Mary is a private tutor and an experienced teacher offering online English lessons. I am registered with SACE (South African Council for Educators).
I have tutored children, teens and adults. I taught language and literature to Years 7 to 11 at an international school in the Middle East for three years. I was awarded for my outstanding contribution to the school. In 2011, I returned to my studies, embarking on my Master's in Education (in applied language and literacy studies) at UCT. In 2013, I was awarded my Master's with distinction. My ter
15/09/2021
I created this set of adjectives in the intensive form for Afrikaans (additional language) learners in Gr. 7. Please use them if you're revising intensiewe vorme!
https://quizlet.com/_8z8t1g?x=1jqt&i=2zloht
15/09/2021
Revising Afrikaans (additional language)? I created this set of flashcards for pupils in Gr. 7. Please use them if you're looking for a fun and effective way to revise idioms!
https://quizlet.com/_8qgz0w?x=1jqt&i=2zloht
08/01/2021
2020 was a difficult year for my pupils and their parents, and I hope that 2021 will be a little easier for all of us.
I'll be back at work next week and I'm looking forward to seeing my pupils on Zoom again!
I’m tutoring online using Zoom, teaching English (home language) and Afrikaans (additional language) to pupils in Grades 5, 6 and 7, as well as Cambridge IGCSE Language and Literature to homeschooled teens. If you’re looking for a tutor, please get in touch!
09/04/2020
I've created an Easter-themed game. It's based on the game Cluedo and fun and easy to play!
These two versions are suitable for Afrikaans (additional language) pupils in Grades 5 and 6, and they're free-to-download.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D1LO3OCnJBP63zwtIKpFEibt-5KrzBdr/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G92LEvGES55VbSXQi3F86SDwWoutbGcv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g_os1p2Sv6r0pucNeSZ7vLP1ex_bxpAL/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nMXyUIPNvAUmpprq-dNmvzA-GEXZKXXy/view?usp=sharing
I've made an Easter-themed game available to download. It's based on the game Cluedo and fun and easy to play!
This version is suitable for Afrikaans (additional language) pupils in Grade 7:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11s5fj4rA3mLNJ2N_ojjLD_5Cy6Cmy5lQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RMC0W4-46zchRCjeWAr-8MQxzUmjqqtp/view?usp=sharing
21/02/2020
The Orbison Consolations
by Kit Wright
Only the lonely
Know the way you feel tonight?
Surely the poorly
Have some insight?
Oddly, the godly
Also might,
And slowly the lowly
Will learn to read you right.
Simply the pimply
Have some idea.
Quaintly the saintly
Have got quite near.
Quickly the sickly
Empathise
And prob’ly the knobbly
Look deep into your eyes.
Rumly, the comely
Will understand.
Shortly the portly
Will take your hand.
Early the surly
Dispraised and panned,
But lately the stately
Have joined your saraband.
Only the lonely
Know the way you feel tonight?
Singly the tingly
Conceive your plight,
But doubly the bubbly
Fly your kite…
And lastly the ghastly
Know the way you feel tonight.
14/05/2019
I went to listen to one of my pupils take part in an Afrikaans eisteddfod at his school yesterday. He chose a poem called ‘Tarzan: Die einde’ by Jaco Jacobs. It was a good challenge for him because it’s a long poem with some difficult vocabulary, but he did very well. His examiner, and we in the audience, enjoyed it, especially the humorous end. Mooi so, Ethan!
15/04/2019
'You never get too old for climbing trees.'
Image from: http://lapa.bookslive.co.za