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Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Portuguese
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Portuguese
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (09:22 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 10, 2021Me as a Teacher
I am a very patient teacher, who is kind and relaxed. However, I am enthusiastic about learning and enjoy a lively conversation and laughter. I encourage my students to feel comfortable to express themselves. I prefer to teach conversational, general or business English and I prefer working with intermediate to advanced level students. However, I am willing to work on more structured material (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, phonetics, idioms etc) if that is what a student would like to learn. My lessons & teaching style
My lessons are focused on conversational fluency. However, there will be plenty of error correction! I encourage students to feel comfortable to make the mistakes which are necessary to make progress. My lessons are tailored to suit the students as individuals on their own path. I am a patient and easy going teacher who delights in seeing students improve their English. My lessons reflect this and are a calm but fun experience.
*IMPORTANT*
If you change, postpone or cancel a lessons with less than 24 hours notice I will expect you to pay for it and book another.My teaching material
- Articles and news
- Image files
- Text Documents
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
140 Hour Premier TEFL Certificate - tefl.org - 2020120 hour TEFL Course plus 20 hour Practical Online Classroom Module from tefl.org, the UK's most accredited TEFL provider.
From my letter of recommendation: "David is a natural in his role as teacher. His enthusiasm, his awareness of student centred learning, and his ability to plan for both grammar and skills
lessons make him a strong candidate for any teaching role."
Certificate verified
Education
2005 - 2006
Bachelor’s - MusicBachelors Degree with Honours
Modules included:
Live performance
Creative Use of Music Technology
Music, Image, Text, Meaning
History of Music (20th Century)
Dissertation
Work Experience
2020 - 2021
English Consultant/TeacherOnline English teacher, teaching speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary to children and adults across a wide range of abilities, from absolute beginners to advanced level.
2020 - 2021
English TutorOnline English tutor teaching conversation and curriculum lessons to teenagers and adults, ranging from elementary to advanced level.
2020 - 2021
Performer/Entertainer/MusicianAs a self employed entertainer, I have traveled extensively and performed for audiences across the globe. In between performances I have led many workshops teaching circus skills to children and adults. I am a confident speaker and well versed in the use of TPR and acting to bridge the communication gap. I have also worked with performers from a wide variety of different countries and so I have a wealth of experience talking to and conversing with people for whom English is a second language.
4.9
Rating
43
Students
247
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
27 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversation Practice - Confidence and fluency.
B1 - C2Conversation192 lessons completed
USD 10.99+
Package with 10% off
Reading - Decoding, comprehension and discussion
A2 - C2Language Essentials18 lessons completed
USD 12.99+
Package with 8% off
Group of 2 Conversation Practice
B1 - C2Language Essentials10 lessons completed
USD 28.00
Package with 4% off
Availability
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36 Reviews
33c8c8
13 English lessons
Well done ! Thank you
May 14, 2021
33c8c8
13 English lessons
I hope to make some progress
May 6, 2021
98c252
14 English lessons
Another great conversation with David, he is also huge fan of TOOL. We also talked about popular Netflix comedies.
Apr 27, 2021
33c8c8
13 English lessons
Ok
May 12, 2021
c57f90
11 English lessons
Another fantastic class 😊😊 David And I talked about cultural stereotypes. I learnt lots of new vocabularies in this session. David selects the appropriate texts and extracts the words that I don’t know their meanings then he gives many examples for those words and encourages me to use them in new sentences. Thanks David 🙏🙏
May 4, 2021
c57f90
11 English lessons
In first sessions I used to speak slowly, David helps me in this regard and now I can speak faster than before. Last week we started to read a challenging text, David guides me step by step to understand the meanings of new words and to pronounce the words better. I am so happy 😊😊 Thank you David.
Apr 27, 2021
Trial Lesson
USD 6.00
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