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English for Beginners, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate students
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The General English course will develop, expand, and reinforce multiple English language skills at the beginner to pre-intermediate level in a 1-1 environment either by Web teaching or students home environment or both. Coursework includes integrated study topics relative to vocabulary and study skills, reading, grammar use, idiomatic language study and application, conversation and listening skills. There are opportunities to take the set learning skills outside for practice on the general public to build up confidence in conversational English, which is supervised.
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Native English speaker!! I graduated from Roehampton University in 2009 with BA Honours in TESOL. (Certificate can be provided for proof).

I am fully enhanced DBS vetted to work with children and vulnerable adults with certificates available for inspection.
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  • Around Maidenhead, United Kingdom
  • Around London, United Kingdom
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  • Maidenhead, UK
About Me
Hi,

I’m Martyn and experienced ESL teacher having worked in English language learning establishments helping thousands of students learn and practice all levels of English.
After graduating as an English teacher from Roehampton University, I continued to work within Central Government before leaving to apply my teaching skills in various establishments including The British Council with the English (IELTS) exams team.

I have since continued to work as a freelance tutor in the U.K.

My passion is to help and guide my students to achieve their goals when learning English and like to use both practical and methodical ways to do so.

I am fully DBS approved & double COVID-19 vaccinated (All documents of proof can be provided) including qualification certificates.
Education
Roehampton University -2006-2009 - BA Hons Degree - TESOL

Native speaker of English with over 14 years of education in the U.K. public schooling system, including further college education.
Experience / Qualifications
TESOL BA Hons Degree.

U.K. GCSE’S INCLUDING ENGLISH (Language & Literature)

Certificate in TESOL

Private teaching in the U.K.
Age
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Skills
English as a second language (esl)
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New York
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