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CELTA qualified English teacher of all ages and levels with Cambridge and IELTS exam experience

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Italian

Portuguese

Spanish

German

CELTA qualified English teacher of all ages and levels with Cambridge and IELTS exam experience

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From United KingdomLiving in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (14:37 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 17, 2021

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I'm 35 and I've been working as a teacher of English as a foreign language for 12 years. I've taught in schools in Lisbon, Seville, Cagliari and my hometown of Edinburgh. I'm a great listener and normally get on well with chatty people; I love to socialise. My spare time is typically spent writing, reading, listening to music and playing football or racquet sports. I also love going to concerts or trying new dishes at local restaurants. I'm studying Italian at the moment in the hopes of maintaining a high level. I became a teacher because I wanted a job that allowed me to travel the world and meet lots of different people. I love the fact that even by simply conversing with my students I can help them achieve their goals in English. I'm very patient and understanding; I want my students to feel they can approach me when they have any questions or issues in a lesson. I have enjoyed teaching students of all levels and the vast majority of my students have gone on to achieve positive results in their Cambridge / IELTS exams. I have taught lessons on a wide variety of topics in my time as an English teacher but I always try to find a balance between productive and receptive skills; I want my students to have the opportunity to practise reading, listening, writing and especially speaking in English. I aim to use a wide range of materials in my lessons, so students feel they are not simply following a book like they would alone. I use several websites in my online lessons for flas...

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Video files
Quizzes
Presentation slides/PPT
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Graphs and charts
Test templates and examples
Flashcards
Audio files
PDF file

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Certificates

Cambridge CELTA - Randolph School of English - 2012The Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) is awarded after one or three months training as a teacher of English as a foreign language. It is a globally-recognised certificate and enables the bearer to work as an English teacher in a wide range of instutions at home or abroad.

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Teaching experience

2022 - 2025

Corporate TeachermYngle EnglishTeaching a wide range of lessons for student specialising in business English

2013 - 2016

English TeacherCambridge School Portugal - Lisbon, PortugalTeaching general English and Cambridge exam preparation to children, teenagers and adults.

2016 - 2018

English TeacherBritish Institute of Seville - Seville, SpainTeaching general English and Cambridge exam preparation to children, teenagers and adults.

2018 - 2021

English TeacherAnglo-American Centre - Cagliari, ItalyTeaching general English, Cambridge exam preparation to children, teenagers and adults. I also taught several courses of IELTS preparation in this role.

Education

2008 - 2012

Bachelor’s - HistoryUniversity of Stirling

Work Experience

2013 - 2016

English TeacherCambridge School Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal

2016 - 2018

English TeacherBritish Institute of Sevilla - Seville, Spain

2018 - 2021

English TeacherAnglo-American Centre - Cagliari, Italy

2025 - Current

Summer School TeacherSt Andrew's College Language Schools - United Kingdom