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5 (1 review)
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5 (2 reviews)
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Ielts, pet, cambridge first, & tefl tutor helping you achieve your best.

Tesol-certified esol instructor and ielts examiner with 11+ years' experience teaching test preparation to international students

Native english esl teacher, general english, ielts, pte preparation - uni of cambridge trained and taught english worldwide!

Experienced and friendly english + ielts coaching teacher in melbourne (tesol certified)

Bachelor degree and 120 hour tefl certificate with 4 years online teaching experience looking for students, interested in advanced english and business.

Italian guy gives english, german, italian and spanish individual or group classes

Personalised online lessons in general, business and exam english with celta-qualified teacher

Post graduate in law. i have obtained 8 bands in ielts and have teaching experince.

Hi, i am an english literature graduate from a top university in england. i also have experience teaching english as a foreign language. i am offering english lessons around london.

London-based, 7 years of esol teaching experience to all ages and settings

I am prof.of english and foreign languages.i give training of voice and accent.i teach spoken english, business english, communication skills,personality development, presentation skills, linguistics,

University of glasgow recent postgraduate, with four years experience teaching esl and ielts in vietnam, thailand and online platforms. i can help you to improve your english skills through engaging a

Experienced esl teacher ready to help adults in language and literacy skills.

Lively, engaging and thoughtful teacher offering english classes in london and online

Esl/eal english teacher in brisbane - teach general english, ielts and cambridge

Speak english with confidence! celta certified english language professional! i have both taught and learned my second language. put my international experience to work! ielts, business english or com

Linguistics graduate with experience teaching english for academic purposes for edinburgh university.

Qualified graduate teacher; batchelor of arts, graduate certificate in education, tefl over 30 years of experience teaching high school subjects including english.

A post-graduate in english literature takes batches in english language in surat

Post graduated in forensic science and professional hold on communication skills(english)

Classics students offering help with english language in terms of speaking and writing.

Pte academic full mark scorer gives tutoring lessons for students who are studying ielts and pte exams

I have 4 year experience as an ielts trainer. i will make sure to teach you in best way

Ielts cleared college lecturer providing online coaching for spoken english. guidance for ielts is also provided.

Hi i’m melody , english teacher from new york with 10 years experience. i will be happy to help you

Ielts speaking and writing tutor, recent test result 8.5, 8, 7.5, 8

Learn the needful and explore great things through knowledge and linguistic skills

Your personal english coach here, ready to help you be the best

English grammar and vocabulary lessons for learners of all skill levels in manchester

Excellence in globally spoken languages, one can easily feel at home anywhere!

Highly skilled and experienced esl teacher for professionals in the montreal area.

English teacher from uk, 28 years teaching experience of all efl levels, complete beginners to proficiency, ex-ilets, cae & cpe tutor, primary & secondary school students for the

On-line - improve your english for studies, ielts, business & socialising! qualified, experienced tesl teacher, former ielts examiner. native english & italian speaker.

English and spanish teacher in buenos aires with +2000 online classes experience: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, ielts, conversation lessons and more.

Native english teacher in london. tesol qualified with 16 years experience. free online consultation (no obligation)

Cracked both cat and gmat; upcoming mim student at essec business school, ranked 3rd in the world, giving classes until session starts.

9 year-experience tefl certified online english teacher gives business english and university of cambridge preparation test classes

Qualified tefl teacher and education student offering english tutoring lessons in sa

Chinese(native)/english tutor with 7 years of experience and c2/ielts 8.5 level online

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Certified 5 year strong esl tutor with fantastic results on or offline south africa

I teach general english and i prepare students for ielts online from uk

Ielts, business english, esol in manchester or online, with qualified, dbs checked, highly experienced teacher

A working professional offering english language tutoring on a one to one basis.

British council trained english tutor for high school students in bengaluru using learner-centric methodology

Come learn english from a fun master of commerce graduate from usyd!

Only the best tutor in the city for ielts/esl/essays and your general english requirements.

All test prep courses including ielts/celpip, now taught with a 16-year veteran in english training.

+10 years of teaching helping chinese students to obtain high score in ielts, toefl and sat

Do you think ielts examination is a crucial achievement? do not panic, i will make it easy like piece of cake. "as an experienced teacher, i am dominated to the criteria"

English literature phd student ready to help out some eager english learners!

Ielts/pte & spoken english classes delivered by experienced faculty in adarsh nagar jalandhar

Enlist the help of an experienced english, chinese, japanese expert to excel!

Tefl and ielts expert in brighton , over 18 years of vast experience in different countries

Experienced english language teacher offering lessons for general, exam and academic purposes.

Published writer and professional educator available for developing fluency and skills in writing.

Tesol/tefl/esol cambridge qualified english language teacher - general and business eng

English teacher with eight years' experience, i can help you improve your skills and prepare for ielts, toefl, cambridge or university exams.

Masters degree (law student) offering english lessons and tutoring in milton keynes.

I'm a british council certified ielts trainer with an english literature degree. i conduct classes in alwarpet, chennai,india; as well as online.

Student currently studying a degree for a preschool and primary teacher at university offering english lessons up to high school level.

A college lecturer from thrissur who loves to tutor in her spare time.

Tailored ielts preparatory lessons with the best tips and suggestions. (reading, listening, writing and speaking) my ielts sco

A nursing graduate living in penrith and currently teaching ielts and english

Learn to speak english like a native with a tefl qualified british instructor.

Phd graduate from utas having ielts band score of 7.5 providing lessons to interested students

Postgrad student gives oral and written - english lessons to anyone interested in sheffield

Qualified language teacher with 10 years of experience gives language lessons online.

Newly certified tefl tutor available for teaching online in south africa.

Friendly griffith university student / private pilot gives private and group sessions for students.

Qualified esl teacher with wide-ranging professional experience offers tailor-made classes in montreal

I am a certified business english communication trainer and teach business english communication for the graduates and business professionals.

Online ielts one to one classes at the comfort at your home

English teacher and trainer with 12 years of experience conduct classes online as per the student convenient time.

Qualified english language teacher with experience teaching available in and around melbourne .

Learn english online with native teacher from usa. celta certified. specializing in business english.

English language teacher with 6 years experience delivering english tuition and consultation.

All test prep courses including ielts/celpip, now taught with a 16-year veteran in english  training.