Mercedes Toubes

Hello: My name is Mercedes and I have been working as a Spanish teacher for 15 years. I am also a Geography and History teacher, specializing in Art History. In addition, I have been teaching tennis for more than 30 years at the EMT tennis school in Madrid and privately. During these years I have taught this precious language that is Spanish to different levels, ages and nationalities. My level of English is B1, basic, but it has not been an impediment to teach French, German, Australian, Swiss, Swedish or Japanese students, even with a very basic level of Spanish. I think it is essential to establish the grammar well but, especially at the beginning, to manage a basic vocabulary in a fluent way that allows the different initial communication skills from simple expressions to more complicated ones. I continue my preparation continuously by attending webinars and taking online courses on grammar, online classes, preparing classes for different ages, etc. I am a very responsible person with my work which I prepare according to the needs, objectives and personality of the student. These 15 years of classes have provided me with a multitude of books, a collection of exercises and a variety of pages and web material (a tool that I consider essential today). That is why I am studying for a Google Certified Educator, which enables me to use all Google tools. Likewise, I have helped to prepare DELE, SIELE and Spanish for business exams. Any questions, do not hesitate to contact me by email or phone. See you soon!