Brett
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Brett
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Russian
Dutch
Chinese (Mandarin)
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Russian
Dutch
Chinese (Mandarin)
From AustraliaLiving in Other, Australia (01:13 UTC+10:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 18, 2015Interest topicTechTravelSports & Fitness
Actually, you'll soon discover that I'm a fun kinda guy! I'm always enjoying life and looking for a way to make people happy.
I have six children (number 6 will be born in June 2018), so a LOT of my free time is spent with my wife and children.
I just LOVE nature, so I'm often outdoors; gardening, camping, observing insects and plants are just some of my obsessions...
As a career (apart from teaching), I am also a graphic designer.Me as a Teacher
NOTICE 2019: I've taken time away from teaching to focus on study and business. If you are a regular student, please contact me via INBOX if you want to arrange lessons, as I won't be opening regular times in my schedule.
I've been involved in teaching kids for many, many years. I taught in youth groups, Summer camps and other kids' programs through local churches and other organisations.
However, it wasn't until I moved to Siberia (Russia) in 2013 that I had the opportunity to teach ENGLISH. To be honest, I found it difficult to begin with. But the more I studied, the more I loved teaching.
Since that time, I've had a lot of experience with kids and adults of ALL AGES and NATIONALITIES.My lessons & teaching style
If you like strict, formal lessons... SORRY! I can't help you.
I love to make my lessons flexible, fun, interesting, and more than anything, I love to encourage you and get you talking.
Before our first lesson, I like to offer a placement test. This test will help me identify areas of your English that need the most help.
But don't forget, the main aim of learning English is to communicate. So we'll do lots of reading and listening, as well as discussing topics that are interesting to you.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
TEFL - ICAL - 2016Teaching English as a Foreign Language (120 hour qualification)
Certificate uploaded
Teaching English to Young Learners - Cambridge - 2015This course focussed on developing effective methods for delivering engaging learning experiences to young learners of English.
Certificate uploaded
Education
2010 - 2014
Other - Languages (Russian)I studied Foreign Language acquisition theory with a focus on the Russian language.
Work Experience
2015 - Current
ESL TeacherFor the past two years, I have been teaching English online using various platforms.
I have focussed on fun, relaxing, conversational-style lessons that encourage the learner to use and expand their existing language skills.
2015 - 2016
ESL TeacherI was employed as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher at this large private
language school.
I taught English to students ranging from two-year-olds up to adults.
My reputation for delivering engaging, fun and effective lessons quickly spread, which lead to working with additional language schools part-time and at summer camps.
This position required excellent communication skills (in Russian and English), as well as diligent time management, planning and preparation.
5.0
Rating
110
Students
704
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
English Lessons
Your topic
A1 - C1Conversation Practice14 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
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215 Reviews
Rui
17 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It's a very useful lesson. We did some reading and Brett help to correct my pronunciation. I can see my improvement, and also my confidence increased a lot.
Mar 1, 2018
Masaki
5 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was great! This time we were concentrating on the pronunciation and intonation during the lesson so that it sounds more natural because I asked him to do so. He patiently pointed out my errors and suggested how to pronounce them correctly. He always try to provide what I need now.
Feb 12, 2018
Clara
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
He is great, very supportive and we had a conversation about prepositions and australian idioms.
Mar 11, 2017
TOM
14 English lessons
Useful and enjoyable.
Feb 14, 2019
TOM
14 English lessons
It is an idyllic class.
Jan 31, 2019
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