* 18+ YEARS ONLY PLEASE - ALL ABILITIES FROM B2 TO C2 WELCOME :-)

A 30 minute Trial Lesson (21 years + only please) with me is a perfect opportunity to :-

* Meet online and introduce ourselves :-)

* Discuss your current level of English and your English learning background in a relaxed and 
  positive environment with a professional, supportive tutor.  

* Understand and agree your future goals and priorities, and discuss possible materials to
   use and lesson styles. 

* Address any other questions or concerns you might have, including eg what you find harder 
  and easier about learning English ? What do you enjoy most about speaking in English?

* Can lead to future lessons in English Grammar, Exam/Interview Preparation, OET 
   preparation/Reading and Discussion, Visiting England or General Conversation.

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead if possible - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

Would you love to further develop your skills and boost your confidence in speaking, listening, reading and discussing in English? Lessons with a native speaker are the optimum way to improve quickly :-)

Conversation...

* Open/guided conversation on a wide range of subjects/ideas/news.

* A perfect opportunity to practise your conversational English in a relaxed, but positive
   setting and increase your confidence, knowledge and skills for a wide range of
   situations. 

* Guidance/teaching on pronunciation, intonation, expression, vocabulary, 
   sentence construction and grammar as appropriate to your level and goals.

Reading and Discussion ...

* Develop and practise your reading, pronunciation, intonation and expression skills, 
   whilst extending and enriching your vocabulary. Increase your discussion, 
   comprehension, summarising and interpretation abilities.

* Choose an interesting and stimulating article, text, favourite book/poem other material 
   or your own professional/study material, including eg graphs/data if wished.

* Teaching and learning is a dynamic process - we'll discuss, and regularly review your 
   personal language goals and match my teaching to your learning needs. We can 
   focus on topics that interest you and that you can practise and use in your daily life. 

* PLEASE book a 30 minute lesson initially, which can lead to further lessons/packages.

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

General English ~ Conversation or Reading and Discussion ~ Intermediate/Advanced  ~ 21 years + please.

* Are you a doctor, dentist, nurse, vet, physiotherapist, pharmacist, optician, 
  radiographer or other medical professional preparing to take OET ?

* Would you like to build your confidence and increase your English language skills to
   help improve your professional relationships with patients/relatives and colleagues?

* I have worked with many medical professionals and supported them with OET exam
  preparation. This has significantly helped with both increased confidence and
  successful results!

* A trained and qualified OET teacher, I can support you in preparing for the OET 
  speaking exam using practice using role-plays. I will offer you specific detailed feedback
  and tips for improvement to help you further hone your English skills and exam
  technique, and to support your self-study too.

* Includes all aspects of the Speaking criteria - 

    - Linguistic (Intelligibility, Fluency, Appropriateness of Language and Resources of  
      Grammar and Expression) and

    - Clinical Communication (Relationship Building, Understanding and Incorporating the
       Patient's Perspective, Providing Structure, Information Gathering and Information
       Giving.

* I  can also offer constructive feedback and tips/suggestions on your pre-prepared
   written letter samples if you wish (within a lesson).

* PLEASE book a 30 minute lesson initially which can lead to further lessons/packages.

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

OET Speaking - Medical Occupational English Test

Would you like to increase your skills and build your confidence in the correct use of English grammar ? Learning grammar can be fun and very satisfying!

* These lessons will really help you to increase your knowledge, confidence and 
   enjoyment in correct use and understanding of English grammar :-)  

* Subjects can include eg correct and appropriate uses of different tenses, prepositions, 
   conjunctions, pronouns, idioms, modal verbs, phrasal verbs, ellipsis, inversions and 
   more!

* Using eg practise exercises, video clips and discussion.

* PLEASE book a 30 minute lesson initially, which can lead to further lessons/packages.

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

Grammar Focus ~ Intermediate/Advanced Level ~ 21 years + please

Are you planning to travel or move to England, for work, study, a holiday or family reasons - perhaps for the first time ? Or maybe you're already here ?  Perhaps you have some questions or concerns ? These lessons are perfect for you!

* During lessons I meet many students who are planning to study or work in the UK - 
   either alone or with family. Having a series of lessons has really helped them to feel 
   more comfortable, and students often lessons continue after they’ve moved here!

*  The lesson content is flexible but we will focus on what it's like to live and work here, 
    so helping you to learn about our beautiful country, it’s people and it’s traditions, and 
    making it easier to prepare to visit, stay or move here.

*  I can also direct you to further sources of information to help you discover 
    independently too and offer tips and advice regarding best places to visit and when to 
    visit them for the best possible experience of England.

*  I can also support you with preparing for a 'Life in the UK' test.

* PLEASE book a 30 minute lesson initially, which can lead to further lessons/packages.

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

Visiting England, Working/Studying in England or Moving to England! ~ Intermediate or Advanced ~ 21 years + please

* Do you need to prepare for an interview or presentation ?

* I am an experienced interviewer and have supported and helped many students 
   prepare and practise for successful and confident interviews and presentations.

* These lessons will give you the opportunity to practise a wide range of common 
   interview questions, as well as any specific ones for your job/course/other interview.

* I will offer feedback and tips to help you to prepare carefully and confidently. This will
   include suggestions on eg pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and content.

* PLEASE book a 30 minute lesson initially, which can lead to further lessons/packages.

(Please note - due to a technical glitch, it appears that I have taken only 23 lessons in this category, when I have taken many many more on Italki :-) Please see reviews below for satisfied Interview/Presentation preparation students!)


* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead if possible - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection -   SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

Interview or Presentation Preparation ~ 21 years +

This lesson can be of any category - 

Conversation/Reading and Discussion, Grammar, Visiting England, Working/Studying in England or Moving to England, Interview or Presentation Preparation etc - as long as you have already enjoyed 25 lessons with me on Italki :-)

* IMPORTANT 1 - Please choose your lesson time with care - Italki's Cancellation Policy applies. If you are unable to attend, please give as much notice as possible (& always more than 24 hours) to allow another student to take a lesson instead if possible - thankyou :-)  SORRY, BUT REFUNDS WILL NOT BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

* IMPORTANT 2 - Please ensure that you have a strong, stable internet connection                          SORRY - I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS DUE TO A STUDENT'S POOR CONNECTION.

* New for January 2025 - Special Category for longer term students (25 lessons +)

120 hours online study training, equipping and enabling me to teacher English as a Foreign Language both face to face and online, to both adults and young learners/children.  The course included:-

 50-hr TEFL, 30-hr Grammar & Language Awareness, 20-hr Video and
Observation, 10-hr Telephone Teaching and 10-hr Teaching Large Classes Courses

Holders of OET Knowledge certification have completed Level 1 of OET Teacher Training, which signifies that this teacher has the skills and information to be able to competently prepare candidates for success in OET.

During the training, teachers completed 7 modules:

* Intro to OET for teachers
* Starting out as an OET teacher
* Teaching OET Listening
* Teaching OET Reading
* Teaching OET Writing
* Teaching OET Speaking
* Setting up your OET course

During this period I was responsible for the management of a busy Tourist Information Centre, which included the shared retail, admissions and administration for a large Museum with whom we worked in partnership.

As well as welcoming all visitors, we were responsible for the marketing and promotion of Suffolk and Britain locally, nationally and internationally.

I managed a small team of staff and volunteers and was also responsible for social media accounts including eg Facebook and Twitte