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Kent

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English

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French

German

Bulgarian

Specialties

Kids

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Friendly and passionate certified English teacher and linguistics graduate from New Zealand

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

French

German

Bulgarian

Specialties

Kids

Test Preparation

Friendly and passionate certified English teacher and linguistics graduate from New Zealand

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume & Certificates

From New ZealandLiving in Christchurch, New Zealand (09:41 UTC+13:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Nov 29, 2017

InterestsGamingTravelSports & Fitness

Hey everyone! I'm Kent, a native English speaker originally from New Zealand but now currently living in France. My favourite hobby is learning foreign languages, it's something I have been interested in since I was young. Other than languages another great passion of mine is travelling, I love exploring new cultures, getting to know new and interesting people, learning about the history and of course trying the local cuisine!

Me as a Teacher

I have a Bachelor's degree majoring in Linguistics and German and I'm also a CELTA (Cambridge English Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualified teacher. I started teaching English two and a half years ago while living abroad in France, while there I mainly taught adults and teenagers. I have been a Community Tutor here on Italki since November 2017 and have helped hundreds of students achieve their English language goals.

My lessons & teaching style

★ Google Sheet document ★ - I provide each student with a Google Sheet document, accessible to you at any time. I will use this document to note down errors during the lesson. At the end of the lesson, we will go over your mistakes together and I will provide you with explanations to help clarify the errors you made. My lessons are tailored specifically with your goals in mind, whether it be improving your spoken fluency, pronunciation, exams e.g. IELTS or grammar. I'm flexible and I'm more than happy to adapt to my student's needs. I have found conversation based lessons to be the most effective for my students. We can discuss any topic but preferably something that you are interested in.

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
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Experience - Experience - 2019I have been providing lessons to kids on Italki for the past five years, helping children of all ages improve their English skills.

Certificate verified

Experience - - 2019I've been providing IELTS lessons on Italki for the past seven years, helping countless students successfully achieve their desired scores.

Certificate verified

CELTA - Ara Institute of Canterbury - 2018

Certificate verified

Education

2013 - 2016

Bachelor’s - Linguistics and GermanUniversity of Canterbury

Work Experience

2017 - Current

Community TutorItalki - Christchurch, New Zealand

5.0

Rating

782

Students

5,321

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

782

Students

5321

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

404 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

SPEAKING: Guided English Conversation

A1 - C2

Conversation

3,076 lessons completed

USD 17.00+

Package with 21% off

Kids

A2 - C2

Kids

612 lessons completed

USD 17.00+

Package with 12% off

TEST PREPARATION: IELTS GENERAL / ACADEMIC

A1 - C2

Test Preparation

464 lessons completed

USD 17.00+

Package with 7% off

Students before November 2018

A1 - C2

Conversation

635 lessons completed

USD 12.00+

Package with 17% off

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

675 Reviews

Tanya Bezruk

48 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

It is always so useful to have a lesson with Kent! I believe that all students won't be dissapointed.)

Jun 21, 2019

lydia

198 English lessons

Teacher’s pick

Yeah, Kent is always patient to teach me how to learn English and my courses .He has given me a lot of encouragement and support, so that I can use a positive and optimistic attitude to face learning English. Thank you Kent.

Sep 24, 2018

Tomo

1 English lesson

Kent asked me about my goals for learning English and shared many useful links to help me improve my listening skills. Thank you so much for the lesson. I really enjoyed it.

Dec 3, 2025