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LUKE'S IELTS ARCADIA
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Tibetan
Thai
Specialties
Test PreparationFORMER IELTS EXAMINER! 2 YEARS IN SOUTH CHINA REGION (SHENZHEN) + 6 YEARS ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTRES.
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Tibetan
Thai
Specialties
Test PreparationFORMER IELTS EXAMINER! 2 YEARS IN SOUTH CHINA REGION (SHENZHEN) + 6 YEARS ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTRES.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Bangkok, Thailand (19:27 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 17, 2020InterestsSports & FitnessHistoryBusiness & FinanceTravelReading
-仅在 ZOOM 上授课- LESSONS ONLY ON ZOOM!!!
I read Theology at Hughes Hall at the University of Cambridge and also trained as a teacher at the University and gained a PGCE and QTS. I have a CELTA qualification and taught in China for over 14 years and was an IELTS Examiner for 4 years with the British Council in the Southern China region (based in Shenzhen). My training and experience as an Examiner has given me a profound insight in how to prepare Candidates for all types of Academic Tests and I have helped many Students achieve their desired Test Scores in order to go on and study abroad.
I only teach 18+ year olds.
I also teach the American Academic Tests: TOEFL, SAT, ACT, GRE and GMAT.Me as a Teacher
-仅在 ZOOM 上授课-- LESSONS ONLY ON ZOOM!!!!
- Detailed Explanation of Band Descriptors for Band 7+
- Understand the Requirements for each of the 4 Sections.
- 1 Vocabulary List sent after class to help your preparation.
- Receive Vocabulary Units from: Cambridge IETLS Series/Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS
Series/TOEFL McGraw-Hill/Cutting-Edge/New Headway/Market Leader, and more.
- Zoom is used in classes to Screen Share Audio and Video during Lessons.
- Recieve your Lesson Notes in a Follow-Up Email after class.
- Receive pdf Booklets of IELTS Questions for the Speaking and Writing Section.
- Lessons are 55 minutes.
-NO TRAINING CENTRES PLEASE
- 18+y.o.
-LESSONS ON ZOOM ONLY My lessons & teaching style
-仅在 ZOOM 上授课-
Two years as an Examiner of the IELTS Test has given me a deep understanding of the requirements for the Test and Academic English Tests in general. I give detailed explanations of the Lexical and Grammatical Requirements for IELTS Speaking Test and how to structure the Speaking Part 2 'Long-Turn' and negotiate the 'Scripted' and 'Follow-Up Questions' in Part 3. I show students how to structure an academic essay: how to understand the question and use it to construct a Plan; what needs to be included in the Introduction; how to formulate clear Thesis and Topic Sentences; how to develop and expand ideas in the Main Body Paragraphs and how to summarize in the Conclusion.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
IELTS EXAMINER INVITATION (WRITING+SPEAKING) - BRITISH COUNCIL - 2014Invitation to Examine in the Writing and Speaking Sections of the IELTS Test for 2 Years.
Certificate verified
INVITATION TO EXAMINE - BRITISH COUNCIL - 2014Invitation to examine for the British Council to be an Examiner for the IELTS Test in the Southern China Region from 30th May 2014 for 2 years.
Certificate verified
IELTS EXAMINER INVITATION (SPEAKING) - BRITISH COUNCIL - 2012Invitation to Examine for the Speaking Section of the Test for 2 Years.
Certificate verified
MASTER OF ARTS - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - 2010Master of Arts in Theology.
Certificate verified
CELTA CERTIFICATE - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (ESOL) - 2009Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (Pass B)
Certificate verified
POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE in EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - 2005PGCE awarded from University of Cambridge to teach Philosophy, Religious Studies, Citizenship and Personal and Social Health (PSHE) in England and Wales.
Certificate verified
QUALIFIED TEACHER STATUS (QTS) - GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL (GTC) - 2005Qualified Teacher Status awarded from the General Teaching Council for England.
Certificate verified
BACHELOR OF ARTS - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - 2003Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies
Certificate verified
Education
2000 - 2003
Bachelor’s - Theology and Religious Studies
2004 - 2005
Master's - PGCE
2005 - 2005
Master's - Qualified Teacher Status
Work Experience
2012 - 2020
TeacherIELTS, TOEFL, SAT, ACT and AP US History teacher. College/University applications preparation.
2012 - 2014
IELTS SPEAKING EXAMINERIELTS Examiner for the SpeakingExaminer Feedback Reports from the British Council
2014 - 2016
EXAMINER (SPEAKING+WRITING)Ielts Examiner in the Speaking and Writing Section of the Test (Examiner Invitation Certificate)
5.0
Rating
483
Students
2,601
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
163 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
IELTS SPEAKING COURSE FOR A HIGHER BAND SCORE!!! (LESSONS ON ZOOM ONLY)
B1 - C2Test Preparation1,661 lessons completed
USD 39.00
Package with 6% off
IELTS WRITING CLASSES FOR ACADEMIC + GENERAL TEST (LESSONS ON ZOOM ONLY)
A2 - C2Test Preparation435 lessons completed
USD 43.00
IELTS READING AND LISTENING PRACTICE (LESSONS ON ZOOM ONLY!)
A1 - B2Test Preparation107 lessons completed
USD 28.00
Package with 11% off
BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR ADULTS! (LESSONS ON ZOOM ONLY!!)
A1 - C2Test Preparation95 lessons completed
USD 32.00+
Package with 11% off
Availability
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270 Reviews
Yao
14 English lessons
Best teacher I’ve ever had!
Dec 20, 2025
Zhaowen_Luna
10 English lessons
Today’s class provides important information about how to construct the writing. That’s very useful!
Nov 22, 2025
Zhaowen_Luna
10 English lessons
Today’s class is very useful, Luke is very professional 👍
Nov 18, 2025
Zhaowen_Luna
10 English lessons
Today’s class shows how to build the strategy and structure for writing task 1 ! 👍👍👍
Nov 23, 2025
Zhaowen_Luna
10 English lessons
Luke’s class always gives useful advice about how to build the clear writing / speaking structure 👍
Nov 20, 2025
Zhaowen_Luna
10 English lessons
In today's class, Luke introduced how to construct the part of writing in task1, which gave me a lot of inspiration and was very useful!
Nov 12, 2025
Trial Lesson
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