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Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Chengdu, China (17:50 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 2, 2016Me as a Teacher
As a teacher, I try to personalise my lessons as much as possible so that you learn what you need to, not what I want to teach you. I am really familiar with IELTS, FCE, CAE, and CPE, for example, so we will start with a mock test, so I can find out your strengths and weaknesses, then work hard to build on your strengths and improve your weaknesses. This usually works very well with some successful strategies I have. For conversation or business lessons, we choose topics that are relevant to you, whether it is about problems you have speaking in meetings, or just talking fluently with good pronunciation. I can help you improve your English in many ways. My lessons & teaching style
As well as interviews for university entrance or jobs and test preparation, I can help you with a huge range of conversation skills including business English role plays, chatting about a topic, small talk, discussing the news, or changing your accent or pronunciation. I will push you to improve and argue with you to try to get you to say more, and as I said before, the more you know what you want to achieve, the easier it is for me to design personalised lessons for you. Although I am happy to practice conversation or improve pronunciation, really knowing what you need will improve your English faster, and make the lessons more fulfilling for me too. I am ready, call me.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - University of Cambridge - 2005CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Certificate verified
Education
1977 - 1980
Bachelor’s - Electrical Engineering
Work Experience
2004 - 2014
Principle English TeacherTeaching English, pronunciation, fluency and methodology to Chinese English Teachers from Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.
2004 - 2014
English TeacherTeaching English to kids using fun and games to teach them basic English phrases and vocabulary.
2010 - 2014
English TeacherTeaching Business English one-on-one and classes in and around Chengdu. Companies include PetroChina, BMW, IBM, Maersk, RCA, TE Measurement and more. Also Hotel English to various hotels in Chengdu.
5.0
Rating
406
Students
2,197
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
220 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Conversation English with grammar, pronunciation and fluency
B1 - C2Conversation903 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
Informal Tutoring
B1 - C2Language Essentials47 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
470 Reviews
17b7f5
1 English lesson
It was a really pleasure to have a class with you. See you soon
May 27, 2021
bed5ad
7 English lessons
An productive lesson as always. The learning material is seriously useful.
May 14, 2021
ede5a1
3 English lessons
Las clases de Alan son geniales. Ya con la clase de prueba me quedé maravillada, pero desde luego con la primera clase ha superado mis expectativas. Alan no sólo es muy agradable, también lo tiene todo preparadísimo y no escatima en tiempo. Lo recomiendo al 100%.
May 13, 2021
e62522
6 English lessons
Excellent!
May 26, 2021
c0eadf
8 English lessons
It is an excellent lesson for me, thank you.
May 13, 2021
e52b79
3 English lessons
Alan is a fantastic teacher! I need help to improve both speaking and writing because I want to take the CAE as soon as I can. While I was searching for a teacher on Italki I luckily found somebody who is patient, adaptable and professional. His lessons are effective and goal-driven. He is keen to hear what your problems with English are and to develop a personalised plan of action to solve all of them, one by one. Highly recommended!!!
May 11, 2021
Trial Lesson
USD 8.00
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