Chris Tooze
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Chris Tooze
Professionele leerkracht
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Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Italiaans
Duits
Professional. Fully qualified. Experienced. Supportive. Flexible approach. English native.
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Italiaans
Duits
Professional. Fully qualified. Experienced. Supportive. Flexible approach. English native.
Uit Verenigd KoninkrijkWoont in Other, Italië (03:27 UTC+02:00)
Over mij
italki leerkracht sinds 23 Dec 2014Interest topicSportReadingHistoryFinanciënReizen
For italki, I specialise in teaching students at B2+ to C2 levels (Upper Intermediate to Advanced).
I chose a career in teaching because I like meeting people and helping them progress. I'm an average person like you, so I have good days and not so good days, but, I always try to be positive and supportive for my students. In fact I really enjoy working for italki because it allows me to meet people from all over the world. It's always fascinating to listen to you talk about the the things that you like, the culture in your country, your opinions on current affairs, your hobbies, your hopes and dreams, etc, etc, and to help you improve your English communication skills.Ik als leerkracht
I focus on effective communication. I have a large amount of experience of helping people who wanted to improve their speaking skills. Often they had spent years 'studying English' but lacked opportunities to speak.
Now we have the possibility to use this wonderful technology and speak to people all over the world.
I understand that speaking is scary. Nobody likes making mistakes. I make lots of mistakes when I try to speak Italian or German, so I know how you feel. But we can learn from our mistakes.
My main objective is to help you become more confident. So if you want to do grammar exercises I can certainly help, and can supply materials, but that's not the main focus of my lessons.Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
You are the boss! You might well have studied in the past in a group class, but you will find things a bit different in online one-to-one lessons. Normally, a group teacher needs to manage the time and keep every student involved. So the teacher leads and you follow.
In our lessons there's much more time for you. I will prompt, suggest, propose...and I will accompany you to help you achieve your goals...I will even help you choose objectives and give feedback.. but ultimately you decide where you want to go. After all most people say they want to FEEL more confident in general, and especially less nervous when speaking, and only you can say how you feel.Mijn lesmateriaal
- PDF-bestand
- Audiobestanden
- Voorbeelden van examenvragen
- Tekstdocumenten
- Afbeeldingsbestanden
- Artikelen en nieuws
- Grafieken en diagrammen
- Videobestanden
- Huiswerkopdrachten
Certificaten
BA (Hons) Humanities - The Open University - 2010
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Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) - University of Cambridge, Cambridge English Language Assessment - 2014Qualification for Teaching English
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Professional Graduate Diploma in Education - Bolton University - 2012Teaching Qualification to work with students aged 16 and over in the UK
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Opleiding
2010 - 2012
Overige - EducationPost Graduate Course - Professional Qualification to Teach Adults in the UK
2006 - 2010
Bachelor’s - HumanitiesFirst Class Honours Degree in Humanities (mix of English, History, Sociology, Philosophy)
2014 - 2014
Overige - CELTAQualification to teach English to speakers of other languages
Werkervaring
2007 - 2014
Personal Tutor/Lecturer (I held 3 different jobs with this employer)1. Sociology Lecturer. Teaching Social Research Methods.
2. Personal Tutor – Humanities. I had responsibility for the social and emotional welfare of pupils, and for assisting pupils in preparing for progression into work or further study.
3. Trainee Teacher - History/Humanities. I taught Beginners ICT, GCSE & A-level History, and Access HE course (History of Health).
2014 - 2015
Tutor of English and MathsHelping to set up a new online scheme helping adults in the UK who did not, for whatever reason, achieve English and Maths qualifications whilst at school. I supported learners, who worked at their own pace, to help guide their progress towards qualifications.
2016 - 2018
English Language TeacherI work as a freelance teacher with mature students, on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, at one of most prestigious, and longest established schools in Canterbury. I specialise in helping improve communication skills for both General and Business English.
2018 - 2023
English TeacherAs well as working for Italki, I have completed a number of short-term contracts working for Italian state schools on schemes intended to raise the speaking abilities of students. I have also taught students studying towards the Cambridge KET exams, and worked with groups of students at summer schools
5.0
Beoordeling
285
Studenten
1,925
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
99%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
216 lessen voltooid
USD 5.00+
Communicating in English - B2+ to C2 (Upper Intermediate and Advanced Students)
B1 - C2Conversatie oefenen1,218 lessen voltooid
USD 16.00+
Pakket met 10% korting
Beschikbaarheid
Op basis van je tijdzone (UTC+00:00)
Mijn creaties
Quiz (1)
358 Beoordelingen
Tomasz
6 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
Chris is a patient supportive teacher. It was my first lesson, so at first I was quite nervous but he quickly made me at ease. I'm going to book another pack of lessons.
22 jan. 2019
Renata
11 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
Very good lesson. Chris is experienced teacher. I have learned a lot of new information.
14 jan. 2019
Antonello
106 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
I really enjoyed our conversation this evening. We talked about traditions, culture, sports and different approaches to look at life and the world. I highly recommend having a lesson with Chris for his engaging and inspiring way of teaching English.
2 jan. 2019
Jasmine
8 Engels lessen
Chris is a patient teacher. He always points out my grammar errors and I love this way because no one will help me about pointing out those in the daily conversations. Chris is also a professional teacher. He guides me to talk about a topic from the easy level to the mixde level. I means Chris gave me some materials and then talked about in several lessons and in the fifth lesson, Chris let me try to make a presentation about the topic. I think I learn a lot in this teaching way and use many new words and change my passive words to active words in my dictionary.
23 mrt. 2024
Jasmine
8 Engels lessen
Very good experience! Wonderful British English accent! I really like British English accent. And teacher always inspire me with some questions.I like Chris' teaching style.
19 mrt. 2024
Jasmine
8 Engels lessen
I really like Chris' lesson. I always can learn new knowledge and learn western culture and difference. Chris explain the words that i am not so familiar with patiently and humorously. He guides me guess the meaning according to the context situation and try to let me use some vacobularies in different situation.
15 mrt. 2024
Proefles
USD 5.00
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