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⭐ Expert IELTS Test Training: Native English Tutor for All Levels

Prepare for the IELTS test with an experienced, friendly and professional teacher from the UK.

✔️ 10 years IELTS teaching experience
✔️ Cambridge CELTA qualified teacher
✔️ Customised lessons just for you
✔️ Specialist materials only — never textbooks
✔️ Personalised feedback

Take in-person lessons in and around The Hague (Netherlands) or online from anywhere in the world.

🗣 Hello! My name is Tom and I'm London, England. I have taught at top schools and IELTS training centres in the UK, Finland, China and Taiwan. Over the years I have helped over 100 students raise their grades to 6.5 and above so that they can study at their top choice university or work overseas.

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TEACHING STYLE:

My classes are focused at all times on test skills: You will learn how to recognise and respond to all question types so that you can answer questions quickly and with confidence.

What do YOU want to learn? I will design lessons just for you. During our classes, you can tell me what you want to do next time, and I will prepare a lesson for that. You only want to focus on writing? No problem. You want more practice in speaking part 2? We can do that. You tell me what you need and I'll make a lesson for you.

We will use only real tests and learning materials made just for you to help you target your mistakes and grow your strengths. Never generic textbooks.


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MORE DETAILS:

👂 Listening: I will teach you what to expect in all sections and provide training on all task types including filling in forms, labelling maps, understanding debates and discussions, and listening for keywords in lectures. Are you confused by different accents? You will get used to my standard southern British accent in no time, and I will help you understand accents from Australia, the US and Canada too thanks to my training in linguistics.

📚 Reading: I will teach you how to increase your reading speed, quickly find key information and identify words with similar meanings. You will learn how to answer all question types including multiple choice, matching information, true/false/not given, filling in blanks, and labelling diagrams.

🖊️ Writing: You will learn about all Task 1 types including graphs, charts, maps and diagrams. I will show you how to describe trends, make comparisons and analyse differences. In Task 2 you will learn to make and discuss opinions, consider advantages and disadvantages, and write about causes, effects and solutions. Above all, I will teach you to write quickly, as it is essential to finish both tasks and reach the minimum number of words within one hour.

👄 Speaking: I will help you prepare for all common questions and topics in Part 1, give expert advice on making short speeches in Part 2, and teach you how to give long and confident answers to all types of difficult questions in Part 3. I will also help you with speaking confidence, fluency and pronunciation.

Extra information

No books required. I will provide all the materials you need at no cost.

Location

At teacher's location: bijenbescherming, 2595 Den Haag, Netherlands
At student's location: Around The Hague, Netherlands
Online via webcam

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
English as a second language (esl), English for adults
Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Chinese, Japanese, Finnish

About Me

I love teaching and I am passionate about non-traditional teaching methods. I'm all about teaching language through interesting, naturalistic materials and real-life interactions.

Above all, I love seeing my students enjoy their learning. It is important to me that my students feel good about our classes and can ask for what they need any time.

I am currently finishing a master's degree in Linguistics. I like to help my students avoid common English mistakes by understanding how their own language works. I speak several languages including Mandarin Chinese, which I teach too!
你需要会说中文的英文老师吗?没问题!我毕业于伦敦大学中文系

Education

MA Linguistics & English Linguistics — Leiden University
BA Chinese Studies — SOAS University of London
CELTA — St Giles, London

+ self-studied various languages

Experience / Qualifications

Independent English Teacher — The Hague, Netherlands — 2021-
Secondary School Teaching Assistant — Helsinki, Finland — 2020-2021
IELTS Teacher — UKEAS, Taipei, Taiwan — 2013-2019
Private English Tutor — Taipei, Taiwan — 2013-2019
English Teacher — St Giles, London, UK— 2013

Reviews (3)

