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Adam - London, UK
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Italian
Specialties
BusinessFluency & Error Correction, Job Interview Preparation, or Conversation Practice
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Italian
Specialties
BusinessFluency & Error Correction, Job Interview Preparation, or Conversation Practice
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Rome, Italy (22:55 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 9, 2018InterestsReadingTechBusiness & FinanceMarketingTravel
I love language teaching and language learning!
I am from London, UK, but I now live in Italy.
*** Who am I? ***
* 30+ years in business *
- Sales and Marketing focus
- Degree in Economics
- Certification in Marketing
* 20+ years teaching English *
- Focus on 1-to-1 business students
- From small start ups to Coca-Cola, PwC etc
- Certification in TEFL
* 10+ years working in tech *
- Coding & Running small web-based projects
- AWS, MySQL, PHP, , CSS, HTML
- LAMP to WEB STACKMe as a Teacher
I offer Energy, Empathy and Experience!
Language learning, after the initial excitement, can feel never-ending. It can be a long, boring and unrewarding experience. That is why the first role of a good language teacher must be to give the student ENERGY. For the student to feel positive, interested and excited again!
A student also needs EMPATHY. Every student has different problems and solutions, different interests and aims and different personalities and methods. A good language teacher must be able to personalize lessons for each individual student. All my lessons are completely personalized.
Finally EXPERIENCE. I have taught for over 20 years. Hundreds of students, all individuals My lessons & teaching style
My focus is on giving feedback.
Feedback on grammar, pronunciation, word usage, prosody, structure, style, linking etc!
MAIN LESSON FOCUS: FLUENCY & ERROR CORRECTION
PARTICULAR SPECIALITIES:
* Advanced fluency
* English job interviews
* Presentations in English
FLUENCY LESSON STRUCTURE/ACTIVITIES:
In-Class:
You talk and while you are talking I write down your errors & vocabulary ideas for you.
Post-Class:
Your errors, vocabulary ideas & audio of pronunciation errors are made available for you to correct, use or record. I will then review your inputs.
[This includes me recording an audio to model your pronunciation errors, for you to then record and for me to give feedback on]My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Advanced Certificate in Marketing - Chartered Institute of Marketing - 1998A post-graduate certificate in Marketing
Certificate verified
TESOL Certificate - Trinity College London - 1998I am qualified to teach English as a second language
Certificate verified
Advanced Certificate in Marketing - Chartered Institute of Marketing - 1998This is a post graduate certification in marketing from the main marketing institute in the UK.
My first degree was in Economics (which is also in my uploaded certificates section) so I have an economics degree and a marketing certification, as well as over 20 years running my own business.
Certificate verified
Bachelor of Arts (Econ.) - University of Manchester - 1995
Certificate verified
Education
1998 - 1998
Other - TESOLOther = Certificate (post-bachelor's)
1997 - 1998
Master's - Marketing
1992 - 1995
Bachelor’s - B.A.(Econ.)Included: Economics, Accounting, Politics, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Economic History, Sociology, Anthropology
Work Experience
2005 - Current
English Teacher
2001 - 2005
English TeacherEnglish Teacher, I taught students from all over the world in this British Council Accredited School
1999 - 2001
English Teacher
5.0
Rating
463
Students
2,063
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
231 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Fluency (with Detailed Error Correction)
A2 - C2Business442 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 21% off
Pass Your English Job Interview
A2 - C2Business224 lessons completed
USD 30.00+
Package with 18% off
** Your 1st Lesson with ADAM ** Special Price ** [Fluency & Error Correction OR Job Interview Preparation]
A2 - C2Business264 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
10 x Lessons PACKAGE ** Special Price ** [Valid for Fluency & Error Correction OR Job Interview Preparation]
A2 - C2Business829 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
Package with 32% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
387 Reviews
Adrián Sampedro
27 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I once wrote that Adam was the best teacher on Italki. I still hold that to be true. He has the amazing capacity of making the student comfortable during the conversation whilst detecting his mistakes. He is always very thoughtful and professional, no matter how friendly the relationship with the student becomes. He has even developed his own English webpage to help students learn better according with his own criterion (which is pretty well founded, I should say). I you decide to start your first lesson with Adam, you will not regret it. I also dare say that it won't be the last. Thank you, Adam!
Oct 27, 2023
Jack
72 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Awesome, as always.
Feb 2, 2023
Cumhan Şavlı
1 English lesson
He inspired me about future interview answers. He encouraged me to think about my responses from a different perspective. I am happy that I chose him. Thanks
Sep 22, 2025
Emil Szilárd Hajnal
23 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Our lesson was great and useful. Keep up the great work.
May 22, 2023
Antonella Gallino
27 English lessons
Adam is a very flexible and reliable teacher, full of humour, responsiveness, and ideas to clarify things for you. He gives the lesson a perfect rhythm and balance between speaking, listening, and discussion, and he refers to interesting sources he always picks up from his hat.
Nov 5, 2025
Harry
21 English lessons
Eccellente insegnante, ti fa' sentire a tuo agio.
Sep 2, 2025
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