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.

lanilanihitomi

Thank you very much for your correction. I am grateful for your quick response and kind words.:) It motivates me to work harder!

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ryosukebee1

thank you for your correction!

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masakihitonishi

Thank you for your review!

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Wakita

Thank you very much!

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ryosukebee1

Thank you for your response!

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Mie1988

Thanks for making my essay more natural and your encouraging comments to me :) Have a wonderful week, See you soon again:) Mie

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picopico

Thank you for your correction every time and beneficial words. Your introduced words make me recall my Indian co-worker’s words. We sometimes discussed the top 3 important things about our job. In my opinion, the top 3 were teamwork, motivation, and talent. He agreed with teamwork and motivation but disagreed with talent. He said; the most important thing is attitude, if we had the correct attitude, we would be able to get our talent naturally. I feel his words are similar to your introduced words. In addition, I said; I already have it, so I'm coming to India as an expatriate employee. I hope you spend good times at the weekend. Thanks & Regards Picopico

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C0_2Y

Thank you for your corrections and explanations!

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ryosukebee1

I made a little complicated sentences than usulal. thank you for your quick response!

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ryosukebee1

you answered my questions very carefully. thank you !

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Wakita

Thank you for your encouraging message!

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Ryoko9999

Dear Flick, I really appreciate a lot of suggestions. They are extremely informative for me, especially "light at the end of the tunnel". I will try to use this expression in another composition. Thank you! Best regards, Ryoko

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kirameki95

Thank you, Flick! Thanks to your detailed explanation, I learned various kinds of expression. Anyway, I'm planing to watch Rugby World Cup this weekend and I'm looking forward to a match between New Zealand between England. I hope All Blacks will win in that match!!

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greenwestfields

Hi, thank you again for check and correct my sentences! Your comments and message are also really helpful to broaden my vocabulary.

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ryosukebee1

thank you for your detailed answer!

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