Tom is a great coach who offers high-quality training sessions. His method, materials, and teaching skills have been very helpful to me. I can't recommend his lessons highly enough.
I was delighted to have his lesson. He’s skillful to teach English and accustomed to Japanese way of pronunciation, which is very beneficial to me.
Tom is very professional, he prepared the materials nicely and everything was well organised. You won’t have the concern that he might be native English speaker but doesn’t know how to teach. I would highly recommend him!
💬 A customised English pronunciation training course with a dedicated native-speaking coach will enhance your communication skills, boost your confidence, and ensure you can be easily understood in English conversations. I help clients identify and fix the issues that cause misunderstandings, helping to improve your fluency and cultivate a more natural and relaxed speaking style. Effective communication begins with clear pronunciation, and I am here to guide you towards sounding understandable to a global audience. 🗣️ Pronunciation for Public Speaking and Conversation is a course that identifies and resolves the issues that make people struggle to understand you. Common issues include: • speaking too fast or slow • having a confusing or flat intonation • missing or overemphasising weak syllables • stressing the wrong places, • talking with a rhythm that isn't natural to English. Public Speaking is ideal for people who engage in presentations, lectures, speeches, moderating, or simply for people who want to be more confident in everyday conversation. WHAT MAKES MY LESSONS STAND OUT? Affordability, quality, and training. Materials are rarely professional or customised. As an independent teacher and trained linguist, I'm committed to providing my clients with a learning experience that's highly effective and tailored just for you. If you have any special requests, I will adapt the course for your needs. WHO SIGNS UP FOR AN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION COURSE? Professionals from a variety of sectors benefit from pronunciation training, especially those in sales and customer service. Clients include individuals from diverse backgrounds such as bankers, consultants, creatives, therapists, lecturers, performers, estate agents, hosts, broadcasters, corporate trainers, small business owners, international executives, and facilitators. ABOUT ME My name’s Tom and I’m an English teacher from Southeast England, based in the Hague, Netherlands. I teach English learners how to communicate more clearly. I have taught for various schools and agencies in the Netherlands and been frustrated by the lack of high-quality teaching materials and expertise among teachers of English pronunciation. So in 2021 I set up my freelance teaching business to change the situation. I have over 10 years of teaching experience in various countries, and I have a master's degree in Linguistics from Leiden University, with a specialisation in English Linguistics, Phonetics and Speech Processing. I am trained in speech analysis software, a highly effective tool in helping learners not only hear but also visualise their mistakes. In my spare time, I study and learn languages. I can speak Mandarin, Finnish and a smattering of many others. Currently I am learning Japanese and Dutch. I have the technical, academic, and practical skills to help you improve your accent.
💬 A customised English accent training course with a dedicated native-speaking coach will enhance your communication skills, boost your confidence, and ensure you can be easily understood in English conversations. I help clients identify and fix the issues that cause misunderstandings, helping you cultivate a more natural and relaxed speaking style. In our course, we'll work on building stronger connections between your mind and your speech muscles so that you can make adjustments that help you sound more native. We'll also compare the similarities and differences between your natural accent and your target English accent, so you can pinpoint the sounds that you want to work on. Select between accent reduction and British English accent training. What's the difference between Accent Reduction and British English training? 🌍 Accent Reduction identifies and targets the issues that cause misunderstandings in your own specific natural accent. This varies depending on your accent. For Dutch speakers, this usually includes: • the consonants th, p, t, k, s, sh, r, and v • the vowels in "strut" and "foot" •making intonation less flat and more meaningful • relearning the connections between sound and spelling – famously fiendish in English! Accent Reduction is perfect for people who may feel that their accent is part of their identity and may not wish to change it completely but still want to be more understandable to an international audience. 💂 British English Accent Training is a step-by-step course that teaches you to sound like a British native speaker. It teaches all of the sounds that makes British English sound unique. This includes: • shifting many vowels towards a more forward placement in the mouth •adopting British intonation patterns for questions, lists and speeches • and of course the distinct British "t" sound (Brits do love their tea, after all). British English Accent Training is ideal for people who pride themselves on sounding like native English speakers. WHAT MAKES MY LESSONS STAND OUT? Affordability, quality, and training. Materials are rarely professional or customised. As an independent teacher and trained linguist, I'm committed to providing my clients with a learning experience that's highly effective and tailored just for you. If you want a mix of Accent Reduction and British English, or if you have any special requests, I will adapt the course for your needs. WHO SIGNS UP FOR AN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION COURSE? Professionals from a variety of sectors benefit from pronunciation training, especially those in sales and customer service. Clients include individuals from diverse backgrounds such as bankers, consultants, creatives, therapists, lecturers, performers, estate agents, hosts, broadcasters, corporate trainers, small business owners, international executives, and facilitators. ABOUT ME My name’s Tom and I’m an English teacher from Southeast England, based in the Hague, Netherlands. I teach English learners how to communicate more clearly. I have taught for various schools and agencies in the Netherlands and been frustrated by the lack of high-quality teaching materials and expertise among teachers of Accent Reduction and British English pronunciation. So in 2021 I set up my freelance teaching business to change the situation. I have over 10 years of teaching experience in various countries, and I have a master's degree in Linguistics from Leiden University, with a specialisation in English Linguistics, Phonetics and Speech Processing. I am trained in speech analysis software, a highly effective tool in helping learners not only hear but also visualise their mistakes. In my spare time, I study and learn languages. I can speak Mandarin, Finnish and a smattering of many others. Currently I am learning Japanese and Dutch. I have the technical, academic, and practical skills to help you improve your accent.

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