From CanadaLiving in Halifax, Canada (10:46 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 9, 2021
Interest topicReadingTechBusiness & Finance
I live in Nova Scotia, Canada close to the ocean with my wife and daughter. My days are spent working with ESL students, studying, reading, exercising, working outdoors and other adventures.
My hobbies have been sailing, private flying, extensive travel, gardening, and many other activities. Business has been very important to me for over 30 years and opened my eyes to many things.
ESL teaching is an incredible experience and I learn form my students everyday. It has provided the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives.
Me as a Teacher
I help business and IT professionals improve their communications.
Teaching has been an experience far beyond my expectations and I wish I'd found it earlier. Being able to contribute to the success of my students is a gift I can't begin to measure.
All my business experience and 3000 hours teaching IT and business professions has provided the experience to understand the methods taught in my TESOL course and other courses. The B.Comm. and public accounting work has also provided skills I use in many lessons.
The communication skills I learned in public and private business plus as a chamber of commerce president also help my students achieve their goals of becoming confident in English.
My lessons & teaching style
My teaching style is focused on students get to natural speaking and writing competence so they can easily lead meetings and communicate complex ideas. The 8 step IELTS and CELPIP preparation classes are designed for a band 7 IELTS or level 9 CELPIP and higher.
During our classes we hear, speak, write and read English through exercises and presentations with positive correction. I focus on collocations which are the natural ways natives speak and write. Learning collocations allows students to speak and write in a natural way and predict conversations.
We start by assessing your strengths and areas requiring improvement which allows us to develop a custom plan to achieve your goals.
My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Flashcards
Test templates and examples
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
169
Students
935
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
5.0
Rating
169
Students
935
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
101 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Build Confidence in Your Business English - How native speakers sound natural in business conversations
B1 - C2Business448 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 13% off
Build Trust Online with Confident English - Small Talk, Connecting, Finding the Problem, Getting Yes
B1 - C2Business137 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 10% off
Be Confident Doing Meetings in English - Develop the vocabulary, engagement tools and other key factors.
B1 - C2Business86 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 10% off
Your Interview Skills - Make an impact in a behavioural and traditional English interview with confident English
B1 - C2Business63 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 21% off
Fix the Gaps in you Business English - Collocations, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Pronunciation, Small Talk etc.
B1 - C2Business100 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 23% off
10 Lesson Business English Communications Proficiency Transformation
B2 - C1Business0 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 10% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
134 Reviews
Sebastian
1 English lesson
The class with Burt was great; he explained very well the goals and how to improve my speaking
Mar 18, 2024
Egor
4 English lessons
Fantastic introduction class!
Jan 21, 2024
Lee
37 English lessons
His class is very cheerful and highly motivated me:)
Aug 28, 2023
Bohan Zhang
20 English lessons
Great Lesson with Burton again! Very knowledgeable teacher.
Jun 24, 2023
Bohan Zhang
20 English lessons
Great lesson with Burton as usual, he is a very student centered teacher.