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5+ years experience at British Council, King's College London and UCL
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Former IELTS Speaking Examiner
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Masters Level Diploma in Teaching English from the University of Cambridge (DELTA)
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CELTA Certified
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Certifications in Linguistic Knowledge (TKT:KAL) and Teaching Young Learners (TYLEC)
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University Degree in French and Spanish from The University of Sheffield
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Native British Teacher from London
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Academic English Tutor at 2 of The Best Universities: King's College London and UCL
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4 years' Teaching Experience at the British Council, Teaching All Classes, Levels and Ages
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Completed IELTS Teacher Training at British Council
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Taught Thousands of Students in 5 Countries (Fiji, Colombia, Spain, France and the UK)
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Experienced in teaching IELTS, Business English, Academic English and General English
My Lessons
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Effective, organised and engaging lessons
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Lessons tailored to your individual needs
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Range of interesting resources including PowerPoints, authentic materials and videos
IELTS Classes
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Feedback on your strengths & weaknesses in IELTS using marking criteria
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Practice IELTS speaking tests with instant feedback and error correction
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Mock IELTS writing Task 1 & Task 2 with detailed feedback and error correction
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Mock IELTS reading and listening tests
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Effective strategies to answer IELTS reading and listening test questions
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Improve any weaknesses in IELTS in writing, speaking, listening or reading
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Activities to improve your vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation
Business English Classes
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One-to-one classes focused on your individual business needs
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Achieve your professional goals (meetings, writing emails or presenting in English)
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Focus on real life practical business tasks (e.g. having an interview)
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Develop your business speaking and writing skills
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Improve your skills in negotiating, networking and communicating in English
Academic English Classes
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Learn how to write academic essays expected by top British universities
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Learn how to give engaging academic presentations
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Effective preparation for Pre-sessional courses at British universities
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Use of real-life lectures in English for listening practice
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Develop effective note-taking strategies
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Use effective reading strategies to cover a large number of academic texts
General English Classes
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Focus on specific grammar topics you find difficult
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Develop a particular skill (speaking, writing, reading or listening)
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Work on your British pronunciation
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Extend your knowledge of vocabulary
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Focus on spoken communication
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Error correction and feedback
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Fun and engaging interactive materials and resources
In the trail lesson, weāll discuss your learning goals and I will show you my teaching style.
Teaching Style
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Achieve your language learning goals in IELTS, Business English or General English
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Aware of the difficulties students face, having learnt French and Spanish
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Extremely passionate about learning and teaching languages
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Regular feedback and praise to help you improve
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Committed, positive and enthusiastic teacher
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I believe it is important to treat language learning seriously, but also have fun