problem-solving.
* Quickly recognize question types.
* Employ the "Process of Elimination" strategy to tackle trickier questions.
* Decode complex passages using active reading techniques.
* Answer questions quickly and with confidence using proven shortcuts.
* Use the countdown timer to your advantage, ensuring you stay on track.
* Apply strategic guessing techniques when you're unsure of an answer.
* Leverage the digital bookmark feature to efficiently manage challenging questions.
The focus of this class is to give the students the tools they need to speak the English language with confidence and fluidity. It aims to attend to the responses of the question:
"What are my weaknesses when I try to communicate in English?"
My goal is to provide challenging, interactive and FUN lessons and activities that all attend to the student's particular experiences and needs. Some of the students I have had the pleasure to work with include:
- Doctors who travel internationally for work
- Students needing a tutor for the Cambridge exams
- Individuals who do public speaking.
- Small companies and start ups who do business abroad
- Adults who simply want to improve grammar
I assign homework activities and periodic progress reports via Google Docs. We utilize audio/visual and reading material found online, so having a smartphone or tablet in class is helpful, but not required.
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