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MICHAEL-BizEng/IELTS
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Other
French
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationTESOL, IELTS Specialist, and Business English Certified Teacher with 6 years of Experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Other
French
Specialties
BusinessTest PreparationTESOL, IELTS Specialist, and Business English Certified Teacher with 6 years of Experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ZambiaLiving in Lusaka, Zambia (05:29 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 14, 2021InterestsFilms & TV SeriesReadingArt
I am Michael, a dedicated TESOL-certified English instructor with over six years of specialized experience in Business English, IELTS test preparation, interview coaching, and conversational fluency development. My expertise extends to public speaking and fluency training, with a particular focus on adult learners, including professionals and beginners aged 40+ embarking on their English language journey. My teaching philosophy centers on building confidence for professional and personal communication success. Beyond the classroom, I maintain a strong intellectual curiosity through extensive reading in business and world history, complemented by culinary studies. My approach combines practicMe as a Teacher
I have six years of experience in teaching in general and three years of experience teaching online. I hold a TESOL Certificate and I am also a Certified Leadership Trainer. For my English language, I take a very versatile approach depending on the needs and goals of my students. I like to have an open conversation to assess my students and be able to give them feedback on what I believe we can work on.
It could be fluency improvements, writing skills, pronunciation accuracy, sentence construction, and understanding. My sessions typically involve reading practices, grammar exercises, word pronunciation and topical-based studies My lessons & teaching style
My class sessions mainly start with open conversations that allow me to learn about my student and also make an assessment of how best can help them make improvements. i like to ask the student what goals or targets they may have and also get to have a picture of what weaknesses or strengths they believe they have in English.
My approach may take a contextual or topical approach to get the student to understand the use of nouns and verbs. These go on to take a role play-based approach to help the student apply the right use of tenses, adjectives, and pronouns. I also like to take on new word challenges to teach my students new words. I also like to give pronunciation exercisesMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Homework Assignments
- Video files
- Audio files
Certificates
40 HOUR - HOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH SPECIALIST COURSE - Global Language Training-Global Tefl UK - 2024Completed 5 modules with course work and video material. I scored 'B' as an average. This certificate means I am able to teach business English as a core function and speciality.
Certificate verified
CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ENGLISH - Global Language Training-Global Tefl UK - 2024
Certificate verified
Language Teaching Certificate - Preply - 2023Complete 160-hour modules worth of content covering all the basics of how to teach a language to different level students
Certificate verified
IELTS Teaching Specialist - Global Language Training - 2023I was required to attend a minimum of 60-hour training and studying and pass an exam at the end of the course.
This certificate allows me to help tutor and train those preparing to seat for their IELTS exams. I can also consult on anything pertaining to IELTS exams
Certificate verified
IELTS SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE - Global Language Training-Global Tefl UK - 2023
Certificate verified
TESOL - INTERNATIONAL OPEN ACADEMY - 2021
Certificate verified
Education
2014 - 2019
Bachelor’s - Biology
Work Experience
2017 - 2019
English TeacherI taught English as a tutor to High School Examination Students in a classroom setup. I tutored over 100 students mainly for their examination preparation.
2019 - 2021
English Language TrainerI taught Adults over the age of 40 who were foreign Professionals and had come to Zambia for work. The Adult learners came from none-English speaking Countries. I taught online and on a physical One on One basis.
2021 - 2021
English Language ConsultantI was responsible for designing the English language teaching materials and aids for students. Also marked student answer sheets for different English entry level exams
4.9
Rating
153
Students
1,179
Lessons
97%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
61 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
OPEN CONVERSATION (SPEAKING & FLUENCY PRACTICE)
A1 - C1Conversation682 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 17% off
TEST PREPARATION ( IELTS) & INTERVIEW PREPARATION
A2 - C2Language Essentials169 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 21% off
ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS
A1 - A2Language Essentials12 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
BUSINESS ENGLISH
B1 - C2Business17 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
Package with 10% off
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45 Reviews
Jiong Wang
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I eventually get 7 in IELTS speaking, thank you sooooo much, this teacher is the best one on italki. ( not one of the best, he is the best.) Anyone, particularly Chinese student who needs improve speaking or get 7 in speaking, he is the perfect one for you.
Dec 26, 2025
Büşra Sönmez
57 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Even though I don't speak English very well, he is listened to me and supported me. He explained with examples and guided me.
Sep 3, 2024
Francesca
1 English lesson
I’m very impressed. I really appreciate that Michael gave me a lot of time to speak
Feb 3, 2026
Marcelo Figueiredo
10 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
He is perfect! I proposed some simulations, and he performed fantastically. He provided me with feedback consistently and assisted me with everything I needed.
I recommend this teacher.
Nov 5, 2025
Nadav
11 English lessons
amazing teacher!!!
Feb 5, 2026
Jack Evans
6 English lessons
Michael is a great teacher, asks plenty of questions and is an attentive listener, he taught me some basics and laid out what we’ll be doing next will 100% be booking more sessions immediately :)
Dec 13, 2024
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