Kim Russell Language Tuition

14/09/2026

Welcome to the new academic year! 📚🇫🇷🇩🇪

I have been working over the summer with my regular adult learners and some GCSE students, but today is officially the start of the new academic year.

Here is an insight into my first day of the new term….

I started off with a learner I have been teaching for 6.5yrs. A German conversation lesson with a grammar recap & exercises on the different words and ways to say “before” and “after” - because of course German has different words to use for the three different meanings of the word “before” and likewise the same with “after” 😊

Next up an advanced German lesson with somebody I have been teaching for 11 years. General conversation and then an article on German surnames, their meanings and history of names. Most common surname in Germany is “Müller” meaning “Miller”.

Next off to Bucks Adult Learning to teach a 2hr new French beginners class. We got to know each other, where French is spoken all over the world and learnt French greetings and how to ask somebody’s name, how they are and the replies.

Last lesson for today was a yr10 French lesson after school, brainstorming, planning and writing a perfect 90 word essay on technology together as a practice run for their school test next week. Then looking at a published model answer to it and analysing why it would achieve full marks

I love my job 💕🇫🇷🇩🇪

28/08/2026

Back from a week in the South of France and now looking forward to the start of term.

I will be setting up my new timetable over the next week for new students, but still have some availability if you know of anybody requiring French/German tuition in groups or 1-2-1 🇫🇷🇩🇪📚🧑‍🎓📆

26/08/2026

Review
Our French language sessions with Kim have been both enjoyable and thoughtfully constructed. She has worked hard to understand both us and our objectives and tailors the sessions with thoughtful preparation to get the most out of each hour we spend with her. The conversation always flows and time flies by.
We leave looking forward to our next lesson

Cathy & David

25/08/2026

Greetings are hugely important in France. If you go to a restaurant and just say you would like a table for two without saying Bonjour/Bonsoir Monsieur/Madame, it will come across as being very rude.

This note on a restaurant window reminds people to use greetings as well as s’il vous plaît/ merci as it is a sign of respect and politeness.

Understanding the culture of the country you visit is really important to make the most out of your stay in a foreign country.

20/08/2026

Well done to my students this year 🎉🎉🎉They have all worked very hard and had real determination to do well.

Language students have a tough time at GCSE level. French, German and Spanish are ranked as having some of the highest grade boundaries and to get a grade 9 this year - they had to achieve a minimum of 87% over four tested skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. French and German are not easy GCSEs to achieve high grades in!!

This year I had five students sitting their GCSEs. Three of my students got a 9, one got an 8 and one got a 6 - amazing results for these tough exams 🎉🎉 Not forgetting that most of these students are also sitting eight, nine or ten other subjects as well! Incredible work…

I wish them all the very best of luck for their bright futures ahead and will miss seeing them every week!
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09/07/2026

I have always thought that learning /speaking a language is a great work out for the brain. Just as we do physical exercise to remain fit and healthy for our bodies, it is also beneficial to exercise our brain and keep us mentally fit and here is the proof in this article!

Learning a language is not only immensely fun and enjoyable, but also stops our brain from aging too quickly.

So, how many languages do you speak and how much younger would that make your brain?

09/07/2026

This is one of my learners in my Pre-Intermediate French class at Bucks Adult learning. He is inspirational 🇫🇷⭐️

At 83, Keith proved it's never too late to learn a new language. Discover how a French course with Buckinghamshire Adult Learning helped him fulfil a lifelong ambition and gain the confidence to deliver speeches in French...

Read more here 👉 https://adultlearningbc.ac.uk/its-never-too-late-to-learn-french-one-learners-story/

19/06/2026

A lovely present from a parent whose son I taught German to this year.
Henry decided to take an external German GCSE a year early in year 10 and my job was to teach him. Being half Austrian, Henry knew a lot of basic vocabulary but neither the grammar nor the GCSE topical vocabulary. Two lessons a week from summer yr9 until May yr10 and he was more than ready to take the GCSE, which he did and found it easy. Such a pleasure to tutor such inspirational students ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20/05/2026

Best of luck French GCSE exam today 💪🏻⭐️🇫🇷

13/05/2026

I’m running a new brush up on your French skills class in Amersham this June via Adult Learning

Think you’re a total French Beginner? 🇫🇷 Or a Complete Spanish novice? 🇪🇸 Think again! 😀📖

Meet Kim, one of our brilliant French tutors at Amersham ALC. Kim noticed that when learners return to French, even after many years, they often underestimate themselves and join a beginners course.

The truth? Your language skills return fast and you can progress - you just need to shake off the rust! That is why Kim and our team created our 'Brush Up Your French Language Skills' courses. ✨

This brand-new course is tailor-made to help you:
✔️Skip the absolute beginner basics.
✔️Reclaim your lost vocabulary quickly.
✔️Revive your passion for the language.
✔️Build instant conversation confidence.

Kim says “I’m looking forward to teaching the course in June and hopefully it will help people to have the confidence to enrol on the right course for them in September.”

So don't start from scratch. Start from where you left off! 🚀

👉Click on the link in comments to enrol in our 'Brush Up Your Language Skills' courses.

Merci Kim et bon voyage! 😀 🇫🇷 🇪🇸