Do you need to improve your pronunciation in order to understand and be understood better?
Do you want to get rid of your accent?
Do you want to fix some bad pronunciation habits that you have?
Are you an English teacher who would like some ideas about how to teach pronunciation?
Do you want a teacher who really cares about you and offers you excellent value?
Are you taking an IELTS exam and want to boost your score in the speaking part?
If you have answered YES to any of these questions, then keep reading.
Teaching English since 2010, I've developed a profound knowledge of English Pronunciation. This is my full time job and passion. Hence, the students get results and fast. Barbara from Italy says:
"My first lesson on vowels has been superlative. I think Andrew is a talented and super competent teacher, with a sparkling personality. On top of that, you can really feel how he cares about getting the lesson across to his student and with him you feel safe to take chances and make mistakes. To put it shortly, the best of the best. Thanks Andrew and looking forward to my next lesson."
In our lessons, there will be a strong focus on pronunciation. Our main goal is for you to ultimately communicate better in English through improved pronunciation and listening skills. If you have a trial lesson, I will email you a placement test to check your level of English before we meet. During the trial, I will find out about you and your English needs. I will measure your oral ability, focusing on your pronunciation. Following the class, I will email you a detailed feedback form based on our conversation.
Even if you decide not to have regular lessons, the trial will give you an excellent idea of what you need to work on, especially regarding pronunciation. If you decide to take regular classes, we will then come up with a suitable plan for you. Please note: Where possible, I try to give the student extra lesson time. You can be sure that you get value for money with this teacher. :)
I hold a Cambridge CELTA certificate and I've taught many students of many nationalities including Spanish, Chinese, and Russian.
I hope to see you and change your life soon, just like I did with Mineva from Taiwan, who had very little time to prepare for her IELTS exam and only had 5 lessons with me here on Amazing Talker:
"Hi Andrew, I'm so glad to announce that I achieved my goal! (L:6, R:6, W:6, S:5.5, Overall :6) Thanks a lot for your help. I can't make it without those tips you taught me especially in such short time. Thank you again, hope you have a nice Friday and weekend! Mineva"
NOTE: My standard lessons are 55 minutes long as I like to give my students better value.
PRONUNCIATION COURSE
The sad reality is that most teachers are afraid of teaching pronunciation or don't teach it well. Pronunciation is usually taught as a mental activity: the teacher models, the student repeats. Not good! We will make it both visual and physical. Much better!
Now, I can't promise your pronunciation will improve overnight: that depends on you. I can, however, promise that in just a short time you will have the tools to help you improve.
We will cover:
ISOLATED SOUNDS
You will develop a profound awareness of how English sounds are produced. You will then have the ability to use your vocal muscles to produce sounds better.
ISOLATED WORDS
You will become aware of how individual sounds join together to produce words, and word stress (stressed/unstressed syllables).
CONNECTED SPEECH
You will become aware of how individual words are put together to form a continuous stream of speech, and become aware of how intonation works. You will learn how to understand and be understood better.
This course is for students who already have a good level of English (upper intermediate and above).
If your main goal is improving pronunciation and listening skills, then I highly recommend this course. It will give you a deep awareness of how pronunciation works, which can then be used to make improvements to your pronunciation.
NOTE: It's recommended you take a Trial Lesson first. We can talk in more depth about your goals and difficulties, and discuss a plan of action together. Time permitting, I will also give you a demo.
This course is 10 X 55 minute lessons, but is flexible. If we finish the content quicker, remaining lessons will be dedicated to practice. You'll be given detailed summaries/homework after each lesson, and will have access to self-study materials.
QUALITY GUARANTEED!
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