I'm very patient, experienced and flexible. So whatever you'd like to work on I'm sure I can help you. If you would like to work on pronunciation, studying for a test or just brush up on your conversation skills, I'm sure I can help you.

Have you ever understood every word in a sentence but still had no idea what a native English speaker meant? That's because English is full of idioms—common expressions whose meanings can't always be guessed from the individual words. This course will go over 10 idioms used in greeting and easing into conversations. 

In this practical five-lesson course, you'll learn more than 60 of the most useful everyday English idioms used by native speakers in conversations, movies, TV shows, social media, and the workplace. Rather than memorizing long vocabulary lists, you'll discover when, why, and how each idiom is used naturally.

Each lesson introduces carefully selected idioms grouped by theme, followed by clear explanations, authentic examples, pronunciation practice, interactive speaking activities, listening exercises, and short quizzes to help you remember them. You'll also practice using idioms in realistic conversations so you can sound more confident and natural when speaking English.

This course is designed for intermediate learners (CEFR B1–B2) who already understand basic English grammar and want to improve their listening, speaking, and conversational fluency. By the end of the course, you'll recognize common idioms instantly, understand them in context, and confidently use many of them in your own conversations.

If you're ready to move beyond textbook English and start speaking the English people actually use every day, this course is for you.

Idioms giving you the blues? After this course speaking like a native will be a piece of cake.

Brush up on your general conversation skills. I have many interests and am widely read, traveled quite a bit and also a TV and Film buff. I love talking about history, film, literature, philosophy, music art etc. Whatever your interests are, I'm sure we can have an enjoyable and informative conversation. If you want to talk about something specific just give me a little advance notice and I'll prepare something for us.

General Conversation

I will tailor this class to your specific situation and needs. I have coursebooks that I can draw from but prefer to tailor things to your specific job. I make my own materials and will give you whatever homework you feel will best help you to progress. I do recommend some writing homework since this is the most difficult for some people, but I'm very flexible. I look forward to working with you.

General Business English

I have many documents to prove my extensive work history as an English teacher (30 years). However, due to the inability to upload more than one fine at a time, I have chosen the formal registration of our English school. Unfortunately, it is in Japanese. I have the English translation but it is a separate file. I also have contracts with the Japanese government, the NYC Board of Ed, a high school etc. where I taught, but can't upload them.

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1st Step English School - Japan Okazaki City

I've taught English to students ranging from 3 years old to 80 years old. I also successfully managed the school for over 25 years in a highly competitive area. I also participated in many teaching events held by English Teachers in Japan (ETJ) I think my experience plus education will give students what they need to achiever their goals.

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I taught students communicative English as well as helped prepare them to pass college entrance tests.