“There's nothing a teacher treasures more than to see a pupil succeed.”

It is always interesting, I find, to know about the person behind the site, so here goes:

 Who am I?

Born in France and therefore French, I chose to become a British citizen after my marriage to Mr Stacey! I have therefore both nationalities. I lived in France until the age of 19 when, in order to improve my English, I moved to England to study for a year. Loving the life in England, I decided to train as a French teacher, which I did for three years. I started work in Southampton, Hampshire, where I stayed for more than 30 years. For more information, you can read my CV. I used to travel to France about 3 times a year to visit my relatives who live in the south west but at the moment I am living there.

I have over 30 years experience teaching adults and students in the primary and  secondary sectors and I am very well versed in what is required to pass public exams.  I am an enthusiastic, positive and encouraging kind of teacher who never gives up on anybody!

Throughout my teaching career, I have used many different syllabi, and I have come to the conclusion that, in the end, the same vocabulary is used and the same grammar is needed! I have prepared many, many exercises which you can use for free.

Recognising an individual  student’s learning styles is important and most of the exercises in this site match the three main learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. In addition, the students can strive to beat their personal best in either result or speed, and, to cap it all, have fun! Another interesting thing is a different way to write vocabulary. This is explored in the page about “brain mapping”.

Finally, I believe that being positive and optimistic helps with confidence, that is why I devoted a whole section on both.

I’ve always thought that the way to learn is to have fun and to feel able to make mistakes without worrying about it. For adolescents in particular, making mistakes in public can be excruciatingly painful for the ego and no wonder that many would rather not attempt something if there is any possibility of “failing”. Fortunately, you can become more confident through practice and we all know that success breeds success!

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