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Helping you to improve your English!
How am I different from other English tutors?
I am an experienced native English speaker, born and raised in the UK. This means I have greater natural fluency and knowledge of the real English that the British use - more so than non-native English teachers (even C2 level).
Equally important is my knowledge of British culture - knowing the English that the British really use in different contexts.
No endless paragraphs here about super special methods, 100% guarantees of success, personal missions, instant results and other promotional blurb, all to justify sky-high prices. My offer is very simple: the highest-quality English possible, encouragement, patience, correction, explanation and humour (English, of course!). You supply the motivation and with me you’ll improve your English and gain more confidence speaking it.
What I offer
English language tuition (140 zł per 60 mins):
My students have plenty of reasons for improving their English: wanting to find a better job, needing better English in the job they already have, or just wishing to speak better English for its own sake - these are just a few! Whatever your reason, I can help you improve.
I offer one-to-one General English tuition to adults from Intermediate B1 up to Proficiency C2 level. The lessons are held via Skype or at my home in Natolin, Warsaw (200 metres from Natolin Metro station) .
Most of my students simply want to improve their spoken English. So, in a typical lesson you revise useful vocabulary from the previous lesson, analyse some grammar you’ve had problems with and discuss an article, video or podcast that I have emailed to you. This format gives you practice in reading about, listening to and speaking on a range of topics, extends your vocabulary and systematically reviews your grammar.
However, the lesson is yours, so if you want to focus on something else, just tell me! Other things that students want to do include: checking emails or other texts, practising for job interviews and discussing language they’ve heard elsewhere.
Before we meet, I ask you to complete a placement test and needs assessment form, which you email back to me. The test checks your language level and identifies any initial grammar problems. Based on this, I will send you some material to prepare for the first lesson. The assessment form tells me what you want from the lessons – we will confirm this when we first meet. Please send me an invitation to join you on Skype, or give me your own Skype address so I can invite you!
I also offer:
- exam preparation for IELTS and Uniwersytet Warszawski English Language Certificate (150 zł per 60 mins) - job interview practice (140 zł per 60 mins) - copy editing/proofreading services (price according to document) - help in writing reports, CVs, personal statements or cover letters (140 zł per 60 mins).
If you want to know my current availability, please send me your email address so I can add you to my Google Calendar, where you can view my timetable. Please ensure your email address is correct - otherwise I cannot reply to you!
Copy editing/proofreading: Please send me the document you want edited or proofread (without any text you DON’T want edited) so I can quote you a price for the work. Please note that I do not co-operate with companies.
About me
I am a former Associate Lecturer at Plymouth University in England and Lektor Języka Angielskiego at Uniwersytet Warszawski.
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wystawiono opinii: 9
5/5Alex is the best foreign language teacher I’ve ever had, and I’ve
known a handful of them (yes, I’m quite picky). Since it’s not the
first review on his profile, I don’t want to repeat what others have
already expressed but I confirm that all the praises are completely
true. Instead, I’d like to point out to something that skipped the
attention yet: Alex is both a native speaker with high language
competence and extensive knowledge about culture as well as a
professional teacher. In my experience, that’s quite rare combination
– it’s easy to find someone who is either a native speaker or an
educated / trained teacher but a person who meets both criteria at a
very high level seems more like a needle in the haystack. Well, here
is your needle,, try not to lose it ;).
5/5I recommend Alex to all people who want to make progress.
I've been learning English since I was a kid, and I haven't had such a good, professional teacher before. The Lessons with Alex are very interesting. He explains grammar and vocabulary clearly. Additionally Alex has got a great sense of humor. I'm looking forward to my English lesson!!!!
5/5I love my English lessons with Alex. Lots to talk about, correct mistakes, and work on vocabulary and pronunciation. It was only a summer course but I already miss them. See you next summer, Alex.
5/5Napiszę po polsku, bo ostatecznie kandydaci do nauki nie muszą biegle mówić i pisać po angielsku.
U Alexa uczę się już dwa lata. Mamy słuchanie, czytanie, mówienie i rozumienie. Czas lekcji wykorzystany jest maksymalnie. Alex notuje wszystkie błędy w mówieniu jakie się zdarzają i tą notatkę wręcza po lekcji. Do domu zadawane są jednostki z angielskiego podręcznika. Gramatykę musimy czytać tez po angielsku. Jeżeli chcesz usłyszeć angielski w wersji oryginalnej i uczyć się kompleksowo to bardzo zachęcam.
5/5Lessons with Alex are suited to students needs - not only to the level but also - to students hobbies and interests. Alex is flexible not only when it comes to the topic. You can always decide wether you prefer to practice grammar, communication or both. If you want to understand cultural context you can grasp it quickly by immersion in the native language. Regardless of what you need - well organised, attentive, patient and full of great sense of humour Alex makes every lesson not only effective but also enjoyable and well spent time.
5/5I highly recommend it. Alex often reviews the articles that I publish in English. I see how carefully he chooses words and asks me questions about the text that help me better articulate what I want to convey. It's not just about English, but about clarifying my thoughts. It's something more than just proofreading. I greatly appreciate it.
Besides that, I simply enjoy talking to him.
5/5Great teacher!
I have been taking lessons with Alex for over 4 years and my English proficiency has improved significantly, both in comprehension and speech (fluency and grammar). What I appreciate about him is his great involvement in the student's problems (e.g. helping to write official emails, proofreading documents, etc.), his patience for repeating the same language mistakes :) and always positive thinking.
I highly recommend lessons with Alex!
5/5Hi all, I've been Alex's student since early 2022 and I can recommend you having lessons with Alex. It's a lot of fun, but (what its even more important) you will see that you can progress with your English! I don't have communication issues, I'm able to express myself, but I still need someone to stop me and correct me (structure, grammar, exceptions etc..) as I want to be professional in front of my business partners, and Alex does it in a professional, gentle, interesting way. Lessons with Alex is a nice balance of everything: speaking, understanding, writing, grammar, means everything what is needed to be good at English:)
5/5I have had English lessons with Alex for a year and now decided to share some useful thoughts. I am an engineer and before we started I had already had quite a lot of experience of using English but my skills were actually too poor to communicate fluently. It's very common when someone has a huge passive vocabulary but can't use it in real conversations. Thanks to Alex I have made significant progress to rectify the situation.
The main benefit for me was that the lessons were tailor-made for my actual needs. As it was speaking that I had a basic problem with, we mostly focused on it, revising at the same time some of the most difficult grammar rules. Fortunately, Alex is a very interesting interlocutor so our conversations have never been boring and we still have a lot of topics to discuss.
Moreover, at the end of each lesson I have been sent notes with detailed feedback about mistakes and wrong collocations I need to pay attention to. The obvious advantage of having lessons with a native speaker is that you will never hear unnatural phrases and will learn to speak English naturally. As for me personally it's very important and I hope Alex will be a good choice as a teacher for everyone who shares my priorities.