This teacher is my favourite teacher!!! John has been incredibly helpful in advancing my IELTS speaking skills, with targeted improvements across every key area I struggled with. He first focused on my conjunctions use—guiding me to choose and apply them more appropriately, which directly eliminated the choppiness in my expression and made my logical connections far smoother. Beyond that, he helped me refine how I organize content, teaching me to structure ideas in a clear, cohesive way that avoids disorganization. He also paid close attention to my grammar and sentence structures: correcting recurring errors, reinforcing proper usage, and introducing more varied, advanced structures to replace my over-reliance on simple sentences. Thanks to this comprehensive guidance, my speaking has become more fluent, accurate, and expressive overall.

John is a great teacher. I took emergency IELTS classes from him and in just 9 days (28 classes) he taught me a lot of exam strategies and gave me good advice. We focused on my needs and it really helped! We studied around 3 hours a day but I never got bored because the lessons were so fun and he had a lot of high-quality learning materials. He was prepared and that made me feel more relaxed cause I knew that I found the right teacher for my needs. I know that it's really hard for a teacher to teach the whole IELTS in 9 days but he didn't hesitate and he took the risk with me! I took the test yesterday and if I hadn't studied with John I could've failed it. I haven't received my IELTS results yet but I know that I did well and I'm not stressed about it at all. He's definitely the BEST teacher you can find on italki, I feel so lucky to have a teacher like John and I hope to learn more from him in future!

My lessons are formulated based on my objective and weakness, tailored by him, and I believe that's one of the most practical strategies. For instance, I learnt reporting verbs and infinitives. I thought that I had no issues of using them, but have realized that I would need more practice. Moreover, he motivates me well by praising my progress. Ultimately, he offers his classes early in the morning and that's really helpful to me.

John is a great teacher who is patient, professional and knowledgeable. I’ve taken his IELTS lessons for more than a month and successfully improved my IELTS speaking score from band 5.5 to band 6.5. I’m so grateful!

After trying a few trial lessons with different teachers, I decided to stick with John, and I'm really happy with my choice! The one-hour lesson was well-structured and productive. John has a calm and professional teaching style, and he keeps the conversation flowing smoothly throughout the lesson. His pronunciation is also very clear and easy to understand, which makes it much easier to stay engaged and follow along. What I especially like is that although he has a calm demeanor, you can really feel his enthusiasm for teaching. He also encourages me to speak as much as possible and keeps the conversation going naturally. The whole hour flew by! After trying several teachers, I decided to continue taking lessons with John, and I definitely think I made the right choice. Highly recommended if you're looking for engaging, well-organized English lessons with a patient and passionate teacher!

Thank you John for your continuous support really appreciated it