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English
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Speaks
Esperanto
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Norwegian
Portuguese
Slovak
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Esperanto
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Norwegian
Portuguese
Slovak
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in London, United Kingdom (12:19 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 28, 2015Me as a Teacher
In our classes we will explore topics and language functions which are interesting and useful to you, and I will use a lexical approach to teach you new language by focusing on its meaning. I will help you practice listening and reading strategies to allow you to communicate about any topic, whatever your current level of English.
I'm very passionate about my own learning, and I am interested in how learning is changing in the 21st century. It is important to learn how to study effectively by yourself, so as your teacher I will coach you to become a better learner and I will provide you with useful resources, websites and apps to help you study more efficiently. My lessons & teaching style
My teaching style is all about having fun; if you aren't enjoying your classes, then you probably aren't learning very much! I enjoy the interesting conversations I have with my students, and I take a personal interest in helping you improve so that you can communicate more correctly, confidently, and fluently in English.
I believe that careful lesson planning is a very important part of teaching so you can trust me to always provide the most interesting and relevant teaching materials that challenge you, help you to improve, and encourage you to express your own thoughts and opinions.
If you are away from home, I am happy for you to use a smartphone to join our classes.Certificates
CELTA - BSC Oxford - 2015'Pass' - awarded for 'Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages'
Certificate verified
Education
2013 - 2014
Bachelor’s - ChemistryStudy interrupted
2015 - 2015
Other - CELTAIntensively studied methods for teaching components of language (vocabulary, grammar, function, form) as well as ways to provide practise for the 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing). Applied this by planning 6 hours of my own lessons, and then analysing and reflecting on my performance with my tutors.
2010 - 2012
Other - Maths, Physics, Chemistry3 A*'s at A level
Work Experience
2013 - 2014
Voluntary tutorTutored a small group of students throughout their final year of GCSE English Language and English Literature, aiming to bring their grades up to A* standard.
2016 - 2018
Teacher / Teacher trainer
2015 - 2016
Professional TeacherNearly 500 1-to-1 lessons completed
4.9
Rating
445
Students
2,749
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
235 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Custom Tutoring (50mins)
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,276 lessons completed
USD 30.00
Package with 20% off
Professional Course (General / Business English) (50mins / 90mins)
A2 - C2Language Essentials16 lessons completed
USD 45.00+
Package with 14% off
Topic Discussion (30mins / 50mins)
A2 - C2Conversation1,102 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 20% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
421 Reviews
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77 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
My 7 year old son has been attending Michael's lessons for almost one year now, having two classes per week (Topic discussion and Storytime). Every time he's really looking forward to learning with Michael. Lessons are fun and the teacher is always able to engage and focus my son's attention for the whole 50-minute-lesson. Moreover, Michael is always available to answer questions and to provide feedback and suggestions. As a parent it is a great pleasure to work with him in order help my son to improve his English.
Oct 15, 2020
0126a9
2 English lessons
Michael is funny, my son likes him so much!
Apr 29, 2021
86840d
5 English lessons
I had a high productive lesson with Michael. We analysed and investigated the effective ways to introduce myself during on-boarding process. I am more than happy with outcome and self presentation flexible structure offered by the teacher.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Apr 16, 2021
4d4293
4 English lessons
He has much patience.
May 14, 2021
93657e
6 English lessons
Highly recommended！
Apr 17, 2021
86840d
5 English lessons
The lesson was fantastic. Michael carefully corrected my mistakes in conversation, then we make an analysis of my business email and he explained clearly every single moment that could be improved to sound more native. Michael is very attentive to all grammar and stylistic mistakes, that gives me confidence I will improve significantly my level if I foll
I am very happy with lessons. Looking forward to having next one.
Apr 9, 2021
Trial Lesson
USD 8.00
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