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Sammy IELTS

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Professional Teacher

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Chinese (Mandarin)

Chinese (Cantonese)

French

Specialties

Test Preparation

Kids

21+ years teaching. Adults, Kids, IELTS. Canada government-certified. UBC graduate. Vancouver local.

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Chinese (Mandarin)

Chinese (Cantonese)

French

Specialties

Test Preparation

Kids

21+ years teaching. Adults, Kids, IELTS. Canada government-certified. UBC graduate. Vancouver local.

About Me

Resume & Certificates

From CanadaLiving in Vancouver, Canada (07:02 UTC-07:00)

About Me

italki teacher since May 24, 2019

InterestsTravelWritingBusiness & Finance

My highest scoring IELTS students have received 8.0 to 8.5. I have specialized in IELTS (Academic and General) since 2016. In addition, I have taught English lessons to kindergarten to grade 12 students. I graduated from the University of British Columbia, in my hometown Vancouver, and am a Government of Canada certified English teacher. My students include Canadian and international students aged 5 to 18 enrolled in public and private schools in British Columbia. Finally, I have 10 years of experience teaching business English to corporate employees (i.e., Fortune 500 companies) at an international American language school - Shanghai branch. I have worked as an IELTS expert since 2016 teaching in-person IELTS in Canadian classrooms to students aged 15 to 50+ and I have been teaching adults and kids since 2005. Since 2006, I have been teaching full time as a certified professional teacher. In physical classrooms, I have taught students from 40 to 50 countries as well as 15 to 20 countries in online classes. Before each class, I encourage students to prepare questions that they wish to ask. This is particularly useful as students have different strengths and weaknesses. What are significant challenges for some students are not for others. Some fun facts about me: - Favourite news channels: BBC, CBC - Pairing red wine and snacking with surfing YouTube - Sunbathing and hanging out at beautiful beaches

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Certificates

IELTS experience - resume - 2016Resume detailing IELTS work experience

Certificate verified

Advanced TESOL Certificate - Global TESOL College - 2006

Certificate verified

TESOL Specialization - Teaching Children English - Global TESOL College - 2005

Certificate verified

Education

2005 - 2006

Bachelor’s - EnglishGlobal TESOL CollegeThe above is a Professional TESOL Certificate (certified by the Government of Canada) corresponding to Graduate ID#: A 33175

1988 - 1992

Bachelor’s - Political ScienceUniversity of British Columbia

Work Experience

2016 - Current

English Teacher -Sylvan Learning - Vancouver, CanadaI teach English programs to pre-university aged Canadian students enrolled in public and private schools. This enables me to keep up-to-date with developments in the British Columbia school program which continues to evolve every year.

5.0

Rating

888

Students

4,927

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

888

Students

4927

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

443 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

IELTS Writing (rubric-enhanced)

A1 - C2

Test Preparation

1,345 lessons completed

USD 26.00+

Package with 22% off

IELTS Speaking

A1 - C2

Test Preparation

735 lessons completed

USD 26.00+

Package with 31% off

Conversation Skills (with Grammar/Vocabulary/Pronunciation Corrections) / Presentations / Interview Simulation

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

2,017 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 40% off

Kids Comprehensive Class (ages 7 - 18)

A1 - C2

Kids

138 lessons completed

USD 40.00+

Package with 18% off

Kids Grammar Class (ages 9 - 18)

A1 - B2

Kids

42 lessons completed

USD 32.00+

Package with 15% off

All ages: Fluency Improvement

A1 - C2

Conversation

194 lessons completed

USD 10.00

Availability

188 Reviews

Artem Mykhailov

2 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Thank you for the great lesson! It was a pleasure to learn more about the writing task and its requirements. The insights you provided will definitely be helpful.

Dec 7, 2024

Vitaly Makarkin

26 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Sammy is the best IELTS preparation teacher. All blocks are explained in detail.

Aug 25, 2023

大聪明

2 English lessons

the teacher is really patient with a good pronaucation!

Apr 19, 2026

Estelle R

3 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Sammy helped me with my writing to prepare for the IELTS test. It was exactly what I needed to understand where I can improve my band score and how. Perfect! I highly recommend!

Apr 16, 2024

大聪明

2 English lessons

The teacher is really good.And I think his thought is insightful.I can learn both english and some other Knowledge

May 3, 2026

Allan

1 English lesson

Sammy is professional and makes you feel comfortable instantly. He answered all of my questions before the trial lesson and clearly explained what to expect from his lessons. Thanks Sammy!

Apr 8, 2026