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italki teacher since May 21, 2018

I live in the New Forest in the South East of England with my two dogs. I spend quite a lot of may time looking after them and every morning we go for a long walk.. I also enjoy reading (especially crime fiction), crochet, knitting and learning Spanish. I have also just started learning to play the violin. It sounds awful at the moment! Once a month I visit my parents and brother in Bournemouth on the south coast about 40 minutes from where I live now. I have lived in Spain, France and Germany but I have taught students from many different countries and love learning about different cultures. I have 12 years teaching experience in teaching all ages and all levels. I have a lot of experience in both General English and Business English. I have also helped prepare a lot of students for exams including the IELTS and Cambridge exams. I have taught in the UK, Spain and Germany, in schools, companies and at home. I have a very good knowledge of grammar and also very experienced in helping students with their vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading and speaking skills. Because I have learnt languages myself (French and Spanish and I have just started learning German) I totally understand what it is like to be a language learner and I hope this makes me a better teacher. I always make sure I plan my lessons very well. I want them to be interesting with a good variety of activities and materials. I like to think I have a fairly good sense of humour so hopefully we will have so...

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Education

1993 - 1997

Bachelor’s - French and SpanishMiddlesex University

Work Experience

2011 - 2017

English TeacherSelf-employed - Bournemouth, United KingdomDuring these six years, I was working from home on a self-employed basis: Teaching one-to-one classes and small groups of teenagers and adults. Across all levels from Elementary to Advanced, including preparation for IELTS examination. Both General English and Business English.

2009 - 2011

English TeacherSelf-employed - Talarrubias, SpainDuring these two academic years, I was working from home on a self-employed basis. I gained further experience in: Teaching General English to classes of children and adults aged 8 – 16 years old. Across all levels from Elementary to Advanced, including preparation for Escuela Oficial examinations levels 4, 5 and 6. One-to-one and small groups.

2008 - 2009

English TeacherAvila Centre of English - Avila, SpainIn this post I was teaching in a private English academy in Spain. My responsibilities included: Teaching classes of children aged 7-9, teenagers and adults. Across all levels from Elementary to Advanced, including Cambridge Flyers, Cambridge Starters, PET and FCE classes. Teaching General English and in-company Business English classes. One to one classes with teenagers and adults.

2005 - 2008

Account ManagerCapita - Basingstoke, United KingdomI joined Capita as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant in December 2005 responsible for placing Interim Managers in senior management posts. I moved across to a different area and was promoted to Account Manager. In that role I headed a team that run complex recruitment campaigns for senior and specialist public sector roles.

2005 - 2005

Director of StudiesLangbourne School of English - Bournemouth, United KingdomReporting to the Academic Director, I was employed to help set up a new language school. Responsibilities included: Recruitment of all teaching staff Meeting with representatives from all the main publishers, ordering teaching material and setting up of library from scratch. Designing of all course syllabi and teaching timetables. Coordination of placement testing and allocation of students to classes. Observing Teachers and organising monthly training sessions.

2002 - 2005

CoordinatorBournemouth Business School International - Bournemouth, United KingdomCo-ordination of placement testing for new students, report writing and student attendance. Training courses for teachers Design of academic courses for the faculty. Observation of teaching practice. Full administrative support to the Academic Management Team Induction and mentoring of new teaching staff and available to 30 teachers for advice relating to teaching and resources Teaching Business and General English to multi-lingual classes.

2001 - 2002

Business English TeacherLinguarama - Munich, GermanyAt Linguarama, I gained substantial experience in teaching Business English at all levels and to many different business sectors. Responsibilities included Teaching Business English within national and international companies Design of tailor-made business courses

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English Lessons

Trial Lesson

62 lessons completed

USD 6.50+

General English - Beginners to Advanced level

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

526 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 15% off

English for Exams

A1 - C2

Test Preparation

230 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

Package with 20% off

Informal Tutoring

B1 - C2

Conversation

422 lessons completed

USD 11.00+

Package with 10% off

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240 Reviews

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25 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

The trail lesson with Laura was excellent. We talked a lot. She asked me many different questions, was very patient and helpful. At the end of our conversation she gave me a feedback concerning my mistakes. I really appreciate it. I look forward for having other lessons with her. I higly recommend her to you.

Aug 7, 2019

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14 English lessons

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Another amazing lesson with Laura. She is a great teacher and her lessons are structured and professional. She is helping me a lot with my English exams. She is highly recommended.

Aug 22, 2018

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25 English lessons

Another perfect lesson with Laura. We talked about things which annoy me.

May 15, 2020

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33 English lessons

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Laura is an excellent teacher. I could improve my speaking skills very quickly and I am now able to communicate fluently in English. She always has interesting topics to discuss, she is a very dedicated teacher and I really enjoy the lessons. I definitely advise anyone who wants to improve his / her english to take lessons with Laura. Moreover she prepared me for a job interview, and did it very well :) I am very grateful for it ! Many thanks!

Oct 29, 2018

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56 English lessons

Fantastic

May 21, 2020

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12 English lessons

Best teacher as ever! Now I am a mother who wants to start speaking English with my 9 month-old baby so I asked the teacher to help me about the conversations in daily routine. She was so well prepared with the lesson. I’ve got a lot of sentences to speak with my baby since waking up time till bedtime. Thank you so much!

May 6, 2020