PLEASE NOTE. I do not teach students under the age of 16. I lecture and tutor at an important UK University and have specialist knowledge of IELTS and other Cambridge exams.
I have been travelling the world since I left university in 1986 and currently have visited 53 different countries and lived in six. I have an incredible passion for adventure and communication even at 63 years old. After a successful business career in Europe and Asia, I returned to London to semi-retire and concentrate on Academia and tutoring.
Me as a Teacher
After reading English and Journalism at University I decided to teach as a way of discovering the world. It became my lifetime career. Most teachers have little understanding of their students' cultures, languages, and needs and tend to teach all in a standard method. I know a Chinese or Korean student has vastly different goals to a Peruvian student so I tailor make my courses to focus on the end goal. I am a teacher but that does not mean business success and rewards are unimportant. I have run successful businesses in Europe and the Far East working for world-famous multi-national companies specializing in Marketing, Career Development, HR, CRM, and E.commerce.
My lessons & teaching style
There is no such thing as a normal or standard student. Everyone has their own needs and pace. After 30 years I have yet to find a textbook that can be followed page by page, exercise by exercise. Each course is designed specifically for the student or company using resources from life, put together to form a journey of learning English with the arrival point of a precise goal or objective, be it bandscore 7 in IELTS or that promotion to the board of directors. I teach with interest, research, focus and humour. I want my students never to look at their watches until I say the lesson is finished and are surprised it went so quickly.
My teaching material
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Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
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106 Reviews
Victor
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really good 1st class and a different way to think about English. See you in the next lesson. Thanks Lloyd
Oct 15, 2018
Eric
13 English lessons
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A fascinating lesson, truly. Learnt something that I had never been taught before and I think it should have been taught in schools. Thank you for the great lesson.
Sep 21, 2018
italki808050
1 English lesson
L'insegnante è stato molto professionale e disponibile, mi ha spiegato sotto quali profili potrei migliorare, dandomi anche alcuni ottimi suggerimenti. Highly recommended!
Nov 6, 2024
Saleh Alqattan
2 English lessons
A wonderful professor, with experience in teaching foreigners, an interesting teaching style, and knowledge of the philosophy of language and semantics.
Oct 19, 2024
Julia
1 English lesson
it was very fun to talk with this teacher about his experiences!