From United KingdomLiving in Other, United Kingdom (22:34 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 8, 2021
InterestsSports & Fitness
My name is Mark and I specialise in IELTS preparation. I understand the difficulties and pressures that IELTS students face and how important it is for them to succeed. In fact, passing the IELTS exam can be life changing. So, when you work with me, your goals become my goals and I will do my best to ensure that we can achieve those goals together.
I have been teaching online for over a year and have worked with students from China, Japan, South Korea and most recently from Turkey. This year, I have been teaching migrants and asylum seekers in the UK, helping them to pass the language exams that allow them to pursue dreams such as attending university or working as a doctor in the NHS.
Me as a Teacher
I am a Cambridge University Certified English Teacher with a CELTA qualification.
I have a patient, encouraging and positive attitude to teaching because I know that students learn more when they feel comfortable and relaxed.
My lessons & teaching style
I can mark your Academic IELTS essays and provide corrections and useful advice relating specifically to the four band descriptors of Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Grammatical Range and Accuracy and Lexical Resource.
For speaking, we can practice exam situations together. This practice is a chance to make mistakes in a supportive environment and learn from them.
My 'Conversation for IELTS' lessons focus on a different IELTS topic in each session, giving you the chance to discuss it with a native English speaker. You will learn how to thinks of ideas, answer complex questions and learn topic specific vocabulary and collocations as well as the appropriate idiomatic language.
My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Articles and news
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - Concorde International, Canterbury, UK - 2020
Certificate verified
Education
1997 - 2000
Bachelor’s - BA (Hons) 2:1 , American StudiesUniversity of Leeds, UK
Work Experience
2020 - 2021
Online EFL TeacheriTutor Group - Shanghai, China, China
2020 - 2021
Volunteer EFL TeacherRefunet - BROADSTAIRS, UK, United Kingdom
5.0
Rating
269
Students
1,449
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
269
Students
1449
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
IELTS Academic Writing Correction and Grading service (not a lesson)
B1 - C2Test Preparation34 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
IELTS Speaking exam practice
B1 - C2Test Preparation518 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 10% off
Conversations for IELTS
B1 - C2Test Preparation574 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 11% off
General Conversation Practice
B1 - C2Conversation307 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Package with 12% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
120 Reviews
Aurora
16 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mark is a great teacher who is always so patient and kind to me. At the same time, he is also very professional at teaching and very inspirational. He makes my learning process a pleasant journey. I learned a lot of useful idioms and vocabulary in each lesson. I'm very happy with my performance at the ielts speaking test. Best luck to Mark and all the test takers☺️
Jun 23, 2022
Ava
4 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The best teacher I met in italki!!!
Jun 22, 2022
Hyeseung Lee (혜승)
5 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It's always nice to talk to Mark! After every lesson, I learn new words and expressions, which helps me a lot to express my ideas and thoughts. He's an amazing tutor and a great listener. Thank you, Mark! Have a great vacation!
Jul 23, 2021
Yevgeniy
1 English lesson
Mr. Mark is a patient and relaxed examiner. The class was conveyed in a student-friendly way. Lots of feedback. Thank you for this class!
Jun 28, 2024
Nicole Chan Chan
10 English lessons
Mark is really patient and attentive to my answers. He jots down mistakes in my answers and tells me how to improve. He's really nice and tries to encourage me to stimulate ideas in a friendly way.
May 7, 2024
Denis Morozov
1 English lesson
Very knowledgeable, considerate and attentive teacher. Great learning experience!