Instructors

Flick

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 2321

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.

aa1021

Hello, Mr.Flick. I’m so glad to get your comments. Thank you for your advice, it was very helpful to me. I will follow your advice, and Iimprove my writing.

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daidai107

Thank you for checking my sentences. I was surprised to know this film had made based on Vogue magazine. I searched for Anna Wintour on the internet! I figure out the documentary film based on Anna Wintour's work, and it had been released. I will watch this movie in my free time!

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Shinya.kwhr

Thank you for your great feedback and message! I got so motivated by your message. I will definitely find you again and ask to be my teacher sometime soon. Have a great day! Talk to you soon:)

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ryosukebee1

I've learnt a lot. I can understand how to use comma. @@, @@, @@, and@@ thanks!

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C0_2Y

Thank you for your explanations and suggestions! Have a good day!

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C0_2Y

Thank you for your explanations and suggestions!

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picopico

Thank you for your correction every time and additional information. I understood your situation, and I want to inform you that this delay didn't affect my English studying. My Indian apartment sometimes becomes blackout also. I guess, in the winter blackout happen more often because many people use home theaters. I hope that you have not suffered much damage from this disaster. Thanks & Regards Picopico

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raiseru

Thank you for great feedback again. You do not need to feel sorry for this delay (I can guess how terrible it was when your antenna broke.) Now, I'm very curious about where on earth(literally!) you live! Anyway, I am looking forward to having your corrections again.

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ryosukebee1

thank you! I sent question wrongly. message is "thank you". please ignore it.

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ryosukebee1

thank your for letting me know what happend to your Internet connection. I hope you do not feel stressful because of a pile of work. take it easy.

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kokof0528

How encouraging! The other sentence examples that you gave me are so useful and I will try them, thank you.

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ryosukebee1

thank you!you!

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ryosukebee1

I will be able to use "especially" more correctly from today. Thank you!

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ryosukebee1

I agree with "thank goodness". Thanks to you, I could understand it .

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ryosukebee1

thank you for praising me. I will review these sentences again.

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