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Former EXAMINER for the IELTS Speaking Test and IELTS Writing Test / DELTA Qualified
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Former EXAMINER for the IELTS Speaking Test and IELTS Writing Test / DELTA Qualified
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Hi! I'm Nick - Former IELTS EXAMINER + British Council Teacher
* Professional English Teacher - I live in Poole, England
* FORMER EXAMINER for the IELTS Speaking Test and Writing Test
* DELTA Qualified Teacher - Advanced Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults
* Teaching English as a Foreign Language since 1980
* Studied English Language + Linguistics - Sheffield University
* Honours Degree in English Language + Post Graduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
* Lived + taught English in 8 countries: France, Germany, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Italy + England
* Speak 5 languages to varying degrees of proficiency - English, French, Spanish, Italian and German
IELTS Speaking Test + Writing Test Specialist + IELTS Examiner (ex)
EXAMINER - IELTS Speaking Test at British Council - Hong Kong - 2 years
EXAMINER - IELTS Writing Test in Hong Kong - 2 years
EXAMINER - IELTS Speaking Test at the British Council - Tokyo, Japan - 3 years
* Examined 1000+ candidates
* Teaching IELTS for 39 years - since 1985 - all 4 skills - mainly 1:1, but classes, too
I’ve taught English at all levels from absolute beginner (A1) to advanced (C2), as well as English for Doctors, English for Nurses, English for Lawyers, Business English, English for Academic Purposes, Exam English - including B2 First (formerly FCE) and Cambridge Proficiency of English (CPE)
IELTS Speaking Test Practice
Every 60-minute class with me consists of 4 parts – each part lasting for about 15 minutes:
Par...Mijn lesmateriaal
- PDF-bestand
- Tekstdocumenten
- Diapresentatie/PPT
- Audiobestanden
- Afbeeldingsbestanden
- Videobestanden
- Flashcards
- Artikelen en nieuws
- Voorbeelden van examenvragen
- Grafieken en diagrammen
- Huiswerkopdrachten
Certificaten
The Royal Society of Arts Diploma in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults - The Royal Society of Arts - 1985This is a high-level teaching diploma that is best taken when you've already been teaching for about 5 years. It allows you to hone your skills, so that you go from being an average-ability teacher to a really competent teacher! It took a full year to get this certificate and involved written course work, as well as being observed by a teacher trainer twice a week at the British Council in Cairo, Egypt for a whole year! At the end of the year, we also had to take 2 written exams! It was tough!
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Post Graduate Certificate in Education in TEFL - Sheffield University - 1980One year of study at Sheffield University, including two lengthy periods over 4 months doing two separate periods of teaching practice - one in the language unit of a Secondary School in Sheffield, and the other at a College of Further Education in Hull, in the north of England. This certificate allows me to teach any age group in the UK - from 3 years old right up to university and college level and also, to teach English at most institutions in other countries - right up to university level.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours in English Language - Sheffield University - 19793 years of studying English Language, to enable me to teach English as a Foreign Language anywhere in the world.
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Opleiding
1976 - 1979
Bachelor’s - English LanguageSingle Honours Degree in English Language involving the study of Old English, Old Norse, Middle English, Modern English, Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
1984 - 1985
Overige - Royal Society of Arts DIP TEFLARoyal Society of Arts Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Langague to Adults (now known as the Cambridge DELTA)
1979 - 1980
Overige - Postgraduate Certificate in EducationPostgraduate Certificate in Education specialising in Teaching English as a Foreign Language with Teaching English as Additional Language as a Subsidiary Subject
Werkervaring
2016 - 2022
Private Tutor for IELTS SPEAKING TESTTutoring students in preparation for the IELTS Speaking Test
2002 - 2016
Teacher at Primary SchoolI taught children between 4 and 11 years old, specialising in EAL (English as an Additional Language), as well as teaching the entire school French (550 children) and teaching the older ones Spanish, too. I was the only teacher trained to teach English as a Foreign Language and Foreign Languages in the school. So, I've taught all ages from 4 to 85 years old!
2001 - 2002
Teacher in a Secondary SchoolI taught children between 11 and 16 years old for about 8 months before retraining to teach in a Primary School.
1994 - 2000
Teacher of EFLI taught English as a Foreign Language to adults from all over the world for 6 and a half years at Bell Language School, which was, and still is the most prestigious school in the United Kingdom, where I was an exams specialist for Cambridge Proficiency (CPE), Cambridge Advanced (CAE) and First Certificate (FCE) Exams. I was also the coordinator for Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).
1993 - 1993
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI taught adults, who were mainly Spanish, for 12 months at all levels of English, from Beginner to Advanced, specialising in Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) and First Certificate of English (FCE) Exams. FCE is now called B2 First! I was also an Examiner for the Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) and First Certificate of English (FCE, now B2 First) Speaking Tests during my time there.
1992 - 1992
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI worked for the months of August and September, 1992 as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language at the Summer School at The Bell Language School in London, England.
