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Nick Barnets
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Greek
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English Teacher, 9 years experience. Kids & Adults. Master's Degree, International Relations
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Greek
Native
Italian
Portuguese
French
Spanish
English Teacher, 9 years experience. Kids & Adults. Master's Degree, International Relations
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Thessaloniki, Greece (10:05 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 21, 2021InterestsHistoryBusiness & FinanceFoodTravelPets & Animals
My name is Nick. Native English speaker born in the US, now living in Greece.
I speak Greek fluently, and have a basic fluency in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. I also have a low level of French, and am currently learning Serbian.
Journalist for 8 years before obtaining a CELTA certificate and becoming an English teacher. I have a master's degree in political science-international relations, where I focused on foreign policy analysis.
English teaching- private one-on-one lessons children all ages & adults. I'm always attentive to each student's unique background, strengths, interests and needs to tailor my lessons to their best interests.
I'm always attentive to each student's unique background, strengths, interests and needs to tailor my lessons to their best interests.
My formal lessons will be fun and interactive listening, grammar, writing, and reading lessons. My informal lessons will be "free talk" sessions, where we will just practice having a conversation in English, then at the end of their time, go over any aspects of the student's language skills that they should work on, based on how they spoke in their conversation with me.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - CELT-Athens - 2017
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2017 - 2021
English TeacherTeach English online to children age 5 to high school, as well as adults and university students from across China for New Oriental's Winning English service.
One-on-one tutoring and group lessons. Speaking, reading, writing, and grammar.
2022 - 2023
English TeacherLanguage instructor at a leading language institution for English as a second language to adult students at pre-intermediate, intermediate, and upper intermediate levels.
Skills taught include speaking, reading, listening, writing and grammar.
2022 - 2024
English TutorOnline English tutor to kids and adults on the language practice platform Cambly.
Education
2019 - 2020
Master's - Political Science- International Relations
2006 - 2010
Bachelor’s - Broadcast News
Work Experience
2017 - 2020
Online English Teacher25 to 30 minute one-on-one English lessons online to students from China age 9 through adults, elementary to advanced level, free talk to reading to listening lessons.
2019 - 2021
Online English TeacherOnline English teacher to children of primary school age from China, in groups of 3 to 25, elementary to intermediate level proficiency, with lessons that included a focus on phonics, reading, and writing skills.
2022 - 2023
English TeacherTeach English as a second language to adult learners from pre-intermediate to advanced level.
2019 - 2020
Graduate Student/Teaching AssistantGraduate student of political science and international relations, assist in the instruction of an undergraduate course on European politics and integration. There I designed and carried out my own lectures on challenges facing European integration, and evaluated student writing assignments and examinations.
2010 - 2014
JournalistAssistant producer and off camera journalist at CBS News headquarters in New York. Assist in the production of the weekend evening news broadcast, foreign editorial desk, and election research.
2014 - 2018
Foreign CorrespondentFreelance foreign correspondent based in Athens, Greece, reporting on current events from Greece, Cyprus and the wider region for various English-language media organizations such as CBS News, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Radio France Internationale, Al Jazeera, and Ekathimerini.
Events reported include the Greek debt crisis and its social and political fallout, migration, the conflict in Cyprus, Brexit and migration.
5.0
Rating
89
Students
630
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
18 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Conversation Practice
B1 - C2Conversation174 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 17% off
Speaking Lesson (Teens, Adults)
B1 - C1Language Essentials310 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 10% off
Reading Lesson
A2 - C1Language Essentials67 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 10% off
Listening Lesson
A2 - C2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 17% off
Availability
23 Reviews
Francesco Paolo
10 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
As always, it is a pleasure to talk to Nick about many topics news, culture, history. I larn a lot! Thank you Nick!
Jun 25, 2023
Michał Jurowczyk
72 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lessons with Nick are always a pleasure. We can talk about politics, travel or the latest world events. His extensive knowledge of these topics allows me to learn English in the most effective way - through active conversation. I highly recommend lessons with Nick to anyone!
Oct 16, 2022
Eduardo Gastaldo
71 English lessons
Ele é sem dúvida o melhor professor do mundo porque ha tempo ele deixou de ser só um professor para mim, ele se tornou um grande amigo. Ele ensina muito bem dando vontade de que a aula dure mais. Ele é extraordinario e eu o amo muito. Ele é 110 de 100 e o avalio como o melhor sem sombra de dúvida.
Jul 28, 2025
Daniele
73 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nick has been working with my two grandchildren during the past year, teaching them English grammar and conversation over Skype.
We are very grateful for the work that Nick has undertaken during this time.
His knowledge of English has both, great depth and breadth, and he has worked out an individualized approach for each child, effective for their age and level of knowledge.
He is kind, friendly and professional, and very easy to converse with. He has shown a great spirit of collaboration and has been eager to find solutions when scheduling conflicts occurred as a result of the kids' other extracurricular activities.
He has always been impeccably precise and punctual.
I highly recommend Nick to other potential students of the English language.
Nov 26, 2022
Andreina Vegas
2 English lessons
Me gustó mucho conversar con alguien con un alto nivel cultural con quien se pueden tocar diferentes temas. Excelente!
Apr 15, 2026
Ethan H
89 English lessons
Thanks for the great lesson today, Nick!
Jul 26, 2025
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