From CanadaLiving in Nottingham, United Kingdom (07:48 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 29, 2021
I have a wealth of life experience, practicality and self confidence that I bring to my teaching ability.
I am a VERY young, healthy and fit 59! I was born in Canada and I grew up in Canada. I am currently living in the UK. For this reason, my accent is a bit of a mix between the two. I have also worked in the fashion industry, the Telecom sector and with adults with Learning Difficulties and Mental Health issues. These roles have made me a very patient, empathetic and tolerant person with a great deal of compassion.
Me as a Teacher
I have been teaching Business English and General English for over 10 years to groups as well as one-to-one. I have lived and worked in 7 different countries. I have also worked as a Centre Manager for Summer Schools in the UK with a large staff under me. I am well organised, reliable and punctual. I have given mostly face-to-face lessons but of course, online learning has increased over the past few years. I have taught online using Cisco Webex as well as telephone lessons to students who are good enough to make them worthwhile and productive rather than frustrating and too difficult to keep track.
My lessons & teaching style
My lessons can be very conversational using authentic material which is age-appropriate, relevant and of interest to the student. I make the lessons learner-centred in order to meet their expectations, language requirements and learner level. I have a lot of life experience and common sense which I also incorporate into my lessons when the need arises. I am adept at reading a situation and adapting to the situation quickly when I can see what is happening. I am very versatile, knowledgeable and I remain calm in stressful situations.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Quizzes
Articles and news
Audio files
Video files
5.0
Rating
21
Students
89
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
21
Students
89
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
11 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
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A2 - C2Language Essentials6 lessons completed
USD 18.00
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B1 - C2Language Essentials20 lessons completed
USD 18.00
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A2 - C2Language Essentials32 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
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14 Reviews
14bca9
11 English lessons
Today lesson is about English learning from a philosophical conversation.
May 27, 2021
c4e531
5 English lessons
It was a very good lessen. We used a new grammar rules.
May 21, 2021
14bca9
11 English lessons
Alan gave a good class about idioms today. He is an expert in teaching English. 'A blessing in disguise' will be my favorite idiom.
May 18, 2021
14bca9
11 English lessons
Today Alan led me through an interesting article. I usually dont like reading articles but I enjoyed doing it with Alan.
May 25, 2021
14bca9
11 English lessons
Today, Alan showed his magic of Injecting English teaching into 'informal conversation'. Not every teacher is able to do that.