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From United StatesLiving in Other, Thailand (21:28 UTC+07:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Dec 23, 2019

Hi, I'm Greg from California, USA but I'm living in the mountains of Thailand! I love travel and exploring places. I am an adventure guide and my big project/business right now is a website about the best journeys in the world. I used to work for NASA missions to Mars! I love music, particularly underground rap and underground indie/alternative. I have studied the history of rock and I can teach you some things about it! My favorite type of movie is called psychological thriller. It includes movies like Matrix, Inception and Interstellar. I have traveled to 65 countries and I have lived in Japan, China, Russia, Taiwan, Germany and Thailand, so I have lots of great stories! I have over 15 years teaching experience. I have the TEFL certificate. I have taught all levels and ages in Taiwan, Japan, China and to foreign students in California, USA. One of my favorite things is to have fun conversation about interesting subjects and I am good at coming up with subjects and topics. I am also good at exercises directed specifically at 'listening' or 'speaking'. With children, I have a lot of fun activities to keep them interested and engaged. I usually come up with interesting subjects and initiate conversation. I will stop you to correct you at a level and frequency that you are comfortable with. Depending on my location, I may have a white board. I am happy to cover any books you may have that are in pdf form that I can view. With children I have many games and can te...

My teaching material

Presentation slides/PPT
Image files
Video files
Articles and news

Certificates

TEFL-TESOL Certificate - Teflen Training College - 2018TTC, 120 hour advanced TESOL course

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Education

1993 - 1998

Master's - GeologyArizona State University

Work Experience

2016 - 2017

TeacherEnglish House - Xi'an, ChinaTaught college and university, middle school, elementary, kindergarten and pre-school students. Taught several home VIP classes. Gave phone app presentations.

2013 - 2016

TeacherLanguage Studies International - Berkeley, California, United StatesTaught Business English, TOEFL, all levels of grammar and conversation and led social activities.

2006 - 2007

TeacherBerkeley English Academy - Berkeley, California, United States

2006 - 2006

Business English TeacherLanguage Studies International - Berkeley, United States

2003 - 2004

English TeacherIAY - Sapporo, JapanTaught children and adults, age 4-90. Taught TOEFL. Often created own material for class.

2000 - 2001

English TeacherLe Geng School - Taipei, Taiwan, ChinaTaught classes of 8 to 10 year old children.

5.0

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Students

198

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

Students

198

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

English Lessons

Conversation

A2 - C2

Conversation

148 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Business English

A2 - C2

Business

15 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

TOEFL or IELTS Test Prep

A2 - C2

Test Preparation

11 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Movies Conversation

A2 - C2

Conversation

2 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

Rock, Rap or Electronica - Let's Talk About Music

A2 - C2

Conversation

7 lessons completed

USD 8.00

Read an Article, Play a Game, or Name a Topic

A2 - C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Availability

34 Reviews

cc4a0d

11 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

A great speaking lesson full of interesting things. Greg is a very friendly and responsive teacher.

May 2, 2020

78cc97

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

That was a perfect conversation :) I really appreciate that you have really interesting experiences in your life so you always know what to talk about. Thank you for a nice lesson!

Jan 22, 2020

33cd77

6 English lessons

very interesting

Jun 7, 2020

620e1f

1 English lesson

Teacher’s pick

It was an interesting lesson where we talked about some of the things we're into. Would definitely like to schedule another lesson to hear about Mr. Greg's interesting travel stories.

Apr 25, 2020

bcc1d1

4 English lessons

Greg is a good teacher! I liked his lessons. Thank you very much!

Jun 10, 2020

33cd77

6 English lessons

Very interesting Class with Greg.. !! Many interesting topics.!!

Jun 3, 2020