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Experience, approach and professional interests
Experience
Elena Bu is an English teacher with over nine years of experience in private and international schools. She specialises in teaching primary and secondary students, developing academic and communicative skills, and preparing candidates for international exams.
Teacher training
She has designed educational programmes, mentored teachers, run professional training sessions and introduced modern approaches to teaching. Her work combines a high level of language proficiency, current methodology and a focus on students' academic results.
Qualifications
Elena holds Cambridge English qualifications: CELTA (Grade B), CELT-S (Merit) and TKT Module 1. She continues to develop her expertise in English language teaching, educational leadership and students' academic growth.
Professional interests
Her professional interests include IELTS preparation, academic writing, teacher training and effective classroom practice.
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Thank you so much for the way you give knowledge to the children. In this format Vadim finds it more interesting, so he takes in and remembers more. The result is already visible. We will keep working on it too. I will miss you very much, Miss Elena.
Hello, Elena. This is Igor Kim's mother, grade 4A. I want to thank you for the knowledge you give the children! We are so proud of Igor.
We really like that the lessons are relaxed and playful — it seems to me the children take the material in better that way. Going forward, we would like the children to speak freely and polish their grammar.
Thank you for your teaching method! The children always went to your lessons gladly and easily. You can see that they absorb the material and can watch videos in English. It is great that they actually understand rather than cram.
I really like how you teach us. I understand everything clearly from her lessons. Before I came here I knew nothing about IELTS. You opened my eyes and I understand more and more. Thanks a lot.
The lessons are very interesting and informative. The teacher is incredibly kind, creative, patient and explains well — thanks to these lessons I can watch videos in English and understand spoken English.
Dear Miss Elena, we want to thank you for your work, patience and support. You did not just teach us your subject, you helped us become better, more confident and stronger. Thank you for believing in us even when we doubted ourselves. We were very lucky to study with you.
I would like to thank you enormously — first of all for helping me improve my English so much, and for putting up with us. I am very grateful for these three years. Thank you very much.
She is one of the best and strongest teachers at MATES. She raises the level of English a lot and works hard to help us get a high IELTS score. She is understanding and demanding, and her recommendations are very effective. She prepares thoroughly and explains very clearly. The best teacher!
I studied in her group for two years and I am very glad and grateful, because every lesson was as interesting and effective as possible. My English was not very satisfying at the start, and over these two years I improved it noticeably: I can confidently hold any conversation and I am actively preparing for IELTS. Elena Sergeevna is not just a teacher — she is like a best friend: she will always listen, explain and, most importantly, support you.
I believe Elena Sergeevna is the best teacher I have had the chance to study with. I wish I had joined her group much earlier. We love and miss you.
Over three years I improved my English enormously thanks to you. Every lesson I learned something new and the format was always interesting. There were moments when I slacked off, but you still tried to draw me in and make sure I understood. I am very happy you were my teacher.
Over this time my IELTS improved a lot, the lessons are effective and they pay off. I would especially like to note that Miss Elena gives the best feedback — after it you can clearly see your own mistakes. I am very grateful for everything I have learned.
Miss Lena is a very kind and helpful teacher. She explains lessons clearly and always supports her students. Her classes are interesting and comfortable, and she is very patient with everyone. I am very thankful to Miss Lena for her help and patience.
Over the past three years of studying with you, I can say that your lessons were very interesting and informative. You always supported us. And you helped us improve our English when we knew it very poorly. You explained to us how to correctly understand Reading and Listening, and gave us different collocations for Speaking. Over these three years of study, I have learned a lot while studying English. Thank you.
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Lessons in that term were really good and interesting. We love Mrs. Elena. Interactive activities improved vocabulary and fluency, and constructive feedback was helpful. Overall, a valuable and enjoyable learning experience.Konstantin Kim
Dear Mrs. Elena, your lessons are brilliant in my opinion. We always learn something interesting: frequent checks of our knowledge — vocabulary, listening, writing, reading and sometimes speaking.Pavel
I really appreciate Miss Elena's teaching style. She explains things clearly and makes even difficult concepts easy to understand. The lessons are always well-planned and keep me interested. Thank you.Omina, grade 9B
Miss Elena's lessons are really good and I like them. My English improved because of these lessons. We have a good atmosphere in class, our teacher is kind and always finds a different way of teaching for all of us.Student
You are a really good teacher. With you I started to make progress in English. You are very kind and I am not afraid to ask you something or make a mistake. I want to stay in your group and study with you next year.Vika
I really appreciate Miss Elena's lessons and how clearly she explains everything. The atmosphere in class is always comfortable, and I feel like I'm learning a lot step by step. I'm really grateful for your support.Sofi
You have quite an amazing ability to make learning English both fun and effective. Your teaching style is inspiring, and you always know how to keep us engaged.Student
I'm not gonna lie, you're the best teacher ever. Your methods of teaching are amazing, and I never thought that studying could be that interesting. Thank you for being more than just my teacher.Yana Lee
Dear Elena Sergeevna, I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me and for our class. With you I learned that there's nothing embarrassing about making mistakes — it's just a part of our growth.Student
There were lessons when I suddenly realized that I was just happy to be there. Not because of grades or tasks, but because the classroom felt warm. You created an atmosphere where it was safe to make mistakes and be yourself.Ann
Goodbyes are not forever, they are not the end. They simply mean we will miss you until we meet again. Thank you for being the best teacher I could ever ask for.Students
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Cambridge IELTS 9 · Reading Passage 3 · question 40
No wonder that people who stroll around exhibitions are filled with nostalgia; the evidence in museums indicates that life was so much better in the past. This notion is induced by the bias in its representation in museums and heritage centres. Reading
Does the statement agree with the information in the text?
Museums can give a false impression of how life used to be.
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