Instructors

Flick

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 2351

Nationality:: New Zealand

Residence:: New Zealand

Skills

Exam Preparation
Business English
British English
Australian English

Certifications: I have been a language teacher for over 30 years. and I have completed a variety of ESL courses over the years. I hold a TEOSL Certificate I have extensive knowledge in the mining industry and also in the business development sector. I have completed university papers in English, anthropology, history and political science. My academic and professional life has always been based on English communication, from a number of different angles. Some of my professional activities over the years have been: • trained ESL teacher; • written and oral translations, English to Portuguese and vice a versa. involving the mining industry and the preparation of Brazilian products for export, such as labelling and marketing material; • Translations of books, from Portuguese to English; • the preparation of Brazilian tourist operators to receive international tourists; • information transfer at government level; • the owner-operator of English language school; • development of a 3-day English immersion program for mining company executives, specifically related to Business;
Announcements: I am available every day of the week for requests. However, I will be on leave for the next 8 days. Look forward to recommending again on June 1st.
Hobbies/Travel: My favorite hobby is conservation, outdoor living. and gastronomy. Until recently I lived on a 250 acre property in Minas Gerais, Brasil, where I focused on wildlife conservation and the study of native flora. I have some very interesting animals on my property such as leopards, black jaguars, native wolves, foxes, ant-eaters and many more smaller mammals. I love trekking and I have done some wonderful walks in many different places in Brazil, such as on the Estrada Real, which goes from Rio de Janeiro to Minas Gerais. My love of cooking has developed over the years due to a deep interest for Brasilian food and now my new interest is fusion gastronomy. I have an enormous collection of recipes and hope one day to create a book with my favourite, success proven recipes. I am New Zealand born, and after 20 years living in Brasil I have now returned to my home land. I am living in the North of the North Island, very close to the ocean. I enjoy long walks and riding my bike. As I live in such a tranquil, peaceful place I can concentrate on my work, which I love. Until recently I was involved with information transfer, working with the Brazilian government business development agency in partnership with the governments with which the information was being transferred. Our company was responsible for information transfer with Costa Rica & New Zealand working regarding sustainable tourism and South Africa in regards to the Soccer World Cup. I have always enjoyed travelling and I have visited many countries on work related assignments and also for leisure. The countries I have visited are Australia, England, Portugal, Spain, France, South Africa, USA, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Indonesia. Although I love Brazil dearly, due to its enormous diversity, New Zealand is my place of birth and I am very proud to be a New Zealander as it is such a wonderful country to live. It is so safe and the cultural towards conservation is very advanced.
Message from the instructor: I am a very curious person and because of this I love to learn new things and I am very interested in all topics. The main objective of my style of correction is to come as close as possible to the communicative goals of the text. I believe it is very important for the customer to be able to tell his story in his own words. I prefer to correct grammatical errors and provide good clear reasons for these corrections when needed, and suggest alternative vocabulary if I feel this will add style and value to the text. I also believe each text has its own goals and, depending on its fulfillment, some specific needs. ESL customers, sometimes do not get the text to say exactly what they want it to say. My work consists of, apart from correcting grammatical mistakes, understanding the purpose of each piece of writing and suggesting that which would turn the text into a better one. I only make a meaning-adjustment of a text when needed or requested.

Makotk

Thank you so much for your correction!

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Tawnyowl

Thank you for correcting my diary entry. I didn't know this phrase, "”be below zero degrees” !

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aya67

Hi teacher Flick, Thank you for your valuable check and collect. I also appreciate your message.

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ryosukebee1

Thank you!

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magi

Dear Flick, Thank you for your detailed corrections. Your corrections are pretty clear. I would like to keep it up with the goal of improving my English skill. I hope I will have a chance to work with you again. Best regards,

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megtina

Thank you for your corrections. They were very organized and easy to read! Also, thank you for answering my question. Now I learned two new words and I think I am going to try using them whenever I have the opportunity!

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Gaoqiao

Good morning! I’m pretty good. I’m coming to the office now. Thank you for your correction. Actually, I had many simple mistakes of grammar. I think that I had to write the essay more carefully. I keep studying English and plan to write essays every weekend. Have a nice day!

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ryosukebee1

I could understand well thanks to your corrections. especially differences in believe in,such as. Thank you!

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Gaoqiao

Thank you for your feedback and another options. It really helps me expand my language vocabulary. I love Japanese nature and beautiful scenery. I’ve just finished some international meetings. I every time think that what my advantage is. Actually, I’m not sure how to show my performance in globally.

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Gaoqiao

Happy New Year. Hoping everything is going well for you in 2020. Actually, I’m coming to Taiwan with my family and my friend’s family. That’s great experience for my daughter and my friend’s children. Really appreciate your correction and advises. Your correction every time makes me realize points which I should improve. I have to learn English harder due to transforming our company organization. It means my big boss will be a foreigner from next April. See you soon!

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ryosukebee1

thank you! see you next year!

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Ryoko9999

I am sorry for the late sending you the stars!

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Yuka.Bleu

Dear Flick, Thank you for your feedback and answers to my questions! That was helpful. I appreciate your alternate sentences. Happy holidays!

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senta

Hello Flick, Thank you for your correction. I learned a lot from your correction. I am going to keep trying my best to get better at English. Writing requires me so much effort though.

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raiseru

Thank you for your informative feedback as usual. No worries about the delay! I wish you a super happy Xmas:) Though Japan is a Buddhist country, we celebrate Xmas in a very peculiar way! Many people line up at KFC to buy Fried Chickens on 24th and 25th Dec. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/kfc-christmas-tradition-japan/index.html Even for me, who is living in Japan for 29 years, the "tradition" is so weird but take roots!

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