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MICHAEL-BizEng/IELTS

English

Native

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French

From Zambia

Living in Lusaka, Zambia

TESOL, IELTS Specialist, and Business English Certified Teacher with 6 years of Experience 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 practic 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 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 improve...

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PDF file
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Articles and news
Presentation slides/PPT
Homework Assignments
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English

Trial Lesson

79 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

OPEN CONVERSATION (SPEAKING & FLUENCY PRACTICE)

A1-C1

Conversation

721 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

17% off

IELTS & PTE (Academic & General) EXAM PREPARATION

A2-C2

Language Essentials

188 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

21% off

ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS

A1-A2

Language Essentials

13 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

12% off

BUSINESS ENGLISH

B1-C2

Business

79 lessons completed

USD 10.50+

10% off

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Jiong Wang

12 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.

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.

Eleonora Fusi

13 English lessons

Michael was a great teacher, he explained to me what I needed and we planned together a perfect study plan to improve my English and prepare me properly for the exam I have to take. He is a very welcoming and encouraging person and is very knowledgeable regarding IELTS exams. I highly recommend studying with this teacher.

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.

常杰PCJ

1 English lesson

The teacher changed lessons times twice