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Laurence
English
Native
German
French
Other

From United Kingdom

Living in Toulouse, France

Over 8100 lessons! 25 years teaching experience. A kind, funny, patient, native English speaker. Huge thanks to all my lovely students. 8100 iTalki lessons and more! I've been teaching for over twenty-five years. I'm British, a photographer living in France, and I really like to help people who are learning English to achieve the best they can. I help adult learners speak English confidently in real conversations—without translating in their head. My lessons focus on fluency, correction, and helping you sound natural when you speak. One of the biggest hurdles to learning is low confidence. I offer patient, well-paced, appropriate teaching to students that seeks to raise confidence, and motivates great conversation. Over twenty-five years I've gained a strong reputation for quality online teaching, and a high professional standard of delivery and support. Lessons are typically discussion-based (free talk), and offer points of grammar, and discuss idioms. We'll read, talk, and listen, together. My teaching adapts to the needs of the student. I especially help students who feel stuck understanding English but struggle to speak naturally.
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Student xueyan wang(Sherry)
xueyan wang(Sherry)
122 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great as always
Nobuyuki
77 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
His lesson was fantastic! I enjoyed it very much, because he was relaxed me and gave me confident to speak during lesson. I'm looking forward to next lesson.
Dietrich Koch
6 English lessons
The six lessons with Laurence were exciting, helpful and highly demanding. His broad interests and sophisticated thinking matched well with my thinking spectrum, and so we found a lot of topics to be discussed. Unfortunately, not as deeply as necessary because of the self-given time restrictions and particularly due to my insufficient English competence. Therefore, there is much stuff for continuing our "English learning" discussions. I am looking forward to our next lessons after a short break.
Cecilia Fregni
36 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Laurence is one of those rare gifted teachers who make you feel comfortable from the very first hour. Lesson after lesson I feel much more confident, and I suspect it is mainly due to his ability to put you at ease. Not judgmental, careful, competent, professional...his lessons are always a pleasure and an opportunity for growth, not only linguistic, but also personal. Thank you very much indeed!
Student Cicinato Carmo
Cicinato Carmo
6 English lessons
Laurence foi pontual e muito tranquilo na condução da aula. Sempre que necessário, ele fez intervenções sobre uso da língua inglesa, indicando vocabulário específico para aprimorar os meus conhecimentos e fluência em língua inglesa. Da aula experimental, já agendei as próximas cinco de tão boa que foi. Parabéns, Laurence!!!!
Student Ana
Ana
3 English lessons
Laurence is such a kind and genuinely supportive teacher who is always happy to help you improve your English in a warm,friendly and encouraging way.I know that many language learners are afraid of making mistakes,and that fear can create a real mental block.With Laurence though it’s incredibly easy to feel comfortable.He’s genuinely interested in helping you and he creates such a relaxed atmosphere that you can simply focus on speaking and learning.With him there’s really no room for fear of making mistakes-just a lovely,encouraging environment where you can grow in confidence and improve your English!:)