Debbie
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Debbie
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Italian
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BusinessTest PreparationCertified Native British English teacher specialising in enhancing vocabulary to aid fluency
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Italian
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationCertified Native British English teacher specialising in enhancing vocabulary to aid fluency
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United KingdomLiving in Forli, Italy (06:45 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 24, 2021InterestsTravelTechScience
Hello! My name is Debbie, and I am a certified native British English teacher originally from Liverpool, United Kingdom. After spending 16 years travelling and teaching across four different continents, I have now settled back in Europe, currently residing in Italy. Throughout my extensive international teaching career, I have had the privilege of working with countless adult learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, helping them improve their English vocabulary and pronunciation to achieve fluency. Whether your goal is to enhance your language skills for travel, business communication, or preparing for exams like IELTS, I am here to guide you.Me as a Teacher
On returning to Europe I completed the TEFL course to teach English as a foreign language followed by the Teaching IELTS Preparation course. I really enjoy working together with my students and helping them achieve their goals.
I have a technical and business background so can teach not only general English but also technical and business English.
I have a very open approach to teaching so we will have a fun class with plenty of variety and conversation. I understand the difficulties of learning a new language and living in a country where you cannot understand the language around you as I have lived on 4 continents.My lessons & teaching style
I have an open approach to teaching English. Together we can set goals based on your needs and adapt the style of teaching to suit you so you gain the most from your English lessons. I use a variety of materials to teach including video, audio, presentation, interactive quizzes and worksheets.
I specialise in vocabulary, listening and pronunciation skills to increase your overall fluency in English. I create a relaxed and free environment where you can learn at a suitable pace in order to achieve your English goals as I identify areas to improve with ongoing assessment.
I mainly teach adults to improve vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency for personal, business or exam preparation purposes.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Teaching IELTS Preparation - Premier TEFL - 202130 Hour Teaching IELTS Exam Preparation Course
Certificate verified
Teaching IELTS preparation course - Premier TEFL - 2021How to prepare students to pass the IELTS Exams
Certificate verified
TEFL 160 hour - Full Circle - 2020Teaching English as a foreign language certificate
Certificate verified
Work experience - International companies - 2000I have 11 years working in the corporate world in the R&D area for chemistry. During this time I was responsible for project planning, budget, staff recruitment, collaborative work with academic and business partners, presenting information at international conferences, and publishing scientific papers and applications for multiple patents.
I worked in tourism, with specific experience of two startups and managing a multinational company for 6 years.
4 years of teaching business online
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2022 - 2024
EducatorTeaching language learning in both an online and in-person environment.
With 15 years of experience teaching a different subject, I have been able to adapt my style to specialising in English as a subject. Having many years in a corporate environment, I can teach both general and business English and am also trained in IELTS preparation.
I specialise in teaching pre-intermediate to advanced student to improve their overall language level.
2001 - 2016
Sports InstructorI have worked as a sports instructor for 15 years teaching all levels of students the theory and practical aspects. I taught beginners, new to the sport up to Instructors, so they were able to teach in the profession.
Education
1998 - 2001
Bachelor’s - Chemistry1st Class Hons degree in Chemistry
Work Experience
2020 - 2023
Freelance English TeacherWorking as an online teacher for English
2017 - 2020
Reservations ManagerCustomer Service Manager for a start-up company developing web site content, social media and systems for the company.
Development of a new website for content, functionality and SEO.
Development of a customer service system with macros and systems used within Zendesk.
Establishing B2B contracts with service providers.
Co-ordination with the team for content and updating of the website.
Writing of Blogs and newsletters.
Updating all content on the website.
Customer service from initial web visit
2015 - 2017
European Team LeaderTeam Leader for the Europe region taking reservations for 300 different liveaboard trips. Managing the team in the EU area to ensure all aspects of the work are completed.
The positions involves email enquiries, phone calls and live chat with both guests and operators.
Training of new staff including writing of the training manual.
Taking payment, collecting details and assessing reviews and following up.
Dealing with and issues, cancellations or changes or itinerary.
A ticket system is used to
2011 - 2015
Customer Service ManagerThe Last year was focused on re-witing the website content and increasing the SEO to improve search position. Writing blogs and being active on social media to promote buisness.
Management of day to day running of the operation. Sales and marketing for 2 shops based in Patong, web site updates, social media, co-ordination with tour operators and hotels for guest services. Organizing the daytrip and liveaboard schedules, allocation of staff for courses and guiding.
Updating of social media sites,
2001 - 2011
Dive center manager and instructorWorking as a dive instructor, cruise director, sales and marketing and dive center manager in many locations world wide.
Work area's include, Dutch Antilles, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Turkey and Zanzibar among others.
Run day trip and liveaboards for 4 - 7 nights. PADI Master Instructor, cruise director and gas blender.
1998 - 2001
Senior ChemistResponsible for blue sky research of flavour delivery systems for products both tobacco and non tobacco.
Running a small team to develop microencasulation products suitable for use in packaging, filters, papers and tobacco rods. This was to achieve on the spot delivery of a fragrance or aroma at the point required without any degradation of the product during storage or transport.
Developing new agglomeration technology to recon products.
Use of supercritical fluid extraction for the reductio
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Students
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Lessons
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English Lessons
Trial Lesson
77 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
English conversation
A2 - C2Conversation395 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 12% off
Listening, vocabulary and pronunciation general or business focus
A2 - C1Language Essentials864 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 7% off
General English
A1 - B2Language Essentials205 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
Package with 7% off
Alumni - pre 2025 students
B1 - C2Language Essentials171 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 8% off
IELTS Exam prep
B1 - C2Test Preparation1 lessons completed
USD 22.00+
Package with 5% off
Availability
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71 Reviews
SpeckUlrike
67 English lessons
She’s brilliant
May 28, 2025
Elena Pav
31 English lessons
Debbi is the best teacher! The lessons are always exciting and effective!
May 30, 2024
SpeckUlrike
67 English lessons
Debbie is a great and wonderful teacher
Dec 13, 2023
Carry
11 English lessons
Good lesson for grammar and reading.It's great for me to learn English.
Nov 2, 2024
SpeckUlrike
67 English lessons
Debbie is a great teacher, the best I’ve ever had
Thanks Debbie
Mar 28, 2024
SpeckUlrike
67 English lessons
The lessons are always nice, challenging and I learn a lot.
Debbie is a brilliant teacher and it makes a lot of fun.
She brings always new topics and it is awesome and interesting.
Best teacher ever.
Looking forward to having the next session.
Oct 11, 2023
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