Visited a day ago
Michael Business Law
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Russian
Business, IELTS, legal (ex-lawyer), Pearson PTE, personal statements, interview, UK pronunciation
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Russian
Business, IELTS, legal (ex-lawyer), Pearson PTE, personal statements, interview, UK pronunciation
From United KingdomLiving in Birmingham, United Kingdom (02:17 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 12, 2014Interest topicBusiness & FinanceMedical & HealthcareLegal ServicesTechMarketing
I am British with a clear, standard accent. I have provided 8,000 lessons on Italki in the last 9 years, in business/legal English, IELTS, interview prep & personal statements. I worked as an English-qualified lawyer for 12 years till 2010. My YouTube channel is @UKlegalenglish I have edited energy market analyses for a European energy utility for the last 8 years. I reached intermediate level in Italian, German, French and Spanish. I have an academic background in law, philosophy, psychology, and politics. I live in England with my wife and son. I will teach anyone as an equal, irrespective of politics, religion or nation.
Me as a Teacher
- Skills-focused e.g. use of legal/business English language, planning an essay (IELTS, uni, PTE), delivering a presentation
- I deliver lessons based on your professional or academic tasks, for example, preparing for a specific meeting
- I use material from a range of legal, business and general books, many from Cambridge
- Example of my material - model IELTS WT1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D7Z29Y_27m1tWfBcl0IpdEgRGb7Llo1OOrsHH7DEAjQ/
- Pearson PTE Writing YouTube live practice videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHUTi0tZp70&list=PLOC3sumySs9h0V6XW1zfxuq9Ur_xi4SY
- I offer material, homework and further training.
- I provide live written feedback, which we discuss.My lessons & teaching style
IELTS / PTE Methods training, scoring and feedback on tasks
BUSINESS 1) give presentations 2) write business emails 3) understand natives better 4) speak confidently in meetings/calls 5) make small talk. Lessons can cover use of your specialist vocabulary (e.g. IT, financial markets), reviewing professional documents.
LEGAL English clients receive bespoke training including: planning essays and writing professional letters
INTERVIEW skills clients learn and practice self-introductions, structured answers to competency Qs, and predicted questions
PERSONAL STATEMENTS clients learn how to plan to fulfil the criteria and receive feedback on structure, persuasiveness and languageMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2014 - 2015
Tutor ItalkiOnline tutoring of English.
2014 - Present
EFL teacher Self-employed EFL teacher
Education
1997 - 1998
Master's - Postgraduate Diploma in Legal PracticeDiploma course required for working as a lawyer in England.
2015 - 2015
Other - Crafting an Effective WriterStructured online writing course.
1990 - 1993
Bachelor's - Law LLB (Hons)Law degree
2014 - 2015
Other - CELTACambridge English Language Teaching for Adults. Standard, internationally accepted teaching qualification.
1990 - 1999
Other - French "A" level and Spanish "A" level1990 French - Grade B - equivalent to B1/B2 level
1999 Spanish - Grade B - equivalent to B1/B2 level
2015 - 2015
Other - English Grammar for Teachers
Certificates
PTE Academic Teacher courses Pearson 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
PTE PTE 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
PTE PTE 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
PTE PTE 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
PTE Academic Pearson 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
How to teach IELTS University of Cambridge 2018Official Cambridge online self-study course on how to teach all 4 IELTS skills.
Certificate uploaded
IELTS Academic Overall Band 9 IELTS 2018Listening - 9
Reading - 9
Speaking - 9
Writing - 8
Test taken 13.01.2018, Birmingham (UK)
(I am happy to show this certificate to students by sharing my screen)
Certificate uploaded
CELTA South Leicestershire College, England (accredited by Cambridge) 2015Standard, internationally accepted teaching qualification - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults.
Certificate uploaded
PTE PTE 2023These are Pearson's official online courses for teachers who intend to prepare students for Pearson's PTE Academic test. The courses cover the 4 skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing), as well as scoring.
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
1,131
Students
8,043
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
606 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
TOEFL / Pearson PTE Academic
B1 - C2Test Preparation1,267 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 12% off
IELTS, Duolingo and Language Cert IESOL writing: feedback in writing on your practice texts (not live lesson)
B1 - C2Test Preparation2,732 lessons completed
USD 29.00
Business and Academic English (including interview prep, business writing, personal statements, and uni essays)
B1 - C2Business1,565 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 6% off
Legal English (including contracts)
B2 - C2Business430 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 6% off
IELTS, Duolingo and Language Cert (IESOL) Writing: Live tuition
B1 - C2Test Preparation830 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 9% off
Conversation
B1 - C2General483 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 7% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
1,598 Reviews
weizhen
31 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I took several classes with Mike for a preparation of an interview language test. He helps me to find my problem and come up with solutions. After several lessons with him, I can feel the change. I highly recommend him if you want to improve your English to a higher level.
Aug 23, 2022
Daria
83 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Michael is a brilliant teacher who has helped me during my IELTS journey (my first time taker's results are L 8.5, R 8.5, W 7.0, S 7.0). Also, Michael has helped me a lot while working together on my essay mistakes when I applied to top-10 UK universities and to the Chevening Scholarship. I believe Michael is the best English teacher I have ever had!
Jun 5, 2022
gary WONG
29 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great legal lesson! Thx Michael!
Nov 18, 2021
Raina
4 English lessons
Michael helped me a lot! He is a very patient and helpful teacher.
Oct 30, 2023
Raina
4 English lessons
I am pleased to work with Michael. He gave great pieces of advice and I think these are really helpful.
Oct 18, 2023
Katherine Lee
1 English lesson
Michael provided me a lot of helpful and constructive comments. I really enjoyed the class and his honest feedback!
Oct 3, 2023
Trial Lesson
USD 9.00
Your final payment will be made in USD