Eleonora Smoląg

Eleonora worked with my 13-year-old son Harry to prepare for the French entrance examination at Westminster School in London, which he successfully passed in May 2018. Thanks to Eleonora’s four-week program, totaling six hours per week, Harry made remarkable progress and achieved a B grade on the notoriously challenging Westminster French Challenge. Eleonora is extremely professional, punctual, and committed to assisting her students. We highly recommend her to anyone seeking to enhance their French skills.

Throughout the years, I have employed numerous tutors for my two sons; however, Eleonora has been exceptional among them. Her diligent preparation enabled one son to gain admission to the City of London School and the other to Westminster School in London. Subsequently, my sons successfully passed the 13+ Common Entrance Exam, followed by the GCSE exam, and ultimately the AS-level exam in French, all under Eleonora’s guidance. I was particularly impressed by how she assumed full responsibility as their French tutor. Before each lesson, Eleonora meticulously prepared personalized worksheets, and after each lesson, she dedicated time to review and evaluate the boys’ progress. She executed all her responsibilities with competence and punctuality.

Lena served as my French tutor for over a year, and I can attest to her exceptional professionalism and commitment as an educator. Each lesson was meticulously organized, featuring engaging topics for discussion, targeted grammar structures, pertinent vocabulary, and tailored pronunciation drills. Her involvement, attentiveness, encouragement, insightfulness, and extensive knowledge were evident throughout. Owing to Lena’s guidance, my confidence in speaking French has blossomed, marked by enhancements in both pronunciation and grammatical skills.

Lena provided tutoring for our son Tomas from CE1 to CM2 in the bilingual French-English section at Marie d’Orliac Primary School, London.

Demonstrating versatility, Lena instructed Tomas in both French and English, alongside Maths and other disciplines such as History and Geography, on a daily basis.

Throughout the lockdown period in CM1, she seamlessly transitioned to online teaching, maintaining the high quality of education through all lessons and resources assigned by his teachers.

Tomas held Lena’s teaching in high regard, often expressing that she was his favorite instructor. Lena’s approach was energetic, engaging, and humorous. She adeptly utilized her bilingual expertise to highlight similarities and differences between the two languages. Her proficiency in French and English grammar and text analysis was particularly beneficial.

As a dedicated educator, Lena invested considerable effort into Tomas’ academic achievements. She tailored exercises to address his specific needs, such as conjugation and French accents, when necessary.

During the parent-teacher conference, the French teacher pointed out that Tomas was the student who had shown the most improvement this school year. Bravo!

These words of praise come from Tomas’ father. Tomas is a student in class 6e at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London.

I am filled with pride for the boy, particularly because his class has nearly 30 students!

What I value most about Eleonora is her personalized approach to teaching. The topics she prepares for our lessons align perfectly with my interests. Her classes are diverse, including time for conversation, homework review, grammar, and pronunciation. I appreciate that Eleonora corrects my pronunciation and creates phonetic exercises customized for me. Her dedication and enthusiasm positively influence my motivation, making my French lessons enjoyable.

Eleonora has been teaching me French from the A0 level through both face-to-face and online sessions. As a teacher who is both enthusiastic and passionate, she demonstrates an exceptional commitment to her profession, which she approaches with utmost seriousness. She employs a variety of resources and designs exercises tailored to my specific needs. Eleonora’s proficiency in English is a valuable asset for me, as she can elucidate certain aspects of French grammar by drawing parallels with English—a language with which I am very familiar. From the outset, Eleonora has also focused on teaching me proper French pronunciation, which seems to have yielded excellent results. 🙂 Additionally, I value her sense of humor, which transforms my French lessons into an enjoyable respite from daily life.

I have had conversation lessons with Eleonora for a year. Our discussions revolve around podcasts, documentaries, or articles that we select together and that align with my interests, which I find perfectly suitable. This method serves as a significant motivational factor for me. I value Eleonora’s expertise, dedication, and open-mindedness. She is consistently well-prepared and eager to explore new topics. She does more than just listen to me: during our conversations, she takes notes on new vocabulary, grammatical mistakes, and comments on my pronunciation, which she emails me after each session. As a result, I can fully concentrate on speaking and continuously enhance my French skills. Due to my irregular work schedule, I appreciate Eleonora’s availability and adaptability