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Information About Benedict:

Personal Description:

I'm Mark, a Trinity CertTESOL qualified English language teacher with over 8 years experience.

I can help you learn or improve your English, for business or social purposes, from beginner to advanced level. In particular I can help you with:

* Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening
* Pronunciation
* Grammar
* Vocabulary
* English for specific areas (eg engineering, law, medicine)
* Academic writing (essays, theses etc)
* Seminar participation
* Note-taking skills (eg for lectures)
* IELTS
* Interview preparation

OTHER SERVICES OFFERED

Editing
Proofreading
Article/newsletter writing

MORE INFORMATION

I have taught group and 1-1 lessons at English language schools and at home.

I aim to make my lessons fun, challenging and interactive, so my students leave each lesson feeling that they have achieved something. The content of the lessons comes mainly from the student and is always based on the student's needs. As a result, there is always a wide range of topics which we can look at in each lesson.

Lessons can be either 1-1 or groups, at my home or at the student's office / home.

If you are not able to do lessons face-to-face, I also offer online lessons via Skype.

My lesson price is competitive and is given below:

£15 per hour

Lesson times and length are flexible and suit the student's requirements.

References, proof of ID and other relevant documents can be provided if required.

Teaching Experience:

2016 - present:
Freelance business and general English teacher.

LSI Portsmouth May 2014 - June 2016
Business and general English teaching, covering:
Meetings
Presentations
Email/report/technical document writing
Negotiations
Telephoning and videoconferencing

Professional Language Solutions Mar 2013 - May 2014
In-house corporate business English training.

Surrey Language Centre Oct 2012 - May 2014
Business and general English:
General English teacher, young adults.
One-to-one tutoring with private clients - general and business English.

London Languages Mar 2012 - May 2014
One-to-one tutoring - general and business English.

Improve your English International Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
Helped to launch a language school by:
researching / designing course materials
drafting lesson plans
creating / editing publicity material
advising on school marketing strategy

Anglo European School of English July 2012 - Aug 2012
Summer school general English teacher, young adults.

VUS (Vietnam US Society) Sept 2009 - Jan 2012
General English teacher, 5-18 year olds / adults.

ILA Vietnam Jan 2008 - July 2009
General English teacher, 6-18 year olds.

Lawrence Ting School, Vietnam June 2008 - July 2008
Summer school general English teacher, 13-18 year olds.

Tutoring Approach:

My approach to teaching is to ensure that each lesson is an enjoyable, creative and challenging experience for the student(s), and that different skills are practised. A wide variety of activities are used to ensure that the students remain engaged with and focused on the lesson aims. Where possible I let the students give me the language rather than 'feed' the language to them. The aim is always to give the students the space they need to learn, and to help them make the most of the learning opportunities presented in each lesson.

Here are some of the things my students have said:

1. Benoit
Date of feedback: 26 October 2014
Company: ArcelorMittal
"Hi Mark. First of all, I would like to thank you again for that great week spent in Portsmouth. I really enjoyed that way of working, that way of teaching.
I came back to France on Friday and I'm convinced that my English improved during that stay. Even if one week remains too short to realize huge improvement.
Anyway, I'm trying to follow your advice and I've podcasted many '6 minutes' on BBC. Iread a lot of English texts as well.
Hope to keep that motivation.
Thanks and have a nice week, Benoit (Ben)

2. Geraldine
Date of feedback: 12 June 2015
Company: Renault Trucks (Volvo)
"Thanks a lot for my teachers. And a particularly thank to Mark B [myself], because it's the first time I understand present, future, past."

3. Pavel
Date of feedback: 19 June 2015
Company: Coal mining company based in Czech Republic.
"Very good teachers, Mark W especially."

4. Patrick
Date of feedback: 14 August 2015
Company: Bayer AG
"It was a pleasure to learn and practice my English. It was a very good mixture of all teaching part and equipment Mark have chosen."

5. Thomas
Date of feedback: 31 July 2015
Company: Bayer AG
"Mark is a wonderful teacher; he is well-experienced and trained and I like the way of teaching. Books and materials better than the year before!"

Qualifications:

• TrinityCERTTESOL (2007)
• BA Hons History (2;1) Bristol University (1988)

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / From their home / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	German, French, Vietnamese