Discuss your English wants and needs with me. Let's get to know each other and find out exactly how I can help you.

In this class, you will learn about the details of English pronunciation including: The IPA (international phonetic alphabet), minimal pairs, the schwa sound, connected speech, intonation and accents.

Understanding + Improving Pronunciation

Hey! James here, from Oxford UK. Your IELTS coach! 

Welcome to IELTS Speaking:

(Want a quick IELTS Speaking test? We can do it in 30 minutes)

New to the IELTS Speaking test? I will introduce you to how the test works and help you understand what it takes to get a high score. I can help you set up a study plan that will help you prepare for IELTS speaking in the most effective way possible.

Perhaps you've taken the test already and achieved a much lower score than you expected. You might be feeling frustrated that you keep getting a band 6 score, instead of the band 7+ score that you want. 

Here's the thing - there may be a number of important things that you're NOT DOING in the test that are limiting your score to a band 6. In these lessons, I will teach you the most common mistakes that stop people from getting a band 7+

LAST MINUTE PREPERATION: Are you taking your exam in the next 1-2 weeks? Are you panicking because you haven't prepared enough? Or perhaps you'd just like to do some final preparations before your exam?

I can give you advice/tips that could boost your score by .5 in a short space of time. (For example, going from a band 6.5 to a band 7).

The IELTS speaking test is marked on four different criteria:

1. Fluency & Coherence (speaking smoothly, fluently and naturally)
2. Lexical Resource (Using a wide vocabulary, including idiomatic vocabulary
3. Grammatical Range & Accuracy (Making less grammar mistakes AND using a range of different grammar structures)
4. Pronunciation 

To get a good score in IELTS speaking, it's important to consider ALL of these four criteria. I will help you understand and practise each of these four criteria to get the highest score possible. 

I've taught IELTS speaking for a number of years and know basically everything about this exam; so I'm confident I can help you. 

Feel free to book whenever you like. Or go ahead and send me a message on iTalki; I usually respond within a few hours. 

Thanks!

James

IELTS Speaking Preparation

Let's talk. We can have a free-flowing conversation about anything that happens to come up. Or perhaps I can set a particular topic for us to discuss. This is a flexible class without any rules.

Free Talk With A British Native

Grammar is an important element in ALL sections of the IELTS exam. 

Here are few examples of the topics we can learn in these classes:

Comparative + Superlatives
Ed vs ING endings
Prepositions
Talking About The Past (including Past Perfect)
Talking About The Future
Articles
Present Perfect
Conditional Tenses
Adverbs
Plurals 
Modal Verbs
Gerund VS infinitive

Feel free to book whenever you like. Or go ahead and send me a message on iTalki; I usually respond within a few hours. 

Thanks!

James

English Grammar Explained

In this we will focus on English for business/the workplace. 

I can specialise our lessons exactly for your needs. So tell me what job you have, and I can design a class based on your specific job. 

I can help you with:

- Job Interviews
- Giving Presentations
- Marketing
- Sales
- Negotiating
- Managing Staff
- Business Meetings 
- Customer Service 
- Workplace Smalltalk
- Or whatever other specific need you have

Workplace/Business English

I can help you prepare for all areas of the OET exam. Whether you're a nurse, doctor, pharmacist, or whatever else, I can help you to get the grade you require (usually grade B)

At one stage, I worked for a company that specialises in OET and I taught OET to students EVERY SINGLE DAY for around 6 months. 

I can help you with:

- OET Speaking - I will explain what you need to do during the Speaking roleplay in order to get a high score and we can practise roleplays over and over until you feel completely confident that you'll pass your exam. 
- OET Writing - I will explain everything you need to do in order to make sure you get the Grade B+ you need on the writing exam 
- OET Listening and Reading

OET Exam Preperation

Teaching English to adults of all levels, for all kinds of reasons.

Teaching a group of 5-10 intermediate Peruvian students and helping them prepare for their upcoming IELTS exams.