Sara VN English Tutor

25/04/2021

Words. I love discovering and using new vocabulary. This week a student and I discovered the word pulchritudinous, which means beautiful. Here’s a clip of the rather pulchritudinous Benedict Cumberbatch reading a letter showing the power of words.

In 1934, a New York copywriter by the name of Robert Pirosh quit his well-paid job and headed for Hollywood, determined to begin the career of his dreams as ...

07/04/2021

Your GCSE English literature syllabus will differ slightly depending on which exam board you take your exams with. However, there’s one thing that is certain and that is that you will definitely have to answer at least one question on Shakespeare and his plays.

So, if the prospect of studying Shakespeare makes you nervous then Sparknotes have developed a website specifically to help with studying Shakespeare. All the plays that are on the AQA and Edexcel specifications are on the website, and access is absolutely free.

Understand Shakespeare's plays and sonnets with SparkNotes' translations, plot summaries, character lists, quotes, lists of themes and symbols, and more.

02/04/2021

Shakespeare is credited with the introduction of approximately 1,700 words that are still used in the English language today. So, if you’re feeling like stepping up your level of insults today, why not take some inspiration from the Bard himself.

31/03/2021

Part of becoming a skilled writer is thinking carefully about your language choices and showing that you have a command of a variety of different vocabulary.

There were 171,476 words in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2020, so why settle for the same, tired, overused ones? One easy way to make sure you’re choosing better vocabulary is to eliminate the word ‘very’ from your list.

29/03/2021

There are so many benefits to online tutoring.

19/03/2021

Hello,

My name is Sara and I’m a qualified secondary English teacher.

I’m offering online tutoring sessions to KS2-KS4 students who want to develop their skills and build their confidence in English.

💡I have an English degree, a PGCE and a Masters degree in English Literature.

💡I have an Enhanced DBS check.

💡I genuinely love my subject and try to make sessions fun and informative.

💡 Sessions are personalised to the needs of your child.

💡One to one and group sessions available (no more than 4 students in a group).

So if you feel that your child would benefit from my services, please do get in touch.

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