Jon Armour
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Jon Armour
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Tibetan
French
Persian (Farsi)
Other
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationHighly qualified British teacher and examiner with 28 years of experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
Tibetan
French
Persian (Farsi)
Other
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationHighly qualified British teacher and examiner with 28 years of experience
From United KingdomLiving in Colchester, United Kingdom (11:44 UTC+05:30)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 16, 2024Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesBusiness & FinanceSports & FitnessWriting
Hi English learners, I'm Jon! I'm from Cambridge, in the UK. I love learning languages, and I love people. So, of course, I love teaching English to international students! I've been doing this work for 28 years, and I still really enjoy it. When I'm not teaching, I'm usually travelling, walking in nature or practising mindfulness.Me as a Teacher
In the last 28 years, I've taught mostly teenagers (in a private school in Cambridge) and adults (in a language school in the UK, plus in Germany and India).
I've taught almost every kind of Engish. Lots of exams (mostly IELTS and Cambridge exams), but also I've helped many students with Business Engish and English for conversation.
I was an IELTS examiner for nine years, which I loved - testing students for speaking and writing.
I've also taught in and managed a UK summer school for many years, where I worked with children from 12 to 16 years old.
For the last two years, I've been teaching online - tutoring students 1:1. It's a lot of fun. Why don't you book a lesson, and find out?My lessons & teaching style
My style changes, depending on the student's needs.
If you want business, we'll do lots of speaking, including role-plays. Meetings, presentations, negotiating, disagreeing politely - we will do all this, while also increasing your vocabulary. REAL business vocab (For example "Can you TWEAK this presentation, so the customer can see how LASER-FOCUSED we are?"
If we're working on exams, I'll write model writing task answers for you, so you can see exactly how to write a perfect answer.
And if it's a speaking class, we'll do a lot of real talking, in different situations.
Unlike some teachers, I always help my students to correct their mistakes.
And...our lessons will be FUN! I promise.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Business English Teaching - CESC (now ILC Colchester) - 2010I 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.
Certificate verified
IELTS Examiner - IELTS (trained at CESC/ILC Colchester) - 2007
Certificate verified
DELTA - Cambridge ESOL - 2004This 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.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2022 - 2023
ESOL TeacherI taught pre-sessional English to international students before they started their university degree courses.
2015 - 2022
ESOL and IELTS TeacherI taught students aged 14-18 here. I helped them prepare for exams: IELTS, Cambridge PET and FCE, plus the CIE ESOL GCSE.
2001 - 2015
Assistant Head of Studies + Teacher
1997 - 2001
English Teacher
1996 - 1997
English Teacher
Education
1990 - 1993
Bachelor’s - Politics and Sociology
Work Experience
1994 - 1995
News Journalist
5.0
Rating
5
Students
11
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
3 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
IELTS preparation course - speaking/writing
B1 - C1Test Preparation6 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 6% off
Cambridge Exams Preparation Course
A2 - C2Test Preparation0 lessons completed
USD 33.00+
Package with 6% off
Business English
B1 - C2Business0 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 6% off
General English + Conversation
A2 - C2Conversation2 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Quiz (67)
4 Reviews
Natalya
1 English lesson
We had a class devoted to IELTS Writing. I really enjoyed how everything went, from discussing my learning goals to receiving feedback on my speaking and writing. All in all, the class was very intensive and useful.
Sep 9, 2024
Stella
6 English lessons
Jon is the best teacher ever
Sep 2, 2024
Stella
6 English lessons
Jon is a great teacher and I love his style of teaching 👍
Aug 20, 2024
Eric
1 English lesson
Had a great first lesson with Jon. He is friendly, patient and supportive, and speaks clearly with a good English accent, so I didn’t have any trouble in listening. In the lesson, he provided me feedback and suggestions on how I can work on my spoken English.
Jul 21, 2024
Trial Lesson
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