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Craig
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English
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Spanish
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KidsTest PreparationIELTS Teacher with years of experience helping students pass the IELTS test!
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Specialties
KidsTest PreparationIELTS Teacher with years of experience helping students pass the IELTS test!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Belfast, United Kingdom (08:13 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 26, 2019InterestsTechTravelFoodSports & FitnessWriting
Hi Everyone!
I am a 34 year old English teacher from the Northern Ireland who specialises in IELTS, and I love helping students pass their exams!
I'm also a language learner, and I love to help students speak more naturally and reduce their mistakes! (I'll be very active in doing this :) )
Aside from exam preparation, talk to me about anything! I love sports, art, business, philosophy, videography, science, politics, media, travel, culture, nutrition.. and just about everything else!Me as a Teacher
As a teacher I would say that I am social, objective and caring. I love to make the learning process fun and enjoyable!
Social: I try to shape it like a social meeting where the student has opportunities to speak, question, observe, discover, grow and express. As a language-learner myself, I know that it is a journey to become fluent and to attain a high level and I most certainly choose to make it a pleasant ride!
Objective: I always ask my students what they want to learn or focus on so that we are fulfilling goals and achieving targets. Why waste time? Let's have fun but let's also get better!
Caring: I really care about my students and really want that they achieve their goals. My lessons & teaching style
-My lessons are customized and focus on exactly what the student wants to focus on.
-My lessons are goal-orientated. We set goals in the class of what we want to achieve and we go and take the necessary steps towards realizing those goals.
-My lessons are feedback-heavy. I give lots of feedback for each student. Feedback makes us better.
I teach both IELTS Academic and IELTS General. This includes:
-Writing Task 1(General& Academic)
-Writing Task 2
-Speaking Part (1-3)
-Listening
-Reading (Academic & General)
A typical lesson would involve:
1) Asking the student what they want to focus on.
2) Showing the student how to achieve their set goals.
3) Practicing through tests & feedback.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
IELTS Speaking Course - Everything IELTS - 2020Currently 458 students have taken this course, with 80% giving 5 stars, 15% giving 4 stars and only 5% giving 3 stars. I give this course free to my Italki students, thousands who've gained an advantage for their tests.
Course link: https://www.udemy.com/course/ieltsadvancedspeakingcourse/?kw=ielts+speaking&src=sac
Certificate verified
Kid's English - Italki - 2016I've taught kid's English since 2016.
Certificate verified
TEFL - LoveTefl - 2015
Certificate verified
Accounting Degree - Queen's University Belfast - 2013
Certificate verified
Education
2010 - 2013
Bachelor’s - Accounting
Work Experience
2017 - 2024
IELTS TeacherSince 2017, I have been working with students online to help them achieve their desired band scores. As each student is different, we worked together to solve their main issues which were stopping them from getting the score they needed for studying abroad or immigrating.
2017 - 2018
English TeacherFor GLS, I provided business and communication English classes to companies. This involved creating personalized lessons and feedback for each student.
2017 - 2018
English TeacherIn this position, I delivered basic online English classes for children ages 7-16 years old. This challenged my creativity and methods to help these students improve.
2018 - 2019
English TeacherIn this role, I delivered English lessons to students mostly aged 17-30 years old. We developed their academic English ability as well as their level of expression.
2016 - 2017
English TeacherI taught all ages in this academy from 5- 16 years old. We followed a standard curriculum for their levels and aimed to improve their overall level of communication and understanding.
2016 - 2017
IELTS TeacherIn this Academy, I corrected student essays; gave feedback; conducted simulated tests; and taught lessons regarding IELTS.
2012 - 2012
English TeacherI taught English classes to students from ages 5-16 as well as some activity-based learning outside.
2017 - 2017
English TeacherHere, I taught English to students from 7-9 years old. Our focus was on active communication and story-telling. We also did some immersive activities outside.
2017 - 2018
IELTS TeacherHere I prepared Colombian students for their IELTS exams.
5.0
Rating
1,045
Students
12.9k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
330 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
IELTS Preparation
B1 - C2Test Preparation3,539 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 13% off
Conversational Practice
B1 - C2Conversation6,286 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 10% off
Pronunciation Class
A1 - C2Language Essentials426 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 4% off
IELTS Preparation 10 lesson Package
B1 - C2Test Preparation669 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 10% off
General English
B1 - C2Language Essentials1,209 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 10% off
Kds English
B1 - C2Conversation54 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 5% off
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635 Reviews
Yovita Nathania
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Craig is a wonderful teacher, he provides me with facilities where I can go from B2 to C1 level. I really enjoy the lesson with him
May 12, 2025
Arseniy
12 English lessons
Craig is a very good teacher! He is calm, supportive and curious! Futhermore, he is very attentive. I appreciate all our lessons! If you have a desire to improve your language skills or make head or tail of the English, Craig will be on guide to help you!
Apr 10, 2026
Ataberk Yılmaz
3 English lessons
He is great. I will book other sessions
Apr 5, 2026
Alley
5 English lessons
Craig老师很认真地给了我一些口语上常见错误的反馈，通过多次的练习，我觉得我在这些方面有很大进步！
Apr 14, 2026
Ataberk Yılmaz
3 English lessons
Great
Apr 6, 2026
Alley
5 English lessons
Craig is a greate teacher. I feel lucky that My friend introduces him to me. He is pretty patient and engaging, helping me to build up my confidence in spoken English. I would definitely follow him to improve my speaking!!!
Mar 25, 2026
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