Oxford-educated, qualified English teacher with over 10 years’ experience.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
French
Spanish
Oxford-educated, qualified English teacher with over 10 years’ experience.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Birmingham, United Kingdom (07:10 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 20, 2018
My name is Ellie, and I specialise in teaching Business English - helping clients to secure their dream job, gain confidence in their current role or secure their next role. I live in Birmingham, UK and I have a degree in English Literature from Oxford University.
I have been teaching for 10 years and I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing my students progress. I love the fact that my job enables me to meet people from all over the world. As well as teaching English, I love learning languages myself, including French, Spanish and Italian.
I completed a French teaching qualification in 2025 and I currently teach French in a UK secondary school.
Me as a Teacher
I have over 10 years' experience in teaching Business English one-to-one. Before becoming an English teacher, I spent 15 years working in the advertising and market research industries, so I have lots of experience of real-life business situations.
I have an intermediate knowledge of French and also know some Spanish.
My lessons & teaching style
I personalise each course of lessons to the individual client. At the start of the course, I agree the subjects to be covered with the client and do a level assessment. I make my lessons interactive and engaging. I use real-life videos and articles, games and role play exercises.
As a guide, here are some of the courses I offer and the topics they include:
1. Applying for Jobs - including writing your CV/resume, writing a covering letter, filling in an application form.
2. Preparing for Job Interviews - how to answer different interview questions
3. Business Communication - meetings, emails, conference calls, presentations, socialising and networking
My teaching material
Text Documents
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
PDF file
Audio files
Image files
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Quizzes
Certificates
Creating ELT Materials - International Teacher Development Institute - 2018A 4-week distance learning course on how to create effective teaching resources.
Certificate verified
IELTS Teacher Workshop - British Council - 2018A 2 day workshop instructing teachers in the best way to prepare students for the IELTS exam.
Certificate verified
Creating an ELF-Aware Classroom - International Teacher Development Institute - 2018This was a 4 week distance-learning professional development course to improve the teaching of English specifically as a business/international language.
Certificate verified
Education
1997 - 2000
Bachelor’s - English Language and LiteratureOxford University
2015 - 2015
Other - CELTABrasshouse Language CentreProfessional Qualification in Teaching English to Adults
Work Experience
2014 - 2018
Corporate English TrainergoFluent - Birmingham, United KingdomTeaching Business English 1-2-1 to clients via Skype.
2016 - 2016
EFL TeacherThe Language Gallery - Birmingham, United KingdomTeaching General English to adults in a language school.
5.0
Rating
39
Students
464
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
39
Students
464
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
16 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Improve Your Pronunciation
B1 - C2Language Essentials44 lessons completed
USD 25.00
Package with 10% off
Check & Correct Your Documents
B1 - C2Language Essentials16 lessons completed
USD 25.00
English Literature & Poetry
B2 - C1Language Essentials1 lessons completed
USD 45.00
Package with 10% off
Availability
54 Reviews
Bowie.yellow
127 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Enjoy the lessons with Ellie, loads of fun, laughter n improvements (rules of three)
Sep 14, 2019
Geraldine
66 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I can fully recommend Business English lessons with Ellie.
She is well prepared, professional and her lessons are designed to reach the individual targets. At the time it’s fun to learn with her.
Because of her own professional experiences she is able to give really good advice, she is supportive and helps me to gain confidence. I’m looking forward to the next lesson.
Oct 3, 2018
jack
5 English lessons
Great
Apr 2, 2021
Sasha
9 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I think Ellie is one of the best teacher here on Italki! She is very intelligent and clever. Her way of explaining things (no matter whether it's vocabulary or grammar issue) is just great. She is also super good at correcting emails, letters and all sorts of English texts.
Apr 16, 2019
Bowie.yellow
127 English lessons
The lesson was useful as always. I always learnt a lots and surprised how little I knew.