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.

Akari-Kou

Thank you for your other options. They are more natural to me. I'm surprised that I have no mistake. I'm glad to read your message. Thank you!

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Gaoqiao

Thank you so much for your message and correcting. As you know, today is the first day after summer holiday, so it takes roughly 3 hours to handle e-mails that foreign colleagues sent me while my holidays. A international meeting will be held in Tokyo next week, I have to prepare some presentation materials in English. Could you give me advices? My listening skills are not enough to understand entire sentences. Therefore It’s sometimes difficult to fully understand what they said, especially discussion between native speakers and native speakers. Please tell me how to improve listening capabilities. Thank you!

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daidai107

Thank you for correcting my sentence. Though my skills are still beginner, l I'll keep getting better.

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kfk

Thank you very much for your helpful corrections! I will keep practicing.

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Akari-Kou

Thank you very much!

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Wakita

Thank yoi for your encouraging comments!

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picopico

Thank you for your quick correction. I concerned that you cannot understand what I want to explain, but I felt happy to read your message. I believe that it is important for me to have confidence in order to improve my English skill. Your message encouraged me every time. I hope you have a nice weekend too. Best Regards Picopico

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Mats215

Thank you very much for your corrections! It was very helpful you explained about "every day". Thanks!

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Gaoqiao

Appreciate your warm message. I was so tired for these weeks due to handling some product quality issues and attending many international meetings. However, my summer holidays start from today and I’m planning to go camping with my family. As two big typhoons are coming to Tokyo, I’m worried about weather conditions. See you soon into IDIY service. Have a nice day.

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daidai107

Thank you for correcting!!

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picopico

Thank you for your correction every time. I want to appreciate that you understand what I want to write, and you don’t deny my content. Your advice keeps my motivation. Thanks & Regards Picopico

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Yuki_au

Thank for your recommendation, Flick. I am trying to use those kind of things. You have a good day too. Yuki

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daidai107

Thank you for correcting my sentence!

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ma_be

I am all the more motivated to see your comments. Thank you so much ! And, have a nice weekend, too.

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daidai107

Thank you for correcting my sentence and giving me much advice. I keep up practicing a lot!

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