Catherine Kay
5.0
Portugal•
4:59 AM (GMT+00:00)
English
202
3,595
English
202
3,595
Speaks
English
Native
,Portuguese
A2
About Me
Português
Hola. O meu nome é Catherine. Vivo em Ladoeiro, um aldeia bonita perto de Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Ensino Inglês. Tenho um grau (Universidade de Bradford, Inglaterra), um Certificado de Pós Graduação em Educação e um certificado para ensinar Inglês.
Tenho muita experiência de ensino.
Adoro ensinar. Sou creativo, paciente e adaptável.
Posso ensinar uma aula de hora ou uma aula de meia hora. Uma aula de meia hora custará meio do dinheiro.
Vivo em uma quinta. Gosto de jardinagem e cuidar os animais.
Falo Português só um pouco mas estou a aprender!
Espero conhecê-lo em breve.
Obrigada
English
Hello. My name is Catherine.
I live and work on a farm in rural Portugal with my all lovely animals and I teach English.
I have worked for Verbling for some time now. I offer half hour lessons which are half of the cost of an hour long lesson.
Back in England I worked as a manager for a National Educational charity for over 14 years before being made redundant and deciding to study for a TEFL certificate so I could get back to doing the work I love, which is teaching.
I have a Batchelors degree, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and have recently completed a level 5 120 hour TEFL certificate.
Throughout my work with the educational charity I was involved in teaching, designing courses and creating resources. I designed a wide range of courses including a course for people who wanted to volunteer in their communities, a chicken keeping course and beginner level science courses where parents and their children could learn about the solar system or dinosaurs. I also designed and taught courses for tutors to help them build on and widen their skills and to link their courses to current political or environmental issues such as the plight of bees and other pollinators or social inequaity.
Before working for this charity I worked with older people organising sing a long sessions and teaching reminiscence workshops and crafts sessions. I also worked with homeless people teaching art and craft courses and courses exploring the five senses.
I worked as a self employed arts and crafts tutor for a number of year teaching people in their own homes.
I have taught people of all ages from 2 to a hundred years of age. There is no age limit to learning.
I love using my creativity to design fun and imaginative lesson plans and resources. During my teaching I use flash cards, crosswords, gapped handouts, games quizzes, whiteboards... maybe even puppets to bring the lesson to life.
I find out about each student, their hobbies and interests, and their reasons for learning English so I can tailor the class to meet their needs. With regular students I send copies of resource materials prior to the class and set homework afterwards so they can get the very most from each session.
Apart from teaching English and running my farm I enjoy building and DIY. I am also learning European Portuguese so I know first hand about the challenges and joys of learning another language.
Read MoreHola. O meu nome é Catherine. Vivo em Ladoeiro, um aldeia bonita perto de Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Ensino Inglês. Tenho um grau (Universidade de Bradford, Inglaterra), um Certificado de Pós Graduação em Educação e um certificado para ensinar Inglês.
Tenho muita experiência de ensino.
Adoro ensinar. Sou creativo, paciente e adaptável.
Posso ensinar uma aula de hora ou uma aula de meia hora. Uma aula de meia hora custará meio do dinheiro.
Vivo em uma quinta. Gosto de jardinagem e cuidar os animais.
Falo Português só um pouco mas estou a aprender!
Espero conhecê-lo em breve.
Obrigada
English
Hello. My name is Catherine.
I live and work on a farm in rural Portugal with my all lovely animals and I teach English.
I have worked for Verbling for some time now. I offer half hour lessons which are half of the cost of an hour long lesson.
Back in England I worked as a manager for a National Educational charity for over 14 years before being made redundant and deciding to study for a TEFL certificate so I could get back to doing the work I love, which is teaching.
I have a Batchelors degree, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and have recently completed a level 5 120 hour TEFL certificate.
Throughout my work with the educational charity I was involved in teaching, designing courses and creating resources. I designed a wide range of courses including a course for people who wanted to volunteer in their communities, a chicken keeping course and beginner level science courses where parents and their children could learn about the solar system or dinosaurs. I also designed and taught courses for tutors to help them build on and widen their skills and to link their courses to current political or environmental issues such as the plight of bees and other pollinators or social inequaity.
Before working for this charity I worked with older people organising sing a long sessions and teaching reminiscence workshops and crafts sessions. I also worked with homeless people teaching art and craft courses and courses exploring the five senses.
I worked as a self employed arts and crafts tutor for a number of year teaching people in their own homes.
I have taught people of all ages from 2 to a hundred years of age. There is no age limit to learning.
I love using my creativity to design fun and imaginative lesson plans and resources. During my teaching I use flash cards, crosswords, gapped handouts, games quizzes, whiteboards... maybe even puppets to bring the lesson to life.
I find out about each student, their hobbies and interests, and their reasons for learning English so I can tailor the class to meet their needs. With regular students I send copies of resource materials prior to the class and set homework afterwards so they can get the very most from each session.
Apart from teaching English and running my farm I enjoy building and DIY. I am also learning European Portuguese so I know first hand about the challenges and joys of learning another language.
My trial lessons
The trial class is for us to get to know each other a little. We will talk about the reasons you wish to improve your English and what you would like from the lessons. We will talk about your interests and hobbies and plan our first lesson together. Do not worry if you are a beginner, we can have a short conversation at your level and do a short introductory exercise.
Read MoreTrial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a few days 
7 years ago 
100.00%3,595 
26.9 lesson average
5.0 Schedule
November 3, 2025 - November 10, 2025
All times listed are in your local timezone
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Mon
11/03/2025
Tue
11/04/2025
Wed
11/05/2025
Thu
11/06/2025
Fri
11/07/2025
Sat
11/08/2025
Sun
11/09/2025
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
British English
Résumé
Education
2018 - 2018
1993 - 1995
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Manchester Metropolitan University - Manchester UK
education theory and practice for adult and community learning at postgraduate level
1980 - 1984
BSc Science and Society
University of Bradford - Bradford UK
Multidisciplinary focus on how science and technology impact society.
Work Experience
2002 - 2017
Learning manager
Workers Educational Association - Manchester U.K.
Responsible for organising and ensuring quality of a range of adult education provision across Greater Manchester
1995 - 2002
Tutor/teacher
cornerstones day centre and self employment - Manchester U.K.
Range of teaching jobs with homeless people, people with learning disabilities etc.
Ratings
396
Fun
314
Motivation Guru
428
Excellent Materials
605
Great Conversation
23
Exam Coach
13
Business Expert
39
Writing Coach
184
Great for Beginners
239
Great for Intermediate
78
Great for Advanced
257
Accent Reduction
69
Tech Savvy
263
Goes the Extra Mile
302
Grammar Expert
2
Great for medical professionals
324
Cultural Insights
5.0 Average
1144 ratings, 202 students
February 12, 2020 • Lessons: 6
Advanced Conversational classes with Catherine are usually very informative. And what I like the most is Cathrine sharing her experience on a topic. That's really precious not to only improve your language but also grow personally.
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December 11, 2019 • Lessons: 60
Envia muy buen material y se prepara la clase. Siempre te preguntabsi quieres ver algo especifico para la siguiente clase. Te indica los errores y te explica las palabrad que no entiendes con muchos ejemplos
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