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Hugh Mortimer
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
From United KingdomLiving in Hong Kong, Hong Kong (18:30 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 18, 2016Interest topic
Hi, I'm Hugh!
I've helped thousands of students improve their English skills during my career in professional English teaching, training and management. If you use English at work now or you'd like to have a job where you use English in future, I'm here to help you develop the English skills you need for your work.
Students have described me or my teaching as: 'cheerful', 'devoted', 'diligent', 'easy-to-understand', 'dynamic', 'fun', 'helpful', 'high-standard', 'kind', 'intense', 'motivating', 'organised', 'patient', 'positive', 'productive', 'professional', 'reliable', 'qualified', 'skilled', 'smart', 'well-prepared'.Me as a Teacher
Choose me as your teacher and you'll get regular help from a professional English teacher with:
- over 10 years' experience in English teaching, training and management
(the person who trains other English teachers how to teach!)
- professional English teaching qualifications such as the Certificate in TESOL and the Diploma in TESOL from Trinity College London
- global experience teaching in London, Sydney, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and online
(helping students from across the world - Africa, Asia, Europe and South America).My lessons & teaching style
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH lessons help you develop the language you need for work tasks (such as 'giving a presentation', 'writing a work email' and 'going to a job interview'). We work heavily on building your communicative ability, which means YOU do a lot of speaking, listening, reading or writing.
Each lesson, you'll:
- learn language and practise the skills you need to complete one work task
- receive a lot of support and feedback
- follow a cycle of:
> PREPARE - I give you articles, quizzes and videos before the lesson
> LEARN - We meet on Skype for the lesson
> REVIEW - I give you a worksheet to review what you've learnt
> FOLLOW-UP - I give you activities to practice moreMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
- Text Documents
Work Experience
2013 - 2015
Centre Education Manager EF Education First
2012 - 2013
Supervisor EF Education First
2011 - 2012
Senior Teacher EF Education First
2010 - 2011
English Teacher EF Education
2009 - 2010
IELTS Preparation Teacher St Giles International
2008 - 2009
English Teacher St Giles International
2016 - 2017
ESL Freelancer Self-employed
2017 - Present
Founder The Language ProfessionalWorking in a professional English environment can be a challenge, especially for non-native speakers. The Language Professional is here to help prepare you for the demands of workplace in terms of communication, professional skills and cultural awareness.
Education
2002 - 2005
Bachelor's - Software Engineering
Certificates
Diploma in TESOL Trinity College London 2015
Certificate uploaded
Certificate in TESOL Trinity College London 2008
Certificate uploaded
Teacher Knowledge Test Module 1 Cambridge 2010
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
36
Students
105
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
25 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH - 45 mins + written feedback
B1 - C1Business69 lessons completed
USD 50.00
Package with 10% off
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH - 45 mins + written feedback
A2 - C2Conversation Practice0 lessons completed
USD 50.00
Package with 10% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
52 Reviews
Luna
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is an excellent teacher, he brushed up my English communication skills by improving and enlarging my vocabulary and sharpening my pronunciations. The quality of his lessons are high standard. He sends a feedback, Review and Follow up email after the session which I find very helpful. I can recommend English lessons with him. Thanks Hugh and keep it up!
Jan 20, 2017
Marina
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is very qualified teacher. We talked about how to make and answer work telephone calls. It's very interesting and useful lesson.
Aug 8, 2016
kholoud
7 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
This my first lesson and defiantly will not be the last, I'm gaining to take more lessons.
I was happy because the lesson have been prepared very well, and I received a link for the lesson before it started, so I have the chance to prepare myself,during the lesson I got a feedback for my strength and weakness. after re the lesson I received whatever we discussed by the email.
THANKS
Jul 17, 2016
Yi R.
1 English lesson
A productive, interesting and exciting session! Hugh introduced me to a few effective ways to improve my understanding of different English accents. Very professional ^_^
Aug 1, 2020
DEE
6 English lessons
In this lesson Hugh helped me to prepare a presentation logically and express in a confident way, and I also learned how to practice the rhythm when talking.I think it's very helpful for my future situation. Although we had some network problem during the lesson, Hugh is very patient. Look forward for the next lesson
Oct 29, 2017
nikki
1 English lesson
Hugh is well-prepared. He's able to find some problems which I never realized before. And I have a more clear idea of something I know before.
May 26, 2017
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