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My name is Charlie and I am a TEFL/TESOL accredited Online English Teacher from the UK. I coach IELTS and General English. I am an experienced IELTS tutor and enjoy helping students improve their scores. I am told my lessons are score-changing, professional, energetic and clear. I also aim to help intermediate speakers become fluent through organic conversation coaching. I have plenty of Academic and General English teaching experience after helping 100's of students one-to-one and 1000's in group classes. In my spare time I like to travel as much as possible, finding places off the beaten track. I recently toured France on a bicycle covering 600 miles before reaching Pamplona, Spain to enter the Spanish Bull run. I am an active skier always looking for more challenging terrain having tested the Italian, French, Austrian and lately Chilean slopes I am to take on the American mountains soon. I am currently recording IELTS test preparation videos (to be released later this year) and have completed a Master Practitioner in Linguistics and Coaching. An invaluable tool to create a streamline, efficient TOEFL coaching process. Try a 10 minute trial if you want to ensure you are comfortable learning with myself.
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    My Cat

    If I had a wish I would wish for a cat. It would be a mackerel tabby. They are domestic, gentle and funny. I think I would be able to take care of this type of cat for its whole life.
    I also have children and when they grow up they can get a cat and take care of it.
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    March 27, 2018
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    A/The Teacher’s ability to relate with students is more important than their knowledge of the subject being taught.

    I think/believe that it depends on the level of teaching. For example, elementary school teachers don’t need a high level of knowledge, they just have to know just the things that are necessary for an elementary school student. But it is fundamental that they explain the importance of study hard, do assignments do your homework, respect other schoolmates and be polite. They share with parents the responsibility of the education of children.  Teachers and parents are together, responsible for educating the young.

    As the level of teaching increases, the teachers’ knowledge has to greater improve. But professors should establish a good relationships with students too aswell. I’m a University student and most of my Professors explained me that it is normal to face problems at the start, the things I would have to study are difficult so I shouldn’t give up on them, even if it they seems difficult. At the beginning, after some my first exams, I thought it was going to be too hard for me. But I followed their advice and I achieved good results. 

    In addition to this, even if teachers have a wide knowledge of an argument a certain topic, they cannot teach this information to the  it to the students if they have through a bad relationships with them. Behaviors like being unavailable or threatening students, discourages students them to from working harder better and learning more.
    ...(italki has a word limit!?)

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    March 1, 2016
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    Giving directions

    I was practising my English, I needed to give directions to someone in Bogota. I would like it if you could help me with any corrections.
    Can you give me a number between 0 and 10 for the work I have submitted.

    Thanks

    The person is on the star and needs to go to the museum.
    As you go out the door make a left and walk up calle 13 for two blocks, turn right on "carrera 4" and walk for one block, at "calle 14" turn left and walk for two more blocks, then turn right and go straight a head up "calle 16" for just 1 block then finally turn left on the corner and you will see the museum on the left in front of the park.

     

    Well done with this entry. I would give you a mark of 7 out of 10.

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    May 4, 2015
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    Task 1. IELTS.

    Hey! I'm preparing for IELTS right now. Could you check my task 1 and tell me my mistakes. What should I add or remove from the text? What linking words can I add etc.

    The pictures show the mechanism of obtaining energy through wind turbines. The process starts when wind pushes against the fiberglass or wood blades. After that, the wind causes the blades to rotate. Rotation of the turbine generates electricity using an electric generator. As a result the generator creates an output of 1.5 megawatts. In addition, this mechanism is installed at the top of a large steel tower.

    Furthermore wind turbines include a wind sensor connected to the generator, which helps to observe results. This is displayed on a computer, which is located in a control room. In practice, this sensor could register some features of the wind, be it angle, direction of the wind or some indicators of electrical energy. As for the location of wind farms, they can be placed in an optimal position on the peaks of mountains, where wind has maximum speed, or in the sea near a coastline.

    Nevertheless, there are domestic wind turbine technologies out there. Despite the little size, they can be used to power the entire house and to ensure electrical energy with an output of 100 kilowatts.

     

     

    Well done that was an excellently written piece. Pay close attention to the plural / singular and articles needed throughout. Overall a good effort! 

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    April 28, 2015
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    My job

     

    Grammar correction:

     

    My Job


    Hi, I have been a nurse since 2008. I love working with children and babies. Currently, I work at a neonatal intensive care for premature babies. It´s hard work, but very satisfying.

     

    Colourful Correction:

     

    My occupation / career

    Hi everyone, I am currently working as a Neonatal Nurse in the intensive care unit for premature babies. While it is hard work it is equally if not more satisfying. Thus I have been doing this type of work since 2008.

     

     

    Well done Patricia that was a great effort. I hope the corrections help. Keep up the good work.

