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English

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About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From United KingdomLiving in Other, Portugal (03:04 UTC+00:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 26, 2016

I am a native English speaker, living in Portugal. In the United Kingdom I was a primary school teacher for eighteen years. I have also taught dance to teenagers and young adults and have delivered education-based training sessions to groups of adults. My degree is in the performance arts with dance being a passion. I am offering informal English language tutoring. This will include speaking and listening practice and improving writing and pronunciation.

Me as a Teacher

On italki I have had the pleasure of working with many students to practise and improve their English. Some of these have just been relaxed chats and some have been a little more structured preparation for English exams. From time to time I have helped students to review and edit written work for university assignments, presentations etc. I have received a great deal of training in phonics and the teaching of reading and writing, and have a lot of experience teaching grammar.

My lessons & teaching style

My lessons are informal and led by my students. No two lessons are the same as we can talk about a huge range of topics - if we start talking about food I may never stop! I always endeavour to create a relaxed place where students can improve their confidence and make mistakes. It is a real privilege to see a learner improve and grow in confidence.

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Rating

420

Students

3,589

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

420

Students

3589

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

168 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Informal Tutoring

A2 - C2

Conversation

3,416 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

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1,051 Reviews

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97 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

An extraordinary lesson as always, Alison is great and she encourages me to improve my English skills. Thank you very much!!

Aug 26, 2020

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54 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Thank you so much as always. Your help is essential to me for both written and spoken english

Apr 19, 2019

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16 English lessons

She is an wesome teacher as always. I really enjoyed the class with her!

May 26, 2021

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6 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Great lesson. I'm very happy that each time I receive corrections and positive feedback from Alison. We learn from our mistakes :) It'a really good way to learn a language. She also found a useful video explaining some tricky sounds in English for me. Alison is a friendly and helpful tutor. Thank you!

Apr 25, 2019