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Dave
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Native English Teacher from Canada with more than 15 years experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Other
Native English Teacher from Canada with more than 15 years experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From CanadaLiving in Other, Spain (20:03 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 27, 2025InterestsReadingBusiness & FinanceTravelScienceSports & Fitness
Hello my name is Dave and I am from Canada.
I have been teaching English and living in Spain for more than 15 years.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Waterloo in Canada and a Master's degree in Engineering of Biosystems from the University of León in Spain.
In my spare time I like hiking in the mountains near my home and reading books. I love talking and learning about a wide range of topicsMe as a Teacher
I have been teaching English for over 15 years. I have taught a wide range of students, from beginners to advanced learners, as well as everything from conversational English to Business English.
I have even successfully prepared students for the Cambridge Proficiency Exam as well as Job Interviews.
My favourite part about teaching is when my students improve their English and succeed in achieving their goals. I love seeing my students learn and have fun.My lessons & teaching style
My classes are fun and dynamic.
During the first classes we will get to know each other and talk about your English learning journey what you want to achieve. After I will set up a plan to help you succeed in reaching your goals.
I generally incorporate real world examples and supplement material to help you learn including books and videos that target your learning objectives.
I have taught a wide range of different classes over my teaching career from conversational English to Business English to preparing students for exams so I can adapt the classes to suit your needs and have you succeed in learning English.My teaching material
- Video files
- Audio files
- Image files
- Quizzes
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Flashcards
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Articles and news
Teaching experience
2009 - Current
Self Employed English TeacherPlan and develop classes to better the students’ comprehension and conversation skills in English. Prepare students for their official Cambridge and TOEFL English exams.
2010 - Current
English language editorEnglish language editor of Scientific Articles for the University of León and University of Almería
Edit and revise scientific articles to be published in international journals.
2011 - 2023
English Language AssistantTeach English and help support the Bilingual Sections at various public schools and high schools in Spain (Ponferrada and Toreno, Spain)
2009 - 2020
Grammar and Conversation English Language TeacherPlan and develop classes to better the students’ comprehension and conversation skills in English. Prepare students for their official oral exams.
Education
2009 - 2011
Master's - Engineering of Biophysical Systems
1998 - 2003
Bachelor’s - GeographyBachelor's of Environmental Studies with a Major in Geography and Minor in Economics
Work Experience
2005 - 2009
Physical Scientist Level 2Responsible for the establishment, development, management, and monitoring of Canada’s national deforestation database as well as municipal, provincial and national geographic layers.
Management of Canada’s national deforestation project.
Coordinated and supervised colleagues, subcontractors (contractors), and regional agencies that were working on the deforestation project.
2003 - 2005
Physical Scientist Level 1Integrated information from various data sources (regional and national) into a GIS for analysis and used this data to validate the land cover mapping that was produced from remote sensing image sensors (Landsat MSS, TM and ETM +)
Performed analysis with GIS spatial databases within the national project EOSD (Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of forest cover)
Planned and executed field work that was necessary to validate the land cover classification that was produced.
2003 - 2004
Field OperatorOperated a 46-m radio telescope at ARO (Algonquin Radio Observatory)
Technically operated the radio telescope
Developed an economic analysis of the field operations of the radio telescope
2002 - 2002
Remote Sensing Data TechnicianMaintained the Science Division image data archives
Collected, compiled and generated CDs, documentation and database of environmental data in support of C-ICE 2002 Field Program
Carried out data collection, analysis and evaluation of QuikSCAT data for automated ice tracking potential
2000 - 2001
Research AssistantExtracted relevant information (metadata) from seismic reflection, seismic refraction and electromagnetic files using PERL programming language
Imported the seismic and electromagnetic data (metadata) into a Microsoft Access database so it can be viewed and modified by other researchers
Created and helped design the DSI web site using HTML and Netscape Composer
2000 - 2000
Geographic Information Systems AnalystDetermined lake (Great Bear and Great Slave lakes) ice break up and freeze up dates from various forms of visual data (maps and graphs)
Compared the 85.5 GHz Channel and 37.0 GHz channel of the SSM/I satellite for ice analysis
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New English Vocabulary for Intermediate and Advanced Students
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