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Leigh Holmes
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HulpleerkrachtGeeft les in
Engels
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Spaans
Overige
British English teacher living in South America. Great conversations and fun classes !
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
Overige
British English teacher living in South America. Great conversations and fun classes !
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Uit Verenigd KoninkrijkWoont in Quito, Ecuador (07:19 UTC-05:00)
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I am very dedicated to my students learning journey, but I like to make it fun for everyone.
I have a lot of patience as a teacher. I have been teaching professionals at work as well as other students. The best way for me to teach is to understand what the students need with their English. Classes can be taught to fit these individual needs. Classes need to have variety, and it is very important to keep the students interested.
The classes are kept as relaxed as possible. I want to get to know the students and give them as much confidence as possible in their English. The students learn the best through as much talking practice as possible, covering as wide a range as topics as possible.
I have a lot of patience as a teacher. I have been teaching professionals at work as well as younger students. The best way for me to teach is to understand what the students need with their English. Classes can be taught to fit these individual needs. Classes need to have variety, and it is very important to keep the students interested.
I try and keep the classes as relaxed as possible. To get to personally know the students and give them as much confidence as possible in their English. The students learn the best through as much talking practice as possible, covering as wide a range as subjects/topics as possible. It is important to not continually correct every mistake, but to let the students learn. The more relaxed and confident they are, the more they are learning, in the long run.
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Teaching experience
2023 - 2025
Online teacherTeaching general and Business English to professional students in the oil industry.
Also other teachers who don´t have English as their primary language.
Opleiding
2023 - 2025
Overige - TeachingCourse for teaching English
1989 - 1997
Bachelor’s - ChemsitryBSc Chemistry (1st Class).
Note : I have also completed a PhD in Nuclear chemistry at the same institute
Werkervaring
1997 - 2003
Post Doctoral Research Fellow/Research AssistantI spent over 5 years working fr the European Commission in Belgium, first as a post doctoral research fellow, and then as a research assistant.
The official language of the institute was English. During this time, I helped many of my colleagues with reading and correcting their English papers/reports.
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Beoordeling
110
Studenten
546
Lessen
99%
Aanwezigheid
100%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
28 lessen voltooid
USD 6.00+
Conversational English with a native British speaker.
B1 - C2Conversatie oefenen385 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 10% korting
Lets have a look at some common idiomatic expressions !
B1 - C2Conversatie oefenen39 lessen voltooid
USD 6.00+
Pakket met 5% korting
Retired or Senior Citizens classes
B1 - C2Conversatie oefenen1 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 8% korting
Interview Practice
B1 - C2Conversatie oefenen18 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 8% korting
Reading and Pronunciation Practice
B1 - C2Algemeen48 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 8% korting
Common finance / financial idioms for business leaders and negotiators
A2 - C2Algemeen11 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 5% korting
Phrasal verbs - Common examples and how do we use them ?
A2 - C2Algemeen16 lessen voltooid
USD 6.50+
Pakket met 7% korting
Beschikbaarheid
81 Beoordelingen
Hazim
7 Engels lessen
leigh, thanks for today's lesson, It was a really useful lesson, as always :)
6 mei 2026
Hazim
7 Engels lessen
Today it was a great lesson with leigh. I learned new vocabulary and grammar, they were very useful. I learned about (have been) and (have hone).
Thank you Leigh, and I’m looking forward to the next class!
1 mei 2026
Hazim
7 Engels lessen
Was a good lesson 👌
27 apr. 2026
Ullrich
3 Engels lessen
In today's lesson we read a news article on a recent political event which contained some word I'll try to incorporate in my repertoire. Thank you for your caring way of teaching Leigh, I really enjoyed our convo.
5 mei 2026
Ullrich
3 Engels lessen
Leigh appears to be a patient tutor who has the ability to keep the conversation going by asking thought-provoking questions. I'm glad that I decided to take classes with him as I find his laidback personality and his open-minded attitude to my goals and standpoints beneficial to a positive atmosphere throughout our conversation. I would definitely recommend taking lessons with Leigh.
27 apr. 2026
Hazim
7 Engels lessen
Thank you, Leigh! It was a great lesson. I learned new and useful sentences. You are very engaging and passionate, and I really appreciate how you notice my weaknesses and help me focus on improving them. I really enjoyed our conversation.
22 apr. 2026
Proefles
USD 6.00
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