Dave
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Dave
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Spanish
Speaks
Portuguese
CELTA and TEFL certified teacher with 10 years of teaching experience
Teaches
English
Native
Spanish
Speaks
Portuguese
CELTA and TEFL certified teacher with 10 years of teaching experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Madrid, Spain (02:55 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 27, 2018InterestsSports & FitnessHistoryReading
My name is Dave and I'm a CELTA and TEFL certified native English teacher based out of Madrid, Spain. I have been teaching English to Spanish speakers for about 10 years now in both school and academy settings. I'm an avid reader and language enthusiast who likes to escape to the mountain trails every now and then. I speak Spanish at a C2 level and European Portuguese at a B1 (or so) level. Apart from that, I keep myself busy playing the guitar and practicing freestyle wrestling with the Spanish national team.Me as a Teacher
I have been teaching English as a foreign language for the past ten years in Madrid, Spain. I have worked in both high schools and academies during this time. I have also helped several students prepare for exams such as the Cambridge and Trinity exams.My lessons & teaching style
Having reached the C2 level in Spanish, I have learned a lot about the language learning process and it's many difficulties. Therefore, I know which methods are effective, and which traditional methods are not. I really believe in focusing on a students’ interest and branching out from there, identifying points of weakness as we go and improving upon them. I can help students to sound more like native speakers, help to improve their comprehension, or even prepare them for a test if they need it.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Cambridge CELTA Certificate - International House Madrid - 2019
Certificate verified
TEFL Ceritificate - Premier TEFL - 2018
Certificate verified
DELE C2 - Instituto de Cervantes - 2018
Certificate verified
Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor’s - The Spanish Language
Work Experience
2017 - Current
English Teacher
2014 - 2017
BEDA English Language Assistant
5.0
Rating
288
Students
3,838
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
184 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Advanced English (C1-C2) (Reading, Writing, and Conversation)
C1 - C2Language Essentials1,179 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 12% off
Intermediate English (B1-B2) (Reading, Writing, and Conversation)
B1 - B2Language Essentials962 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 12% off
Availability
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825 Reviews
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English
Spanish
Marina
87 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Cool class! Dave knows how to create a productive learning environment :)
Aug 7, 2019
Vale
9 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I really enjoyed our first class! Dave is very patient and he structured the lesson in order to understand all of my weak points and he developed a plan to help me improve them. I’m definitely booking other classes!
Jul 30, 2019
Aaron
23 English lessons
Awesome as always
May 30, 2023
Anna
2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The lesson was excellent, interesting and very exciting! Dave is the best teacher of English I’ve ever had!
Aug 2, 2019
Aaron
23 English lessons
It's always nice to catch up with Dave every now and then, practicing English and talking about some interesting topics. It’s helpful and informative and of course full of fun.
Aug 2, 2023
Aaron
23 English lessons
An effective and enjoyable lesson as usual! Perfect 👍🏻
Nov 10, 2022
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