    Warmest Regards

    Charlie 

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    April 7, 2015
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    Nut Rage Incident

    People work so hard to achieve a certain social status and earn people's respect. However, once they get to the point that they are able to exert any power with their status, they are bound to do pretty much so. Somehow, that makes them empowered and there doesn't seem to be a way out of it. I think that's why more and more power-driven crimes have been committed all over the world.

    Quite recently, there has been media hype over 'power-driven crimes' here in Korea. However, these non-stop outbreaks only make people feel uncomfortable and resentful because they have been around for a long time and even now the media is ready to talk about it. And that's why some people are eager to point out that this might be a witch hunt case to cover up bigger political scandals like the Sewol ferry disaster.

    Speaking of Heather Cho, the former Korean Air vice president who has been sentenced to a year in prison for violating aviation law and removing the chief flight attendant from a moving flight, she definitely crossed way over the line by abusing her power to the people who have been working for her. She treated them like pariahs or as if they were inferior to her. What's more bugging about it is that she appealed right after she was convicted. It seems like she is determined to push forward all the way to get away with her charges by using all of her resources and connections.

    Why do these people never accept their mistakes and do their time in jail/prison? Why do we have to see them get away with their charges and feel resentful? All the more, why do we want to become like one in spite of all these people/this? Can we really blame them? This is like a vicious cycle that will never be severed no matter what. The only way to get out of this vicious cycle is to bring the justice to these people and make them realize the law applies equally to everybody. Given the fact that she appealed to the court, at least to me, it's perfectly clear that she is not reflecting at all.

     

    Wow what a notebook entry.

    Just a handful of minor errors. Some are subjective.

     

    Bold = correction

    Underline = grammatically correct but the flow sounds non-native

     

    A lovely read you have excellent English.

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    February 25, 2015
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    Hi. Please, help me with my writing. Thank you.

    (I want to be thankful)


    Hi, Kevin.

     

    I'd like to thank you again as your help has been really important to us. Sadly, we have been having problems whilst trying to download the files. 

    I can see in the picture attached that you sent us a large amount of files. That's really good of you but I think that downloading it will work better if you share just the image of the patient and physician.

    Regards!

     

     

    The original is really good Juan Pablo but I added a few corrections. Some are grammar some are just more commonly used in English. e.g. sent us many files. This just sounds a little strange to me even though I can't fault it grammatically. 

    Well done though and I hope this helps =) 

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    February 24, 2015
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    During weekend

    Last Friday night I went out with some friends to watch a film.
    The film was "Exodus", a story about Mose's life taken from the Bible. It was a very interesting film.
    After that, we went to a bar to drink something and to chat.
    On Saturday I met my relatives at my sister's home to celebrate my niece's birthday.
    We all had lunch together and my niece was very happy about all the presents she received.
    At around 4 p.m. I left my relatives to meet some other friends on the outskirts of Milano.
    We went to see "American sniper". I love Clint Eastwood as a director. The film is quite strong but very realistic.
    After that we went to eat pizza and to drink a beer at a Pizzeria.  -  FORMAL

    After that we went for a pizza and beer at a Pizzeria - INFORMAL (some prepositions aren't as necessary)
    I came back home after midnight.

     

    Pierluigi that was a fine effort. Very well structured and your grammar is strong. Just double check the plurals and prepositions relating to the subject at hand. e.g. we get on the bus but we get in the car. I gave an informal suggestion at the end as the context of this note entry is rather casual and so not needed to be so formal.

    I just saw American Sniper last night. I couldn't agree more! Well put. 

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    January 26, 2015
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    I have to improve my English.

    It's been a while since I've written here on italki. Well I think I have disregarded my English and it is not as good as I want it to be. I make a lot of mistakes and I have a strong accent, sometimes I feel awkward when I talk, but I know I have to speak if I want to speak well in English. I need to practice and study more, maybe I procrastinate in practicing my English because I was practicing my Portuguese, but this isn´t an excuse, I like the English language very much so and I don´t want to forget it. I´m going to make it my objective to study English one hour per day this year because I have to do my best in this beautiful language.

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    January 23, 2015
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    My first notebook.

    Hi everybody, I'm Renan, I'm 24 years old / I'm 24 and am Brazilian.

    I'm an under graduate in Mechanical Engineering (still studying)

    I will be graduating from Mechanical Engineering in 20?? (still studying and wanting to say when you graduate)

    I am a graduate of Mechanicial Engineering (Finished studying)

    I graduated from Mechanical Engineering in 20?? (Finished and want to say when)

     

    I'm here to improve my English and Spanish. I lived in Madrid for one year and now I can speak Spanish. If you speak English and want to learn Portuguese and/or Spanish we can meet on/via Skype. Thanks, bye.

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    January 22, 2015
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