1992 - 1992
Specialist Business English TeacherI worked for 4 months at the International House Business Centre, teaching a large number of businessmen and businesswomen from all over the world! It was a really fascinating job and a wonderful experience! International House is as good as the Bell Language School in the UK - especially their Business School, which is of a very high calibre, indeed!
1987 - 1990
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI was an Examiner for the IELTS Speaking Test while I was working at the British Council Cambridge English School in Tokyo, Japan - examining about 12 candidates every two weeks for more than three years. Of course, I also taught adults, who were mainly, but not exclusively, Japanese, English as a Foreign Language at the School, where I was the Coordinator for Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and Manager of all the Elementary Courses, for more than three years. I loved life in Japan!
1985 - 1987
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI was an Examiner for the IELTS Speaking Test and I also marked the Written Test for two years while I was working at The British Council in Hong Kong (although it was called "ELTS" when I was an examiner, then!) I taught English at all levels from Beginner to Advanced and was involved in teaching for the Cambridge First Certificate Exam. I was also Head of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).
1983 - 1985
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI taught English as a Foreign Language to adults, who were mainly Egyptian, and who were the liveliest students I've ever taught anywhere in the world! They were brilliant fun to teach! I was really sorry to leave Egypt! There, I also worked as a Course Developer and as a Coordinator for Needs' Analyses in Commercial Firms in Cairo. You should really visit Egypt at some point in your life! It's a brilliant place! And Egyptian people are fabulous - really friendly! At least in my experience!
1983 - 1983
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI worked for two glorious months in the summer of 1983 at a Summer School in Oxford. The School was named after Michael Swan, who was a very influential person in the early stages of the development of English language teaching in the world! He was one of the first people who developed the idea of teaching languages communicatively. I'm not sure if the school still exists any more, actually! But, when I worked there, it was absolutely delightful! Run by a lovely woman (Elsie??)! Great memories!
1982 - 1983
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageI taught adults for a year in Northern France, working for the French "Chambres de Commerce de Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing", at "La Chambre de Commerce de Roubaix", teaching mainly General English courses, but also specialising in teaching Business English to a variety of businessmen and businesswomen. That was the hardest job I've ever done, teaching up to 35 contact hours a week - except working in an English Primary School - which is incredibly tough, believe me! 62 hour working week - minimum!
1980 - 1982
Teacher of English as a Foreign LanguageMy first professional job! I worked in this school for two years and had great fun teaching German students, who were always very friendly and sociable! It got me started as a teacher, but to tell you the truth I wasn't that great because I didn't really know what I was doing back then! I reckon it took me about five years to become a really competent teacher - and I'm still learning now, after all these years! Doing the RSA DELTA was what really made me become a truly competent teacher in 1985!
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Keuze van de leerkracht
I’ve just had a wonderful lesson with Nick! If you’re looking for somebody who’s remarkably professional and able to combine a meticulous study of the language with a joyous and relaxed atmosphere, don’t hesitate to contact him!
2 mei 2020
Giulia
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超级棒的老师！ 纠正了我很多错误，并在课上反复的练习让改了过来，可以说是非常耐心了！
14 apr. 2019
Raven
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Nick is so professional and helpful and extremely responsible. Plus, he has valuable experience in helping speakers of different languages deal with their problems and make progress. He’s a very dedicated teacher. He is also kind and patient, encouraging his students whenever they need it. I’ve learned a lot from him and I’ve recommended him to my friend already, thank u so much for teaching us useful techniques!!!
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Daria
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Thank you for this lesson and the previous ones!
Folks, if you are looking for someone who is an expert on IELTS, you have already found him. Nick is result-oriented and has a good sense of humor. He can help you with a lot of advice on the speaking part.
17 jun. 2019
italki514209
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I do like Nick's lesson. I have been learning English from Nick more than three years. In last three years, I enjoyed each lesson Nick gave me and really felt lucky to meet him. Nick is a gentleman and his voice is clear and attractive. When he spoke English, I found his English was beautiful just like music. He has a good taste of life and deep feeling of human. sometimes we laugh together, because Nick has a good sense of humors. When I was learning English with Nick, I always forgit I was learning English because I enjoyed English. Now I was learning reading from Nick . I find my biggest problem is that I can not finish IELTS on time, so I need tovfind the answers quickly. Then I find Nick is a smart trainer. He trained me to find the key words in the questions and then changed them to the fimilar words, so that I can look for the evidences in the text and then find the answers quickly. I really like thls method and I think this method is effective. I am grateful to Nick!
15 mei 2026
italki514209
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I do like Nick's lesson. Nick is the first teacher who showed the charm of English and made me really love English. I have learned English following Nick more than three years. Now I learned reading following Nick. I really never thought reading can be taught on the zoom, but in fact, Nick has done it very well. His teaching method is very simple but very effective. I like it. I find Nick want to train me to do my best to change the key words in the questions by the similar words and then to find the evidences in the text. This method is very effective. I even find I don't know the words but still can find the answer, is it amazing? because I find the " secret"! So I will be never afraid of reading any more. I will practice this method every day until I grasp this way completely. I think Nick is very clever and full of teaching experiences,.I am lucky to meet him. I am sure I will conquer reading someday!
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