How to find the online English tutor for YOU

如何找到适合你的在线英语家教

Hey, guys.

大家好

Here are my best tips for finding a really good language teacher who will work with you

今天我想给那些希望寻找一名合适的英语老师的人一些小建议。

on Skype in one-to-one appointments, private lessons, so that you can learn a new language.

在Skype上面进行一对一预约，通过这种方式来进行授课。

What is the reason that you want to have lessons?

首先想一下你为什么想要上英语课？

Because the kind of teacher you look for will be different, depending on the reason.

学英语的目的不同，你寻找老师的标准也会相应变得不同。

So, first of all, if you want a conversational teacher because you're going on holiday soon

比如说你想要找个老师跟你练习对话，因为你马上要去国外度假，

to England and you want to get ready, or you want to wake up your tongue and remember all

去个英国什么的。这样一来你的目标就变成了为旅行做好准备，练练你的口语，记住一些旅行用的口语。

the English you know, then pick a teacher that you've got good rapport with, so that

这样的话你就需要一个跟你合拍的人做你的老师，

when you talk to each other on Skype you don't feel really awkward and sort of run out of

所以当你和他在Skype上面讲话的时候你也不会觉得尴尬或是觉得没话可说，

things to say, and go silent and all those kinds of things.

或者干脆陷入迷之沉默

You want to be doing your lessons with a teacher you are happy and comfortable to talk to,

你肯定想找一个你愿意和他讲话，并且觉得跟他讲话很自在的老师。

especially in a conversational class.

尤其是在练习口语的时候。

Another thing that can help those kind of appointments for conversational practice is

还有一点很重要，会话课上课前你要有所准备，

for you to prepare before the kind of things that you would like to use the time speaking

把你想要在课上练习的东西事先想好

about.

So if you've got a few ideas before the lesson with the teacher, it should mean that you

如果你能在课前就把想说的话题准备好，这就保证了

won't run out of things to say or it won't get a bit boring.

你们在课上至少不会无话可说，或者是尬聊

Now, if your reason for the Skype appointments is because you are taking an exam, for example,

再来第二种，如果你是因为要准备某个英语考试，比如说雅思，而选择线上授课的话

IELTS, then you want to pick a teacher who actually knows about that exam, because not

那你就要选择一个真的了解这门考试的老师

all teachers have experience with it.

因为不是所有老师都熟悉这门考试

So be sure to check the reviews.

所以一定要事先查一下别人给他的点评

And if you're using a website, read carefully your teacher's introduction about themselves

如果你是通过一个网站找到他的，事先读一下他的个人介绍

so that you know: "Can this teacher actually speak...?

这样你就能知道，到底这个老师是不是讲

Actually teach the exam class I'm looking for?"

是不是能教给你 你想要学的东西

And don't waste your money on a teacher who's like: "Oh yeah, I don't know about it, but

有些人会说 我没听过这个考试 但我应该能帮你搞定 别听他们的

yeah, I'm sure I can do it.

I'm sure I can get you ready for your exam."

Just be confident that your teacher that you meet on Skype really knows how to do the best

一定要确定这个老师真正能够帮到你

for you and help you prepare for your exam.

学习英语或者是应对这个考试

So another thing that you should think about is: How often do you want to meet this teacher?

再来一件事就是 多久上一次课

Because consider that it's just going to be the two of you talking over Skype, and sometimes

因为这个课程当中只有你和老师两个人

you'll be using PDFs and other things to look at on the screen, but it's just going to be

有时候会用到一些PDF或者别的资料

the two of you.

但绝大多数时候就只有你们两个人四目相对

So, if you do many, many, many, many hours together, it can be quite intense because

所以如果你一个礼拜上好多课的话，信息量可能会太大，很快会厌倦

you're seeing this teacher so often and spending so much time just together.

因为见的太频繁，相处的时间太长

For a lot of people meeting no more than three times a week, three hours is more than enough

对绝大多数人来时，一周三次以下就足够了

to be constantly meeting the same teacher.

与同一个老师线上授课

If you really need to have lots and lots and lots of hours because perhaps now your level's

如果你真的需要上很久的课

not very high, have a think about whether you should try group online classes.

比如你现阶段的基础很差，那么可以考虑一下线上小班授课

It's a completely different style of teaching, but they can be really good for learning vocabulary,

小班授课和一对一授课完全是两码事，但是它对于词汇学习

covering basics.

或者基础的学习会很有帮助

If you're quite lazy just to learn something on your own, then doing the group class can

如果你是一个没什么自觉性的人，那么小班授课

be a good way to just get those hours in basically.

可能会是一个不错的选择

And then when your level is a lot better, then maybe then you can look into some one-to-one

然后等到你的水平提高了一些以后，再考虑上一对一

appointments or if you want to work on your accent, you can do so then.

比如练练你的发音什么的

So, thank you so much for watching guys.

感谢大家今天的收看

I hope this is going to help you next time you're looking for...

真心希望今天我讲到的这些会对大家有帮助

Next time or the first time you're looking for a Skype teacher online.

尤其是对那些正在寻找线上Skype老师的人来说

Before you go, make sure that you check out our quiz on this lesson.

在结束之前，最后提醒大家，记得完成我们的课后练习

And thanks a lot.

谢谢大家

See ya later.

下次见

Bye-bye.

bye bye