English · USD $

Group Class

Community

Become a teacher

Visited 15 hours ago

a5626a

Smart Lesson

Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

Spanish

Portuguese

Arabic

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

Spanish

Portuguese

Arabic

About Me

Resume & Certificates

From United KingdomLiving in London, United Kingdom (17:58 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Oct 21, 2015

My lessons are for students who really want to make a difference in their level of English. I specialise in three areas: • Preparing students for exams such as IELTS, FCE and CAE • Helping students who have a reasonably good grounding in grammar but feel inadequate in spoken English • Helping students achieve a native-like accent As a former Cambridge examiner for speaking exams over a period of about 20 years I have a lot of experience in preparing students for speaking exams. I have taught students for Cambridge exams for over 30 years with a high degree of success. Working in S E Asia I wrote two textbooks for Brunei and Singapore exams.

My teaching material

Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Homework Assignments

Certificates

RSA/Cambridge Diploma in EFL - User12 - 1986xxxxxxxxx

Certificate verified

PGCE - University of London, Goldsmiths College - 1981Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Certificate verified

BA (Hons) French & Spanish - User12 - 1978xxxxxxxxx

Certificate verified

Education

1980 - 1981

Other - EducationUniversity of London (Goldsmiths)Postgraduate Certificate of Education

1973 - 1978

Bachelor’s - French & SpanishUniversity of Stirling

Work Experience

2014 - Current

teacherindependent teacher - Limoges, FranceTeaching business English to executives and others

1987 - 2013

English teacher and trainerCfBT Education Services - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei DarussalamTeaching English to 16-17 year old students

1984 - 1986

English teacherCfBT Education Services - Casablanca, Moroccoteaching English to baccalaureat students

1982 - 1984

English teacherBritish Council - Beirut, Lebanonteaching English to adults

1981 - 1982

English teacherInternational School Choueifat - Choueifat, Lebanonteaching primary English

4.9

Rating

666

Students

5,522

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

4.9

Rating

666

Students

5522

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

303 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

General English

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

2,501 lessons completed

USD 19.00

Package with 6% off

IELTS/CAE/FCE Exam preparation

B1 - C2

Test Preparation

2,036 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 6% off

Essay correction/ CV correction/ proofreading

B1 - C2

Test Preparation

112 lessons completed

USD 12.00

Complete course in English pronunciation

B1 - C2

Language Essentials

229 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 6% off

Availability

927 Reviews

b29759

20 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

John is an amazing teacher! I took a set of lesson to prepare for my IELTS. We focused on writing and speaking. Every lesson was well structured. John is very supportive, full of optimism and energy.

Oct 25, 2019

6fb784

22 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

John is definitely a great teacher, he helped correcting my mistakes in speaking and writing, very patient, and the speaking topics were all interesting. I enjoyed every class. Thank you John.

Sep 6, 2016

6ef4f6

1 English lesson

Great trial lesson. You can tell John is an IELTS expert.

Jun 9, 2020

8b1648

24 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

A wonderful, naturally talented teacher, a true professional in his field. I have taken the Academic IELTS preparation classes, which have helped me to take my writing and speaking skills to the next level within a tight deadline. I am sure I can handle any IELTS task now.

Oct 25, 2019