Kate is a Native English teacher with over 7+ years of experience in enriching the English Learning Environment in Secondary Schools, including Band 1-3. She has a detailed knowledge of the current HK syllabus and can provide one on one exam practice to bump up student’s performance to give them that edge in such a competitive environment. Her expertise is in Literature & Language Arts.

What Services does Kate offer?

Kindergarten & Pre School

1. Reading aloud and story time
2. Speaking to improve pronunciation & phonetics
3. Listening to songs, learning through games and movies

Primary & Secondary

Reading

1. Tailor made material (comprehension passages & exercises on a range of topics catered to students learning pace and weaknesses)
2. Vocabulary using real life English
3. Grammar practice
4. Language Arts through literary analysis
5. Examination Skills – reading for content vs specific detail

Speaking

1. P6 to S1 Interview training 
2. SBA & HKDSE (Group Discussion & Individual Response)
3. Debate practice for inter-school competitions
4. Speech Festivals (Solo Verse)

Writing

1. Creative Writing & the use of literary devices in Literature
2. Short to long essay writing (organisation and structure)

Listening

1. BBC learning websites
2. Podcasts

• Kate has also published her own series of Grammar Textbooks “Grammar Practice & Common Mistakes” for S1-S3.
• Kate offers one to one, group and online tutoring sessions* face to face or through Zoom or Whatsapp. (Min. 15 mins per session.) Message for quotation.

For parents, please send a brief overview of the textbook & what your child is learning so teaching materials can be modified. This can be provided in the main body of your message under ‘Contact Me’.

*due to the current epidemic situation online sessions are the preferred method until further notice.