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Simon Eagles

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From United Kingdom

Living in London, United Kingdom

Fully qualified Business English and General English teacher with over 20 years of experience. I am married with a teenage son and we live in Hackney in London. I was born in Leeds and spent my formative years in Ilkley in Yorkshire, before studying Business Studies at Newcastle University and then travelling to Paris to teach English in 1982. I like to keep fit; love to play tennis and enjoy cycling and swimming. As well as sport, I enjoy reading and travel and have a great love of the outdoors and countryside, which is just as well, as I have a massive German Shepherd that requires a lot of walking. I always enjoyed English as a subject at school and received good grades. With English and my qualification in Business Studies I was then able get my first teaching job in Paris, teaching predominantly Business English in schools and in companies. Teaching gave me the opportunity to indulge my passion for travel and I spent the next four years teaching in Europe before returning to the UK to consolidate my work experience with a Diploma in TEFL. Since then I have taught mainly in central London Schools and appreciate the opportunity it has given me to really get to know people and their different cultures. Generally I think that for students to learn effectively it's important to create a relaxed, less formal atmosphere in lessons, whilst also ensuring that students are being made aware of the progress they are making. However that said, I think that my lessons and teaching style are dependent to a great extent on the students - their wants and expectations; as well as ...

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
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Homework Assignments

Interests

Travel

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Sports & Fitness

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Music

English

Trial Lesson

22 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

General English

B1-C1

Language Essentials

166 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

Business English: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate

B1-C1

Business

126 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

Business English: Elementary to Intermediate level

A2-B1

Business

13 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

Job Interview Preparation

B1-C1

Business

13 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

IELTS

B1-C1

Test Preparation

47 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

General English

B2-C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed

USD 34.00

12% off

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John67

8 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Simon is a professional teacher! I started to feel more confident after our classes

JOSE DELGADO

4 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

He is a very good teacher, very friendly and capable to understand the needs of the students. I'll book other lessons with him and I recommend him!

sabine

7 English lessons

I think I 'm going to improve my English with him. He doesn't speak French so I have to find the words. he gives me exercise and I speak a lot. we exchange a lot.

Natalia

6 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Simon is an excellent teacher who quickly identify my knowledge gaps and helped me get rid of of them once and for all. Thank you Simon. I’m looking forward to seeing you next lesson.

sabine

7 English lessons

i would like to progress and this teacher is very funny and good

Christine Ahner

8 English lessons

Simon ist großartig! Wir haben sehr persönliche, profunde Gespräche und er korrigiert mich effizient, wo nötig. Ich freue mich immer auf eine Stunde mit ihm!