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Alan
English
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Scots
Native
Spanish
Portuguese

From United Kingdom

Living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CELTA qualified English teacher from Scotland with over 5 years teaching experience. Hi, I'm Alan. I'm a CELTA qualified English teacher from the UK with a clear Scottish accent (it's a really easy accent to understand). I also have a BA (Hons) degree in Language Studies, English and Spanish. I can help you improve your English for your career, to pass an exam or for simply travelling the world! I love meeting and talking to people from all around the world and learning about different cultures. I can also speak Scots and Spanish. I love travel, music, sport, languages and photography. When I'm not teaching I'm usually travelling, with every country I visit I love to learn some basics of the local language and test it out with the local people. . I like to create a relaxed environment when teaching. It's important for me to get to know my students as I firmly believe that I can tailor each lesson to the individual student's interests and skill level. From my years of experience I have developed an easy-going lesson style and I have learned many techniques to help you improve your language skills. I have taught people of all ages and backgrounds. I have experience teaching business people and preparing students for IELTS examinations. I also have a background as an experienced technical English writer mostly for engineering purposes. This includes many years experience in proofreading and a vast knowledge of business English. I teach using the communicative style of teaching, which means that my student is doing most of the speaking for the vast m...
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  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Homework Assignments
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Trial Lesson
191 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Informal conversation practice
A1-C2
Conversation
624 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
5% off
English conversation and grammar help
A1-C2
Language Essentials
999 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
5% off
Proof reading (checking exam texts, C.V's, general texts) no skype or italki classroom session.
A1-C2
Language Essentials
37 lessons completed
USD 18.00
Conversational practice for advanced students.
C1-C2
Conversation
302 lessons completed
USD 18.00
13% off
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Noemi
40 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
he is an excellent teacher, has great ideas and changes his teaching method often to get results
Student Katka Zaborska
Katka Zaborska
105 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Alan listened to my job interview preparation and helped me to sound more natural and to gain some confidence. Thank you, Alan.
thedoctordosmil7
1 English lesson
Muy contento con Alan, fue mi primera clase en italki y ha resultado muy gratificante.
Student Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee
143 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
A lovable talk about the films portraying "Robert the Bruce", a foremost king on Scotland history, who leads Scotland to freedom from English.
Jenny
2 English lessons
Alan is a nice teacher. We get along well and have good conversations. I really enjoy his lessons.
Aleksandr
13 English lessons
Great lessons. Alan always brings interesting topics for conversation and is very helpful and friendly.

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