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English

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French

Portuguese

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

Portuguese

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From United KingdomLiving in Other, Portugal (11:28 UTC+00:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jan 25, 2017

I'm a native English speaker from Sheffield in northern England: since April 2016, I've been living in Portugal. Back in the UK, I had many different jobs, all of which had clear communication in common - in the last 30 years I've been a civil servant, an actor, a pub manager; I've worked in customer service, dealing with the public on the phone, by email and in person. I've also sung in a couple of bands and I was a comedian for a while! I have a passion for the English language: over the years I've written lyrics, poems, short stories and plays, and I love music, film, literature and comics. These days, I'm lucky enough to have found my favourite job: here on italki as a community tutor!

Me as a Teacher

PLEASE NOTE: I don’t teach children and I don't teach outside my scheduled hours. I’m learning Portuguese, so I know how scary using a second language can be. Back in the UK, I had a lot of experience of correcting letters, emails, reports and presentations: even though I have no formal training as a teacher, I can help if you’re working towards exams or looking for a job – or if you’re simply learning English for pleasure. I'm here to help you master the art of conversational English, to gently point out the right words to use, the proper grammar, the correct pronunciation. I'm not here to criticise or put you under pressure: I want you to enjoy our lessons and above all, have fun!

My lessons & teaching style

I'm a community tutor, rather than a professional teacher, which means that my lessons are informal and led by you, the student. We can talk about whatever you like: films, music, TV programmes, books, travel, current affairs, food, you name it – but I might struggle with sport! Or you can pick an online article and read it to me, and I’m happy to help with new and unfamiliar vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idiom, tenses, pronunciation or intonation, and afterwards, we can use the subject of the piece as a starting point for a chat! I can assist you with any written work you have produced, too – I can make suggestions about style and sentence construction, and we can have fun in the process!

5.0

Rating

485

Students

3,139

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

485

Students

3139

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

200 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Informal Tutoring

A1 - C2

Conversation

2,312 lessons completed

USD 12.00

Package with 10% off

Informal Tutoring

A2 - C2

Conversation

627 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Package with 10% off

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771 Reviews

3f7ca2

20 English lessons

Dave is the best

May 25, 2021

1bd6f7

31 English lessons

Dave makes me confident in our classes and we have a lot of fun and always learn new words and pronunciations.

May 18, 2021

3f7ca2

20 English lessons

Dave make learn english very easy

May 18, 2021

084631

9 English lessons

Great conversation!

May 25, 2021

ad0083

6 English lessons

Dave is a very encouraging teacher. The lessons are both enjoyable and beneficial.

May 18, 2021

3f7ca2

20 English lessons

There is no better teacher than Dave

May 11, 2021

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USD 7.00

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