In a trial lesson with me, we'll look at your goals and what you need from our lessons, and I'll suggest how we can work together to reach your targets. I'll explain what kind of activities we'll do together, and what materials we'll use.
So whether you are looking for exams preparation, Business English, or general or conversational English, after this lesson you will know exactly what to expect from future classes. And you'll know what my plan is for helping you become a GREAT English user!

In this course you will:
- learn key vocabulary and grammar for speaking and writing tasks
- learn how to organise speaking and writing Task 1 + 2 tasks, by analysing my MODEL ANSWERS
- understand how to meet the examiners' official marking criteria for a bank 6/7 etc
- receive clear and detailed feedback on all tasks (what was good, what needs to improve, how to improve it)
- do mock speaking tests with a former examiner (that's me!)
- do in-class writing Task 1 and 2 tasks with me helping you to improve while you write.
- receive homework to help you improve faster

IELTS preparation course - speaking/writing

In this course you will:
- learn key vocabulary and grammar for the exam
- learn how to organise speaking and writing tasks, by analysing my MODEL ANSWERS
- understand how to meet the examiners' official marking criteria
- receive clear and detailed feedback on all tasks (what was good, what needs to improve, how to improve it)
- practice reading and listening, and receive tips on how to improve
- do mock speaking tests and receive detailed feedback
- do in-class writing tasks with me helping you to improve while you write
- receive homework to help you improve faster

Cambridge Exams Preparation Course

In these lessons, you will:
- work on giving clear presentations with excellent staging, linking and handling question
- practise using English in meetings, including polite disagreement, getting back to the topic, diplomatic interrupting (eg "Sorry - can I just jump in here?!") and more
- learn and practise handling negotiations
- improve your emailing skills (how formal to be, when to be less formal)
- focus on how to manage phone calls and Zoom meetings
- boost your knowledge and ability to USE real-world, modern busiess vocabulary
- increase your CONFIDENCE at speaking in business environments, through frequent role play activities to practise
- focus on making natural, smooth small talk
- receive clear and detailed feedback on your performance in all tasks
- receive homework to help you improve faster

Business English

In these lessons, you will:
- increase your vocabulary, and become CONFIDENT in using it
- learn real-world language for speaking
- boost your spoken fluency through discussions and role-plays of real-life situations
- improve your pronunciation so you can sound more natural and be understood easily
- focus on any areas of grammar or any topic that YOU want to work on
- receive clear and detailed feedback on your performance in all speaking tasks
- receive homework to help you improve faster

General English + Conversation

This is the advanced English language teaching qualification. The basic course which most teachers do is the CELTA. I did that first, but then I also completed and passed the DELTA, which is twice as long as the CELTA course.

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I trained to teach Business English classes, and taught both classes and individuals at Colchester English Study Centre (CESC, now called ILC Colchester) in the UK for many years.

I taught pre-sessional English to international students before they started their university degree courses.

I taught students aged 14-18 here. I helped them prepare for exams: IELTS, Cambridge PET and FCE, plus the CIE ESOL GCSE.