ELT is my cup of tea!
Yuliya Kumicheva
English teacher and trainer, materials designer and blogger
About me
I'm a self-employed English teacher and teacher trainer. I've been teaching since 2012. I now teach other teachers of English: I help them grow professionally, train them to pass Cambridge exams, and improve their level of English. I now teach "Exam prep + methodology" and "C1-C2 General English + methodology" classes for teachers. I usually have interviews for new students once a year in August. Right now there are no slots available. If there are any slots, I usually announce it on my blog.
I have a methodology course for teachers "Teaching Higher-Level Students". This course is currently in progress and you can join it now!
I speak at ELT conferences, and I even organized a charity conference of my own called "I wish I knew"! In 2022 my teacher-learners and I raised over 5500 dollars for local and international charities; In 2023 we raised 9300 dollars, and in 2024 we raised over 16 000 dollars.
I run short courses, seminars and webinars for schools. I aslo do 1-to-1 consultations for teachers on methodology, observe their lessons, and identify their areas to grow and areas of success.
I also create free and paid materials for English teachers. In my blog on Instagram* I share what I know, keep tested tips and my thoughts organized.
I have a methodology course for teachers "Teaching Higher-Level Students". This course is currently in progress and you can join it now!
I speak at ELT conferences, and I even organized a charity conference of my own called "I wish I knew"! In 2022 my teacher-learners and I raised over 5500 dollars for local and international charities; In 2023 we raised 9300 dollars, and in 2024 we raised over 16 000 dollars.
I run short courses, seminars and webinars for schools. I aslo do 1-to-1 consultations for teachers on methodology, observe their lessons, and identify their areas to grow and areas of success.
I also create free and paid materials for English teachers. In my blog on Instagram* I share what I know, keep tested tips and my thoughts organized.
My working experience
My certificates
- I've been teaching English to groups of students since 2012. I used to work as an Assistant Director of Studies for 4 years, observing teachers, running teacher-training seminars, conducting workshops, organizing extracurricular activities for both teachers (teacher training conferences) and students (quests, quizzes, and summer camps).
- I've been teaching groups online since 2020.
- More than 70 of my students successfully passed Cambridge Exams ranging from YLE to C2 Proficiency.
My certificates
- Language certificates: CPE
- Methodology certificates: TKT Modules 1-3, CELTA, Delta Module 1, Delta Module 3
- Teacher training courses: International House Teacher Training Course, International House Director of Studies Course, Barcelona, 2018.
Useful articles for teachers
Я работаю с группами с 2012 года. Я преподавала на курсах, а с 2020 года самостоятельно набираю по шесть групп каждый учебный год. В этой статье я собрала свои рекомендации и поделилась личным опытом.
Low-prep activity and lesson plan ideas to use with your students when you're talking about style, fashion and clothing.
If I'm planning lessons, you're sure to see one of these on my desk. I usually go through the units to revise and learn some cool vocab that I want to model to my students. Here is a quick review of my lesson planning companions!
"I have a large passive vocabulary but a considerably smaller active one". "When I read or listen to something, I can understand everything, but I just can't use fancy words in my speech". "I know a lot of words. I just don't use them". Does any of this sound familiar?
I usually do them in the beginning of the lesson, and I let my student use their notes or go over our classroom notes from the previous lesson, because the way I see it, the aim of these activities is not to test their memory but to give my students a reason to go back, look at the words, or retrieve some from their memory and use them
How can we fight off feeling constantly overworked and start praising ourselves more?
Sharing my experience of teaching advanced learners. What is advanced English? Who can teach advanced learners? How do I get ready? What are some problems I faced when teaching Advanced learners?