Tom Brennan
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Tom Brennan
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
IELTS & Business English Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
IELTS & Business English Teacher
From IrelandLiving in Da Nang, Vietnam (10:03 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 14, 2020Interest topicTechReadingSports & Fitness
I’m fortunate to have lived in 4 countries and visited over 30. I. I’ve always been a curious person and like to explore new cultures and perspectives. I like nothing better than foraging for wild mushrooms in the woods and hiking the great outdoors. I’m an avid reader my whole life and passionate about literature. I’ve played and coached football at the top level but now enjoy being a spectator. I wouldn’t want to live in a world without music and will always enjoy dancing. I’ve many varied interests and hobbies ranging across entrepreneurship, marketing, social psychology, anthropology to hiking, biking, swimming and playing chess.Me as a Teacher
I’m a Cambridge/CELTA qualified professional native English teacher since 2017. I teach IELTS and Business English mostly.
I’ve taught General, Academic and Business English to students from all over the world. I teach Business English focusing on specific skills such as meetings, presentations, interview skills and vocabulary of Business. I’ve prepared classes and 121 students for IELTS & TOEIC exams while also tutoring postgrad students preparing theses.My lessons & teaching style
What is my teaching style?
Conversational, structured and blended approach.
Work with the student to develop a plan for learning. Gives the student and teacher a roadmap of where they want to get to and how to get there.
Method & Materials used?
Primarily conversational, tasks/activities, video, audio, articles & podcasts, authentic materials.
Conversational & situational role play with discussion/analysis/ interpretation.
Business case studies - articles, video, audio, Tedtalks, elearning tools
IELTS/TOEIC test papers. online resources and authentic materials.
Tailored and specific material to engage and challenge students of Business English and cultural studies.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
- Image files
- Text Documents
- Test templates and examples
Certificates
CELTA - Cambridge University - 2018I’m a Cambridge/CELTA qualified professional native English teacher with over 2 years experience in the classroom/online environment
Certificate verified
Education
1997 - 2003
Master's - Business & Information TechnologyI’ve spent 12 years in and around academia. I’m a graduate of Ireland’s foremost university Trinity College Dublin which is a sister college of Oxford and Cambridge universities in England. I hold BSc(Hons) and MA degrees in Business & Information Technology. I also hold an MII Diploma in Marketing. I won a Phd scholarship (Health Sciences) in 2018 but decided not to accept. I’ve spent 4 years doing post grad research in Anthropology exploring themes around narratives of mental health.
5.0
Rating
51
Students
328
Lessons
99%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
21 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversational English
A2 - C2Conversation126 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
Business English
B1 - C2Business133 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 10% off
General English
A2 - C2Language Essentials30 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 10% off
Test preparation - IELTS/TOEIC/TOEFL
A2 - C2Test Preparation13 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 10% off
Technology English
B1 - C2Business5 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 9% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
22 Reviews
Violette
59 English lessons
excellent!
Aug 17, 2021
David Pulido
1 English lesson
Excellent teacher, I hope take more classes with him
May 28, 2021
Viktoriya Khisanova
1 English lesson
I had a trial lesson with Tom where we discussed my aims and how to achieve them. I recommend Tom as a teacher as he listens to everything very carefully and gives his conclusions/recommendations really to the point.
Apr 15, 2021
Ut Ke Ho
12 English lessons
It was wonderful. Great job Tom. Big thanks and deeply appreciated that.
Apr 3, 2021
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