The free assessment lesson serves three purposes. First the potential student is able to explain their needs, preferences, and goals. Second I am able to assess the student’s current level of English. Third we are able to discuss the best way I can help them.
The results of each assessment are individual as is the resulting study plan. As an example we can use Anita’s assessment lesson to help you better understand how it works.
| Student’s Details | |
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| Name | Anita Novotna |
| Mother Tongue | Czech |
| ESL Status | No formal lessons since finishing university seven years ago. Occasional use in work. |
| Student’s Opinion | |
| Level | Low B2 |
| Strengths | reading, writing |
| Weaknesses | speaking, listening |
| Needs | Help with speaking and listening. Lacking vocabulary. |
| Learning Preferences | What types of activities do you enjoy the most / least during a lesson? Speaking & video exercises. / Audio & grammar exercises. |
| Do you find it easier to remember information through reading or through hearing? Reading. |
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| Tell me about a learning experience that was particularly enjoyable or effective for you, and why it was. One teacher we did lots and lots of talking. He was very interesting, and I had lots of speaking practice, but he didn’t correct me so often and I didn’t progress so much. |
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| Tell me about a negative learning experience, and why it was. Never really had a bad one. But had some boring ones who focused on repeating grammar and idioms. They were a waste of time and money. |
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| Goals | To speak confidently, with less mistakes, in any situation. Expand her vocabulary. In the near future to achieve C1 level. |
| Why? | Career advancement. |
| Teacher’s Assessment | |
| Can the student: | easily understand almost everything you hear or read? X express yourself spontaneously, fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations? X express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions? X deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where English is spoken? describe experiences and events, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans? understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of your daily life? understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of your needs? introduce yourself and others and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, people you know and things you have? interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help? |
The initial assessment lasts about 35 minutes and provides the starting point for the student’s individual study plan.
